The Denver Broncos were 11-5 in 1986. They finished 1st in the AFC West and 2nd in the AFC. They fell to the New York Giants, 39 to 20, in Super Bowl XXI. It was their second Super Bowl appearance.
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Chargers 1986 Stats
See stats| 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 | |
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Team | 16 | 378 | 5,216 | 1,042 | 5.0 | 1,678 | 455 | 3.7 | 3,811 | 549 | 6.9 | 38 | 273 | 319 | 94 | 184 | 41 | 104 | 910 |
Team Rank | 6th | 15th | 17th | 12th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 13th | 8th | 16th | 11th | 17th | 8th | 24th | 9th | 1st | 17th | 21st | |
Opponent | 16 | 327 | 4,947 | 1,026 | 4.8 | 1,651 | 432 | 3.8 | 3,755 | 545 | 6.9 | 49 | 459 | 291 | 93 | 177 | 21 | 127 | 1,034 |
Opponent Rank | 15th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 5th | 4th | 13th | 17th | 22nd | 14th | 9th | 26th | 12th | 5th | 18th | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | |
Net | +51 | +269 | +16 | +0.2 | +27 | +23 | -0.1 | +56 | +4 | +0.1 | -11 | -186 | +28 | +1 | +7 | +20 | -23 | -124 | |
Net Rank | 9th | 10th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 11th | 26th | 7th | 14th | 12th | 1st | 2nd | 8th |
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Jaguars | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
 Commanders | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
 Packers | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Buccaneers | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 |
 Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 49ers | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
 Seahawks | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
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