The 1986 Green Bay Packers - 4-12 (4TH-NFC Central Division)
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
1986 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (1-3)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (1-3) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
9 MADISON-NEW YORK JETS W 38-14 1- 0-0 73,959 Randy Wright Gary Ellerson (71) Vince Ferragamo (93) Walter Stanley (2-50)
16 M-NEW YORK GIANTS L 14-22 1- 1-0 41,774 Randy Wright Gerry Ellis (18) Lynn Dickey (148) Gerry Ellis (5-11)
23 at Cincinnati Bengals L 12-34 1- 2-0 44,261 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (72) Randy Wright (149) Eddie Lee Ivery (6-79)
30 G-NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS L 9-16 1- 3-0 50,642 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (51) Lynn Dickey (99) James Lofton (5-79)
1986 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (0-4)
7 G-HOUSTON OILERS (0-0) L 3-31 0- 1-0 54,065 77 147 157 218 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (36) Randy Wright (155) Phil Epps (3-52)
14 at New Orleans Saints (0-1) L 10-24 0- 2-0 46,383 63 295 98 191 Randy Wright Gary Ellerson (33) Randy Wright (195) James Lofton (8-100)
22 G-CHICAGO BEARS (2-0) L 12-25 0- 3-0 55,527 47 231 113 183 Randy Wright Gary Ellerson (28) Randy Wright (242) Phil Epps (9-99)
28 at Minnesota Vikings (2-1) L 7-42 0- 4-0 60,478 82 138 86 297 Randy Wright Jessie Clark (33) Vince Ferragamo (163) Walter Stanley (2-69)
OCTOBER (1-3)
5 M-CINCINNATI BENGALS (2-2) L 28-34 0- 5-0 51,230 75 253 195 183 Randy Wright Gary Ellerson (53) Randy Wright (276) James Lofton (7-109)
12 G-DETROIT LIONS (2-3) L 14-21 0- 6-0 52,290 44 235 236 102 Randy Wright Gary Ellerson (17) Randy Wright (253) Eddie Lee Ivery (7-71)
19 at Cleveland Browns (4-2) W 17-14 1- 6-0 76,438 96 264 32 233 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (65) Randy Wright (277) Phil Epps (5-88)
26 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (4-2-1) L 17-31 1- 7-0 50,557 132 312 92 130 Randy Wright Paul Ott Carruth (52) Randy Wright (328) James Lofton (7-88)
NOVEMBER (2-3)
2 at Pittsburgh Steelers (2-6) L 3-27 1- 8-0 52,831 61 179 126 195 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (39) Randy Wright (180) Walter Stanley (5-97)
9 G-WASHINGTON REDSKINS (7-2) L 7-16 1- 9-0 47,728 140 141 87 167 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (93) Chuck Fusina (99) Kenneth Davis (7-21)
16 M-TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (2-8) W 31- 7 2- 9-0 48,271 154 283 63 200 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (59) Randy Wright (238) James Lofton (5-80)
23 at Chicago Bears (9-2) L 10-12 2-10-0 59,291 89 106 198 102 Randy Wright Gerry Ellis (43) Randy Wright (148) Ed West (5-103)
27 at Detroit Lions (5-7) W 44-40 3-10-0 61,199 95 272 104 234 Randy Wright Gerry Ellis (56) Randy Wright (286) James Lofton (6-84)
DECEMBER (1-2)
7 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (7-6) L 6-32 3-11-0 47,637 144 223 157 146 Randy Wright Paul Ott Carruth (63) Randy Wright (225) James Lofton (5-66)
14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-12) W 21- 7 4-11-0 30,099 176 173 125 117 Randy Wright Paul Ott Carruth (56) Randy Wright (190) Walter Stanley (3-63)
20 at New York Giants (13-2) L 24-55 4-12-0 71,351 119 195 226 222 Randy Wright Kenneth Davis (92) Randy Wright (199) Kenneth Davis (6-45)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee * - Overtime
1986 IN REVIEW
Forrest Gregg cleaned house after the Packers had gone 24-24 the past three seasons. DE Mike Butler, TE Paul Coffman, LB Mike Douglass, LB George Cumby and OT Greg Koch were let go, making way for less experienced players like Alphonso Carreker, Brian Noble, Burnell Dent and Alan Veingrad. The changes, along with a slew of injuries, led to a record six straight losses to start the season, and the third worst record in the NFL (4-12). It was the first time the Packers had ever lost twelve games in a season. Off the field, DE Charles Martin was suspended for two games for body slamming Jim McMahon and WR James Lofton was charged with 2nd-degree sexual assault, leading to the end of his playing days in Green Bay. At QB, Randy Wright took over for Lynn Dickey and became the second passer in Green Bay history to throw for 3,000 yards. Green Bay, though, was in trade talks off-and-on to acquire Jim Everett or Doug Flutie, though nothing ever came to pass.
THE CASE OF MOSSY CADE
Tomorries "Mossy" Cade came out of college after a stellar career with the Texas Longhorns. In his senior year, he had 54 solo tackles and eight assists, plus six interceptions, 21 broken-up passes and a recovered fumble, leading San Diego to pick him in the first round of the 1984 draft. The Houston Gamblers of the USFL also selected him. Negotiations with the Chargers, who were offering him a $1.6 million deal, went nowhere, and the Memphis Showboats (USFL) signed him in October 1984, after acquiring his rights from the Gamblers. In his rookie year, Cade had four interceptions and 62 tackles. After the USFL went on hiatus after the 1985 season, Cade continued his contract struggles with the Chargers, who decided to rid themselves of the headache. Cade rejected their last offer - four years for $1.55 million. On September 5, they sent him to the Packers for a 1986 1st-round draft choice and a 1987 5th-rounder. Unfortunately, he reported to training camp overweight, out of shape, slow and lacking in coverage sklls, according to team officials. The end of Cade's tenure in Green Bay came on November 14, 1986, when he was charged with second-degree sexual assault. His alleged victim was a 42-year old woman, who later was indentified as his aunt. The crime was reported to have taken place at Cade's DePere home twice on the morning of November 3rd, one day after the Packers lost to Pittsburgh. Police arrested Cade as he left his home to attend practice. Cade appeared in court, and was released after posting a $25,000 bond. After numerous delays and after playing the 1986 season, Cade went to trial in May 1987, on the same day teammate James Lofton went to court on a sexual assault charge, on three counts of second-degree sexual assault. The jury, on May 23, found him guilty on two of the charges, and acquitted him on the third. Lofton had been found innocent two days prior. Two months later, on July 28, he was sentenced to two years in prison and fined $15,000. Judge Richard Greenwood ordered the penalties after Cade admitted committing the crimes and said he was sorry. In December 1987, a parole bid by Cade was unanimously denied. In February 1988, Cade was charged with perjury, after it was determined he had told the court at his trial he did not assault his victim, but a court psychiatrist said Cade had admitted to him his guilt. In March 1988, Packer president Judge Robert Parins announced Cade would never play for the franchise again. It appeared that Cade might be able to resume his NFL career in the fall of 1988.
The perjury charge was dropped in early October, when the judge ruled there was not enough evidence. On October 21, Cade was paroled from prison, and the Packers agreed to sit down with him and reportedly said he could play with the team in 1989. After his lawyer hinted Cade may seek legal action to play with Green Bay in 1988, the team waived him on November 5 after claiming they found no takers when they offered to trade him. Three days later, the Vikings claims Cade and put him on the reserve list, and said they would not re-instate him until 1989. Three days later, after a tremendous backlash from their fans, Minnesota released Cade. He was denied re-instatement to the NFL in September 1989 and August 1990, and his pro career came to an end.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
John Anderson 59 LB 6- 3 228 Michigan 9 9 30 4 1978 Draft-1st round
Ed Berry 20 DB 5-10 183 Utah State 1 1 22 16 1986 Draft-7th round
Jerry Boyarsky 61 NT 6- 3 290 Pittsburgh 1 6 27 2 1986 FA-Buffalo
Don Bracken 17 P 6- 0 211 Michigan 2 2 24 13 1985 FA
Robert Brown 93 DE 6- 2 267 Virginia Tech 5 5 26 16 1982 Draft-4th round
Mossy Cade 24 CB 6- 1 198 Texas 2 2 24 16 1985 Trade-San Diego
Mark Cannon 58 C 6- 3 268 TX-Arlington 3 3 24 7 1984 Draft-11th round
Alphonso Carreker 76 DE 6- 6 271 Florida State 3 3 24 16 1984 Draft-1st round
Paul Ott Carruth 30 RB 6- 1 220 Alabama 1 1 25 16 1986 FA-Birm (USFL)
Bill Cherry 69 C 6- 4 277 Middle Tenn St 1 1 25 16 1986 FA
Jessie Clark 33 FB 6- 0 228 Arkansas 4 4 26 5 1983 Draft-7th round
Kenneth Davis 36 RB 5-10 209 TCU 1 1 24 16 1986 Draft-2nd round
Al Del Greco 10 K 5-10 191 Auburn 3 3 24 16 1984 FA
Burnell Dent 56 LB 6- 1 238 Tulane 1 1 23 16 1986 Draft-6th round
John Dorsey 99 LB 6- 2 243 Connecticut 3 3 26 16 1984 Draft-4th round
Gary Ellerson 42 RB 5-11 219 Wisconsin 2 2 23 16 1985 Draft-7th round
Gerry Ellis 31 FB 5-11 235 Missouri 7 7 28 16 1980 FA
Phillip Epps 85 WR 5-10 165 TCU 5 5 27 12 1982 Draft-12th round
Greg Feasel 77 T 6- 7 301 Abilene Christ 1 1 27 15 1986 FA-Denver (USFL)
Vince Ferragamo 5 QB 6- 3 217 Nebraska 1 9 32 3 1986 FA-Buffalo
Tom Flynn 41 S 6- 0 195 Pittsburgh 3 3 24 7 1984 Draft-5th round
Nolan Franz 84 WR 6- 2 183 Tulane 1 1 26 1 1986 FA-Port (USFL)
Chuck Fusina 4 QB 6- 1 195 Penn State 1 4 29 7 1986 FA-Balt (USFL)
Tiger Greene 23 DB 6- 0 194 W. Carolina 1 2 24 13 1986 FA-Atl (1985)
David Greenwood 49 S 6- 3 210 Wisconsin 1 2 26 9 1986 FA-TB (1985)
Ron Hallstrom 65 G 6- 6 290 Iowa 5 5 27 16 1982 Draft-1st round
Tim Harris 97 LB 6- 5 235 Memphis State 1 1 21 16 1986 Draft-4th round
Gary Hayes 27 CB 5-10 180 Fresno State 3 3 29 10 1984 FA
Donnie Humphrey 79 DE 6- 3 295 Auburn 3 3 25 16 1984 Draft-3rd round
Eddie Lee Ivery 40 RB 6- 1 206 Georgia Tech 8 8 29 12 1979 Draft-1st round
Ezra Johnson 90 DE 6- 4 264 Morris Brown 10 10 30 16 1977 Draft-1st round
Matt Koart 92 DE 6- 5 256 USC 1 1 22 6 1986 Draft-5th round
Mark Lee 22 CB 5-11 189 Washington 7 7 28 16 1980 Draft-2nd round
Bobby Leopold 53 LB 6- 1 224 Notre Dame 1 5 28 12 1986 FA-NJ (USFL)
Mark Lewis 89 TE 6- 2 237 Texas A&M 2 2 25 16 1985 Draft-6th round
Tim Lewis 26 CB 5-11 191 Pittsburgh 4 4 24 3 1983 Draft-1st round
James Lofton 80 WR 6- 3 197 Stanford 9 9 30 15 1978 Draft-1st round
Chris Mandeville 44 S 6- 1 213 Cal-Davis 1 1 21 2 1986 FA
Charles Martin 94 DE 6- 4 280 Livingston 3 3 27 14 1984 FA
Phil McConkey 88 WR 5-10 170 Navy 1 3 29 4 1986 FA-Giants (1985)
Ruben Mendoza 62 G 6- 3 278 Wayne State 1 1 23 6 1986 FA
Mike Moffitt 82 WR 6- 4 211 Fresno State 1 1 24 4 1986 FA
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Rich Moran 57 G 6- 2 275 San Diego State 2 2 24 5 1985 Draft-3rd round
Tom Neville 72 G 6- 5 306 Fresno State 1 1 24 16 1986 FA
Brian Noble 91 LB 6- 3 252 Arizona State 2 2 23 16 1985 Draft-5th round
Kurt Ploeger 71 DE 6- 5 260 Gustavus Adolph 1 1 23 1 1986 FA-Dallas
Bill Renner 13 P 6- 0 198 Virginia Tech 1 1 27 3 1986 FA
Dan Ross 81 TE 6- 4 240 Northeastern 1 7 29 15 1986 Trade-Seattle
Ken Ruettgers 75 T 6- 5 280 USC 2 2 24 16 1985 Draft-1st round
Jeff Schuh 54 LB 6- 3 234 Minnesota 1 6 28 12 1986 FA-Cin (1985)
Randy Scott 55 LB 6- 1 228 Alabama 6 6 27 15 1981 FA
Joe Shield 18 QB 6- 1 185 Trinity College 1 1 24 3 1985 Draft-12th round
John Simmons 32 CB 5-11 192 SMU 1 6 27 6 1986 FA-Cincinnati
Walter Stanley 87 WR 5- 9 179 Mesa 2 2 25 16 1985 Draft-4th round
Ken Stills 29 S 5-10 186 Wisconsin 2 2 23 16 1985 Draft-8th round
John Sullivan 38 S 6- 1 190 California 1 1 24 6 1985 USFL Draft-Oak
Karl Swanke 67 T 6- 6 280 Boston College 7 7 28 10 1980 Draft-6th round
Ben Thomas 92 DE 6- 4 275 Auburn 1 2 25 9 1986 FA-New England
Mike Turpin 53 LB 6- 4 230 California 1 1 22 1 1986 FA
Alan Veingrad 73 T 6- 5 277 East Texas State 1 1 23 16 1986 FA
Elbert Watts 28 CB 6- 1 205 USC 1 1 23 9 1986 FA
Mike Weddington 52 LB 6- 4 245 Oklahoma 1 1 25 3 1986 FA-NJ (USFL)
Ed West 86 TE 6- 1 243 Auburn 3 3 25 16 1984 FA
Randy Wright 16 QB 6- 2 203 Wisconsin 3 3 25 16 1984 Draft - 6th round
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1986 PACKERS DRAFT (April 29-30, 1986)
RND-PCK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1 14 Traded to San Diego in Mossy Cade trade
2 41 Kenneth Davis RB TCU
3 72 Robbie Bosco QB BYU
4a 84 Tim Harris LB Memphis St (A)
4b 98 Dan Knight T San Diego St
5 125 Matt Koart DE USC
6a 143 Burnell Dent LB Tulane (B)
6b 151 Traded to Denver in Scott Brunner trade
7 183 Ed Berry DB Utah State
8 210 Michael Cline NT Arkansas St
9 236 Brent Moore LB USC
10 263 Gary Spann LB TCU
11 294 Traded to Cincinnati in Mike Obravac trade
12 331 Traded to Buffalo in Preston Dennard trade
A-From Buffalo B-From St. Louis in Scott Brunner trade
1986 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
AUG 19 - Traded a 1987 12th-round draft choice to SEATTLE for TE Dan Ross
AUG 30 - Traded WR-KR Phil McConkey to NY GIANTS for a 1987 12th-round draft choice (DB Norman Jefferson)
The 1986 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
New York Giants (14-2)
Head Coach: Bill Parcells
Passing Leader: Phil Simms (3487)
Rushing Leader: Joe Morris (1516)
Receiving Leader: Mark Bavaro (66-1001)
Washington Redskins (12-4)
Head Coach: Joe Gibbs
Passing Leader: Jay Schroeder (4109)
Rushing Leader: George Rogers (1203)
Receiving Leader: Gary Clark (74-1265)
Dallas Cowboys (7-9)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Steve Pelluer (2727)
Rushing Leader: Tony Dorsett (748)
Receiving Leader: Herschel Walker (76-837)
Philadelphia Eagles (5-10-1)
Head Coach: Buddy Ryan
Passing Leader: Ron Jaworski (1405)
Rushing Leader: Keith Byars (577)
Receiving Leader: Mike Quick (60-939)
St. Louis Cardinals (4-11-1)
Head Coach: Gene Stallings
Passing Leader: Neil Lomax (2583)
Rushing Leader: Stump Mitchell (800)
Receiving Leader: J.T. Smith (80-1014)
Chicago Bears (14-2)
Head Coach: Mike Ditka
Passing Leader: Mike Tomczak (1105)
Rushing Leader: Walter Payton (1333)
Receiving Leader: Willie Gault (42-818)
Minnesota Vikings (9-7)
Head Coach: Jerry Burns
Passing Leader: Tommy Kramer (3000)
Rushing Leader: Darrin Nelson (793)
Receiving Leader: Steve Jordan (58-859)
Detroit Lions (5-11)
Head Coach: Daryl Rodgers
Passing Leader: Eric Hipple (1919)
Rushing Leader: James Jones (903)
Receiving Leader: James Jones (54-334)
Green Bay Packers (4-12)
Head Coach: Forrest Gregg
Passing Leader: Randy Wright (3247)
Rushing Leader: Kenneth Davis (519)
Receiving Leader: James Lofton (64-840)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14)
Head Coach: Leeman Bennett
Passing Leader: Steve Young (2282)
Rushing Leader: James Wilder (704)
Receiving Leader: Calvin Magee (45-564)
San Francisco 49ers (10-5-1)
Head Coach: Bill Walsh
Passing Leader: Joe Montana (2236)
Rushing Leader: Roger Craig (830)
Receiving Leader: Jerry Rice (86-1570)
Los Angeles Rams (10-6)
Head Coach: John Robinson
Passing Leader: Jim Everett (1018)
Rushing Leader: Eric Dickerson (1821)
Receiving Leader: Henry Ellard (34-447)
Atlanta Falcons (7-8-1)
Head Coach: Dan Henning
Passing Leader: David Archer (2007)
Rushing Leader: Gerald Riggs (1327)
Receiving Leader: Charlie Brown (63-918)
New Orleans Saints (7-9)
Head Coach: Jim Mora
Passing Leader: Dave Wilson (2353)
Rushing Leader: Rueben Mayes (1353)
Receiving Leader: Mike Jones (48-625)
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
CHICAGO 41, Cleveland 13 KANSAS CITY 24, Cincinnati 14
Detroit 13, MINNESOTA 10 NEW ENGLAND 33, Indianapolis 3
DENVER 38, LA Raiders 36 Atlanta 31, NEW ORLEANS 10
NY Jets 28, BUFFALO 24 SAN DIEGO 50, Miami 28
SEATTLE 30, Pittsburgh 0 WASHINGTON 41, Philadelphia 14
San Fran 31, TAMPA BAY 7 Houston 31, GREEN BAY 3
LA Rams 16, ST. LOUIS 10
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8
DALLAS 31, NY Giants 28
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 31 28 New England 1 0 0 1.000 33 3
Washington 1 0 0 1.000 41 14 NY Jets 1 0 0 1.000 28 24
NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 28 31 Miami 0 1 0 .000 28 50
Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 14 41 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 24 28
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 10 16 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 3 33
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 41 13 Houston 1 0 0 1.000 31 3
Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 13 10 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 0 30
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 10 13 Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 14 24
GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 3 31 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 13 41
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 7 31 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 1 0 0 1.000 38 36
LA Rams 1 0 0 1.000 16 10 San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 50 28
San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 31 7 Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 24 14
Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 31 10 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 30 0
New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 10 31 LA Raiders 0 1 0 .000 36 38
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11
New England 20, NY JETS 6
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
WASHINGTON 10, LA Raiders 6 NEW ORLEANS 24, Green Bay 10
NY GIANTS 20, San Diego 7 Dallas 31, DETROIT 7
MIAMI 30, Indianapolis 10 Cleveland 23, HOUSTON 20
Minnesota 23, TAMPA BAY 10 CINCINNATI 36, Buffalo 33 (OT)
LA RAMS 16, San Francisco 13 SEATTLE 23, Kansas City 17
ATLANTA 33, St. Louis 13 CHICAGO 13, Philadelphia 10 (OT)
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15
Denver 21, PITTSBURGH 10
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 62 35 New England 2 0 0 1.000 52 9
Washington 2 0 0 1.000 51 20 NY Jets 1 1 0 .500 34 44
NY Giants 1 1 0 .500 48 38 Miami 1 1 0 .500 58 60
Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 24 54 Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 57 64
St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 23 49 Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 13 63
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 54 23 Houston 1 1 0 .500 51 26
Detroit 1 1 0 .500 20 41 Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 36 61
Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 33 23 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 50 57
GREEN BAY 0 2 0 .000 13 55 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 10 51
Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 17 54 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 2 0 0 1.000 59 46
LA Rams 2 0 0 1.000 32 23 Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 53 17
Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 64 23 Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 41 37
San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 44 23 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 57 48
New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 34 41 LA Raiders 0 2 0 .000 42 48
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Cincinnati 30, CLEVELAND 13
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Denver 33, PHILADELPHIA 7 Atlanta 37, DALLAS 35
NY Giants 14, LA RAIDERS 9 NY JETS 51, Miami 45 (OT)
MINNESOTA 31, Pittsburgh 7 Seattle 38, NEW ENGLAND 31
SAN FRAN 26, New Orleans 17 BUFFALO 17, St. Louis 10
Washington 30, SAN DIEGO 17 LA Rams 24, INDIANAPOLIS 7
KANSAS CITY 27, Houston 13 Tampa Bay 24, DETROIT 20
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Chicago 25, GREEN BAY 12
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 3 0 0 1.000 81 37 New England 2 1 0 .667 83 47
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 97 72 NY Jets 2 1 0 .667 85 89
NY Giants 2 1 0 .667 62 47 Miami 1 2 0 .333 103 111
Philadelphia 0 3 0 .000 31 92 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 74 74
St. Louis 0 3 0 .000 33 66 Indianapolis 0 3 0 .000 20 87
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 79 35 Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 80 70
Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 64 30 Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 49 91
Detroit 1 2 0 .333 40 65 Houston 1 2 0 .333 64 53
Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 41 74 Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 17 82
GREEN BAY 0 3 0 .000 25 80 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 3 0 0 1.000 92 53
LA Rams 3 0 0 1.000 56 30 Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 91 48
Atlanta 3 0 0 1.000 101 58 Kansas City 2 1 0 .667 68 50
San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 70 40 San Diego 1 2 0 .333 74 78
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 51 67 LA Raiders 0 3 0 .000 51 62
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
CLEVELAND 24, Detroit 21 DENVER 27, New England 20
MINNESOTA 42, Green Bay 7 LA RAIDERS 17, San Diego 13
Kansas City 20, BUFFALO 17 Atlanta 23, TAMPA BAY 20 (OT)
Pittsburgh 22, HOUSTON 16 (OT) Chicago 44, CINCINNATI 7
PHILADELPHIA 34, LA Rams 20 NY GIANTS 20, New Orleans 17
WASHINGTON 19, Seattle 14 NY Jets 26, INDIANAPOLIS 7
San Francisco 31, MIAMI 14
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29
Dallas 31, ST. LOUIS 7
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 4 0 0 1.000 100 51 NY Jets 3 1 0 .750 111 96
Dallas 3 1 0 .750 128 79 New England 2 2 0 .500 103 74
NY Giants 3 1 0 .750 82 64 Miami 1 3 0 .250 117 142
Philadelphia 1 3 0 .250 65 112 Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 91 94
St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 40 97 Indianapolis 0 4 0 .000 27 113
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 4 0 0 1.000 123 42 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 87 114
Minnesota 3 1 0 .750 106 37 Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 73 112
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 61 89 Houston 1 3 0 .250 80 75
Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 61 97 Pittsburgh 1 3 0 .250 39 98
GREEN BAY 0 4 0 .000 32 122 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 4 0 0 1.000 119 73
Atlanta 4 0 0 1.000 124 78 Seattle 3 1 0 .750 105 67
LA Rams 3 1 0 .750 76 64 Kansas City 3 1 0 .750 88 67
San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 101 54 San Diego 1 3 0 .250 87 95
New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 68 87 LA Raiders 1 3 0 .250 68 75
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
Cincinnati 34, GREEN BAY 28 @ Mil DETROIT 24, Houston 13
SAN FRANCISCO 35, Indianapolis 14 NY JETS 14, Buffalo 13
LA Raiders 24, KANSAS CITY 17 Cleveland 27, PITTSBURGH 24
LA RAMS 26, Tampa Bay 20 (OT) CHICAGO 23, Minnesota 0
DENVER 29, Dallas 14 NY Giants 13, ST. LOUIS 6
NEW ENGLAND 34, Miami 7 Washington 14, NEW ORLEANS 6
Philadelphia 16, ATLANTA 0
MONDAY OCTOBER 6
SEATTLE 33, San Diego 7
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 5 0 0 1.000 114 57 NY Jets 4 1 0 .800 125 109
NY Giants 4 1 0 .800 95 70 New England 3 2 0 .600 137 81
Dallas 3 2 0 .600 142 108 Miami 1 4 0 .200 124 176
Philadelphia 2 3 0 .400 81 112 Buffalo 1 4 0 .200 104 108
St. Louis 0 5 0 .000 46 110 Indianapolis 0 5 0 .000 41 148
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 5 0 0 1.000 146 42 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 121 142
Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 106 60 Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 100 136
Detroit 2 3 0 .400 85 102 Houston 1 4 0 .200 93 99
Tampa Bay 1 4 0 .200 81 123 Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 63 125
GREEN BAY 0 5 0 .000 60 156 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 5 0 0 1.000 148 87
Atlanta 4 1 0 .800 124 94 Seattle 4 1 0 .800 138 74
LA Rams 4 1 0 .800 102 84 Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 105 91
San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 136 68 LA Raiders 2 3 0 .400 92 92
New Orleans 1 4 0 .200 74 101 San Diego 1 4 0 .200 94 128
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12
Chicago 20, HOUSTON 7 Minnesota 27, SAN FRANCISCO 24
MIAMI 27, Buffalo 14 CLEVELAND 20, Kansas City 7
Detroit 21, GREEN BAY 14 Denver 31, SAN DIEGO 14
ATLANTA 26, LA Rams 14 LA RAIDERS 14, Seattle 10
N.Orleans 17, INDIANAPOLIS 14 NY GIANTS 35, Philadelphia 3
DALLAS 30, Washington 6 NY Jets 31, NEW ENGLAND 24
St. Louis 30, TAMPA BAY 19
MONDAY OCTOBER 13
CINCINNATI 24, Pittsburgh 22
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
NY Giants 5 1 0 .833 130 73 NY Jets 5 1 0 .833 156 133
Washington 5 1 0 .833 120 87 New England 3 3 0 .500 161 112
Dallas 4 2 0 .667 172 114 Miami 2 4 0 .333 151 190
Philadelphia 2 4 0 .333 84 147 Buffalo 1 5 0 .167 118 135
St. Louis 1 5 0 .167 76 129 Indianapolis 0 6 0 .000 55 165
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 6 0 0 1.000 166 49 Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 145 164
Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 133 84 Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 120 143
Detroit 3 3 0 .500 106 116 Houston 1 5 0 .167 100 119
Tampa Bay 1 5 0 .167 100 153 Pittsburgh 1 5 0 .167 85 149
GREEN BAY 0 6 0 .000 74 177 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 6 0 0 1.000 179 101
Atlanta 5 1 0 .833 150 108 Seattle 4 2 0 .667 148 92
LA Rams 4 2 0 .667 116 110 Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 112 111
San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 160 95 LA Raiders 3 3 0 .500 106 102
New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 91 115 San Diego 1 5 0 .167 108 159
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
LA RAMS 14, Detroit 10 MINNESOTA 23, Chicago 7
CINCINNATI 31, Houston 28 Dallas 17, PHILADELPHIA 14
WASHINGTON 28, St. Louis 21 Green Bay 17, CLEVELAND 14
New England 34, PITTSBURGH 0 BUFFALO 24, Indianapolis 13
LA Raiders 30, MIAMI 28 ATLANTA 10, San Francisco 10 (T)
KANSAS CITY 42, San Diego 41 SEATTLE 17, NY Giants 12
NEW ORLEANS 38, Tampa Bay 7
MONDAY OCTOBER 20
NY JETS 22, Denver 10
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 6 1 0 .857 148 108 NY Jets 6 1 0 .857 178 143
NY Giants 5 2 0 .714 142 90 New England 4 3 0 .571 195 112
Dallas 5 2 0 .714 172 114 Miami 2 5 0 .286 179 220
Philadelphia 2 5 0 .286 98 164 Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 142 148
St. Louis 1 6 0 .143 97 157 Indianapolis 0 7 0 .000 68 189
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 6 1 0 .857 173 72 Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 176 182
Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 156 91 Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 134 160
Detroit 3 4 0 .429 116 120 Houston 1 6 0 .143 128 150
Tampa Bay 1 6 0 .143 107 191 Pittsburgh 1 6 0 .143 85 183
GREEN BAY 1 6 0 .143 91 191 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 6 1 0 .857 189 123
Atlanta 5 1 1 .786 160 118 Seattle 5 2 0 .714 165 104
LA Rams 5 2 0 .714 130 120 Kansas City 4 3 0 .571 154 152
San Francisco 4 2 1 .643 170 105 LA Raiders 4 3 0 .571 136 130
New Orleans 3 4 0 .429 129 122 San Diego 1 6 0 .143 149 201
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
San Francisco 31, Green Bay 17 @ Mil LA RAMS 14, Atlanta 7
New England 23, BUFFALO 3 PITTSBURGH 30, Cincinnati 9
DENVER 20, Seattle 13 CLEVELAND 23, Minnesota 20
DALLAS 37, St. Louis 6 Miami 17, INDIANAPOLIS 13
CHICAGO 13, Detroit 7 PHILADELPHIA 23, San Diego 7
NY JETS 28, New Orleans 23 KANSAS CITY 27, Tampa Bay 20
LA Raiders 28, HOUSTON 17
MONDAY OCTOBER 27
NY GIANTS 27, Washington 20
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 6 2 0 .750 168 135 NY Jets 7 1 0 .875 206 166
NY Giants 6 2 0 .750 169 110 New England 5 3 0 .625 218 115
Dallas 6 2 0 .750 209 120 Miami 3 5 0 .375 196 233
Philadelphia 3 5 0 .375 121 171 Buffalo 2 6 0 .250 145 171
St. Louis 1 7 0 .125 103 194 Indianapolis 0 8 0 .000 81 206
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 7 1 0 .875 186 79 Cincinnati 5 3 0 .625 185 212
Minnesota 5 3 0 .625 176 114 Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 157 180
Detroit 3 5 0 .375 123 133 Pittsburgh 2 6 0 .250 115 192
Tampa Bay 1 7 0 .125 127 218 Houston 1 7 0 .125 145 178
GREEN BAY 1 7 0 .125 108 222 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 7 1 0 .875 209 136
LA Rams 6 2 0 .750 144 127 Seattle 5 3 0 .625 178 124
San Francisco 5 2 1 .688 201 122 Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 181 172
Atlanta 5 2 1 .688 167 132 LA Raiders 5 3 0 .625 164 147
New Orleans 3 5 0 .375 152 150 San Diego 1 7 0 .125 155 238
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2
NEW ENGLAND 25, Atlanta 17 Denver 21, LA RAIDERS 10
TAMPA BAY 34, Buffalo 28 NY Jets 38, SEATTLE 7
Cleveland 24, INDIANAPOLIS 9 ST. LOUIS 13, Philadelphia 10
PITTSBURGH 27, Green Bay 3 Cincinnati 24, DETROIT 17
MIAMI 28, Houston 7 NEW ORLEANS 23, San Francisco 10
Kansas City 24, SAN DIEGO 23 NY GIANTS 17, Dallas 14
WASHINGTON 44, Minnesota 38 (OT)
MONDAY NOVEMBER 3
LA Rams 20, CHICAGO 17
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 7 2 0 .778 212 173 NY Jets 8 1 0 .889 244 173
NY Giants 7 2 0 .778 186 124 New England 6 3 0 .667 243 132
Dallas 6 3 0 .667 223 137 Miami 4 5 0 .444 224 240
Philadelphia 3 6 0 .333 131 184 Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 173 205
