1986 Detroit Lions season
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1986 Detroit Lions season
| 1986 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Darryl Rogers |
| Home field | |
| Results | |
| Record | 5-11 |
| Division Place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1985 | 1987 |
The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve[1] upon their previous season's output of 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 7, 1986 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 13-10 |
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| 2 | September 14, 1986 | Dallas Cowboys | L 31-7 |
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| 3 | September 21, 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24-20 |
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| 4 | September 28, 1986 | at Cleveland Browns | L 24-21 |
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| 5 | October 5, 1986 | Houston Oilers | W 24-13 |
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| 6 | October 12, 1986 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21-14 |
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| 7 | October 19, 1986 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14-10 |
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| 8 | October 26, 1986 | at Chicago Bears | L 13-7 |
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| 9 | November 2, 1986 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 24-17 |
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| 10 | November 9, 1986 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24-10 |
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| 11 | November 16, 1986 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-11 |
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| 12 | November 23, 1986 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38-17 |
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| 13 | November 27, 1986 | Green Bay Packers | L 44-40 |
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| 14 | December 7, 1986 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 27-17 |
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| 15 | December 15, 1986 | Chicago Bears | L 16-13 |
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| 16 | December 21, 1986 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20-6 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| Chicago Bears | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 352 | 187 | W7 | ||
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 398 | 273 | W1 | ||
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 277 | 326 | L4 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 254 | 418 | L1 | ||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 239 | 473 | L7 | ||
References
- ^ 1986 Detroit Lions
- ^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 382. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
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