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1986 New England Patriots season
| 1986 New England Patriots season |
|---|
| Billy Sullivan |
| Patrick Sullivan |
| Raymond Berry |
| Rod Rust |
| Sullivan Stadium |
| 11–5 |
| 1st AFC East |
| Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Broncos) 17–22 |
| K Tony Franklin (2nd team) WR Stanley Morgan (2nd team) LB Andre Tippett (2nd team) |
| CB Raymond ClaybornK Tony FranklinWR Stanley MorganSpT Mosi TatupuLB Andre Tippett |
The 1986 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 17th season in the National Football League and 27th overall. The Patriots matched their 11–5 record from the previous season, but this time they finished first in the AFC East, thus winning the division title. This would be the last AFC East Division title the Patriots would win until 1996 and their last playoff appearance until 1994. In the divisional round of the playoffs the Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 22–17.
| New England Patriots 1986 staff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Front office | |||
| President – Billy Sullivan | |||
| Executive vice president – Chuck Sullivan | |||
| Vice-president – Bucko Kilroy | |||
| General manager – Patrick Sullivan | |||
| Director of player development – Dick Steinberg | |||
| Director of college scouting – Joe Mendes | |||
| Director of pro scouting – Bill McPeak | |||
| Special assistant to the head coach – John Polonchek | |||
| Head coaches |
Head coach – Raymond Berry Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Rod Humenuik Quarterbacks/receivers – Les Steckel Offensive backfield/running game coordinator – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson | | | Defensive coaches
Defensive coordinator – Rod Rust Defensive line – Eddie Khayat Assistant defensive line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive backfield – Jim Carr Special teams coaches
Special teams/tight ends – Dante Scarnecchia Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Dean Brittenham |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 11 Tony Eason | ||||||
| 14 Steve Grogan | ||||||
| 12 Tom Ramsey | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
33 Tony Collins 21 Reggie Dupard 32 Craig James 30 Mosi Tatupu Wide receivers (WR)
80 Irving Fryar 83 Cedric Jones 86 Stanley Morgan 81 Stephen Starring 82 Derwin Williams Tight ends (TE)
48 Greg Baty 27 Greg Hawthorne 88 Willie Scott | | Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Bill Bain T 58 Pete Brock C 66 Paul Fairchild G 68 Darryl Haley T 76 Brian Holloway T 64 Trevor Matich T/G 75 Guy Morriss C/G 61 Ron Wooten G Defensive linemen (DL)
97 Milford Hodge DE 98 Dennis Owens NT 60 Garin Veris DE 96 Brent Williams DE 90 Toby Williams NT | | Linebackers (LB) 94 Mel Black OLB 55 Don Blackmon OLB 59 Steve Doig ILB 50 Larry McGrew ILB 52 Johnny Rembert ILB 95 Ed Reynolds ILB 56 Andre Tippett OLB Defensive backs (DB)
28 Jim Bowman SS 26 Raymond Clayborn CB 43 Ernest Gibson CB 38 Roland James SS 42 Ronnie Lippett CB 31 Fred Marion FS 23 Rod McSwain CB 22 Gene Profit CB Special teams (ST)
3 Rich Camarillo P 1 Tony Franklin K | | Reserve
92 Smiley Creswell DE (IR) 87 Lin Dawson TE (IR) 51 Brian Ingram LB (IR) 45 Mark Keel TE (IR) 67 Steve Moore T (IR) 57 Steve Nelson LB (IR) 70 Art Plunkett T (IR) 65 Mike Ruth NT (IR) 77 Kenneth Sims DE (IR) 24 Robert Weathers RB (IR) 53 Clayton Weishuhn LB (IR) 54 Ed Williams LB (IR)
Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7 | Indianapolis Colts | W 33–3 | 1–0 | Sullivan Stadium | 55,208 | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 11 | at New York Jets | W 20–6 | 2–0 | Giants Stadium | 72,422 | |
| September 21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 31–38 | 2–1 | Sullivan Stadium | 58,977 | |
| September 28 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–27 | 2–2 | Mile High Stadium | 75,804 | |
| October 5 | Miami Dolphins | W 34–7 | 3–2 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,689 | |
| October 12 | New York Jets | L 24–31 | 3–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,342 | |
| October 19 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–0 | 4–3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 54,743 | |
| October 26 | at Buffalo Bills | W 23–3 | 5–3 | Rich Stadium | 77,808 | |
| November 2 | Atlanta Falcons | W 25–17 | 6–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,597 | |
| November 9 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 30–21 | 7–3 | Hoosier Dome | 56,890 | |
| November 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 30–28 | 8–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 64,339 | |
| November 23 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–19 | 9–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,455 | |
| November 30 | at New Orleans Saints | W 21–20 | 10–3 | Superdome | 58,259 | |
| December 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 7–31 | 10–4 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,633 | |
| December 14 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–29 | 10–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,787 | |
| December 21 | at Miami Dolphins | W 34–27 | 11–5 | Orange Bowl | 74,516 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1987 | at Denver Broncos (2) | L 17–22 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 76,105 |
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots(3) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 412 | 307 | W1 |
| New York Jets(4) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 364 | 386 | L5 |
| Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 430 | 405 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–11 | 287 | 348 | L3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 229 | 400 | W3 |
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