St. Louis 2 7 0 .222 116 204 Indianapolis 0 9 0 .000 90 230
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 7 2 0 .778 203 99 Cincinnati 6 3 0 .667 209 229
Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 214 158 Cleveland 6 3 0 .667 181 189
Detroit 3 6 0 .333 140 157 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333 142 195
Tampa Bay 2 7 0 .222 161 246 Houston 1 8 0 .111 152 206
GREEN BAY 1 8 0 .111 111 249 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 8 1 0 .889 230 146
LA Rams 7 2 0 .778 164 144 Kansas City 6 3 0 .667 205 195
San Francisco 5 3 1 .611 211 145 Seattle 5 4 0 .556 185 162
Atlanta 5 3 1 .611 184 157 LA Raiders 5 4 0 .556 174 168
New Orleans 4 5 0 .444 175 160 San Diego 1 8 0 .111 178 262
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
HOUSTON 32, Cincinnati 28 Washington 16, GREEN BAY 7
Minnesota 24, DETROIT 10 Chicago 23, TAMPA BAY 3
N.England 30, INDIANAPOLIS 21 NY Jets 28, ATLANTA 14
BUFFALO 16, Pittsburgh 12 KANSAS CITY 27, Seattle 7
LA Raiders 17, DALLAS 13 NY Giants 17, PHILADELPHIA 14
San Diego 9, DENVER 3 NEW ORLEANS 6, LA Rams 0
SAN FRANCISCO 43, St. Louis 17
MONDAY NOVEMBER 10
CLEVELAND 26, Miami 16
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 8 2 0 .800 228 180 NY Jets 9 1 0 .900 274 194
NY Giants 8 2 0 .800 203 138 New England 7 3 0 .700 273 153
Dallas 6 4 0 .600 236 154 Miami 4 6 0 .400 240 266
Philadelphia 3 7 0 .300 145 201 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 189 217
St. Louis 2 8 0 .200 133 247 Indianapolis 0 10 0 .000 111 260
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 8 2 0 .800 226 102 Cleveland 7 3 0 .700 207 205
Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 238 168 Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 237 261
Detroit 3 7 0 .300 150 181 Pittsburgh 3 7 0 .300 154 211
Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 164 269 Houston 2 8 0 .200 184 234
GREEN BAY 1 9 0 .100 118 265 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 8 2 0 .800 233 155
LA Rams 7 3 0 .700 164 150 Kansas City 7 3 0 .700 232 202
San Francisco 6 3 1 .650 254 162 LA Raiders 6 4 0 .600 191 181
Atlanta 5 4 1 .550 198 185 Seattle 5 5 0 .500 192 189
New Orleans 5 5 0 .500 181 160 San Diego 2 8 0 .200 187 265
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
GREEN BAY 31, Tampa Bay 7 at Mil Chicago 13, ATLANTA 10
NY JETS 34, Indianapolis 16 LA RAIDERS 27, Cleveland 14
NY Giants 22, MINNESOTA 20 Dallas 24, SAN DIEGO 21
CINCINNATI 34, Seattle 7 New England 30, LA RAMS 28
Detroit 13, PHILADELPHIA 11 New Orleans 16, ST. LOUIS 7
PITTSBURGH 21, Houston 10 DENVER 38, Kansas City 17
Miami 34, BUFFALO 24
MONDAY NOVEMBER 17
WASHINGTON 14, San Francisco 6
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 9 2 0 .818 242 186 NY Jets 10 1 0 .909 308 210
NY Giants 9 2 0 .818 225 158 New England 8 3 0 .727 303 181
Dallas 7 4 0 .636 260 175 Miami 5 6 0 .455 274 290
Philadelphia 3 8 0 .273 156 214 Buffalo 3 8 0 .273 213 251
St. Louis 2 9 0 .182 140 263 Indianapolis 0 11 0 .000 127 294
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 9 2 0 .818 239 112 Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 221 232
Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 258 190 Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 271 268
Detroit 4 7 0 .364 163 192 Pittsburgh 4 7 0 .364 175 221
Tampa Bay 2 9 0 .182 171 300 Houston 2 9 0 .182 194 255
GREEN BAY 2 9 0 .182 149 272 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 9 2 0 .818 271 172
LA Rams 7 4 0 .636 192 180 Kansas City 7 4 0 .636 249 240
San Francisco 6 4 1 .591 260 176 LA Raiders 7 4 0 .636 218 195
New Orleans 6 5 0 .545 197 167 Seattle 5 6 0 .455 199 223
Atlanta 5 5 1 .500 208 198 San Diego 2 9 0 .182 208 289
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20
LA Raiders 37, SAN DIEGO 31 (OT)
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
WASHINGTON 41, Dallas 14 NY GIANTS 19, Denver 16
NEW ENGLAND 22, Buffalo 19 CINCINNATI 24, Minnesota 20
SAN FRANCISCO 20, Atlanta 0 LA RAMS 26, New Orleans 13
HOUSTON 31, Indianapolis 17 CHICAGO 12, Green Bay 10
ST. LOUIS 23, Kansas City 14 Detroit 38, TAMPA BAY 17
CLEVELAND 37, Pittsburgh 31 (OT) SEATTLE 24, Philadelphia 20
MONDAY NOVEMBER 24
MIAMI 45, NY Jets 3
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Washington 10 2 0 .833 283 200 NY Jets 10 2 0 .833 311 255
NY Giants 10 2 0 .833 244 174 New England 9 3 0 .750 325 200
Dallas 7 5 0 .583 274 216 Miami 6 6 0 .500 319 293
Philadelphia 3 9 0 .250 176 238 Buffalo 3 9 0 .250 232 273
St. Louis 3 9 0 .250 163 277 Indianapolis 0 12 0 .000 144 325
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Chicago 10 2 0 .833 251 122 Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 258 263
Minnesota 6 6 0 .500 278 214 Cincinnati 8 4 0 .667 295 288
Detroit 5 7 0 .417 201 209 Pittsburgh 4 8 0 .333 206 258
Tampa Bay 2 10 0 .167 188 338 Houston 3 9 0 .250 225 272
GREEN BAY 2 10 0 .167 159 284 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 9 3 0 .750 287 191
LA Rams 8 4 0 .667 218 193 LA Raiders 8 4 0 .667 255 226
San Francisco 7 4 1 .625 280 176 Kansas City 7 5 0 .583 263 263
New Orleans 6 6 0 .500 210 193 Seattle 6 6 0 .500 223 243
Atlanta 5 6 1 .458 208 218 San Diego 2 10 0 .167 239 326
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 27
Seattle 31, DALLAS 14 Green Bay 44, DETROIT 40
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 30
Buffalo 17, KANSAS CITY 14 DENVER 34, Cincinnati 28
Atlanta 20, MIAMI 14 LA Rams 17, NY JETS 3
New England 21, NEW ORLEANS 20 San Diego 17, INDIANAPOLIS 3
CHICAGO 13, Pittsburgh 10 (OT) CLEVELAND 13, Houston 10 (OT)
Philadelphia 33, LA RAIDERS 27 (OT) MINNESOTA 45, Tampa Bay 13
Washington 20, ST. LOUIS 17
MONDAY DECEMBER 1
NY Giants 21, SAN FRANCISCO 17
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Y-Washington 11 2 0 .846 303 217 New England 10 3 0 .769 346 220
Y-NY Giants 11 2 0 .846 265 191 NY Jets 10 3 0 .769 314 272
Dallas 7 6 0 .538 288 247 Miami 6 7 0 .462 333 313
Philadelphia 4 9 0 .308 199 265 Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 249 287
St. Louis 3 10 0 .231 180 297 Indianapolis 0 13 0 .000 147 342
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Chicago 11 2 0 .846 264 132 Cleveland 9 4 0 .692 271 273
Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 323 227 Cincinnati 8 5 0 .615 323 322
Detroit 5 8 0 .385 241 253 Pittsburgh 4 9 0 .308 216 271
GREEN BAY 3 10 0 .231 203 324 Houston 3 10 0 .231 235 285
Tampa Bay 2 11 0 .154 201 383 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 10 3 0 .769 321 219
LA Rams 9 4 0 .692 235 196 LA Raiders 8 5 0 .615 282 259
San Francisco 7 5 1 .577 297 197 Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 277 280
Atlanta 6 6 1 .500 228 232 Seattle 7 6 0 .538 254 257
New Orleans 6 7 0 .462 230 214 San Diego 3 10 0 .231 256 329
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
SAN DIEGO 27, Houston 0 Cincinnati 31, NEW ENGLAND 7
Indianapolis 28, ATLANTA 23 Cleveland 21, BUFFALO 7
PHILADELPHIA 10, St. Louis 10 (T) KANSAS CITY 37, Denver 10
Minnesota 32, GREEN BAY 6 PITTSBURGH 27, Detroit 17
NY Giants 24, WASHINGTON 14 SAN FRANCISCO 24, NY Jets 10
CHICAGO 48, Tampa Bay 14 Miami 31, NEW ORLEANS 27
LA RAMS 29, Dallas 10
MONDAY DECEMBER 8
SEATTLE 37, LA Raiders 0
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
Y-NY Giants 12 2 0 .857 289 205 New England 10 4 0 .714 353 251
Y-Washington 11 3 0 .786 317 241 NY Jets 10 4 0 .714 324 296
Dallas 7 7 0 .500 298 276 Miami 7 7 0 .500 364 340
Philadelphia 4 9 1 .321 209 275 Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 256 308
St. Louis 3 10 1 .250 190 307 Indianapolis 1 13 0 .071 175 365
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Chicago 12 2 0 .857 312 146 Cleveland 10 4 0 .714 292 280
Minnesota 8 6 0 .571 355 233 Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 329
Detroit 5 9 0 .357 258 280 Pittsburgh 5 9 0 .357 243 288
GREEN BAY 3 11 0 .214 209 356 Houston 3 11 0 .214 235 312
Tampa Bay 2 12 0 .143 215 431 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION Denver 10 4 0 .714 331 256
LA Rams 10 4 0 .714 264 206 LA Raiders 8 6 0 .571 282 296
San Francisco 8 5 1 .607 321 207 Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 314 290
Atlanta 6 7 1 .464 251 260 Seattle 8 6 0 .571 291 257
New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 257 245 San Diego 4 10 0 .286 283 329
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13
DENVER 31, Washington 30
SUNDAY DECEMBER 14
Green Bay 21, TAMPA BAY 7 INDIANAPOLIS 24, Buffalo 14
Miami 37, LA RAMS 31 (OT) Cleveland 34, CINCINNATI 3
San Fran 29, NEW ENGLAND 24 Kansas City 20, LA RAIDERS 17
New Orleans 14, ATLANTA 9 Pittsburgh 45, NY JETS 24
Philadelphia 23, DALLAS 21 HOUSTON 23, Minnesota 10
Seattle 34, SAN DIEGO 24 NY GIANTS 27, St. Louis 7
MONDAY DECEMBER 15
Chicago 16, DETROIT 13
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-NY Giants 13 2 0 .867 316 212 New England 10 5 0 .667 377 280
Y-Washington 11 4 0 .733 347 272 NY Jets 10 5 0 .667 348 341
Dallas 7 8 0 .467 319 299 Miami 8 7 0 .533 401 371
Philadelphia 5 9 1 .367 232 296 Buffalo 4 11 0 .267 270 332
St. Louis 3 11 1 .233 197 334 Indianapolis 2 13 0 .133 199 379
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Chicago 13 2 0 .867 328 159 X-Cleveland 11 4 0 .733 326 283
Minnesota 8 7 0 .533 365 246 Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 357 363
Detroit 5 10 0 .333 271 296 Pittsburgh 6 9 0 .400 288 312
GREEN BAY 4 11 0 .267 230 363 Houston 4 11 0 .267 258 322
Tampa Bay 2 13 0 .133 222 452 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION X-Denver 11 4 0 .733 362 286
Y-LA Rams 10 5 0 .667 295 243 Seattle 9 6 0 .600 325 281
Y-San Francisco 9 5 1 .633 350 231 Kansas City 9 6 0 .600 334 307
New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 271 254 LA Raiders 8 7 0 .533 299 316
Atlanta 6 8 1 .433 260 274 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 307 363
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
New England Patriots (11-5)
Head Coach: Raymond Berry
Passing Leader: Tony Eason (3328)
Rushing Leader: Craig James (427)
Receiving Leader: Stanley Morgan (84-1491)
New York Jets (10-6)
Head Coach: Joe Walton
Passing Leader: Ken O'Brien (3690)
Rushing Leader: Freeman McNeil (856)
Receiving Leader: Al Toon (85-1176)
Miami Dolphins (8-8)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Dan Marino (4746)
Rushing Leader: Lorenzo Hampton (830)
Receiving Leader: Mark Duper (67-1313)
Buffalo Bills (4-12)
Head Coach: Hank Bullough (2-7)/Marv Levy (2-5)
Passing Leader: Jim Kelly (3593)
Rushing Leader: Robb Riddick (632)
Receiving Leader: Andre Reed (53-739)
Indianapolis Colts (3-13)
Head Coach: Rod Dowhower (0-13)/Ron Meyer (3-0)
Passing Leader: Jack Trudeau (2225)
Rushing Leader: Randy McMillan (609)
Rec. Leader: Matt Bouza (71-830)
Cleveland Browns (12-4)
Head Coach: Marty Schottenheimer
Passing Leader: Bernie Kosar (3854)
Rushing Leader: Kevin Mack (665)
Receiving Leader: Brian Brennan (55-838)
Cincinnati Bengals (10-6)
Head Coach: Sam Wyche
Passing Leader: Boomer Esiason (3959)
Rushing Leader: James Brooks (1087)
Receiving Leader: Cris Collinsworth (62-1024)
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-10)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Mark Malone (2444)
Rushing Leader: Earnest Jackson (910)
Receiving Leader: Walter Abercrombie (47-395)
Houston Oilers (5-11)
Head Coach: Jerry Glanville
Passing Leader: Warren Moon (3489)
Rushing Leader: Mike Rozier (662)
Receiving Leader: Drew Hill (65-1112)
Denver Broncos (11-5)
Head Coach: Dan Reeves
Passing Leader: John Elway (3485)
Rushing Leader: Sammy Winder (789)
Receiving Leader: Gerald Willhite (64-529)
Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
Head Coach: John Mackovic
Passing Leader: Bill Kenney (1922)
Rushing Leader: Mike Pruitt (448)
Receiving Leader: Stephone Paige (55-829)
Seattle Seahawks (10-6)
Head Coach: Chuck Knox
Passing Leader: Dave Krieg (2921)
Rushing Leader: Curt Warner (1481)
Receiving Leader: Steve Largent (70-1070)
Los Angeles Raiders (8-8)
Head Coach: Tom Flores
Passing Leader: Jim Plunkett (1986)
Rushing Leader: Marcus Allen (759)
Receiving Leader: Todd Christensen (95-1153)
San Diego Chargers (4-12)
Head Coach: Don Coryell (1-7)/Al Saunders (3-5)
Passing Leader: Dan Fouts (3031)
Rushing Leader: Gary Anderson (442)
Receiving Leader: Gary Anderson (80-871)
FRIDAY DECEMBER 19
SAN FRANCISCO 24, LA Rams 14
SUNDAY DECEMBER 21
HOUSTON 16, Buffalo 7 SEATTLE 41, Denver 16
Chicago 24, DALLAS 10 Atlanta 20, DETROIT 6
Indianapolis 30, LA RAIDERS 24 NY GIANTS 55, Green Bay 24
Kansas City 24, PITTSBURGH 19 CINCINNATI 52, NY Jets 21
ST. LOUIS 21, Tampa Bay 17 MINNESOTA 33, New Orleans 17
Washington 21, PHILADELPHIA 14 CLEVELAND 47, San Diego 17
MONDAY DECEMBER 22
New England 34, MIAMI 27
NFC EASTERN DIVISION AFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-NY Giants 14 2 0 .875 371 236 X-New England 11 5 0 .688 412 307
Y-Washington 12 4 0 .750 368 296 Y-NY Jets 10 6 0 .625 364 386
Dallas 7 9 0 .438 346 337 Miami 8 8 0 .500 430 405
Philadelphia 5 10 1 .344 256 312 Buffalo 4 12 0 .250 287 348
St. Louis 4 11 1 .281 218 351 Indianapolis 3 13 0 .188 229 400
NFC CENTRAL DIVISION AFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Chicago 14 2 0 .875 352 187 X-Cleveland 12 4 0 .750 391 310
Minnesota 9 7 0 .563 398 273 Cincinnati 10 6 0 .625 409 394
Detroit 5 11 0 .313 277 326 Pittsburgh 6 10 0 .375 307 336
GREEN BAY 4 12 0 .250 254 418 Houston 5 11 0 .313 274 329
Tampa Bay 2 14 0 .125 239 473 AFC WESTERN DIVISION
NFC WESTERN DIVISION X-Denver 11 5 0 .688 378 327
X-S. Francisco 10 5 1 .656 374 247 Y-Kansas City 10 6 0 .625 358 326
Y-LA Rams 10 6 0 .625 309 267 Seattle 10 6 0 .625 366 293
Atlanta 7 8 1 .469 280 280 LA Raiders 8 8 0 .500 323 346
New Orleans 7 9 0 .438 288 287 San Diego 4 12 0 .250 335 396
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Wild Card Berth
1986 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 28) - NY JETS (10-6) 35, Kansas City (10-6) 15
Divisional (January 3) - CLEVELAND (12-4) 23, NY Jets (11-6) 20 (OT)
Divisional (January 4) - DENVER (11-5) 22, New England (11-5) 17
Conference (January 11) - Denver (12-5) 23, CLEVELAND (13-4) 20 (OT)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Wildcard (December 28) - WASHINGTON (12-4) 19, LA Rams (10-6) 7
Divisional (January 3) - Washington (13-4) 27, CHICAGO (14-2) 13
Divisional (January 4) - NY GIANTS (14-2) 49, San Francisco (10-5-1) 3
Conference (January 11) - NY GIANTS (15-2) 17, Washington (14-4) 0
SUPER BOWL 21 (January 25, 1987 at Pasadena)
NEW YORK GIANTS (16-2) 39, DENVER BRONCOS (13-5) 20 - The NFC champion New York Giants captured their first NFL title since 1956 when they downed the AFC champion Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI. The victory marked the NFC's fifth NFL title in the past six seasons. The Broncos, behind the passing of quarterback John Elway, who was 13 of 20 for 187 yards in the first half, held a 10-9 lead at intermission, the narrowest halftime margin in Super Bowl history. Denver's Rich Karlis opened the scoring with a Super Bowl record-tying 48-yard field goal. New York drove 78 yards in nine plays on the next series to take a 7-3 lead on quarterback Phil Simms's 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Zeke Mowatt. The Broncos came right back with a 58-yard scoring drive on six plays capped by Elway's 4-yard touchdown run. The only scoring in the second period was the sack of Elway in the end zone by defensive end George Martin for a New York safety. The Giants produced a key defensive stand early in the second quarter when the Broncos had a first down at the New York 1-yard line, but failed to score on three running plays and Karlis's 23-yard missed field-goal attempt. The Giants took command of the game in the third period en route to a 30-point second half, the most ever scored in one half of Super Bowl play New York took the lead for good on tight end Mark Bavaro's 13-yard touchdown catch 4:52 into the third period. The nine-play, 63-yard scoring drive included the successful conversion of a fourth-and-1 play on the New York 46-yard line. Denver was limited to only two net yards on 10 offensive plays in the third period. Simms set Super Bowl records for most consecutive completions (10) and highest completion percentage (88 percent on 22 completions in 25 attempts). He also passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns and was named the game's most valuable player. New York running back Joe Morris was the game's leading rusher with 20 carries for 67 yards. Denver wide receiver Vance Johnson led all receivers with five catches for 121 yards.
