1986 New England Patriots Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Raymond Berry (11-5)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1986 New England Patriots Statistics
1986 New England Patriots Roster

The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Patriots piled up points with 412 points, and the defense conceded 307. Tony Eason directed the offense, throwing for 3,328 yards. Stanley Morgan paced the receiving corps, catching 84 passes for 1,491 yards. Tony Collins contributed to the receiving game, too.

Craig James rushed for a team-best 427 yards for New England, and Tony Collins also aided the ground game.

Ronnie Lippett intercepted 8 errant tosses from the opposition. Garin Veris topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Raymond Berry coached the team. The 1986 New England Patriots lost in the Division Playoff.

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Regular Season Points For: 412
Regular Season Points Against: 307

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 7, 1986 Indianapolis Colts 3 at New England Patriots 33 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 11, 1986 New England Patriots 20 at New York Jets 6 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0
September 21, 1986 Seattle Seahawks 38 at New England Patriots 31 L 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0
September 28, 1986 New England Patriots 20 at Denver Broncos 27 L 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
October 5, 1986 Miami Dolphins 7 at New England Patriots 34 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
October 12, 1986 New York Jets 31 at New England Patriots 24 L 2-2-0 1-1-0 3-3-0
October 19, 1986 New England Patriots 34 at Pittsburgh Steelers 0 W 2-2-0 2-1-0 4-3-0
October 26, 1986 New England Patriots 23 at Buffalo Bills 3 W 2-2-0 3-1-0 5-3-0
November 2, 1986 Atlanta Falcons 17 at New England Patriots 25 W 3-2-0 3-1-0 6-3-0
November 9, 1986 New England Patriots 30 at Indianapolis Colts 21 W 3-2-0 4-1-0 7-3-0
November 16, 1986 New England Patriots 30 at Los Angeles Rams 28 W 3-2-0 5-1-0 8-3-0
November 23, 1986 Buffalo Bills 19 at New England Patriots 22 W 4-2-0 5-1-0 9-3-0
November 30, 1986 New England Patriots 21 at New Orleans Saints 20 W 4-2-0 6-1-0 10-3-0
December 7, 1986 Cincinnati Bengals 31 at New England Patriots 7 L 4-3-0 6-1-0 10-4-0
December 14, 1986 San Francisco 49ers 29 at New England Patriots 24 L 4-4-0 6-1-0 10-5-0
December 22, 1986 New England Patriots 34 at Miami Dolphins 27 W 4-4-0 7-1-0 11-5-0
January 4, 1987 New England Patriots 17 at Denver Broncos 22 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 AFC Divisional Playoff


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