The 1986 Detroit Lions seasonleague . The team failed to improve[ 1] previous season 's output of 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a 5–11 record. The highlight of the season was first round draft choice Chuck Long’s first pass for a TD.
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ] Roster [ ]
1986 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
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Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 7, 1986
at Minnesota Vikings
W 13–10
54,851
2
September 14, 1986
Dallas Cowboys
L 31–7
73,812
3
September 21, 1986
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 24–20
38,453
4
September 28, 1986
at Cleveland Browns
L 24–21
72,029
5
October 5, 1986
Houston Oilers
W 24–13
41,960
6
October 12, 1986
at Green Bay Packers
W 21–14
52,290
7
October 19, 1986
at Los Angeles Rams
L 14–10
50,992
8
October 26, 1986
at Chicago Bears
L 13–7
62,064
9
November 2, 1986
Cincinnati Bengals
L 24–17
52,423
10
November 9, 1986
Minnesota Vikings
L 24–10
53,725
11
November 16, 1986
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 13–11
54,568
12
November 23, 1986
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 38–17
30,029
13
November 27, 1986
Green Bay Packers
L 44–40
61,199
14
December 7, 1986
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 27–17
45,042
15
December 15, 1986
Chicago Bears
L 16–13
75,602
16
December 21, 1986
Atlanta Falcons
L 20–6
35,255
Season summary [ ] Week 6 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Lions
0
14
0
7
21
Packers
0
7
0
7
14
Standings [ ] [ 2]
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