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1986 New England Patriots season
Head Coach Raymond Berry
General Manager Patrick Sullivan
Home Field Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record 11–5
Place 1st AFC East
Playoff Finish Lost Divisional Playoffs (Broncos) 22–17
Pro Bowlers CB Raymond Clayborn
K Tony Franklin
WR Stanley Morgan
SpT Mosi Tatupu
LB Andre Tippett
Uniform
AFC-1984-1987,1990-Uniform-NE
Timeline
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1985 1987

The New England Patriots finished the National Football League's 1986 season with a record of eleven wins and five losses, and finished first in the AFC East division.

Staff[]

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

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

 

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

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dean Brittenham

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Opponent Result Stadium Record Attendance
1 Indianapolis Colts W 33–3 Sullivan Stadium 1–0
55,208
2 at New York Jets W 20–6 The Meadowlands 2–0
72,422
3 Seattle Seahawks L 31–38 Sullivan Stadium 2–1
58,977
4 at Denver Broncos L 27–20 Mile High Stadium 2–2
75,804
5 Miami Dolphins W 34–7 Sullivan Stadium 3–2
60,689
6 New York Jets L 31–24 Sullivan Stadium 3–3
60,342
7 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–0 Three Rivers Stadium 4–3
54,743
8 at Buffalo Bills W 23–3 Rich Stadium 5–3
77,808
9 Atlanta Falcons W 25–17 Sullivan Stadium 6–3
60,597
10 at Indianapolis Colts W 30–21 Hoosier Dome 7–3
56,890
11 at Los Angeles Rams W 30–28 Anaheim Stadium 8–3
64,339
12 Buffalo Bills W 22–19 Sullivan Stadium 9–3
60,455
13 at New Orleans Saints W 21–20 Superdome 10–3
58,259
14 Cincinnati Bengals L 31–7 Sullivan Stadium 10–4
60,633
15 San Francisco 49ers L 29–24 Sullivan Stadium 10–5
60,787
16 at Miami Dolphins W 34–27 Orange Bowl 11–5
74,516
PLAYOFFS
Divisional at Denver Broncos L 22–17 Mile High Stadium 0–1
76,105

Standings[]

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New England Patriots 11 5 0 .688 412 307 W-1
New York Jets 10 6 0 .625 364 386 L-5
Miami Dolphins 8 8 0 .500 430 405 L-1
Buffalo Bills 4 12 0 .250 287 348 L-3
Indianapolis Colts 3 13 0 .188 229 400 W-3

Roster[]

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1986 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes

See also[]

  • New England Patriots seasons

References[]

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Buffalo Cincinnati Denver Dallas Chicago Atlanta
Indianapolis Cleveland Kansas City NY Giants Detroit LA Rams
Miami Houston LA Raiders Philadelphia Green Bay New Orleans
New England Pittsburgh San Diego St. Louis Minnesota San Francisco
NY Jets Seattle Washington Tampa Bay
1986 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl XXI
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