The Cleveland Browns were 12-4 in 1986. They finished 1st in the AFC Central and 1st in the AFC. They fell to the Denver Broncos, 23 to 20, in the 1986 AFC Championship game.

1986 Stats

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GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team
16
391
5,394
1,047
5.2
1,650
470
3.5
4,018
538
7.5
39
274
302
102
175
25
101
807
Team Rank
5th
9th
12th
10th
22nd
16th
24th
9th
11th
9th
12th
16th
14th
14th
13th
13th
15th
10th
Opponent
16
310
5,269
1,047
5.0
1,981
494
4.0
3,546
518
6.8
35
258
302
113
171
18
101
754
Opponent Rank
11th
19th
16th
19th
18th
18th
21st
13th
16th
12th
21st
7th
14th
19th
14th
5th
16th
21st
Net
+81
+125
0
+0.1
-331
-24
-0.5
+472
+20
+0.6
+4
+16
0
-11
+4
+7
0
+53
Net Rank
6th
13th
14th
13th
20th
17th
25th
9th
12th
7th
16th
13th
15th
19th
13th
8th
18th
17th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM