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.

Scores & Schedules

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1986 Division Standings

TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
5
0
.688
Chiefs Chiefs
10
6
0
.625
Seahawks Seahawks
10
6
0
.625
Raiders Raiders
8
8
0
.500
Chargers Chargers
4
12
0
.250

1986 Stats

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GPPTSYDSPLYAVGRUSH YDSRUSH ATTRUSH AVGPASS YDSPASS ATTPASS AVGSCKSCKY1DWNRUSH 1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNPENPEN YDS
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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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
8
4
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Ravens Ravens
6
6
0
.500
Steelers Steelers
6
6
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
8
4
0
.667
Colts Colts
8
4
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
10
2
0
.833
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
5
1
.542
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
9
3
0
.750
Packers Packers
8
3
1
.708
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
5
0
.583
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
9
3
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
9
3
0
.750

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/4
DAL DAL
@
DET DET
8:15 PM
Sun
12/7
PIT PIT
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
IND IND
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM