1986 New England Patriots season

1986 New England Patriots season
Head coach	Raymond Berry
General manager	Patrick Sullivan
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Home field	Sullivan Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division 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
AP All-Pros	K Tony Franklin (2nd team) WR Stanley Morgan (2nd team) LB Andre Tippett (2nd team)

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. This would be the last AFC East Division title the Patriots would win until 1996.

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 Head Coach – Raymond Berry Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Les Steckel Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier Receivers – Harold Jackson Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik			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

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

Game summaries

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Patriots 7 10 3 3 23 Bills 0 0 3 0 3 Date: October 26 Location: Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 51°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 NE James 2 yard run (Franklin kick) NE 7–0 Q2 NE Franklin 31 yard field goal NE 10–0 Q2 NE Weathers 16 yard run (Franklin kick) NE 17–0 Q3 BUF Norwood 26 yard field goal NE 17–3 Q3 NE Franklin 27 yard field goal NE 20–3 Q4 NE Franklin 26 yard field goal NE 23–3

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Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
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^(5)	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

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

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-16.