1986 NFL Season
224 regular-season games · 10 playoff teams · 100,000 simulations
Champion
New York Giants
1st Super Bowl
Last Title: 1956
Runner-Up
Denver Broncos
2nd SB App.
Last Appearance: 1977
Biggest Overachiever
New York Giants
3.81 wins above expected
14 wins · 10.19 expected wins
Biggest Disappointment
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
3.13 wins below expected
2 wins · 5.13 expected wins
Final Standings
Regular-season records by division. The vsSim column shows actual wins minus the simulation's mean wins — positive means the team overachieved, negative means they underperformed.
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Browns (1st) Division | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | — | 391 | 310 | +81 | 8.87 | +3.13 |
| 2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2 | 409 | 394 | +15 | 8.39 | +1.61 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 6 | 307 | 336 | -29 | 7.10 | -1.10 |
| 4 | Houston Oilers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 7 | 274 | 329 | -55 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New England Patriots Division | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | — | 412 | 307 | +105 | 10.52 | +0.48 |
| 2 | New York Jets Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 364 | 386 | -22 | 9.51 | +0.49 |
| 3 | Miami Dolphins | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 430 | 405 | +25 | 8.88 | -0.88 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 7 | 287 | 348 | -61 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 8 | 229 | 400 | -171 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denver Broncos Division | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | — | 378 | 327 | +51 | 9.78 | +1.22 |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 358 | 326 | +32 | 8.39 | +1.61 |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 1 | 366 | 293 | +73 | 8.40 | +1.60 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 323 | 346 | -23 | 9.07 | -1.07 |
| 5 | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 7 | 335 | 396 | -61 | 6.68 | -2.68 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | — | 352 | 187 | +165 | 12.89 | +1.11 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 5 | 398 | 273 | +125 | 8.43 | +0.57 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .312 | 9 | 277 | 326 | -49 | 7.31 | -2.31 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 10 | 254 | 418 | -164 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 12 | 239 | 473 | -234 | 5.13 | -3.13 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants Division | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | — | 371 | 236 | +135 | 10.19 | +3.81 |
| 2 | Washington Redskins Playoffs | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 2 | 368 | 296 | +72 | 9.57 | +2.43 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 7 | 346 | 337 | +9 | 8.46 | -1.46 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 8.5 | 256 | 312 | -56 | 6.45 | -0.95 |
| 5 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | 9.5 | 218 | 351 | -133 | 5.21 | -0.71 |
| # | Team | W | L | T | Pct | GB | PF | PA | PD | SimW | vsSim |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco 49ers Division | 10 | 5 | 1 | .656 | — | 374 | 247 | +127 | 10.70 | -0.20 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Rams Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 0.5 | 309 | 267 | +42 | 8.85 | +1.15 |
| 3 | Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 3 | 280 | 280 | 0 | 6.85 | +0.65 |
| 4 | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3.5 | 288 | 287 | +1 | 6.46 | +0.54 |
Playoff Bracket
The path each team took through the postseason — reconstructed from actual playoff games, not the simulation.
AFC
Wild Card Round
Divisional Round
Conference Championship
NFC
Wild Card Round
Divisional Round
Conference Championship
Super Bowl
Season Summary
Every team's regular-season finish compared against 100,000 simulations. Click any column header to sort; use the dropdown to filter by Conference or Division. Luck is the team's actual outcome minus the sim's mean — positive means the team beat the model. Percentile is where the actual result fell in the team's sim distribution (e.g. 90% = the team did this well or better in only 10% of sims).
| Team | Conference | Division | Elo | Actual | Avg. Wins | Luck | Percentile | Min | 5th | Q1 | Median | Q3 | 95th | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | NFC | NFC Central | 1720 | 14 | 12.89 | +1.11 | 86.86% | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| New York Giants | NFC | NFC East | 1707 | 14 | 10.19 | +3.81 | 99.52% | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| San Francisco 49ers | NFC | NFC West | 1658 | 10.5 | 10.70 | -0.20 | 46.83% | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Washington Redskins | NFC | NFC East | 1625 | 12 | 9.57 | +2.43 | 94.71% | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Seattle Seahawks | AFC | AFC West | 1621 | 10 | 8.40 | +1.60 | 86.52% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| New England Patriots | AFC | AFC East | 1613 | 11 | 10.52 | +0.48 | 71.26% | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | AFC | AFC Central | 1601 | 12 | 8.87 | +3.13 | 97.85% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Denver Broncos | AFC | AFC West | 1583 | 11 | 9.78 | +1.22 | 82.66% | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Los Angeles Rams | NFC | NFC West | 1571 | 10 | 8.85 | +1.15 | 82.01% | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 |
| Miami Dolphins | AFC | AFC East | 1563 | 8 | 8.88 | -0.88 | 43.80% | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | AFC | AFC Central | 1553 | 10 | 8.39 | +1.61 | 87.18% | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| Minnesota Vikings | NFC | NFC Central | 1542 | 9 | 8.43 | +0.57 | 73.08% | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | AFC | AFC West | 1540 | 10 | 8.39 | +1.61 | 87.22% | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | AFC | AFC West | 1508 | 8 | 9.07 | -1.07 | 40.10% | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| New York Jets | AFC | AFC East | 1488 | 10 | 9.51 | +0.49 | 72.00% | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | AFC | AFC Central | 1483 | 6 | 7.10 | -1.10 | 39.23% | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Dallas Cowboys | NFC | NFC East | 1479 | 7 | 8.46 | -1.46 | 32.61% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | NFC | NFC East | 1458 | 5.5 | 6.45 | -0.95 | 32.78% | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 |
| New Orleans Saints | NFC | NFC West | 1456 | 7 | 6.46 | +0.54 | 73.15% | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
| Atlanta Falcons | NFC | NFC West | 1443 | 7.5 | 6.85 | +0.65 | 65.18% | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 15 |
| San Diego Chargers | AFC | AFC West | 1434 | 4 | 6.68 | -2.68 | 13.41% | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Houston Oilers | AFC | AFC Central | 1379 | 5 | 5.67 | -0.67 | 49.29% | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 |
| Detroit Lions | NFC | NFC Central | 1374 | 5 | 7.31 | -2.31 | 18.46% | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
| Green Bay Packers | NFC | NFC Central | 1368 | 4 | 5.86 | -1.86 | 24.34% | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | NFC | NFC East | 1363 | 4.5 | 5.21 | -0.71 | 37.22% | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
| Indianapolis Colts | AFC | AFC East | 1329 | 3 | 4.62 | -1.62 | 28.77% | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| Buffalo Bills | AFC | AFC East | 1314 | 4 | 5.75 | -1.75 | 27.00% | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFC | NFC Central | 1225 | 2 | 5.13 | -3.13 | 7.40% | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Head-to-Head
Each cell shows a team's record (row vs column) and below it the expected number of wins the model predicted based on each individual game's win probability. Navy-tinted cells mean the team beat the model's expectations by more than half a win in that matchup; gold-tinted cells mean they fell short by the same margin. The first matrix for each division covers within-division games; the second (when shown) covers games against teams outside that division — aggregated by division when there are many opponents, broken out team-by-team when there are few.
Within AFC Central
| Team | Bengals | (1st) | Oilers | Steelers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | — |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
| Cleveland Browns (1st) |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
— |
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Houston Oilers |
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
— |
AFC Central vs. Other Divisions
| Team | AFC East | AFC West | NFC Central | NFC East | NFC West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals |
3-0
(1.5 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
3-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
| Cleveland Browns (1st) |
3-0
(1.9 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.9 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
| Houston Oilers |
2-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
0-3
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
1-2
(1.2 exp.)
|
0-3
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
Within AFC East
| Team | Bills | Colts | Dolphins | Patriots | Jets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | — |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
|
| Indianapolis Colts |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
|
| Miami Dolphins |
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
| New England Patriots |
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
| New York Jets |
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
— |
AFC East vs. Other Divisions
| Team | AFC Central | AFC West | NFC Central | NFC East | NFC West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills |
1-3
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.5 exp.)
|
—
|
| Indianapolis Colts |
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
1-3
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Miami Dolphins |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
| New England Patriots |
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
3-1
(2.5 exp.)
|
| New York Jets |
0-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
2-2
(2.5 exp.)
|
Within AFC West
| Team | Broncos | Chiefs | Raiders | Chargers | Seahawks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | — |
1-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Kansas City Chiefs |
1-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Raiders |
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
— |
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
| San Diego Chargers |
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
| Seattle Seahawks |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
— |
AFC West vs. Other Divisions
| Team | AFC Central | AFC East | NFC Central | NFC East | NFC West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos |
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
—
|
3-1
(2.3 exp.)
|
—
|
| Kansas City Chiefs |
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
—
|
| Los Angeles Raiders |
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
—
|
1-3
(2.1 exp.)
|
—
|
| San Diego Chargers |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
—
|
0-4
(1.7 exp.)
|
—
|
| Seattle Seahawks |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
—
|
3-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
—
|
Within NFC Central
| Team | Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings | Buccaneers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | — |
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.7 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.8 exp.)
|
| Detroit Lions |
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
| Green Bay Packers |
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
| Minnesota Vikings |
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
— |
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
0-2
(0.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
|
— |
NFC Central vs. Other Divisions
| Team | AFC Central | AFC East | AFC West | NFC East | NFC West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears |
4-0
(3.1 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
| Detroit Lions |
1-3
(1.9 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Green Bay Packers |
1-3
(1.7 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
| Minnesota Vikings |
1-3
(2.4 exp.)
|
—
|
—
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.9 exp.)
|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
—
|
1-0
(0.4 exp.)
|
0-1
(0.2 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-4
(1.2 exp.)
|
Within NFC East
| Team | Cowboys | Giants | Eagles | Cardinals | Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | — |
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
| New York Giants |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
— |
2-0
(1.4 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.6 exp.)
|
— |
0-1-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.7 exp.)
|
| St. Louis Cardinals |
0-2
(0.5 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.3 exp.)
|
1-0-1
(0.7 exp.)
|
— |
0-2
(0.4 exp.)
|
| Washington Redskins |
1-1
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.9 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
— |
NFC East vs. Other Divisions
| Team | AFC Central | AFC East | AFC West | NFC Central | NFC West |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys |
—
|
—
|
1-3
(2.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
0-2
(1.0 exp.)
|
| New York Giants |
—
|
—
|
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.5 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
| Philadelphia Eagles |
—
|
—
|
2-2
(1.5 exp.)
|
0-2
(0.8 exp.)
|
2-0
(0.7 exp.)
|
| St. Louis Cardinals |
—
|
0-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
1-0
(0.3 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.1 exp.)
|
0-4
(1.3 exp.)
|
| Washington Redskins |
—
|
—
|
3-1
(2.1 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-0
(1.2 exp.)
|
Within NFC West
| Team | Falcons | Rams | Saints | 49ers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | — |
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.9 exp.)
|
0-1-1
(0.6 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Rams |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
| New Orleans Saints |
1-1
(1.0 exp.)
|
1-1
(0.8 exp.)
|
— |
1-1
(0.5 exp.)
|
| San Francisco 49ers |
1-0-1
(1.4 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.2 exp.)
|
1-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
— |
NFC West vs. Other Divisions
| Team | AFC Central | AFC East | AFC West | NFC Central | NFC East |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons |
—
|
1-3
(1.6 exp.)
|
—
|
2-1
(1.3 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
| Los Angeles Rams |
—
|
2-2
(2.1 exp.)
|
—
|
3-0
(1.6 exp.)
|
2-1
(1.9 exp.)
|
| New Orleans Saints |
—
|
1-3
(1.5 exp.)
|
—
|
2-1
(1.5 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.1 exp.)
|
| San Francisco 49ers |
—
|
4-0
(2.5 exp.)
|
—
|
2-1
(2.3 exp.)
|
1-2
(1.8 exp.)
|
Scoring Distribution
Histograms of points scored and allowed, a home-vs-away score scatter (marker size grows with how often that exact score happened), and summary stats — all driven by the team filter below. Default view is league-wide.
Summary Statistics
| Mean scored | — |
| Mean allowed | — |
| StdDev scored | — |
| StdDev allowed | — |
| Correlation (home vs away score) | — |
| Sample size (games) | — |
Actual vs. Point Differential
How points translated into wins. Teams above the cluster overperformed their points differential (often called Pythagorean luck), while teams below underperformed. Hover for exact values.
Top Overachievers & Disappointments
The teams furthest from where the simulation said they'd land — a fast read of the Luck column on top of the main season summary above.
Top Overachievers
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Giants | 14 | 10.19 | +3.81 |
| 2 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | 12 | 8.87 | +3.13 |
| 3 | Washington Redskins | 12 | 9.57 | +2.43 |
| 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 8.39 | +1.61 |
| 5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 8.39 | +1.61 |
Biggest Disappointments
| # | Team | Actual | Sim | Luck |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5.13 | -3.13 |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | 4 | 6.68 | -2.68 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 7.31 | -2.31 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
Top Streaks
Ranked by model unlikelihood — the product of pregame W/T/L probabilities over the games in each team's streak. A short streak by a poor team can outrank a longer one by a strong team since the poor team's per-game probabilities were lower going in.
Longest Winning Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Jets | 9 | Sep 21 – Nov 16 | 1 in 119 |
| 2 | New York Giants | 9 | Oct 27 – Dec 20 | 1 in 70 |
| 3 | Indianapolis Colts | 3 | Dec 7 – Dec 21 | 1 in 58 |
| 4 | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | Nov 23 – Dec 20 | 1 in 32 |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | 6 | Sep 7 – Oct 12 | 1 in 21 |
Longest Losing Streaks
| # | Team | Games | Dates | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles Raiders | 4 | Nov 30 – Dec 21 | 1 in 118 |
| 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 13 | Sep 7 – Nov 30 | 1 in 116 |
| 3 | San Diego Chargers | 8 | Sep 14 – Nov 2 | 1 in 86 |
| 4 | New York Jets | 5 | Nov 24 – Dec 21 | 1 in 81 |
| 5 | Green Bay Packers | 6 | Sep 7 – Oct 12 | 1 in 45 |
Home-Field Advantage Edge
The simulation applies the same home-field boost to every game across the league, so the per-game home win probabilities bake in the model's idea of HFA. For each team, we add up those probabilities over home games and compare to actual home wins — and do the same on the road. The bar height is (home wins above expected) minus (road wins above expected). A tall positive bar means the team's home/road split exceeded what the model predicted — a real Coors-style edge. A tall negative bar means the reverse: they played worse at home or better on the road than expected.
Finish Position Heatmaps
Each cell is the probability — across 100,000 simulations — that the team (row) finished at that position (column). Use the buttons to switch between divisions, leagues, and the overall NFL view. Rows are sorted by the simulation's average finish (best at top).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 45.71% | 30.35% | 17.31% | 6.63% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 36.31% | 33.31% | 21.13% | 9.25% |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 13.78% | 25.16% | 36.33% | 24.73% |
| Houston Oilers | 4.20% | 11.18% | 25.23% | 59.39% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 52.10% | 29.03% | 15.83% | 2.69% | 0.35% |
| New York Jets | 28.29% | 35.76% | 27.90% | 6.62% | 1.43% |
| Miami Dolphins | 18.54% | 29.93% | 37.02% | 11.67% | 2.84% |
| Buffalo Bills | 0.86% | 4.21% | 13.37% | 48.84% | 32.72% |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.21% | 1.07% | 5.88% | 30.18% | 62.66% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 40.69% | 25.99% | 17.45% | 10.65% | 5.22% |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 24.49% | 25.70% | 22.18% | 17.67% | 9.96% |
| Seattle Seahawks | 17.05% | 21.43% | 22.58% | 22.61% | 16.33% |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 14.30% | 19.80% | 23.34% | 24.20% | 18.36% |
| San Diego Chargers | 3.47% | 7.08% | 14.45% | 24.87% | 50.13% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 93.73% | 5.65% | 0.53% | 0.09% | — |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4.40% | 51.97% | 27.21% | 12.18% | 4.24% |
| Detroit Lions | 1.46% | 28.22% | 35.66% | 22.70% | 11.96% |
| Green Bay Packers | 0.31% | 9.37% | 22.52% | 36.34% | 31.46% |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.10% | 4.79% | 14.08% | 28.69% | 52.34% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 48.29% | 30.00% | 15.46% | 5.34% | 0.91% |
| Washington Redskins | 32.40% | 33.74% | 22.62% | 9.07% | 2.17% |
| Dallas Cowboys | 16.01% | 25.43% | 34.31% | 18.23% | 6.02% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2.84% | 8.28% | 19.68% | 42.03% | 27.17% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.46% | 2.55% | 7.93% | 25.33% | 63.73% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 69.45% | 22.28% | 6.60% | 1.67% |
| Los Angeles Rams | 22.49% | 45.49% | 22.03% | 9.99% |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4.75% | 18.39% | 36.87% | 39.99% |
| New Orleans Saints | 3.31% | 13.84% | 34.50% | 48.35% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 28.46% | 17.95% | 13.50% | 10.26% | 8.39% | 6.59% | 4.92% | 4.12% | 2.48% | 1.38% | 1.07% | 0.55% | 0.27% | 0.06% |
| Denver Broncos | 17.62% | 15.07% | 12.36% | 10.99% | 9.63% | 7.75% | 7.40% | 5.38% | 4.54% | 3.79% | 2.59% | 1.45% | 1.08% | 0.35% |
| New York Jets | 13.26% | 12.08% | 11.59% | 11.81% | 11.43% | 9.41% | 8.25% | 7.46% | 5.49% | 3.67% | 2.55% | 1.55% | 1.00% | 0.45% |
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 6.53% | 10.14% | 12.24% | 10.60% | 9.76% | 10.89% | 9.04% | 8.06% | 6.91% | 5.84% | 4.34% | 3.11% | 1.68% | 0.86% |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8.69% | 10.56% | 10.15% | 10.51% | 10.06% | 9.23% | 8.60% | 7.97% | 7.38% | 6.13% | 4.71% | 3.37% | 1.94% | 0.70% |
| Miami Dolphins | 7.94% | 8.64% | 9.02% | 9.91% | 10.39% | 10.33% | 9.76% | 9.88% | 7.49% | 6.25% | 4.39% | 3.08% | 1.75% | 1.17% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4.94% | 7.43% | 9.67% | 9.25% | 9.68% | 9.64% | 9.55% | 8.97% | 8.98% | 7.04% | 5.97% | 4.75% | 3.03% | 1.10% |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5.85% | 7.08% | 7.41% | 8.52% | 8.61% | 9.03% | 8.66% | 9.40% | 8.69% | 8.79% | 6.50% | 5.60% | 4.15% | 1.71% |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4.57% | 6.72% | 6.87% | 8.15% | 8.41% | 8.89% | 9.83% | 8.80% | 8.82% | 9.19% | 7.96% | 5.72% | 4.34% | 1.73% |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1.20% | 2.28% | 3.42% | 4.41% | 5.69% | 7.53% | 8.63% | 9.40% | 11.70% | 11.53% | 11.02% | 10.35% | 8.60% | 4.24% |
| San Diego Chargers | 0.68% | 1.29% | 1.93% | 2.90% | 3.77% | 4.45% | 6.42% | 7.88% | 9.42% | 11.68% | 12.29% | 14.03% | 14.56% | 8.70% |
| Houston Oilers | 0.09% | 0.37% | 0.99% | 1.38% | 1.91% | 2.95% | 3.80% | 5.39% | 7.76% | 9.40% | 13.29% | 16.74% | 20.60% | 15.33% |
| Buffalo Bills | 0.16% | 0.33% | 0.73% | 1.01% | 1.78% | 2.62% | 3.94% | 5.06% | 6.95% | 9.95% | 14.02% | 15.92% | 17.04% | 20.49% |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.12% | 0.30% | 0.49% | 0.69% | 1.20% | 2.23% | 3.39% | 5.36% | 9.30% | 13.78% | 19.96% | 43.11% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 65.67% | 20.71% | 7.57% | 3.05% | 1.57% | 0.77% | 0.36% | 0.15% | 0.08% | 0.05% | 0.02% | — | — | — |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12.92% | 25.73% | 22.29% | 13.42% | 9.32% | 5.92% | 3.87% | 2.99% | 1.52% | 0.90% | 0.66% | 0.37% | 0.06% | 0.03% |
| New York Giants | 8.60% | 19.46% | 19.76% | 14.95% | 11.04% | 8.94% | 6.38% | 3.91% | 2.89% | 2.02% | 1.03% | 0.66% | 0.25% | 0.11% |
| Washington Redskins | 5.23% | 13.40% | 14.61% | 14.99% | 13.12% | 10.73% | 8.94% | 6.10% | 4.75% | 3.41% | 2.45% | 1.33% | 0.65% | 0.29% |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2.83% | 7.06% | 10.87% | 13.11% | 13.92% | 13.36% | 10.15% | 8.17% | 7.06% | 5.45% | 3.63% | 2.70% | 1.23% | 0.46% |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1.89% | 5.92% | 8.20% | 10.44% | 11.04% | 12.15% | 12.15% | 10.03% | 8.68% | 6.73% | 5.46% | 3.57% | 2.40% | 1.34% |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1.79% | 3.85% | 7.16% | 11.49% | 13.76% | 13.37% | 11.03% | 10.42% | 8.81% | 6.19% | 4.95% | 3.50% | 2.45% | 1.23% |
| Detroit Lions | 0.42% | 1.10% | 2.89% | 5.99% | 7.83% | 9.71% | 10.80% | 11.38% | 11.58% | 9.82% | 8.87% | 8.30% | 6.65% | 4.66% |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.29% | 0.92% | 2.44% | 4.09% | 5.85% | 7.10% | 8.90% | 11.41% | 11.85% | 10.94% | 12.38% | 10.92% | 8.03% | 4.88% |
| New Orleans Saints | 0.10% | 0.74% | 1.55% | 2.83% | 4.09% | 5.53% | 8.11% | 10.27% | 10.93% | 12.89% | 12.95% | 12.73% | 10.31% | 6.97% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.17% | 0.75% | 1.74% | 2.99% | 3.65% | 4.83% | 7.69% | 8.74% | 10.37% | 12.57% | 12.97% | 12.58% | 11.78% | 9.17% |
| Green Bay Packers | 0.06% | 0.17% | 0.43% | 1.36% | 2.52% | 3.73% | 5.35% | 7.25% | 9.40% | 11.60% | 13.34% | 14.82% | 14.55% | 15.42% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.02% | 0.08% | 0.37% | 0.71% | 1.18% | 1.85% | 2.86% | 4.20% | 6.15% | 8.91% | 10.47% | 14.82% | 22.43% | 25.95% |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.01% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.58% | 1.11% | 2.01% | 3.41% | 4.98% | 5.93% | 8.52% | 10.82% | 13.70% | 19.21% | 29.49% |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 52.76% | 19.93% | 10.10% | 6.24% | 3.33% | 2.54% | 1.51% | 0.95% | 0.74% | 0.58% | 0.37% | 0.33% | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9.32% | 11.75% | 12.67% | 10.65% | 10.04% | 7.88% | 6.35% | 5.96% | 4.68% | 4.02% | 3.05% | 2.92% | 1.96% | 1.90% | 1.47% | 1.46% | 0.99% | 0.77% | 0.62% | 0.40% | 0.33% | 0.35% | 0.18% | 0.17% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
| New England Patriots | 8.24% | 13.66% | 11.09% | 9.89% | 8.02% | 7.56% | 6.04% | 5.48% | 4.67% | 4.05% | 3.79% | 3.34% | 2.62% | 2.26% | 2.15% | 1.83% | 1.22% | 0.96% | 0.70% | 0.74% | 0.62% | 0.34% | 0.30% | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.02% | — |
| New York Giants | 6.19% | 7.78% | 10.35% | 8.78% | 8.72% | 8.02% | 7.27% | 6.30% | 5.55% | 5.00% | 4.31% | 4.33% | 3.05% | 3.20% | 2.04% | 1.94% | 1.53% | 1.43% | 1.00% | 1.01% | 0.69% | 0.52% | 0.30% | 0.33% | 0.17% | 0.08% | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Denver Broncos | 4.58% | 8.46% | 7.97% | 8.15% | 7.32% | 6.75% | 6.38% | 5.89% | 5.25% | 4.89% | 4.94% | 3.54% | 4.07% | 3.36% | 3.24% | 2.67% | 2.43% | 1.91% | 1.83% | 1.66% | 1.27% | 1.04% | 0.75% | 0.52% | 0.51% | 0.33% | 0.19% | 0.10% |
| Washington Redskins | 3.36% | 5.29% | 6.79% | 6.80% | 7.00% | 6.55% | 6.94% | 6.41% | 6.37% | 6.05% | 5.17% | 4.76% | 4.65% | 4.30% | 3.12% | 3.10% | 2.24% | 2.65% | 1.77% | 1.74% | 1.30% | 1.25% | 0.77% | 0.68% | 0.45% | 0.25% | 0.20% | 0.04% |
| New York Jets | 2.81% | 6.66% | 6.30% | 6.62% | 6.97% | 6.32% | 6.69% | 6.21% | 6.07% | 5.97% | 5.37% | 4.88% | 4.34% | 3.87% | 3.69% | 3.19% | 3.09% | 2.20% | 2.09% | 1.71% | 1.32% | 1.11% | 0.77% | 0.64% | 0.47% | 0.33% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 2.02% | 4.31% | 4.94% | 5.81% | 5.25% | 5.90% | 5.73% | 5.61% | 5.82% | 5.21% | 5.31% | 4.49% | 4.87% | 4.16% | 4.67% | 3.71% | 3.98% | 3.30% | 2.96% | 2.90% | 2.36% | 1.71% | 1.63% | 1.15% | 1.02% | 0.69% | 0.36% | 0.13% |
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 1.49% | 3.30% | 3.91% | 5.65% | 5.20% | 6.79% | 5.68% | 6.24% | 5.50% | 5.61% | 5.42% | 5.31% | 4.83% | 4.81% | 4.27% | 4.00% | 3.71% | 3.23% | 3.00% | 2.60% | 2.27% | 1.95% | 1.65% | 1.21% | 0.89% | 0.67% | 0.47% | 0.34% |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1.82% | 2.59% | 3.69% | 4.04% | 5.65% | 5.19% | 5.78% | 6.22% | 6.09% | 6.02% | 5.99% | 6.47% | 5.24% | 4.99% | 4.08% | 3.89% | 3.97% | 3.73% | 2.68% | 2.86% | 2.20% | 1.91% | 1.66% | 1.15% | 0.89% | 0.68% | 0.29% | 0.23% |
| Miami Dolphins | 1.60% | 3.95% | 4.51% | 4.41% | 5.06% | 5.32% | 5.12% | 5.59% | 5.58% | 5.33% | 5.75% | 5.26% | 5.26% | 4.67% | 5.11% | 4.52% | 3.59% | 3.71% | 3.23% | 2.69% | 2.40% | 2.06% | 1.67% | 1.06% | 0.97% | 0.63% | 0.56% | 0.39% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0.95% | 2.39% | 2.99% | 3.90% | 4.26% | 5.29% | 4.55% | 5.60% | 5.17% | 5.24% | 5.01% | 4.78% | 4.88% | 5.22% | 4.84% | 4.65% | 4.47% | 4.53% | 3.43% | 3.44% | 2.95% | 3.06% | 2.45% | 2.04% | 1.55% | 1.37% | 0.53% | 0.46% |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1.13% | 1.70% | 3.22% | 3.39% | 4.19% | 3.80% | 5.09% | 4.69% | 5.48% | 5.39% | 5.66% | 5.70% | 5.67% | 5.56% | 4.94% | 4.68% | 4.09% | 4.56% | 3.76% | 3.56% | 3.35% | 2.71% | 1.97% | 1.92% | 1.49% | 1.05% | 0.74% | 0.51% |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1.12% | 1.37% | 2.18% | 2.86% | 3.74% | 4.15% | 5.61% | 5.16% | 5.68% | 6.36% | 5.32% | 6.14% | 5.23% | 5.48% | 5.21% | 5.46% | 4.46% | 4.32% | 3.49% | 3.58% | 2.93% | 2.64% | 2.02% | 1.67% | 1.49% | 1.10% | 0.85% | 0.38% |
| Seattle Seahawks | 0.99% | 2.92% | 3.07% | 4.05% | 4.12% | 3.99% | 4.60% | 4.59% | 4.90% | 4.27% | 5.14% | 4.85% | 5.22% | 4.39% | 5.16% | 4.23% | 4.74% | 4.11% | 4.42% | 3.69% | 3.44% | 3.02% | 2.54% | 2.53% | 1.92% | 1.57% | 1.00% | 0.53% |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0.91% | 1.98% | 2.74% | 3.92% | 3.61% | 4.21% | 4.25% | 4.64% | 4.31% | 4.82% | 5.36% | 4.82% | 5.05% | 5.06% | 4.52% | 4.51% | 5.02% | 4.12% | 4.82% | 4.21% | 3.61% | 3.22% | 3.16% | 2.18% | 2.12% | 1.41% | 1.00% | 0.42% |
| Detroit Lions | 0.18% | 0.44% | 0.82% | 0.83% | 1.32% | 1.85% | 2.44% | 2.92% | 3.35% | 3.91% | 4.00% | 5.16% | 4.66% | 5.53% | 5.09% | 5.95% | 5.32% | 5.53% | 5.12% | 4.96% | 5.08% | 4.96% | 4.43% | 4.05% | 3.98% | 3.32% | 2.77% | 2.03% |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.17% | 0.56% | 0.69% | 1.25% | 1.38% | 2.03% | 1.95% | 2.53% | 3.32% | 3.00% | 3.56% | 3.84% | 4.78% | 4.37% | 5.10% | 5.00% | 6.04% | 5.78% | 5.92% | 5.30% | 5.53% | 5.31% | 4.68% | 5.02% | 4.31% | 3.81% | 2.81% | 1.96% |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.14% | 0.19% | 0.51% | 0.67% | 1.13% | 1.42% | 1.70% | 1.96% | 2.42% | 3.04% | 3.10% | 3.50% | 4.04% | 4.63% | 4.84% | 5.17% | 5.24% | 6.32% | 5.38% | 6.02% | 6.07% | 6.35% | 5.78% | 5.58% | 4.48% | 4.72% | 3.15% | 2.45% |
| San Diego Chargers | 0.06% | 0.28% | 0.52% | 0.74% | 0.95% | 1.10% | 1.47% | 1.55% | 2.02% | 1.96% | 2.51% | 2.61% | 3.83% | 3.23% | 4.63% | 4.47% | 5.16% | 4.62% | 6.21% | 5.48% | 6.34% | 5.77% | 6.80% | 6.75% | 6.74% | 5.90% | 4.74% | 3.56% |
| New Orleans Saints | 0.02% | 0.16% | 0.29% | 0.42% | 0.82% | 0.84% | 1.23% | 1.46% | 1.58% | 1.98% | 2.64% | 2.85% | 3.06% | 4.06% | 4.47% | 5.08% | 5.10% | 5.82% | 5.70% | 6.37% | 6.27% | 7.01% | 5.98% | 6.94% | 5.67% | 6.05% | 4.32% | 3.81% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.06% | 0.17% | 0.31% | 0.43% | 0.85% | 0.98% | 1.27% | 1.21% | 1.64% | 2.15% | 2.34% | 2.65% | 3.25% | 3.72% | 3.95% | 4.46% | 4.75% | 5.34% | 5.52% | 6.41% | 6.03% | 6.65% | 6.65% | 7.01% | 6.36% | 6.16% | 5.55% | 4.13% |
| Green Bay Packers | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.26% | 0.33% | 0.65% | 0.75% | 0.89% | 1.21% | 1.38% | 1.80% | 2.38% | 2.79% | 2.85% | 3.80% | 4.30% | 4.66% | 5.50% | 5.86% | 6.04% | 7.21% | 7.36% | 7.95% | 7.95% | 8.18% | 7.93% | 7.73% |
| Houston Oilers | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.18% | 0.28% | 0.51% | 0.59% | 0.77% | 0.87% | 1.10% | 1.34% | 1.81% | 1.81% | 2.13% | 2.64% | 3.03% | 3.97% | 4.00% | 4.91% | 5.23% | 6.40% | 6.54% | 8.10% | 8.04% | 8.71% | 10.35% | 8.34% | 8.19% |
| Buffalo Bills | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.29% | 0.32% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.83% | 1.17% | 1.24% | 1.61% | 2.13% | 2.18% | 2.72% | 2.97% | 3.61% | 4.15% | 5.18% | 5.25% | 6.58% | 6.64% | 8.01% | 7.57% | 8.34% | 8.37% | 9.45% | 10.03% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | — | 0.03% | — | 0.05% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.33% | 0.30% | 0.48% | 0.71% | 0.80% | 0.93% | 1.06% | 1.40% | 1.93% | 2.21% | 2.62% | 3.41% | 3.98% | 4.58% | 4.92% | 5.77% | 7.10% | 8.34% | 10.82% | 11.28% | 12.84% | 13.78% |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.01% | — | 0.08% | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.09% | 0.22% | 0.27% | 0.50% | 0.64% | 0.76% | 0.93% | 1.32% | 1.69% | 1.90% | 2.69% | 2.67% | 3.00% | 3.69% | 4.39% | 5.22% | 5.80% | 6.83% | 7.73% | 9.75% | 10.33% | 13.75% | 15.67% |
| Indianapolis Colts | — | — | — | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.13% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.37% | 0.39% | 0.58% | 0.86% | 1.29% | 1.26% | 1.65% | 1.81% | 3.07% | 3.34% | 4.47% | 5.09% | 6.46% | 7.58% | 8.79% | 11.23% | 17.91% | 22.91% |
Win Totals in Context
How did each team's actual results compare to their simulated results, Elo rating, average opponent Elo, and percentile within simulated outcomes? Use the buttons to switch between views. In each chart, dashed crosshairs at the league means split the plot into four quadrants: pastel green (team did well, model agreed), pastel red (team did poorly, model agreed), and pastel yellow (model and reality disagreed). Click a division in the legend to toggle it.
Playoff Seed Probabilities
Across the 10,000 regular-season simulations, the probability that each team finished as each playoff seed (or missed the playoffs entirely). Rows sorted by likelihood of earning the top seed; teams that more often missed the playoffs sit toward the bottom.
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | 5 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 28.46% | 16.66% | 6.98% | 15.00% | 10.33% | 22.57% |
| Denver Broncos | 17.62% | 15.79% | 7.28% | 12.57% | 10.67% | 36.07% |
| New York Jets | 13.26% | 9.79% | 5.24% | 16.14% | 13.95% | 41.62% |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 8.69% | 10.83% | 4.97% | 12.21% | 11.48% | 51.82% |
| Miami Dolphins | 7.94% | 6.95% | 3.65% | 13.35% | 12.01% | 56.10% |
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 6.53% | 11.88% | 27.30% | 3.56% | 5.38% | 45.35% |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5.85% | 7.32% | 3.88% | 9.16% | 9.54% | 64.25% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4.94% | 8.95% | 22.42% | 3.44% | 5.72% | 54.53% |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4.57% | 6.39% | 3.34% | 8.60% | 9.74% | 67.36% |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1.20% | 2.89% | 9.69% | 1.94% | 3.92% | 80.36% |
| San Diego Chargers | 0.68% | 1.53% | 1.26% | 2.40% | 3.82% | 90.31% |
| Buffalo Bills | 0.16% | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.98% | 1.78% | 96.38% |
| Houston Oilers | 0.09% | 0.60% | 3.51% | 0.43% | 1.22% | 94.15% |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.44% | 99.13% |
| Team | 1 Seed | 2 Seed | 3 Seed | 4 Seed | 5 Seed | Missed Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 65.67% | 20.64% | 7.42% | 3.48% | 1.35% | 1.44% |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12.92% | 26.86% | 29.67% | 7.77% | 7.22% | 15.56% |
| New York Giants | 8.60% | 20.20% | 19.49% | 14.52% | 10.96% | 26.23% |
| Washington Redskins | 5.23% | 13.96% | 13.21% | 15.42% | 13.33% | 38.85% |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2.83% | 7.28% | 12.38% | 12.38% | 13.33% | 51.80% |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1.89% | 6.15% | 7.97% | 10.02% | 11.06% | 62.91% |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1.79% | 1.50% | 1.11% | 17.88% | 15.52% | 62.20% |
| Detroit Lions | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.52% | 7.62% | 8.89% | 82.03% |
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.29% | 1.01% | 3.45% | 3.35% | 5.58% | 86.32% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.17% | 0.83% | 1.84% | 2.66% | 3.70% | 90.80% |
| New Orleans Saints | 0.10% | 0.80% | 2.41% | 2.26% | 3.97% | 90.46% |
| Green Bay Packers | 0.06% | 0.10% | 0.15% | 1.41% | 2.70% | 95.58% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.35% | 0.65% | 1.22% | 97.67% |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.03% | 0.58% | 1.17% | 98.15% |
Wins Required to Achieve Each Seed
Empirical cumulative distribution: for each seed in each conference, the probability that a team holding that seed finished the regular season with at most a given number of wins. The point where each line passes through 50% is roughly the median wins for that seed.
Season Trends
How each metric evolved across the season — Elo rating, actual wins, simulated final wins, playoff probability, and division-title probability — day by day. Pick a division to see all five charts for its teams.
Elo Through the Playoffs
How each playoff team's Elo rating evolved as the postseason unfolded. Elo Progression traces every team's game-by-game Elo trajectory through their playoff run — teams eliminated early have short lines, deeper runs extend further right; click a team in the legend to isolate it. Net Elo Change summarizes the same data as one bar per team from first playoff game to last, sorted biggest gain to biggest loss.
Stochastic Playoff Outcomes
Across 10,000 simulations starting from preseason Elo, every team had a chance to make the playoffs based on how the regular-season Monte Carlo played out. The default view sums those simulations up: what fraction of them had each team making the playoffs, advancing each round, and winning the title. The round buttons switch to heatmaps showing how often every pair of teams faced off in each round across all sims.
| Team | Made Playoffs | Advanced to Divisional Round | Advanced to Conference Championship | Advanced to Super Bowl | Won Super Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 97.07% | 97.07% | 63.84% | 39.54% | 26.23% |
| New York Giants | 66.86% | 66.86% | 38.94% | 21.38% | 14.08% |
| San Francisco 49ers | 78.59% | 78.59% | 41.27% | 19.42% | 12.14% |
| New England Patriots | 66.86% | 66.86% | 38.36% | 22.80% | 9.46% |
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 50.94% | 50.94% | 27.98% | 15.07% | 5.93% |
| Denver Broncos | 53.55% | 53.55% | 29.20% | 14.98% | 5.77% |
| Washington Redskins | 50.61% | 50.61% | 22.93% | 9.60% | 5.40% |
| Seattle Seahawks | 28.34% | 28.34% | 16.50% | 9.28% | 4.11% |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 40.97% | 40.97% | 19.56% | 9.20% | 2.99% |
| Miami Dolphins | 31.30% | 31.30% | 16.12% | 7.95% | 2.83% |
| Los Angeles Rams | 36.13% | 36.13% | 13.04% | 4.75% | 2.63% |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 35.31% | 35.31% | 15.17% | 6.20% | 1.84% |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 23.69% | 23.69% | 10.96% | 5.05% | 1.74% |
| New York Jets | 40.59% | 40.59% | 16.42% | 6.20% | 1.55% |
| Minnesota Vikings | 33.40% | 19.56% | 7.43% | 2.29% | 1.18% |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 16.09% | 16.09% | 6.26% | 2.35% | 0.74% |
| Dallas Cowboys | 24.43% | 24.43% | 6.54% | 1.65% | 0.63% |
| San Diego Chargers | 6.22% | 5.62% | 1.91% | 0.55% | 0.19% |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8.93% | 7.64% | 1.70% | 0.49% | 0.19% |
| New Orleans Saints | 6.23% | 5.48% | 1.37% | 0.29% | 0.13% |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6.36% | 5.20% | 1.45% | 0.38% | 0.12% |
| Houston Oilers | 4.74% | 4.74% | 1.13% | 0.24% | 0.07% |
| Detroit Lions | 16.51% | 5.63% | 0.96% | 0.12% | 0.04% |
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.66% | 0.42% | 0.11% | 0.03% | 0.01% |
| Green Bay Packers | 4.11% | 1.42% | 0.26% | 0.04% | — |
| Buffalo Bills | 2.76% | 1.58% | 0.32% | 0.10% | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1.87% | 1.03% | 0.24% | 0.04% | — |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1.75% | 0.35% | 0.03% | 0.01% | — |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Buffalo Bills | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Denver Broncos | Houston Oilers | Indianapolis Colts | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Raiders | Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | New York Jets | Pittsburgh Steelers | San Diego Chargers | Seattle Seahawks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.13% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.10% | 0.05% | 0.10% | 0.05% | ||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0.11% | 0.70% | 0.01% | 0.36% | 0.83% | 0.65% | 0.46% | 0.96% | 0.10% | 0.19% | 0.29% | |||
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 0.12% | 0.04% | 0.56% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.43% | 0.68% | 0.76% | 0.70% | 1.12% | 0.09% | 0.26% | 0.43% | |
| Denver Broncos | 0.36% | 0.56% | 0.63% | 0.19% | 0.06% | 0.79% | 1.03% | 2.18% | 1.97% | 3.51% | 0.56% | 0.36% | 0.66% | |
| Houston Oilers | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.11% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.05% | |||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.03% | ||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0.24% | 0.47% | 0.29% | 0.64% | 0.09% | 0.10% | 0.86% | 1.70% | 1.44% | 2.52% | 0.25% | 0.30% | 0.49% | |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0.32% | 0.52% | 0.35% | 0.65% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.93% | 1.79% | 1.89% | 2.77% | 0.45% | 0.30% | 0.66% | |
| Miami Dolphins | 0.13% | 0.64% | 0.49% | 2.00% | 0.19% | 0.03% | 1.42% | 2.11% | 1.10% | 1.97% | 0.55% | 0.69% | 1.44% | |
| New England Patriots | 0.15% | 0.80% | 0.74% | 2.56% | 0.19% | 0.03% | 1.93% | 2.93% | 1.38% | 1.14% | 0.53% | 0.66% | 1.72% | |
| New York Jets | 0.22% | 0.67% | 0.50% | 1.77% | 0.19% | 0.01% | 1.83% | 2.57% | 1.35% | 0.63% | 0.47% | 0.84% | 1.25% | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.30% | 0.02% | 0.21% | 0.41% | 0.28% | 0.19% | 0.44% | 0.09% | 0.25% | ||
| San Diego Chargers | 0.07% | 0.14% | 0.14% | 0.20% | 0.02% | 0.14% | 0.13% | 0.30% | 0.27% | 0.51% | 0.14% | 0.09% | ||
| Seattle Seahawks | 0.27% | 0.57% | 0.50% | 0.86% | 0.10% | 0.09% | 0.73% | 1.03% | 2.11% | 1.82% | 2.63% | 0.33% | 0.25% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Falcons | Chicago Bears | Dallas Cowboys | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | Los Angeles Rams | Minnesota Vikings | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | San Francisco 49ers | St. Louis Cardinals | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.04% | 0.58% | 0.40% | 0.08% | 0.14% | 0.61% | 0.11% | 0.24% | 0.10% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.02% | 0.40% | |
| Chicago Bears | 0.23% | 0.61% | 0.18% | 0.04% | 0.54% | 0.07% | 0.10% | 0.57% | 0.16% | 0.28% | 0.06% | 0.50% | ||
| Dallas Cowboys | 0.56% | 0.10% | 1.53% | 0.23% | 1.22% | 2.00% | 0.49% | 0.42% | 0.15% | 0.55% | 0.01% | 0.23% | 0.93% | |
| Detroit Lions | 0.37% | 0.03% | 0.82% | 0.05% | 0.56% | 0.43% | 0.19% | 0.39% | 0.40% | 0.19% | 0.13% | 0.06% | 0.55% | |
| Green Bay Packers | 0.10% | 0.01% | 0.22% | 0.03% | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.08% | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.12% | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0.43% | 0.26% | 2.10% | 1.97% | 0.36% | 3.17% | 0.29% | 1.63% | 0.63% | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 2.36% | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1.26% | 0.04% | 2.78% | 1.29% | 0.30% | 2.38% | 0.66% | 1.58% | 1.05% | 1.12% | 0.24% | 0.13% | 2.33% | |
| New Orleans Saints | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.26% | 0.30% | 0.06% | 0.20% | 0.41% | 0.22% | 0.08% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.41% | |
| New York Giants | 1.32% | 0.40% | 1.65% | 2.55% | 0.62% | 2.78% | 4.52% | 0.84% | 0.52% | 1.75% | 0.23% | 0.31% | 1.08% | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.14% | 0.03% | 0.16% | 0.37% | 0.08% | 0.41% | 0.59% | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.16% | 0.04% | 0.13% | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 0.24% | 0.24% | 1.50% | 1.08% | 0.36% | 0.16% | 2.06% | 0.24% | 0.92% | 0.45% | 0.14% | 0.10% | 1.65% | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.04% | 0.06% | |||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.02% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | |||||
| Washington Redskins | 1.31% | 0.31% | 1.87% | 2.54% | 0.78% | 3.40% | 4.11% | 0.93% | 0.67% | 0.33% | 1.43% | 0.17% | 0.36% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Buffalo Bills | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Denver Broncos | Houston Oilers | Indianapolis Colts | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Raiders | Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | New York Jets | Pittsburgh Steelers | San Diego Chargers | Seattle Seahawks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 0.03% | 0.08% | 0.09% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.01% | |||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0.20% | 3.64% | 0.05% | 1.73% | 3.10% | 2.09% | 3.36% | 3.31% | 0.54% | 1.54% | ||||
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 0.18% | 5.27% | 0.03% | 2.43% | 4.02% | 3.06% | 5.17% | 5.07% | 0.64% | 2.11% | ||||
| Denver Broncos | 0.41% | 4.43% | 4.83% | 0.78% | 0.09% | 3.76% | 6.82% | 5.72% | 2.36% | |||||
| Houston Oilers | 0.02% | 0.21% | 0.06% | 0.14% | 0.15% | 0.19% | 0.24% | 0.03% | 0.09% | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.01% | ||||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0.08% | 1.70% | 1.68% | 0.19% | 0.03% | 1.36% | 2.98% | 2.16% | 0.78% | |||||
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0.16% | 2.40% | 2.35% | 0.43% | 0.04% | 1.78% | 3.82% | 3.13% | 1.06% | |||||
| Miami Dolphins | 2.16% | 2.31% | 3.52% | 0.29% | 1.85% | 2.73% | 1.00% | 0.60% | 1.66% | |||||
| New England Patriots | 5.58% | 6.07% | 7.34% | 0.87% | 4.47% | 6.09% | 2.40% | 1.21% | 4.33% | |||||
| New York Jets | 2.37% | 2.59% | 3.22% | 0.50% | 1.58% | 2.84% | 1.13% | 0.51% | 1.68% | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.04% | 1.04% | 0.02% | 0.57% | 1.14% | 0.67% | 1.26% | 0.93% | 0.17% | 0.42% | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | 0.03% | 0.28% | 0.36% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.14% | 0.54% | 0.36% | 0.18% | |||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 0.14% | 2.43% | 2.68% | 0.54% | 0.04% | 2.17% | 4.36% | 3.25% | 0.89% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Falcons | Chicago Bears | Dallas Cowboys | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | Los Angeles Rams | Minnesota Vikings | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | San Francisco 49ers | St. Louis Cardinals | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.59% | 0.23% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.35% | 0.04% | 0.35% | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | 2.81% | 8.16% | 10.89% | 2.08% | 12.92% | 1.92% | 11.01% | 0.44% | 13.61% | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 0.35% | 1.78% | 0.17% | 0.12% | 1.00% | 0.67% | 0.23% | 2.21% | 0.01% | |||||
