1986 Washington Redskins season

1986 Washington Redskins season
Head Coach	Joe Gibbs
Home Field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	12-4
Place	2nd NFC East
Playoff Finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (Rams) 19-7 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 27-13 Lost Conference Championship (Giants) 17-0
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1985	1987

The 1986 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 10-6 record from 1985.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles	W 41-14	53,982
2	September 14, 1986	Los Angeles Raiders	W 10-6	55,235
3	September 21, 1986	at San Diego Chargers	W 30-27	57,853
4	September 28, 1986	Seattle Seahawks	W 19-14	54,157
5	October 5, 1986	at New Orleans Saints	W 14-6	57,378
6	October 12, 1986	at Dallas Cowboys	L 30-6	63,264
7	October 19, 1986	St. Louis Cardinals	W 28-21	53,494
8	October 27, 1986	at New York Giants	L 27-20	75,923
9	November 2, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	W 44-38	51,928
10	November 9, 1986	at Green Bay Packers	W 16-7	47,728
11	November 17, 1986	San Francisco 49ers	W 14-6	54,774
12	November 23, 1986	Dallas Cowboys	W 41-14	55,642
13	November 30, 1986	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 20-17	35,637
14	December 7, 1986	New York Giants	L 24-14	55,642
15	December 13, 1986	at Denver Broncos	L 31-30	75,905
16	December 21, 1986	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21-14	61,816

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	14	2	0	.875	371	236	W-9
Washington Redskins	12	4	0	.750	368	296	W-1
Dallas Cowboys	7	9	0	.438	346	337	L-5
Philadelphia Eagles	5	10	1	.344	256	312	L-1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	11	1	.281	218	351	W-1

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card Game

Washington Redskins 19, Los Angeles Rams 7 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 0 7 7 Redskins 10 3 3 3 19 at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 54,180 Referee: Gordon McCarter TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden

NFC Divisional Playoff

Washington Redskins 27, Chicago Bears 13 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 7 0 7 13 27 Bears 0 13 0 0 13 at Soldier Field, Chicago Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST Game attendance: 65,141 Referee: Bob McElwee TV announcers (CBS): Dick Stockton and Dan Dierdorf

NFC Championship Game

New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 0 0 0 0 0 Giants 10 7 0 0 17 at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST Game attendance: 76,633 Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden