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.

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
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

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