| Detroit Lions | 0.01% | 0.10% | 0.12% | 0.02% | 0.19% | 0.06% | 0.27% | 0.01% | 0.18% | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | 0.11% | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 4.50% | 1.63% | 0.38% | 0.09% | 0.95% | 2.59% | 0.32% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 2.50% | ||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 0.28% | 0.78% | 0.75% | 0.09% | 1.52% | 0.14% | 2.55% | 0.01% | 1.31% | |||||
| New Orleans Saints | 0.50% | 0.21% | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.28% | 0.06% | 0.23% | |||||||
| New York Giants | 1.54% | 11.23% | 1.42% | 0.33% | 6.57% | 3.80% | 1.04% | 12.94% | 0.07% | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.04% | 0.53% | 0.03% | 0.19% | 0.11% | 0.07% | 0.48% | |||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 6.78% | 6.75% | 1.82% | 0.45% | 4.41% | 10.02% | 1.21% | 0.27% | 0.18% | 9.38% | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.01% | 0.09% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.03% | ||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |||||||||||
| Washington Redskins | 0.90% | 7.23% | 0.75% | 0.15% | 3.49% | 2.04% | 0.56% | 7.77% | 0.04% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Buffalo Bills | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Denver Broncos | Houston Oilers | Indianapolis Colts | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Raiders | Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots | New York Jets | Pittsburgh Steelers | San Diego Chargers | Seattle Seahawks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0.02% | 1.06% | 1.47% | 0.02% | 0.66% | 0.84% | 0.86% | 2.21% | 0.99% | 0.21% | 0.15% | 0.71% | ||
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 0.04% | 1.16% | 2.65% | 0.05% | 0.01% | 1.07% | 1.62% | 1.49% | 3.04% | 1.83% | 0.45% | 0.15% | 1.51% | |
| Denver Broncos | 0.04% | 1.69% | 2.60% | 0.11% | 0.01% | 0.95% | 1.73% | 1.06% | 3.05% | 1.52% | 0.62% | 0.28% | 1.32% | |
| Houston Oilers | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |||||||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0.67% | 0.65% | 0.79% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.45% | 0.36% | 0.81% | 0.45% | 0.26% | 0.09% | 0.45% | ||
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0.03% | 0.80% | 0.87% | 1.10% | 0.09% | 0.39% | 0.45% | 1.06% | 0.55% | 0.25% | 0.09% | 0.52% | ||
| Miami Dolphins | 0.01% | 1.08% | 1.30% | 1.00% | 0.09% | 0.37% | 0.60% | 1.90% | 0.69% | 0.39% | 0.07% | 0.45% | ||
| New England Patriots | 0.06% | 3.12% | 3.59% | 3.96% | 0.22% | 0.04% | 1.41% | 1.87% | 2.42% | 3.12% | 1.04% | 0.28% | 1.67% | |
| New York Jets | 0.01% | 0.75% | 0.98% | 0.93% | 0.14% | 0.32% | 0.59% | 0.53% | 1.22% | 0.31% | 0.06% | 0.36% | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.50% | 0.21% | 0.21% | 0.29% | 0.45% | 0.23% | 0.03% | 0.18% | ||||
| San Diego Chargers | 0.06% | 0.05% | 0.09% | 0.03% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.13% | 0.05% | 0.01% | 0.05% | ||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 0.01% | 0.89% | 1.66% | 1.67% | 0.08% | 0.01% | 0.48% | 0.95% | 0.67% | 1.59% | 0.77% | 0.35% | 0.15% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Falcons | Chicago Bears | Dallas Cowboys | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | Los Angeles Rams | Minnesota Vikings | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | San Francisco 49ers | St. Louis Cardinals | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.13% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.07% | ||||||
| Chicago Bears | 0.53% | 2.11% | 0.43% | 0.17% | 3.50% | 3.15% | 0.47% | 9.57% | 0.48% | 13.00% | 0.08% | 0.02% | 6.03% | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 0.02% | 0.58% | 0.02% | 0.09% | 0.13% | 0.03% | 0.36% | 0.29% | 0.13% | |||||
| Detroit Lions | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | |||||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | |||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 0.03% | 1.36% | 0.19% | 0.02% | 0.14% | 0.03% | 0.97% | 0.09% | 1.34% | 0.01% | 0.57% | |||
| Minnesota Vikings | 0.02% | 1.25% | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.02% | 0.29% | 0.04% | 0.33% | 0.20% | ||||
| New Orleans Saints | 0.09% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.04% | 0.05% | |||||||
| New York Giants | 0.22% | 8.57% | 1.06% | 0.12% | 0.01% | 1.83% | 0.64% | 0.26% | 0.27% | 4.60% | 0.05% | 3.75% | ||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.11% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.05% | 0.08% | 0.05% | ||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 0.27% | 8.68% | 0.93% | 0.17% | 0.02% | 2.04% | 0.71% | 0.14% | 3.81% | 0.16% | 0.02% | 2.47% | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 0.01% | |||||||||||||
| Washington Redskins | 0.12% | 3.44% | 0.44% | 0.07% | 0.02% | 0.70% | 0.28% | 0.11% | 2.36% | 0.03% | 1.99% | 0.04% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Atlanta Falcons | Buffalo Bills | Chicago Bears | Cincinnati Bengals | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Dallas Cowboys | Denver Broncos | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | Houston Oilers | Indianapolis Colts | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Raiders | Los Angeles Rams | Miami Dolphins | Minnesota Vikings | New England Patriots | New Orleans Saints | New York Giants | New York Jets | Philadelphia Eagles | Pittsburgh Steelers | San Diego Chargers | San Francisco 49ers | Seattle Seahawks | St. Louis Cardinals | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.05% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Bears | 0.06% | 2.63% | 3.89% | 3.89% | 0.08% | 0.01% | 1.46% | 1.63% | 1.98% | 5.47% | 1.97% | 0.75% | 0.15% | 2.26% | ||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati Bengals | 0.02% | 0.96% | 0.12% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.23% | 0.05% | 0.01% | 0.60% | 0.01% | 0.57% | 0.39% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 0.02% | 2.23% | 0.21% | 0.01% | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.02% | 1.17% | 0.05% | 1.05% | 0.70% | |||||||||||||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 0.05% | 0.06% | 0.08% | 0.02% | 0.06% | 0.06% | 0.15% | 0.09% | 0.01% | 0.05% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denver Broncos | 0.05% | 1.90% | 0.18% | 0.43% | 0.23% | 0.03% | 1.21% | 0.06% | 1.06% | 0.02% | 0.60% | |||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Lions | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Oilers | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.02% | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 0.01% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0.59% | 0.05% | 0.01% | 0.08% | 0.37% | 0.01% | 0.42% | 0.21% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0.01% | 0.67% | 0.04% | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.01% | 0.40% | 0.01% | 0.39% | 0.15% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 0.39% | 0.31% | 0.39% | 0.01% | 0.13% | 0.31% | 0.13% | 0.40% | 0.25% | 0.07% | 0.01% | 0.23% | ||||||||||||||||
| Miami Dolphins | 0.07% | 0.96% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.18% | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.55% | 0.02% | 0.60% | 0.33% | |||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 0.05% | 0.13% | 0.25% | 0.08% | 0.12% | 0.08% | 0.24% | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.02% | 0.10% | |||||||||||||||||
| New England Patriots | 0.06% | 3.57% | 0.25% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.45% | 0.30% | 0.06% | 1.73% | 0.06% | 1.81% | 0.01% | 1.10% | |||||||||||||||
| New Orleans Saints | 0.04% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.01% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Giants | 0.01% | 1.44% | 2.11% | 2.11% | 0.04% | 0.61% | 0.95% | 1.19% | 3.12% | 1.02% | 0.26% | 0.08% | 1.14% | |||||||||||||||
| New York Jets | 0.02% | 0.58% | 0.05% | 0.07% | 0.08% | 0.33% | 0.30% | 0.12% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0.22% | 0.08% | 0.01% | 0.16% | 0.01% | 0.19% | 0.07% | |||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego Chargers | 0.02% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 0.03% | 1.08% | 1.86% | 1.72% | 0.04% | 0.67% | 0.90% | 1.11% | 2.64% | 0.77% | 0.29% | 0.10% | 0.93% | |||||||||||||||
| Seattle Seahawks | 0.05% | 1.59% | 0.05% | 0.23% | 0.11% | 0.01% | 0.71% | 0.02% | 0.84% | 0.01% | 0.01% | 0.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington Redskins | 0.52% | 0.72% | 0.72% | 0.01% | 0.31% | 0.35% | 0.53% | 1.23% | 0.40% | 0.17% | 0.44% |
Actual Bracket Simulation
With the actual playoff bracket fixed in place, this second simulation re-runs each matchup 10,000 times and tallies how often each team advanced past each round and won the title. The right-most column shows what actually happened. Round buttons switch to matchup heatmaps for that round.
| Team | Advanced to Divisional Round | Advanced to Conference Championship | Advanced to Super Bowl | Won Super Bowl | Actual Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 100.00% | 62.74% | 33.59% | 22.67% | Eliminated in Divisional Round |
| New York Giants | 100.00% | 62.56% | 34.20% | 22.44% | Won Super Bowl |
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 100.00% | 62.11% | 33.27% | 12.32% | Eliminated in Conference Championship |
| San Francisco 49ers | 100.00% | 39.68% | 18.47% | 10.76% | Eliminated in Divisional Round |
| New England Patriots | 100.00% | 51.02% | 27.29% | 10.19% | Eliminated in Divisional Round |
| Denver Broncos | 100.00% | 48.98% | 24.42% | 8.50% | Eliminated in Super Bowl |
| Washington Redskins | 61.65% | 22.71% | 9.47% | 5.96% | Eliminated in Conference Championship |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 55.26% | 22.65% | 9.54% | 3.25% | Eliminated in Wild Card Round |
| Los Angeles Rams | 38.35% | 12.31% | 4.27% | 2.21% | Eliminated in Wild Card Round |
| New York Jets | 44.74% | 15.24% | 5.48% | 1.70% | Eliminated in Divisional Round |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Kansas City Chiefs | New York Jets |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 55.26% | |
| New York Jets | 44.74% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 38.35% | |
| Washington Redskins | 61.65% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Denver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots | New York Jets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 32.61% | 29.50% | |||
| Denver Broncos | 48.98% | ||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 22.65% | ||||
| New England Patriots | 51.02% | ||||
| New York Jets | 15.24% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Rams | New York Giants | San Francisco 49ers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 23.80% | 38.94% | |||
| Los Angeles Rams | 12.31% | ||||
| New York Giants | 26.04% | 36.52% | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 14.55% | 25.13% | |||
| Washington Redskins | 22.71% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Denver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs | New England Patriots | New York Jets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 17.16% | 16.11% | |||
| Denver Broncos | 13.84% | 6.30% | 4.28% | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 4.60% | 4.94% | |||
| New England Patriots | 15.00% | 6.81% | 5.48% | ||
| New York Jets | 2.80% | 2.68% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Rams | New York Giants | San Francisco 49ers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 5.15% | 18.77% | 9.67% | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 2.49% | 1.78% | |||
| New York Giants | 20.18% | 5.73% | 8.29% | ||
| San Francisco 49ers | 6.48% | 2.89% | 4.15% | 4.95% | |
| Washington Redskins | 5.44% | 4.03% |
Loser → ↓ Winner | Chicago Bears | Cleveland Browns (1st) | Denver Broncos | Kansas City Chiefs | Los Angeles Rams | New England Patriots | New York Giants | New York Jets | San Francisco 49ers | Washington Redskins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 7.29% | 5.79% | 2.25% | 6.07% | 1.27% | |||||
| Cleveland Browns (1st) | 3.50% | 0.75% | 4.13% | 2.61% | 1.33% | |||||
| Denver Broncos | 2.71% | 0.44% | 2.72% | 1.86% | 0.77% | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1.03% | 0.17% | 1.06% | 0.70% | 0.29% | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 0.75% | 0.57% | 0.20% | 0.58% | 0.11% | |||||
| New England Patriots | 3.08% | 0.58% | 3.36% | 2.18% | 0.99% | |||||
| New York Giants | 7.39% | 5.31% | 2.22% | 6.19% | 1.33% | |||||
| New York Jets | 0.60% | 0.12% | 0.49% | 0.36% | 0.13% | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 3.39% | 2.71% | 1.12% | 2.93% | 0.61% | |||||
| Washington Redskins | 2.13% | 1.54% | 0.50% | 1.33% | 0.46% |
Most-Likely Championship Paths
For each playoff team, the opponent they most often faced and defeated at each round across all bracket simulations. Each step shows two numbers: Matchup % is the fraction of this team's wins in this round that came against this opponent; Win % is the head-to-head probability they beat this opponent when the two meet. Note: fixed early-round matchups against bracket-determined opponents will show 100% Matchup — that's because those pairings are decided by the bracket.
Regular Season Games
Every regular-season game from each team's perspective. Pick a team from the dropdown — it filters every table on this tab. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986-09-07 | @ New Orleans Saints | W 31-10 | 1418.24 | 1428.74 | 44.80% | 54.04% | +31.39 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 33-13 | 1449.63 | 1413.66 | 57.63% | 41.20% | +23.43 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Dallas Cowboys | W 37-35 | 1473.06 | 1551.01 | 35.50% | 63.34% | +11.34 | 3-0 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23-20 | 1484.40 | 1377.15 | 61.45% | 37.39% | +8.24 | 4-0 |
| 1986-10-05 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0-16 | 1492.64 | 1454.92 | 57.88% | 40.96% | -29.33 | 4-1 |
| 1986-10-12 | Los Angeles Rams | W 26-14 | 1463.31 | 1550.15 | 40.18% | 58.66% | +25.74 | 5-1 |
| 1986-10-19 | San Francisco 49ers | T 10-10 | 1489.05 | 1638.21 | 31.93% | 66.90% | +1.10 | 5-1 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Los Angeles Rams | L 7-14 | 1490.15 | 1533.57 | 40.17% | 58.67% | -13.51 | 5-2 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ New England Patriots | L 17-25 | 1476.64 | 1625.35 | 26.80% | 72.03% | -9.67 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-09 | New York Jets | L 14-28 | 1466.97 | 1643.53 | 28.61% | 70.23% | -13.65 | 5-4 |
| 1986-11-16 | Chicago Bears | L 10-13 | 1453.32 | 1689.73 | 22.11% | 76.73% | -4.89 | 5-5 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 0-20 | 1448.43 | 1605.22 | 25.90% | 72.94% | -14.78 | 5-6 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Miami Dolphins | W 20-14 | 1433.65 | 1573.53 | 27.81% | 71.02% | +22.03 | 6-6 |
| 1986-12-07 | Indianapolis Colts | L 23-28 | 1455.68 | 1259.83 | 77.01% | 21.82% | -21.81 | 6-7 |
| 1986-12-14 | New Orleans Saints | L 9-14 | 1433.87 | 1461.96 | 48.50% | 50.33% | -13.76 | 6-8 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Detroit Lions | W 20-6 | 1420.11 | 1396.91 | 49.63% | 49.21% | +23.36 | 7-8 |
| 1986-09-07 | New York Jets | L 24-28 | 1377.62 | 1531.45 | 31.35% | 67.48% | -7.99 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | L 33-36 | 1369.63 | 1478.23 | 31.57% | 67.27% | -6.96 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 17-10 | 1362.67 | 1390.23 | 48.58% | 50.26% | +16.86 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17-20 | 1379.53 | 1506.59 | 34.76% | 64.08% | -7.66 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ New York Jets | L 13-14 | 1371.87 | 1552.12 | 23.39% | 75.44% | -2.99 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Miami Dolphins | L 14-27 | 1368.88 | 1497.88 | 29.09% | 69.75% | -13.37 | 1-5 |
| 1986-10-19 | Indianapolis Colts | W 24-13 | 1355.51 | 1343.61 | 54.24% | 44.60% | +18.79 | 2-5 |
| 1986-10-26 | New England Patriots | L 3-23 | 1374.30 | 1612.84 | 21.90% | 76.94% | -12.51 | 2-6 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 28-34 | 1361.79 | 1304.38 | 54.53% | 44.31% | -16.93 | 2-7 |
| 1986-11-09 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16-12 | 1344.86 | 1457.88 | 36.61% | 62.22% | +15.76 | 3-7 |
| 1986-11-16 | Miami Dolphins | L 24-34 | 1360.62 | 1506.24 | 32.38% | 66.46% | -13.04 | 3-8 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ New England Patriots | L 19-22 | 1347.58 | 1647.44 | 13.30% | 85.54% | -2.95 | 3-9 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | W 17-14 | 1344.63 | 1481.96 | 28.11% | 70.73% | +15.51 | 4-9 |
| 1986-12-07 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 17-21 | 1360.14 | 1534.14 | 28.91% | 69.93% | -7.37 | 4-10 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Indianapolis Colts | L 14-24 | 1352.77 | 1281.64 | 56.47% | 42.37% | -22.63 | 4-11 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Houston Oilers | L 7-16 | 1330.14 | 1363.49 | 41.57% | 57.27% | -15.85 | 4-12 |
| 1986-09-07 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | W 41-31 | 1666.83 | 1490.28 | 75.06% | 23.78% | +9.60 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-10 | 1676.43 | 1448.70 | 79.98% | 18.85% | +4.17 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-22 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 25-12 | 1680.60 | 1427.83 | 78.31% | 20.53% | +9.46 | 3-0 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | W 44-7 | 1690.06 | 1513.07 | 70.28% | 28.56% | +22.15 | 4-0 |
| 1986-10-05 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23-0 | 1712.21 | 1512.91 | 77.35% | 21.49% | +13.16 | 5-0 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Houston Oilers | W 20-7 | 1725.37 | 1370.74 | 86.27% | 12.57% | +5.80 | 6-0 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Minnesota Vikings | L 7-23 | 1731.17 | 1515.68 | 74.58% | 24.26% | -37.78 | 6-1 |
| 1986-10-26 | Detroit Lions | W 13-7 | 1693.39 | 1441.04 | 82.06% | 16.78% | +5.26 | 7-1 |
| 1986-11-03 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17-20 | 1698.65 | 1547.09 | 72.35% | 26.48% | -15.87 | 7-2 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23-3 | 1682.78 | 1321.31 | 86.70% | 12.14% | +6.95 | 8-2 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Atlanta Falcons | W 13-10 | 1689.73 | 1453.32 | 76.73% | 22.11% | +4.89 | 9-2 |
| 1986-11-23 | Green Bay Packers | W 12-10 | 1694.62 | 1364.62 | 87.42% | 11.42% | +2.07 | 10-2 |
| 1986-11-30 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 13-10 | 1696.69 | 1444.62 | 82.03% | 16.80% | +3.72 | 11-2 |
| 1986-12-07 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 48-14 | 1700.41 | 1255.40 | 92.60% | 6.24% | +4.66 | 12-2 |
| 1986-12-15 | @ Detroit Lions | W 16-13 | 1705.07 | 1400.47 | 82.75% | 16.09% | +3.57 | 13-2 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Dallas Cowboys | W 24-10 | 1708.64 | 1490.56 | 74.85% | 23.98% | +11.45 | 14-2 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | L 14-24 | 1497.78 | 1481.00 | 48.70% | 50.13% | -19.55 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | Buffalo Bills | W 36-33 | 1478.23 | 1369.63 | 67.27% | 31.57% | +6.97 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-18 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | W 30-13 | 1485.20 | 1490.69 | 45.51% | 53.33% | +27.87 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | Chicago Bears | L 7-44 | 1513.07 | 1690.06 | 28.56% | 70.28% | -22.14 | 2-2 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 34-28 | 1490.93 | 1390.52 | 60.52% | 38.32% | +11.94 | 3-2 |
| 1986-10-13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24-22 | 1502.87 | 1426.43 | 63.14% | 35.70% | +6.42 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | Houston Oilers | W 31-28 | 1509.29 | 1364.94 | 71.54% | 27.30% | +6.03 | 5-2 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9-30 | 1515.32 | 1398.25 | 62.76% | 36.08% | -36.42 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Detroit Lions | W 24-17 | 1478.90 | 1435.78 | 52.49% | 46.35% | +15.57 | 6-3 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Houston Oilers | L 28-32 | 1494.47 | 1333.92 | 68.31% | 30.52% | -17.30 | 6-4 |
| 1986-11-16 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34-7 | 1477.17 | 1526.65 | 45.44% | 53.40% | +35.17 | 7-4 |
| 1986-11-23 | Minnesota Vikings | W 24-20 | 1512.34 | 1537.64 | 48.91% | 49.93% | +12.67 | 8-4 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Denver Broncos | L 28-34 | 1525.01 | 1646.52 | 29.99% | 68.85% | -9.36 | 8-5 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ New England Patriots | W 31-7 | 1515.65 | 1654.07 | 27.98% | 70.85% | +43.95 | 9-5 |
| 1986-12-14 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 3-34 | 1559.60 | 1541.51 | 55.12% | 43.72% | -38.89 | 9-6 |
| 1986-12-21 | New York Jets | W 52-21 | 1520.71 | 1520.87 | 52.52% | 46.32% | +32.74 | 10-6 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Chicago Bears | L 31-41 | 1490.28 | 1666.83 | 23.78% | 75.06% | -9.60 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Houston Oilers | W 23-20 | 1480.68 | 1431.66 | 53.33% | 45.50% | +10.01 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-18 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 13-30 | 1490.69 | 1485.20 | 53.33% | 45.51% | -27.87 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | Detroit Lions | W 24-21 | 1462.82 | 1426.56 | 57.67% | 41.16% | +9.06 | 2-2 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27-24 | 1471.88 | 1436.87 | 51.33% | 47.51% | +10.44 | 3-2 |
| 1986-10-12 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 20-7 | 1482.32 | 1497.80 | 50.32% | 48.52% | +22.20 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | Green Bay Packers | L 14-17 | 1504.52 | 1363.65 | 71.14% | 27.70% | -15.60 | 4-3 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Minnesota Vikings | W 23-20 | 1488.92 | 1553.46 | 37.29% | 61.55% | +13.50 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 24-9 | 1502.42 | 1317.59 | 71.19% | 27.64% | +13.66 | 6-3 |
| 1986-11-10 | Miami Dolphins | W 26-16 | 1516.08 | 1525.36 | 51.21% | 47.63% | +19.11 | 7-3 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | L 14-27 | 1535.19 | 1582.27 | 39.66% | 59.17% | -18.18 | 7-4 |
| 1986-11-23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 37-31 | 1517.01 | 1456.40 | 61.02% | 37.82% | +11.78 | 8-4 |
| 1986-11-30 | Houston Oilers | W 13-10 | 1528.79 | 1356.05 | 74.66% | 24.18% | +5.35 | 9-4 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Buffalo Bills | W 21-17 | 1534.14 | 1360.14 | 69.93% | 28.91% | +7.37 | 10-4 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | W 34-3 | 1541.51 | 1559.60 | 43.72% | 55.12% | +38.89 | 11-4 |
| 1986-12-21 | San Diego Chargers | W 47-17 | 1580.40 | 1454.42 | 69.39% | 29.45% | +20.57 | 12-4 |
| 1986-09-08 | New York Giants | W 31-28 | 1510.86 | 1573.13 | 43.62% | 55.22% | +12.12 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Detroit Lions | W 31-7 | 1522.98 | 1470.75 | 53.79% | 45.05% | +28.03 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | Atlanta Falcons | L 35-37 | 1551.01 | 1473.06 | 63.34% | 35.50% | -11.34 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-29 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | W 31-7 | 1539.67 | 1373.37 | 69.01% | 29.83% | +18.62 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Denver Broncos | L 14-29 | 1558.29 | 1621.91 | 37.41% | 61.43% | -18.43 | 3-2 |
| 1986-10-12 | Washington Redskins | W 30-6 | 1539.86 | 1608.57 | 42.71% | 56.13% | +34.84 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 17-14 | 1574.70 | 1462.69 | 62.09% | 36.75% | +8.10 | 5-2 |
| 1986-10-26 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 37-6 | 1582.80 | 1363.32 | 79.25% | 19.59% | +13.94 | 6-2 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ New York Giants | L 14-17 | 1596.74 | 1627.50 | 41.93% | 56.90% | -9.23 | 6-3 |
| 1986-11-09 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 13-17 | 1587.51 | 1568.26 | 55.28% | 43.55% | -14.01 | 6-4 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ San Diego Chargers | W 24-21 | 1573.50 | 1450.47 | 63.55% | 35.29% | +7.78 | 7-4 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Washington Redskins | L 14-41 | 1581.28 | 1607.05 | 42.63% | 56.20% | -28.15 | 7-5 |
| 1986-11-27 | Seattle Seahawks | L 14-31 | 1553.13 | 1501.64 | 59.78% | 39.06% | -31.22 | 7-6 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Los Angeles Rams | L 10-29 | 1521.91 | 1584.03 | 37.61% | 61.23% | -20.86 | 7-7 |
| 1986-12-14 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 21-23 | 1501.05 | 1458.74 | 58.51% | 40.32% | -10.49 | 7-8 |
| 1986-12-21 | Chicago Bears | L 10-24 | 1490.56 | 1708.64 | 23.98% | 74.85% | -11.45 | 7-9 |
| 1986-09-07 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 38-36 | 1560.85 | 1560.47 | 52.59% | 46.24% | +8.30 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-15 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21-10 | 1569.15 | 1465.43 | 60.97% | 37.87% | +15.98 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 33-7 | 1585.13 | 1444.53 | 65.82% | 33.01% | +21.44 | 3-0 |
| 1986-09-28 | New England Patriots | W 27-20 | 1606.57 | 1601.99 | 53.20% | 45.64% | +15.34 | 4-0 |
| 1986-10-05 | Dallas Cowboys | W 29-14 | 1621.91 | 1558.29 | 61.43% | 37.41% | +18.43 | 5-0 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ San Diego Chargers | W 31-14 | 1640.34 | 1475.87 | 68.79% | 30.05% | +15.79 | 6-0 |
| 1986-10-20 | @ New York Jets | L 10-22 | 1656.13 | 1575.36 | 57.82% | 41.02% | -25.37 | 6-1 |
| 1986-10-26 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20-13 | 1630.76 | 1608.14 | 55.76% | 43.08% | +14.48 | 7-1 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | W 21-10 | 1645.24 | 1586.87 | 54.66% | 44.17% | +18.61 | 8-1 |
| 1986-11-09 | San Diego Chargers | L 3-9 | 1663.85 | 1425.37 | 80.91% | 17.93% | -25.10 | 8-2 |
| 1986-11-16 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 38-17 | 1638.75 | 1526.47 | 67.72% | 31.11% | +18.16 | 9-2 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ New York Giants | L 16-19 | 1656.91 | 1650.08 | 47.28% | 51.56% | -10.39 | 9-3 |
| 1986-11-30 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 34-28 | 1646.52 | 1525.01 | 68.85% | 29.99% | +9.36 | 10-3 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | L 10-37 | 1655.88 | 1466.44 | 71.72% | 27.12% | -47.19 | 10-4 |
| 1986-12-13 | Washington Redskins | W 31-30 | 1608.69 | 1620.22 | 50.89% | 47.95% | +6.09 | 11-4 |
| 1986-12-20 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 16-41 | 1614.78 | 1589.71 | 49.90% | 48.94% | -31.65 | 11-5 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Minnesota Vikings | W 13-10 | 1459.59 | 1447.63 | 48.01% | 50.83% | +11.16 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | Dallas Cowboys | L 7-31 | 1470.75 | 1522.98 | 45.05% | 53.79% | -28.03 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20-24 | 1442.72 | 1360.99 | 63.84% | 35.00% | -16.16 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 21-24 | 1426.56 | 1462.82 | 41.16% | 57.67% | -9.07 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | Houston Oilers | W 24-13 | 1417.49 | 1388.52 | 56.65% | 42.18% | +17.78 | 2-3 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 21-14 | 1435.27 | 1378.58 | 54.43% | 44.41% | +14.93 | 3-3 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Los Angeles Rams | L 10-14 | 1450.20 | 1524.41 | 35.99% | 62.84% | -9.16 | 3-4 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Chicago Bears | L 7-13 | 1441.04 | 1693.39 | 16.78% | 82.06% | -5.26 | 3-5 |
| 1986-11-02 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 17-24 | 1435.78 | 1478.90 | 46.35% | 52.49% | -15.57 | 3-6 |
| 1986-11-09 | Minnesota Vikings | L 10-24 | 1420.21 | 1526.73 | 37.49% | 61.35% | -17.84 | 3-7 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-11 | 1402.37 | 1457.58 | 38.55% | 60.29% | +10.79 | 4-7 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38-17 | 1413.16 | 1287.62 | 63.88% | 34.96% | +20.40 | 5-7 |
| 1986-11-27 | Green Bay Packers | L 40-44 | 1433.56 | 1362.55 | 62.42% | 36.42% | -15.81 | 5-8 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17-27 | 1417.75 | 1440.89 | 43.00% | 55.83% | -17.28 | 5-9 |
| 1986-12-15 | Chicago Bears | L 13-16 | 1400.47 | 1705.07 | 16.09% | 82.75% | -3.56 | 5-10 |
| 1986-12-21 | Atlanta Falcons | L 6-20 | 1396.91 | 1420.11 | 49.21% | 49.63% | -23.37 | 5-11 |
| 1986-09-07 | Houston Oilers | L 3-31 | 1499.03 | 1386.24 | 67.79% | 31.05% | -45.42 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ New Orleans Saints | L 10-24 | 1453.61 | 1397.35 | 54.36% | 44.47% | -25.78 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-22 | Chicago Bears | L 12-25 | 1427.83 | 1680.60 | 20.53% | 78.31% | -9.46 | 0-3 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Minnesota Vikings | L 7-42 | 1418.37 | 1485.05 | 37.00% | 61.84% | -27.85 | 0-4 |
| 1986-10-05 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 28-34 | 1390.52 | 1490.93 | 38.32% | 60.52% | -11.94 | 0-5 |
| 1986-10-12 | Detroit Lions | L 14-21 | 1378.58 | 1435.27 | 44.41% | 54.43% | -14.93 | 0-6 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | W 17-14 | 1363.65 | 1504.52 | 27.70% | 71.14% | +15.61 | 1-6 |
| 1986-10-26 | San Francisco 49ers | L 17-31 | 1379.26 | 1637.11 | 20.06% | 78.78% | -9.59 | 1-7 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3-27 | 1369.67 | 1434.68 | 37.22% | 61.61% | -23.21 | 1-8 |
| 1986-11-09 | Washington Redskins | L 7-16 | 1346.46 | 1580.07 | 22.39% | 76.45% | -8.57 | 1-9 |
| 1986-11-16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31-7 | 1337.89 | 1314.36 | 55.89% | 42.95% | +26.73 | 2-9 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Chicago Bears | L 10-12 | 1364.62 | 1694.62 | 11.42% | 87.42% | -2.07 | 2-10 |
| 1986-11-27 | @ Detroit Lions | W 44-40 | 1362.55 | 1433.56 | 36.42% | 62.42% | +15.81 | 3-10 |
| 1986-12-07 | Minnesota Vikings | L 6-32 | 1378.36 | 1536.80 | 30.78% | 68.05% | -20.00 | 3-11 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21-7 | 1358.36 | 1250.74 | 61.50% | 37.34% | +17.78 | 4-11 |
| 1986-12-20 | @ New York Giants | L 24-55 | 1376.14 | 1698.10 | 11.90% | 86.94% | -8.48 | 4-12 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 31-3 | 1386.24 | 1499.03 | 31.05% | 67.79% | +45.42 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 20-23 | 1431.66 | 1480.68 | 45.50% | 53.33% | -10.01 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | L 13-27 | 1421.65 | 1489.02 | 36.90% | 61.93% | -17.57 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 16-22 | 1404.08 | 1421.31 | 50.07% | 48.77% | -15.56 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Detroit Lions | L 13-24 | 1388.52 | 1417.49 | 42.18% | 56.65% | -17.78 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-12 | Chicago Bears | L 7-20 | 1370.74 | 1725.37 | 12.57% | 86.27% | -5.80 | 1-5 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | L 28-31 | 1364.94 | 1509.29 | 27.30% | 71.54% | -6.03 | 1-6 |
| 1986-10-26 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 17-28 | 1358.91 | 1576.71 | 24.01% | 74.82% | -10.17 | 1-7 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Miami Dolphins | L 7-28 | 1348.74 | 1510.53 | 25.35% | 73.48% | -14.82 | 1-8 |
| 1986-11-09 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 32-28 | 1333.92 | 1494.47 | 30.52% | 68.31% | +17.30 | 2-8 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10-21 | 1351.22 | 1442.12 | 33.81% | 65.03% | -14.28 | 2-9 |
| 1986-11-23 | Indianapolis Colts | W 31-17 | 1336.94 | 1293.62 | 58.65% | 40.18% | +19.11 | 3-9 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 10-13 | 1356.05 | 1528.79 | 24.18% | 74.66% | -5.34 | 3-10 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ San Diego Chargers | L 0-27 | 1350.71 | 1447.73 | 33.03% | 65.81% | -21.86 | 3-11 |
| 1986-12-14 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23-10 | 1328.85 | 1556.81 | 22.96% | 75.88% | +34.64 | 4-11 |
| 1986-12-21 | Buffalo Bills | W 16-7 | 1363.49 | 1330.14 | 57.27% | 41.57% | +15.86 | 5-11 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ New England Patriots | L 3-33 | 1430.30 | 1582.35 | 26.43% | 72.41% | -18.46 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Miami Dolphins | L 10-30 | 1411.84 | 1542.30 | 28.91% | 69.92% | -16.49 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7-24 | 1395.35 | 1558.59 | 30.20% | 68.64% | -15.87 | 0-3 |
| 1986-09-28 | New York Jets | L 7-26 | 1379.48 | 1534.81 | 31.17% | 67.67% | -17.31 | 0-4 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 14-35 | 1362.17 | 1645.69 | 14.42% | 84.42% | -8.45 | 0-5 |
| 1986-10-12 | New Orleans Saints | L 14-17 | 1353.72 | 1399.72 | 45.93% | 52.90% | -10.11 | 0-6 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Buffalo Bills | L 13-24 | 1343.61 | 1355.51 | 44.60% | 54.24% | -18.79 | 0-7 |
| 1986-10-26 | Miami Dolphins | L 13-17 | 1324.82 | 1503.29 | 28.38% | 70.45% | -7.23 | 0-8 |
| 1986-11-02 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 9-24 | 1317.59 | 1502.42 | 27.64% | 71.19% | -13.66 | 0-9 |
| 1986-11-09 | New England Patriots | L 21-30 | 1303.93 | 1635.02 | 14.13% | 84.70% | -5.42 | 0-10 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ New York Jets | L 16-31 | 1298.51 | 1657.18 | 9.86% | 88.98% | -4.89 | 0-11 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Houston Oilers | L 17-31 | 1293.62 | 1336.94 | 40.18% | 58.65% | -19.12 | 0-12 |
| 1986-11-30 | San Diego Chargers | L 3-17 | 1274.50 | 1433.06 | 30.77% | 68.07% | -14.67 | 0-13 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Atlanta Falcons | W 28-23 | 1259.83 | 1455.68 | 21.82% | 77.01% | +21.81 | 1-13 |
| 1986-12-14 | Buffalo Bills | W 24-14 | 1281.64 | 1352.77 | 42.37% | 56.47% | +22.62 | 2-13 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | W 30-24 | 1304.26 | 1532.72 | 18.79% | 80.05% | +24.84 | 3-13 |
| 1986-09-07 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 24-14 | 1481.00 | 1497.78 | 50.13% | 48.70% | +19.54 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 17-23 | 1500.54 | 1567.49 | 36.96% | 61.87% | -11.52 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | Houston Oilers | W 27-13 | 1489.02 | 1421.65 | 61.93% | 36.90% | +17.57 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Buffalo Bills | W 20-17 | 1506.59 | 1379.53 | 64.08% | 34.76% | +7.67 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 17-24 | 1514.26 | 1538.65 | 49.04% | 49.80% | -16.46 | 3-2 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 7-20 | 1497.80 | 1482.32 | 48.52% | 50.32% | -22.20 | 3-3 |
| 1986-10-19 | San Diego Chargers | W 42-41 | 1475.60 | 1460.08 | 54.75% | 44.08% | +5.60 | 4-3 |
| 1986-10-26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27-20 | 1481.20 | 1312.70 | 74.21% | 24.63% | +8.31 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ San Diego Chargers | W 24-23 | 1489.51 | 1430.98 | 54.69% | 44.15% | +5.61 | 6-3 |
| 1986-11-09 | Seattle Seahawks | W 27-7 | 1495.12 | 1557.99 | 43.53% | 55.30% | +31.35 | 7-3 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Denver Broncos | L 17-38 | 1526.47 | 1638.75 | 31.11% | 67.72% | -18.17 | 7-4 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | L 14-23 | 1508.30 | 1339.19 | 69.35% | 29.49% | -26.34 | 7-5 |
| 1986-11-30 | Buffalo Bills | L 14-17 | 1481.96 | 1344.63 | 70.73% | 28.11% | -15.52 | 7-6 |
| 1986-12-07 | Denver Broncos | W 37-10 | 1466.44 | 1655.88 | 27.12% | 71.72% | +47.19 | 8-6 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | W 20-17 | 1513.63 | 1545.24 | 41.81% | 57.02% | +12.52 | 9-6 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | W 24-19 | 1526.15 | 1496.67 | 50.53% | 48.31% | +13.71 | 10-6 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Denver Broncos | L 36-38 | 1560.47 | 1560.85 | 46.24% | 52.59% | -8.30 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Washington Redskins | L 6-10 | 1552.17 | 1563.97 | 44.61% | 54.23% | -11.33 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | New York Giants | L 9-14 | 1540.84 | 1580.77 | 46.80% | 52.03% | -13.29 | 0-3 |
| 1986-09-28 | San Diego Chargers | W 17-13 | 1527.55 | 1509.27 | 55.14% | 43.69% | +11.10 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | W 24-17 | 1538.65 | 1514.26 | 49.80% | 49.04% | +16.47 | 2-3 |
| 1986-10-12 | Seattle Seahawks | W 14-10 | 1555.12 | 1607.24 | 45.06% | 53.78% | +13.63 | 3-3 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Miami Dolphins | W 30-28 | 1568.75 | 1511.25 | 54.54% | 44.30% | +7.96 | 4-3 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Houston Oilers | W 28-17 | 1576.71 | 1358.91 | 74.82% | 24.01% | +10.16 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | Denver Broncos | L 10-21 | 1586.87 | 1645.24 | 44.17% | 54.66% | -18.61 | 5-4 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Dallas Cowboys | W 17-13 | 1568.26 | 1587.51 | 43.55% | 55.28% | +14.01 | 6-4 |
| 1986-11-16 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | W 27-14 | 1582.27 | 1535.19 | 59.17% | 39.66% | +18.19 | 7-4 |
| 1986-11-20 | @ San Diego Chargers | W 37-31 | 1600.46 | 1442.69 | 67.97% | 30.87% | +9.64 | 8-4 |
| 1986-11-30 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 27-33 | 1610.10 | 1436.60 | 74.74% | 24.10% | -23.19 | 8-5 |
| 1986-12-08 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 0-37 | 1586.91 | 1532.86 | 54.05% | 44.79% | -41.67 | 8-6 |
| 1986-12-14 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17-20 | 1545.24 | 1513.63 | 57.02% | 41.81% | -12.52 | 8-7 |
| 1986-12-21 | Indianapolis Colts | L 24-30 | 1532.72 | 1304.26 | 80.05% | 18.79% | -24.83 | 8-8 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | W 16-10 | 1534.21 | 1425.24 | 61.68% | 37.16% | +11.58 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | San Francisco 49ers | W 16-13 | 1545.79 | 1630.01 | 40.54% | 58.30% | +12.80 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 24-7 | 1558.59 | 1395.35 | 68.64% | 30.20% | +15.86 | 3-0 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | L 20-34 | 1574.45 | 1423.09 | 67.18% | 31.66% | -31.82 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 26-20 | 1542.63 | 1368.91 | 74.76% | 24.08% | +7.52 | 4-1 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Atlanta Falcons | L 14-26 | 1550.15 | 1463.31 | 58.66% | 40.18% | -25.74 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | Detroit Lions | W 14-10 | 1524.41 | 1450.20 | 62.84% | 35.99% | +9.16 | 5-2 |
| 1986-10-26 | Atlanta Falcons | W 14-7 | 1533.57 | 1490.15 | 58.67% | 40.17% | +13.52 | 6-2 |
| 1986-11-03 | @ Chicago Bears | W 20-17 | 1547.09 | 1698.65 | 26.48% | 72.35% | +15.87 | 7-2 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ New Orleans Saints | L 0-6 | 1562.96 | 1462.65 | 60.51% | 38.33% | -18.78 | 7-3 |
| 1986-11-16 | New England Patriots | L 28-30 | 1544.18 | 1640.44 | 38.88% | 59.96% | -6.99 | 7-4 |
| 1986-11-23 | New Orleans Saints | W 26-13 | 1537.19 | 1494.60 | 58.55% | 40.28% | +18.47 | 8-4 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ New York Jets | W 17-3 | 1555.66 | 1607.82 | 38.97% | 59.87% | +28.37 | 9-4 |
| 1986-12-07 | Dallas Cowboys | W 29-10 | 1584.03 | 1521.91 | 61.23% | 37.61% | +20.86 | 10-4 |
| 1986-12-14 | Miami Dolphins | L 31-37 | 1604.89 | 1561.99 | 58.60% | 40.24% | -18.18 | 10-5 |
| 1986-12-19 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 14-24 | 1586.71 | 1642.38 | 38.49% | 60.35% | -15.48 | 10-6 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ San Diego Chargers | L 28-50 | 1575.81 | 1505.31 | 56.38% | 42.46% | -33.51 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | Indianapolis Colts | W 30-10 | 1542.30 | 1411.84 | 69.92% | 28.91% | +16.49 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ New York Jets | L 45-51 | 1558.79 | 1518.64 | 52.06% | 46.77% | -16.18 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | San Francisco 49ers | L 16-31 | 1542.61 | 1625.65 | 40.71% | 58.13% | -20.04 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ New England Patriots | L 7-34 | 1522.57 | 1586.65 | 37.35% | 61.49% | -24.69 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-12 | Buffalo Bills | W 27-14 | 1497.88 | 1368.88 | 69.75% | 29.09% | +13.37 | 2-4 |
| 1986-10-19 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 28-30 | 1511.25 | 1568.75 | 44.30% | 54.54% | -7.96 | 2-5 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 17-13 | 1503.29 | 1324.82 | 70.45% | 28.38% | +7.24 | 3-5 |
| 1986-11-02 | Houston Oilers | W 28-7 | 1510.53 | 1348.74 | 73.48% | 25.35% | +14.83 | 4-5 |
| 1986-11-10 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 16-26 | 1525.36 | 1516.08 | 47.63% | 51.21% | -19.12 | 4-6 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Buffalo Bills | W 34-24 | 1506.24 | 1360.62 | 66.46% | 32.38% | +13.04 | 5-6 |
| 1986-11-24 | New York Jets | W 45-3 | 1519.28 | 1662.07 | 32.74% | 66.10% | +54.25 | 6-6 |
| 1986-11-30 | Atlanta Falcons | L 14-20 | 1573.53 | 1433.65 | 71.02% | 27.81% | -22.03 | 6-7 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ New Orleans Saints | W 31-27 | 1551.50 | 1472.45 | 57.58% | 41.26% | +10.49 | 7-7 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Los Angeles Rams | W 37-31 | 1561.99 | 1604.89 | 40.24% | 58.60% | +18.18 | 8-7 |
| 1986-12-22 | New England Patriots | L 27-34 | 1580.17 | 1595.95 | 50.28% | 48.56% | -16.87 | 8-8 |
| 1986-09-07 | Detroit Lions | L 10-13 | 1447.63 | 1459.59 | 50.83% | 48.01% | -11.17 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23-10 | 1436.46 | 1381.43 | 54.19% | 44.65% | +20.45 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31-7 | 1456.91 | 1449.46 | 53.61% | 45.23% | +28.14 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | Green Bay Packers | W 42-7 | 1485.05 | 1418.37 | 61.84% | 37.00% | +27.86 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Chicago Bears | L 0-23 | 1512.91 | 1712.21 | 21.49% | 77.35% | -13.17 | 3-2 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ San Francisco 49ers | W 27-24 | 1499.74 | 1654.14 | 26.17% | 72.67% | +15.94 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | Chicago Bears | W 23-7 | 1515.68 | 1731.17 | 24.26% | 74.58% | +37.78 | 5-2 |
| 1986-10-26 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 20-23 | 1553.46 | 1488.92 | 61.55% | 37.29% | -13.50 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Washington Redskins | L 38-44 | 1539.96 | 1566.84 | 42.48% | 56.36% | -13.23 | 5-4 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Detroit Lions | W 24-10 | 1526.73 | 1420.21 | 61.35% | 37.49% | +17.85 | 6-4 |
| 1986-11-16 | New York Giants | L 20-22 | 1544.58 | 1643.15 | 38.57% | 60.27% | -6.94 | 6-5 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | L 20-24 | 1537.64 | 1512.34 | 49.93% | 48.91% | -12.67 | 6-6 |
| 1986-11-30 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 45-13 | 1524.97 | 1267.23 | 82.49% | 16.35% | +11.83 | 7-6 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 32-6 | 1536.80 | 1378.36 | 68.05% | 30.78% | +20.01 | 8-6 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Houston Oilers | L 10-23 | 1556.81 | 1328.85 | 75.88% | 22.96% | -34.65 | 8-7 |
| 1986-12-21 | New Orleans Saints | W 33-17 | 1522.16 | 1475.72 | 59.08% | 39.75% | +20.22 | 9-7 |
| 1986-09-07 | Indianapolis Colts | W 33-3 | 1582.35 | 1430.30 | 72.41% | 26.43% | +18.47 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-11 | @ New York Jets | W 20-6 | 1600.82 | 1539.44 | 55.09% | 43.75% | +20.79 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 31-38 | 1621.61 | 1579.01 | 58.55% | 40.28% | -19.62 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Denver Broncos | L 20-27 | 1601.99 | 1606.57 | 45.64% | 53.20% | -15.34 | 2-2 |
| 1986-10-05 | Miami Dolphins | W 34-7 | 1586.65 | 1522.57 | 61.49% | 37.35% | +24.69 | 3-2 |
| 1986-10-12 | New York Jets | L 24-31 | 1611.34 | 1555.11 | 60.43% | 38.41% | -20.25 | 3-3 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34-0 | 1591.09 | 1420.00 | 69.58% | 29.25% | +21.75 | 4-3 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Buffalo Bills | W 23-3 | 1612.84 | 1374.30 | 76.94% | 21.90% | +12.51 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | Atlanta Falcons | W 25-17 | 1625.35 | 1476.64 | 72.03% | 26.80% | +9.67 | 6-3 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 30-21 | 1635.02 | 1303.93 | 84.70% | 14.13% | +5.42 | 7-3 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Los Angeles Rams | W 30-28 | 1640.44 | 1544.18 | 59.96% | 38.88% | +7.00 | 8-3 |
| 1986-11-23 | Buffalo Bills | W 22-19 | 1647.44 | 1347.58 | 85.54% | 13.30% | +2.95 | 9-3 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ New Orleans Saints | W 21-20 | 1650.39 | 1476.13 | 69.96% | 28.88% | +3.68 | 10-3 |
| 1986-12-07 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 7-31 | 1654.07 | 1515.65 | 70.85% | 27.98% | -43.95 | 10-4 |
| 1986-12-14 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24-29 | 1610.12 | 1628.21 | 49.94% | 48.89% | -14.17 | 10-5 |
| 1986-12-22 | @ Miami Dolphins | W 34-27 | 1595.95 | 1580.17 | 48.56% | 50.28% | +16.87 | 11-5 |
| 1986-09-07 | Atlanta Falcons | L 10-31 | 1428.74 | 1418.24 | 54.04% | 44.80% | -31.39 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | Green Bay Packers | W 24-10 | 1397.35 | 1453.61 | 44.47% | 54.36% | +25.78 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 17-26 | 1423.13 | 1617.22 | 22.00% | 76.84% | -8.43 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ New York Giants | L 17-20 | 1414.70 | 1594.06 | 23.49% | 75.35% | -5.19 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | Washington Redskins | L 6-14 | 1409.51 | 1598.78 | 27.13% | 71.70% | -9.79 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 17-14 | 1399.72 | 1353.72 | 52.90% | 45.93% | +10.10 | 2-4 |
| 1986-10-19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 38-7 | 1409.82 | 1338.47 | 62.46% | 36.37% | +25.78 | 3-4 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ New York Jets | L 23-28 | 1435.60 | 1600.74 | 24.99% | 73.85% | -7.14 | 3-5 |
| 1986-11-02 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23-10 | 1428.46 | 1646.70 | 23.97% | 74.87% | +34.19 | 4-5 |
| 1986-11-09 | Los Angeles Rams | W 6-0 | 1462.65 | 1562.96 | 38.33% | 60.51% | +18.77 | 5-5 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | W 16-7 | 1481.42 | 1352.37 | 64.34% | 34.50% | +13.18 | 6-5 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Los Angeles Rams | L 13-26 | 1494.60 | 1537.19 | 40.28% | 58.55% | -18.47 | 6-6 |
| 1986-11-30 | New England Patriots | L 20-21 | 1476.13 | 1650.39 | 28.88% | 69.96% | -3.68 | 6-7 |
| 1986-12-07 | Miami Dolphins | L 27-31 | 1472.45 | 1551.50 | 41.26% | 57.58% | -10.49 | 6-8 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Atlanta Falcons | W 14-9 | 1461.96 | 1433.87 | 50.33% | 48.50% | +13.76 | 7-8 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Minnesota Vikings | L 17-33 | 1475.72 | 1522.16 | 39.75% | 59.08% | -20.22 | 7-9 |
| 1986-09-08 | @ Dallas Cowboys | L 28-31 | 1573.13 | 1510.86 | 55.22% | 43.62% | -12.12 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | San Diego Chargers | W 20-7 | 1561.01 | 1538.82 | 55.70% | 43.14% | +19.76 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | W 14-9 | 1580.77 | 1540.84 | 52.03% | 46.80% | +13.29 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | New Orleans Saints | W 20-17 | 1594.06 | 1414.70 | 75.35% | 23.49% | +5.19 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | W 13-6 | 1599.25 | 1354.74 | 77.52% | 21.32% | +7.20 | 4-1 |
| 1986-10-12 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 35-3 | 1606.45 | 1484.25 | 68.94% | 29.90% | +21.56 | 5-1 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 12-17 | 1628.01 | 1593.61 | 51.24% | 47.60% | -14.53 | 5-2 |
| 1986-10-27 | Washington Redskins | W 27-20 | 1613.48 | 1580.86 | 57.16% | 41.67% | +14.02 | 6-2 |
| 1986-11-02 | Dallas Cowboys | W 17-14 | 1627.50 | 1596.74 | 56.90% | 41.93% | +9.23 | 7-2 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 17-14 | 1636.73 | 1463.99 | 69.78% | 29.06% | +6.42 | 8-2 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Minnesota Vikings | W 22-20 | 1643.15 | 1544.58 | 60.27% | 38.57% | +6.93 | 9-2 |
| 1986-11-23 | Denver Broncos | W 19-16 | 1650.08 | 1656.91 | 51.56% | 47.28% | +10.40 | 10-2 |
| 1986-12-01 | @ San Francisco 49ers | W 21-17 | 1660.48 | 1620.00 | 52.11% | 46.73% | +11.86 | 11-2 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Washington Redskins | W 24-14 | 1672.34 | 1639.41 | 51.03% | 47.81% | +19.19 | 12-2 |
| 1986-12-14 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 27-7 | 1691.53 | 1362.37 | 87.37% | 11.47% | +6.57 | 13-2 |
| 1986-12-20 | Green Bay Packers | W 55-24 | 1698.10 | 1376.14 | 86.94% | 11.90% | +8.48 | 14-2 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Buffalo Bills | W 28-24 | 1531.45 | 1377.62 | 67.48% | 31.35% | +7.99 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-11 | New England Patriots | L 6-20 | 1539.44 | 1600.82 | 43.75% | 55.09% | -20.80 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | Miami Dolphins | W 51-45 | 1518.64 | 1558.79 | 46.77% | 52.06% | +16.17 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 26-7 | 1534.81 | 1379.48 | 67.67% | 31.17% | +17.31 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | Buffalo Bills | W 14-13 | 1552.12 | 1371.87 | 75.44% | 23.39% | +2.99 | 4-1 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ New England Patriots | W 31-24 | 1555.11 | 1611.34 | 38.41% | 60.43% | +20.25 | 5-1 |
| 1986-10-20 | Denver Broncos | W 22-10 | 1575.36 | 1656.13 | 41.02% | 57.82% | +25.38 | 6-1 |
| 1986-10-26 | New Orleans Saints | W 28-23 | 1600.74 | 1435.60 | 73.85% | 24.99% | +7.13 | 7-1 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ Seattle Seahawks | W 38-7 | 1607.87 | 1593.66 | 48.33% | 50.50% | +35.66 | 8-1 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Atlanta Falcons | W 28-14 | 1643.53 | 1466.97 | 70.23% | 28.61% | +13.65 | 9-1 |
| 1986-11-16 | Indianapolis Colts | W 31-16 | 1657.18 | 1298.51 | 88.98% | 9.86% | +4.89 | 10-1 |
| 1986-11-24 | @ Miami Dolphins | L 3-45 | 1662.07 | 1519.28 | 66.10% | 32.74% | -54.25 | 10-2 |
| 1986-11-30 | Los Angeles Rams | L 3-17 | 1607.82 | 1555.66 | 59.87% | 38.97% | -28.37 | 10-3 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 10-24 | 1579.45 | 1608.13 | 42.22% | 56.61% | -20.08 | 10-4 |
| 1986-12-13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24-45 | 1559.37 | 1458.17 | 66.34% | 32.50% | -38.50 | 10-5 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | L 21-52 | 1520.87 | 1520.71 | 46.32% | 52.52% | -32.74 | 10-6 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Washington Redskins | L 14-41 | 1473.20 | 1539.48 | 37.05% | 61.78% | -24.50 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Chicago Bears | L 10-13 | 1448.70 | 1676.43 | 18.85% | 79.98% | -4.17 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | Denver Broncos | L 7-33 | 1444.53 | 1585.13 | 33.01% | 65.82% | -21.44 | 0-3 |
| 1986-09-28 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34-20 | 1423.09 | 1574.45 | 31.66% | 67.18% | +31.83 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Atlanta Falcons | W 16-0 | 1454.92 | 1492.64 | 40.96% | 57.88% | +29.33 | 2-3 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ New York Giants | L 3-35 | 1484.25 | 1606.45 | 29.90% | 68.94% | -21.56 | 2-4 |
| 1986-10-19 | Dallas Cowboys | L 14-17 | 1462.69 | 1574.70 | 36.75% | 62.09% | -8.10 | 2-5 |
| 1986-10-26 | San Diego Chargers | W 23-7 | 1454.59 | 1454.48 | 52.56% | 46.28% | +23.50 | 3-5 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | L 10-13 | 1478.09 | 1349.38 | 64.29% | 34.54% | -14.10 | 3-6 |
| 1986-11-09 | New York Giants | L 14-17 | 1463.99 | 1636.73 | 29.06% | 69.78% | -6.41 | 3-7 |
| 1986-11-16 | Detroit Lions | L 11-13 | 1457.58 | 1402.37 | 60.29% | 38.55% | -10.80 | 3-8 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 20-24 | 1446.78 | 1491.47 | 39.99% | 58.84% | -10.18 | 3-9 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | W 33-27 | 1436.60 | 1610.10 | 24.10% | 74.74% | +23.19 | 4-9 |
| 1986-12-07 | St. Louis Cardinals | T 10-10 | 1459.79 | 1361.33 | 65.99% | 32.84% | -1.05 | 4-9 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ Dallas Cowboys | W 23-21 | 1458.74 | 1501.05 | 40.32% | 58.51% | +10.49 | 5-9 |
| 1986-12-21 | Washington Redskins | L 14-21 | 1469.23 | 1614.14 | 32.47% | 66.37% | -10.95 | 5-10 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 0-30 | 1493.09 | 1539.83 | 39.71% | 59.13% | -27.66 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-15 | Denver Broncos | L 10-21 | 1465.43 | 1569.15 | 37.87% | 60.97% | -15.97 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Minnesota Vikings | L 7-31 | 1449.46 | 1456.91 | 45.23% | 53.61% | -28.15 | 0-3 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Houston Oilers | W 22-16 | 1421.31 | 1404.08 | 48.77% | 50.07% | +15.56 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 24-27 | 1436.87 | 1471.88 | 47.51% | 51.33% | -10.44 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-13 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | L 22-24 | 1426.43 | 1502.87 | 35.70% | 63.14% | -6.43 | 1-5 |
| 1986-10-19 | New England Patriots | L 0-34 | 1420.00 | 1591.09 | 29.25% | 69.58% | -21.75 | 1-6 |
| 1986-10-26 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 30-9 | 1398.25 | 1515.32 | 36.08% | 62.76% | +36.43 | 2-6 |
| 1986-11-02 | Green Bay Packers | W 27-3 | 1434.68 | 1369.67 | 61.61% | 37.22% | +23.20 | 3-6 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Buffalo Bills | L 12-16 | 1457.88 | 1344.86 | 62.22% | 36.61% | -15.76 | 3-7 |
| 1986-11-16 | Houston Oilers | W 21-10 | 1442.12 | 1351.22 | 65.03% | 33.81% | +14.28 | 4-7 |
| 1986-11-23 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 31-37 | 1456.40 | 1517.01 | 37.82% | 61.02% | -11.78 | 4-8 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Chicago Bears | L 10-13 | 1444.62 | 1696.69 | 16.80% | 82.03% | -3.73 | 4-9 |
| 1986-12-07 | Detroit Lions | W 27-17 | 1440.89 | 1417.75 | 55.83% | 43.00% | +17.28 | 5-9 |
| 1986-12-13 | @ New York Jets | W 45-24 | 1458.17 | 1559.37 | 32.50% | 66.34% | +38.50 | 6-9 |
| 1986-12-21 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 19-24 | 1496.67 | 1526.15 | 48.31% | 50.53% | -13.71 | 6-10 |
| 1986-09-07 | Miami Dolphins | W 50-28 | 1505.31 | 1575.81 | 42.46% | 56.38% | +33.51 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ New York Giants | L 7-20 | 1538.82 | 1561.01 | 43.14% | 55.70% | -19.76 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | Washington Redskins | L 27-30 | 1519.06 | 1575.31 | 44.47% | 54.36% | -9.79 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | L 13-17 | 1509.27 | 1527.55 | 43.69% | 55.14% | -11.10 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-06 | @ Seattle Seahawks | L 7-33 | 1498.17 | 1584.95 | 34.34% | 64.49% | -22.30 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-12 | Denver Broncos | L 14-31 | 1475.87 | 1640.34 | 30.05% | 68.79% | -15.79 | 1-5 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | L 41-42 | 1460.08 | 1475.60 | 44.08% | 54.75% | -5.60 | 1-6 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | L 7-23 | 1454.48 | 1454.59 | 46.28% | 52.56% | -23.50 | 1-7 |
| 1986-11-02 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 23-24 | 1430.98 | 1489.51 | 44.15% | 54.69% | -5.61 | 1-8 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Denver Broncos | W 9-3 | 1425.37 | 1663.85 | 17.93% | 80.91% | +25.10 | 2-8 |
| 1986-11-16 | Dallas Cowboys | L 21-24 | 1450.47 | 1573.50 | 35.29% | 63.55% | -7.78 | 2-9 |
| 1986-11-20 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 31-37 | 1442.69 | 1600.46 | 30.87% | 67.97% | -9.63 | 2-10 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Indianapolis Colts | W 17-3 | 1433.06 | 1274.50 | 68.07% | 30.77% | +14.67 | 3-10 |
| 1986-12-07 | Houston Oilers | W 27-0 | 1447.73 | 1350.71 | 65.81% | 33.03% | +21.86 | 4-10 |
| 1986-12-14 | Seattle Seahawks | L 24-34 | 1469.59 | 1574.54 | 37.70% | 61.14% | -15.17 | 4-11 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 17-47 | 1454.42 | 1580.40 | 29.45% | 69.39% | -20.56 | 4-12 |
| 1986-09-07 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 31-7 | 1615.05 | 1396.39 | 74.91% | 23.92% | +14.96 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Los Angeles Rams | L 13-16 | 1630.01 | 1545.79 | 58.30% | 40.54% | -12.79 | 1-1 |
| 1986-09-21 | New Orleans Saints | W 26-17 | 1617.22 | 1423.13 | 76.84% | 22.00% | +8.43 | 2-1 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Miami Dolphins | W 31-16 | 1625.65 | 1542.61 | 58.13% | 40.71% | +20.04 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-05 | Indianapolis Colts | W 35-14 | 1645.69 | 1362.17 | 84.42% | 14.42% | +8.45 | 4-1 |
