what is the best record by an nfl team in the 1986 season (including playoffs)

The New York Giants had the best record by a team in the 1986 regular-season and playoffs, with a record of 17-2 in 1986.

TEAM REC SEASON W% GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Giants
Giants
17-2
1986
.895
19
17
2
0
56
476
25.1
259
13.6
381
2 Bears
Bears
14-3
1986
.824
17
14
3
0
39
365
21.5
214
12.6
319
3 Redskins
Redskins
14-5
1986
.737
19
14
5
0
50
414
21.8
333
17.5
358
4 Browns
Browns
13-5
1986
.722
18
13
5
0
49
434
24.1
353
19.6
352
5 Broncos
Broncos
13-6
1986
.684
19
13
6
0
51
443
23.3
403
21.2
388
6 Patriots
Patriots
11-6
1986
.647
17
11
6
0
47
429
25.2
329
19.4
326
7 Bengals
Bengals
10-6
1986
.625
16
10
6
0
51
409
25.6
394
24.6
348
8 Seahawks
Seahawks
10-6
1986
.625
16
10
6
0
43
366
22.9
293
18.3
291
9 49ers
49ers
10-6-1
1986
.618
17
10
6
1
43
377
22.2
296
17.4
355
10 Jets
Jets
11-7
1986
.611
18
11
7
0
52
419
23.3
424
23.6
352
11 Rams
Rams
10-7
1986
.588
17
10
7
0
38
316
18.6
286
16.8
285
12 Chiefs
Chiefs
10-7
1986
.588
17
10
7
0
45
373
21.9
361
21.2
279
13 Vikings
Vikings
9-7
1986
.563
16
9
7
0
48
398
24.9
273
17.1
321
14 Raiders
Raiders
8-8
1986
.500
16
8
8
0
37
323
20.2
346
21.6
302
15 Dolphins
Dolphins
8-8
1986
.500
16
8
8
0
56
430
26.9
405
25.3
351
16 Falcons
Falcons
7-8-1
1986
.469
16
7
8
1
30
280
17.5
280
17.5
305
17 Cowboys
Cowboys
7-9
1986
.438
16
7
9
0
43
346
21.6
337
21.1
325
18 Saints
Saints
7-9
1986
.438
16
7
9
0
30
288
18.0
287
17.9
275
19 Steelers
Steelers
6-10
1986
.375
16
6
10
0
35
307
19.2
336
21.0
292
20 Eagles
Eagles
5-10-1
1986
.344
16
5
10
1
28
256
16.0
312
19.5
287
21 Lions
Lions
5-11
1986
.313
16
5
11
0
32
277
17.3
326
20.4
287
22 Oilers
Oilers
5-11
1986
.313
16
5
11
0
30
274
17.1
329
20.6
299
23 Cardinals
Cardinals
4-11-1
1986
.281
16
4
11
1
27
218
13.6
351
21.9
273
24 Packers
Packers
4-12
1986
.250
16
4
12
0
29
254
15.9
418
26.1
286
25 Bills
Bills
4-12
1986
.250
16
4
12
0
34
287
17.9
348
21.8
291

More Giants Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

26th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

126.2

9th

PASS YDS/G

215.7

19th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
Cowboys Cowboys
2
3
1
.417
Giants Giants
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
SF SF
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
GB GB
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYG Giants

2 - 4 - 0

34

Final

17

PHI Eagles

4 - 2 - 0

Thu 9 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM