New England Patriots 1986
# New England Patriots 1986

La stagione 1986 dei New England Patriots è stata la 17ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 27ª complessiva e la terza con Raymond Berry come capo-allenatore. La stagione si concluse con un bilancio di undici vittorie e cinque sconfitte, conquistando il titolo della AFC East division. Questa rimase l'ultima annata in cui la squadra raggiunse i playoff sino al 1994

## Calendario

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

## Classifiche

AFC East :

| | V | S | P | % | DIV | CONF | PF | PS | Str. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| New England $Patriots^{(3)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 412 | 307 | V1 |
| New York $Jets^{(4)}$ | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 364 | 386 | S5 |
| Miami $Dolphins^{(5)}$ | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–3 | 6–6 | 430 | 405 | S1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–11 | 287 | 348 | S3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–7 | 2–10 | 229 | 400 | V3 |
