1986 Detroit Lions

1986 Detroit Lions season
Head Coach	Darryl Rogers
Home Field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	5-11
Place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1985	1987

The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at Minnesota Vikings	W 13-10	54,851
2	September 14, 1986	Dallas Cowboys	L 31-7	73,812
3	September 21, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24-20	38,453
4	September 28, 1986	at Cleveland Browns	L 24-21	72,029
5	October 5, 1986	Houston Oilers	W 24-13	41,960
6	October 12, 1986	at Green Bay Packers	W 21-14	52,290
7	October 19, 1986	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14-10	50,992
8	October 26, 1986	at Chicago Bears	L 13-7	62,064
9	November 2, 1986	Cincinnati Bengals	L 24-17	52,423
10	November 9, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	L 24-10	53,725
11	November 16, 1986	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13-11	54,568
12	November 23, 1986	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38-17	30,029
13	November 27, 1986	Green Bay Packers	L 44-40	61,199
14	December 7, 1986	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27-17	45,042
15	December 15, 1986	Chicago Bears	L 16-13	75,602
16	December 21, 1986	Atlanta Falcons	L 20-6	35,255

Standings

NFC Central
1986 NFC Central standings	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	14	2	0	.875	352	187	W7
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	398	273	W1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	277	326	L4
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	254	418	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	14	0	.125	239	473	L7