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Denver

Broncos

HC Dan Reeves OC Mike Shanahan DC Joe Collier

1986 season
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11–5 Regular season · +51 point diff Lost SB · 20–39 @ NYG

Franchise 57 seasons 499–381–6 all-time 24 playoff trips 3 Super Bowls

23.6 Points / game #6 of 27
20.4 Allowed / game #12 of 28
343 Yards / game #18 of 27
338 Yds allowed / game #9 of 28
49 Sacks #11 of 28
16 Giveaways #5 of 27

Results

  1. W1 W 38–36
  2. @ W2 W 21–10
  3. @ W3 W 33–7
  4. W4 W 27–20
  5. W5 W 29–14
  6. @ W6 W 31–14
  7. @ W7 L 10–22
  8. W8 W 20–13
  9. @ W9 W 21–10
  10. W10 L 3–9
  11. W11 W 38–17
  12. @ W12 L 16–19
  13. W13 W 34–28
  14. @ W14 L 10–37
  15. W15 W 31–30
  16. @ W16 L 16–41
  17. DIV W 22–17
  18. @ CON W 23–20
  19. @ SB L 20–39

Team leaders

Passing John Elway 3,485 yds · 19 TD · 13 INT
Rushing Sammy Winder 789 yds · 9 TD · 3.3 Y/C
Receiving Mark Jackson 38 rec · 738 yds · 1 TD
Tackles Karl Mecklenburg 127 tkl · 127 solo
Sacks Rulon Jones 13.5 sacks · 0 FF
Interceptions Tony Lilly 3 INT

Margin by game

Points won or lost by Win Loss
  1. +2 1
  2. +11 2
  3. +26 3
  4. +7 4
  5. +15 5
  6. +17 6
  7. −12 7
  8. +7 8
  9. +11 9
  10. −6 10
  11. +21 11
  12. −3 12
  13. +6 13
  14. −27 14
  15. +1 15
  16. −25 16
  17. +5 DIVD
  18. +3 CONC
  19. −19 SBS