| 1986-10-12 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24-27 | 1654.14 | 1499.74 | 72.67% | 26.17% | -15.93 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Atlanta Falcons | T 10-10 | 1638.21 | 1489.05 | 66.90% | 31.93% | -1.10 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 31-17 | 1637.11 | 1379.26 | 78.78% | 20.06% | +9.59 | 5-2 |
| 1986-11-02 | @ New Orleans Saints | L 10-23 | 1646.70 | 1428.46 | 74.87% | 23.97% | -34.19 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-09 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 43-17 | 1612.51 | 1363.48 | 81.79% | 17.05% | +11.12 | 6-3 |
| 1986-11-17 | @ Washington Redskins | L 6-14 | 1623.63 | 1588.64 | 51.32% | 47.51% | -18.41 | 6-4 |
| 1986-11-23 | Atlanta Falcons | W 20-0 | 1605.22 | 1448.43 | 72.94% | 25.90% | +14.78 | 7-4 |
| 1986-12-01 | New York Giants | L 17-21 | 1620.00 | 1660.48 | 46.73% | 52.11% | -11.87 | 7-5 |
| 1986-12-07 | New York Jets | W 24-10 | 1608.13 | 1579.45 | 56.61% | 42.22% | +20.08 | 8-5 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ New England Patriots | W 29-24 | 1628.21 | 1610.12 | 48.89% | 49.94% | +14.17 | 9-5 |
| 1986-12-19 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24-14 | 1642.38 | 1586.71 | 60.35% | 38.49% | +15.48 | 10-5 |
| 1986-09-07 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30-0 | 1539.83 | 1493.09 | 59.13% | 39.71% | +27.66 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23-17 | 1567.49 | 1500.54 | 61.87% | 36.96% | +11.52 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ New England Patriots | W 38-31 | 1579.01 | 1621.61 | 40.28% | 58.55% | +19.63 | 3-0 |
| 1986-09-28 | @ Washington Redskins | L 14-19 | 1598.64 | 1585.09 | 48.24% | 50.60% | -13.69 | 3-1 |
| 1986-10-06 | San Diego Chargers | W 33-7 | 1584.95 | 1498.17 | 64.49% | 34.34% | +22.29 | 4-1 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | L 10-14 | 1607.24 | 1555.12 | 53.78% | 45.06% | -13.63 | 4-2 |
| 1986-10-19 | New York Giants | W 17-12 | 1593.61 | 1628.01 | 47.60% | 51.24% | +14.53 | 5-2 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Denver Broncos | L 13-20 | 1608.14 | 1630.76 | 43.08% | 55.76% | -14.48 | 5-3 |
| 1986-11-02 | New York Jets | L 7-38 | 1593.66 | 1607.87 | 50.50% | 48.33% | -35.67 | 5-4 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | L 7-27 | 1557.99 | 1495.12 | 55.30% | 43.53% | -31.34 | 5-5 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | L 7-34 | 1526.65 | 1477.17 | 53.40% | 45.44% | -35.18 | 5-6 |
| 1986-11-23 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24-20 | 1491.47 | 1446.78 | 58.84% | 39.99% | +10.17 | 6-6 |
| 1986-11-27 | @ Dallas Cowboys | W 31-14 | 1501.64 | 1553.13 | 39.06% | 59.78% | +31.22 | 7-6 |
| 1986-12-08 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 37-0 | 1532.86 | 1586.91 | 44.79% | 54.05% | +41.68 | 8-6 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ San Diego Chargers | W 34-24 | 1574.54 | 1469.59 | 61.14% | 37.70% | +15.17 | 9-6 |
| 1986-12-20 | Denver Broncos | W 41-16 | 1589.71 | 1614.78 | 48.94% | 49.90% | +31.65 | 10-6 |
| 1986-09-07 | Los Angeles Rams | L 10-16 | 1425.24 | 1534.21 | 37.16% | 61.68% | -11.58 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | @ Atlanta Falcons | L 13-33 | 1413.66 | 1449.63 | 41.20% | 57.63% | -23.43 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Buffalo Bills | L 10-17 | 1390.23 | 1362.67 | 50.26% | 48.58% | -16.86 | 0-3 |
| 1986-09-29 | Dallas Cowboys | L 7-31 | 1373.37 | 1539.67 | 29.83% | 69.01% | -18.63 | 0-4 |
| 1986-10-05 | New York Giants | L 6-13 | 1354.74 | 1599.25 | 21.32% | 77.52% | -7.21 | 0-5 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 30-19 | 1347.53 | 1361.39 | 44.32% | 54.52% | +22.92 | 1-5 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ Washington Redskins | L 21-28 | 1370.45 | 1573.73 | 21.10% | 77.73% | -7.13 | 1-6 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Dallas Cowboys | L 6-37 | 1363.32 | 1582.80 | 19.59% | 79.25% | -13.94 | 1-7 |
| 1986-11-02 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-10 | 1349.38 | 1478.09 | 34.54% | 64.29% | +14.10 | 2-7 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ San Francisco 49ers | L 17-43 | 1363.48 | 1612.51 | 17.05% | 81.79% | -11.11 | 2-8 |
| 1986-11-16 | New Orleans Saints | L 7-16 | 1352.37 | 1481.42 | 34.50% | 64.34% | -13.18 | 2-9 |
| 1986-11-23 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23-14 | 1339.19 | 1508.30 | 29.49% | 69.35% | +26.34 | 3-9 |
| 1986-11-30 | Washington Redskins | L 17-20 | 1365.53 | 1635.21 | 18.99% | 79.85% | -4.20 | 3-10 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | T 10-10 | 1361.33 | 1459.79 | 32.84% | 65.99% | +1.04 | 3-10 |
| 1986-12-14 | @ New York Giants | L 7-27 | 1362.37 | 1691.53 | 11.47% | 87.37% | -6.57 | 3-11 |
| 1986-12-21 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21-17 | 1355.80 | 1232.96 | 69.01% | 29.82% | +7.61 | 4-11 |
| 1986-09-07 | San Francisco 49ers | L 7-31 | 1396.39 | 1615.05 | 23.92% | 74.91% | -14.96 | 0-1 |
| 1986-09-14 | Minnesota Vikings | L 10-23 | 1381.43 | 1436.46 | 44.65% | 54.19% | -20.44 | 0-2 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ Detroit Lions | W 24-20 | 1360.99 | 1442.72 | 35.00% | 63.84% | +16.16 | 1-2 |
| 1986-09-28 | Atlanta Falcons | L 20-23 | 1377.15 | 1484.40 | 37.39% | 61.45% | -8.24 | 1-3 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ Los Angeles Rams | L 20-26 | 1368.91 | 1542.63 | 24.08% | 74.76% | -7.52 | 1-4 |
| 1986-10-12 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 19-30 | 1361.39 | 1347.53 | 54.52% | 44.32% | -22.92 | 1-5 |
| 1986-10-19 | @ New Orleans Saints | L 7-38 | 1338.47 | 1409.82 | 36.37% | 62.46% | -25.77 | 1-6 |
| 1986-10-26 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | L 20-27 | 1312.70 | 1481.20 | 24.63% | 74.21% | -8.32 | 1-7 |
| 1986-11-02 | Buffalo Bills | W 34-28 | 1304.38 | 1361.79 | 44.31% | 54.53% | +16.93 | 2-7 |
| 1986-11-09 | Chicago Bears | L 3-23 | 1321.31 | 1682.78 | 12.14% | 86.70% | -6.95 | 2-8 |
| 1986-11-16 | @ Green Bay Packers | L 7-31 | 1314.36 | 1337.89 | 42.95% | 55.89% | -26.74 | 2-9 |
| 1986-11-23 | Detroit Lions | L 17-38 | 1287.62 | 1413.16 | 34.96% | 63.88% | -20.39 | 2-10 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ Minnesota Vikings | L 13-45 | 1267.23 | 1524.97 | 16.35% | 82.49% | -11.83 | 2-11 |
| 1986-12-07 | @ Chicago Bears | L 14-48 | 1255.40 | 1700.41 | 6.24% | 92.60% | -4.66 | 2-12 |
| 1986-12-14 | Green Bay Packers | L 7-21 | 1250.74 | 1358.36 | 37.34% | 61.50% | -17.78 | 2-13 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | L 17-21 | 1232.96 | 1355.80 | 29.82% | 69.01% | -7.60 | 2-14 |
| 1986-09-07 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 41-14 | 1539.48 | 1473.20 | 61.78% | 37.05% | +24.49 | 1-0 |
| 1986-09-14 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 10-6 | 1563.97 | 1552.17 | 54.23% | 44.61% | +11.34 | 2-0 |
| 1986-09-21 | @ San Diego Chargers | W 30-27 | 1575.31 | 1519.06 | 54.36% | 44.47% | +9.78 | 3-0 |
| 1986-09-28 | Seattle Seahawks | W 19-14 | 1585.09 | 1598.64 | 50.60% | 48.24% | +13.69 | 4-0 |
| 1986-10-05 | @ New Orleans Saints | W 14-6 | 1598.78 | 1409.51 | 71.70% | 27.13% | +9.79 | 5-0 |
| 1986-10-12 | @ Dallas Cowboys | L 6-30 | 1608.57 | 1539.86 | 56.13% | 42.71% | -34.84 | 5-1 |
| 1986-10-19 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 28-21 | 1573.73 | 1370.45 | 77.73% | 21.10% | +7.13 | 6-1 |
| 1986-10-27 | @ New York Giants | L 20-27 | 1580.86 | 1613.48 | 41.67% | 57.16% | -14.02 | 6-2 |
| 1986-11-02 | Minnesota Vikings | W 44-38 | 1566.84 | 1539.96 | 56.36% | 42.48% | +13.23 | 7-2 |
| 1986-11-09 | @ Green Bay Packers | W 16-7 | 1580.07 | 1346.46 | 76.45% | 22.39% | +8.57 | 8-2 |
| 1986-11-17 | San Francisco 49ers | W 14-6 | 1588.64 | 1623.63 | 47.51% | 51.32% | +18.41 | 9-2 |
| 1986-11-23 | Dallas Cowboys | W 41-14 | 1607.05 | 1581.28 | 56.20% | 42.63% | +28.16 | 10-2 |
| 1986-11-30 | @ St. Louis Cardinals | W 20-17 | 1635.21 | 1365.53 | 79.85% | 18.99% | +4.20 | 11-2 |
| 1986-12-07 | New York Giants | L 14-24 | 1639.41 | 1672.34 | 47.81% | 51.03% | -19.19 | 11-3 |
| 1986-12-13 | @ Denver Broncos | L 30-31 | 1620.22 | 1608.69 | 47.95% | 50.89% | -6.08 | 11-4 |
| 1986-12-21 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | W 21-14 | 1614.14 | 1469.23 | 66.37% | 32.47% | +10.94 | 12-4 |
Playoff Games
Every playoff game from each team's perspective, controlled by the team filter above. Sort any column by clicking its header. @ before an opponent name indicates an away game; the record column shows the team's running playoff W-L.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Pre Elo | Opp Elo | Win % | Loss % | Elo Δ | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-01-03 | Washington Redskins | L 13-27 | 1720.09 | 1642.15 | 63.96% | 36.04% | -30.01 | 0-1 |
| 1987-01-03 | New York Jets | W 23-20 | 1600.97 | 1518.58 | 64.55% | 35.45% | +7.69 | 1-0 |
| 1987-01-11 | Denver Broncos | L 20-23 | 1608.66 | 1597.47 | 54.73% | 45.27% | -11.88 | 1-1 |
| 1987-01-04 | New England Patriots | W 22-17 | 1583.13 | 1612.82 | 48.86% | 51.14% | +14.34 | 1-0 |
| 1987-01-11 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | W 23-20 | 1597.47 | 1608.66 | 45.27% | 54.73% | +11.89 | 2-0 |
| 1987-01-25 | @ New York Giants | L 20-39 | 1609.36 | 1759.89 | 29.60% | 70.40% | -16.18 | 2-1 |
| 1986-12-28 | @ New York Jets | L 15-35 | 1539.86 | 1488.13 | 54.30% | 45.70% | -30.46 | 0-1 |
| 1986-12-28 | @ Washington Redskins | L 7-19 | 1571.23 | 1625.08 | 39.29% | 60.71% | -17.07 | 0-1 |
| 1987-01-04 | @ Denver Broncos | L 17-22 | 1612.82 | 1583.13 | 51.14% | 48.86% | -14.34 | 0-1 |
| 1987-01-04 | San Francisco 49ers | W 49-3 | 1706.58 | 1657.86 | 60.00% | 40.00% | +34.02 | 1-0 |
| 1987-01-11 | Washington Redskins | W 17-0 | 1740.60 | 1672.16 | 62.69% | 37.31% | +19.29 | 2-0 |
| 1987-01-25 | Denver Broncos | W 39-20 | 1759.89 | 1609.36 | 70.40% | 29.60% | +16.17 | 3-0 |
| 1986-12-28 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 35-15 | 1488.13 | 1539.86 | 45.70% | 54.30% | +30.45 | 1-0 |
| 1987-01-03 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | L 20-23 | 1518.58 | 1600.97 | 35.45% | 64.55% | -7.70 | 1-1 |
| 1987-01-04 | @ New York Giants | L 3-49 | 1657.86 | 1706.58 | 40.00% | 60.00% | -34.02 | 0-1 |
| 1986-12-28 | Los Angeles Rams | W 19-7 | 1625.08 | 1571.23 | 60.71% | 39.29% | +17.07 | 1-0 |
| 1987-01-03 | @ Chicago Bears | W 27-13 | 1642.15 | 1720.09 | 36.04% | 63.96% | +30.01 | 2-0 |
| 1987-01-11 | @ New York Giants | L 0-17 | 1672.16 | 1740.60 | 37.31% | 62.69% | -19.29 | 2-1 |
Biggest Upsets
The 25 games where the underdog won despite the lowest pregame win probability. Underdog Win % is the winner's pregame chance of winning the game (lower = bigger upset). @ before a team name indicates the away side. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Underdog Win % | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Elo | Score | Team | Elo | Score | |||
| 1 | 1986-11-09 | 17.93% | San Diego Chargers | 1425.37 | 9 | @ Denver Broncos | 1663.85 | 3 |
| 2 | 1986-12-21 | 18.79% | Indianapolis Colts | 1304.26 | 30 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | 1532.72 | 24 |
| 3 | 1986-12-07 | 21.82% | Indianapolis Colts | 1259.83 | 28 | @ Atlanta Falcons | 1455.68 | 23 |
| 4 | 1986-12-14 | 22.96% | @ Houston Oilers | 1328.85 | 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 1556.81 | 10 |
| 5 | 1986-11-02 | 23.97% | @ New Orleans Saints | 1428.46 | 23 | San Francisco 49ers | 1646.70 | 10 |
| 6 | 1986-11-30 | 24.10% | Philadelphia Eagles | 1436.60 | 33 | @ Los Angeles Raiders | 1610.10 | 27 |
| 7 | 1986-10-19 | 24.26% | @ Minnesota Vikings | 1515.68 | 23 | Chicago Bears | 1731.17 | 7 |
| 8 | 1986-10-12 | 26.17% | Minnesota Vikings | 1499.74 | 27 | @ San Francisco 49ers | 1654.14 | 24 |
| 9 | 1986-11-03 | 26.48% | Los Angeles Rams | 1547.09 | 20 | @ Chicago Bears | 1698.65 | 17 |
| 10 | 1986-12-07 | 27.12% | @ Kansas City Chiefs | 1466.44 | 37 | Denver Broncos | 1655.88 | 10 |
| 11 | 1986-10-19 | 27.70% | Green Bay Packers | 1363.65 | 17 | @ Cleveland Browns (1st) | 1504.52 | 14 |
| 12 | 1986-11-30 | 27.81% | Atlanta Falcons | 1433.65 | 20 | @ Miami Dolphins | 1573.53 | 14 |
| 13 | 1986-12-07 | 27.98% | Cincinnati Bengals | 1515.65 | 31 | @ New England Patriots | 1654.07 | 7 |
| 14 | 1986-11-30 | 28.11% | Buffalo Bills | 1344.63 | 17 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | 1481.96 | 14 |
| 15 | 1986-11-23 | 29.49% | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 1339.19 | 23 | Kansas City Chiefs | 1508.30 | 14 |
| 16 | 1986-11-09 | 30.52% | @ Houston Oilers | 1333.92 | 32 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1494.47 | 28 |
| 17 | 1986-09-07 | 31.05% | Houston Oilers | 1386.24 | 31 | @ Green Bay Packers | 1499.03 | 3 |
| 18 | 1986-09-28 | 31.66% | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 1423.09 | 34 | Los Angeles Rams | 1574.45 | 20 |
| 19 | 1986-12-13 | 32.50% | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1458.17 | 45 | @ New York Jets | 1559.37 | 24 |
| 20 | 1986-11-24 | 32.74% | @ Miami Dolphins | 1519.28 | 45 | New York Jets | 1662.07 | 3 |
| 21 | 1986-11-02 | 34.54% | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 1349.38 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | 1478.09 | 10 |
| 22 | 1986-09-21 | 35.00% | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1360.99 | 24 | @ Detroit Lions | 1442.72 | 20 |
| 23 | 1986-09-21 | 35.50% | Atlanta Falcons | 1473.06 | 37 | @ Dallas Cowboys | 1551.01 | 35 |
| 24 | 1987-01-03 * | 36.04% | Washington Redskins | 1642.15 | 27 | @ Chicago Bears | 1720.09 | 13 |
| 25 | 1986-10-26 | 36.08% | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | 1398.25 | 30 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1515.32 | 9 |
Biggest Elo Changes
The 25 games that moved the Elo needle the most. Elo Δ is the magnitude of the rating swing; both teams move by the same amount per game (one up, one down). The winning side is shown first. An asterisk (*) after the date marks a playoff game.
| # | Date | Elo Δ | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Elo | Win % | Team | Score | Elo | Win % | |||
| 1 | 1986-11-24 | 54.25 | @ Miami Dolphins | 45 | 1519.28 | 32.74% | New York Jets | 3 | 1662.07 | 66.10% |
| 2 | 1986-12-07 | 47.19 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | 37 | 1466.44 | 27.12% | Denver Broncos | 10 | 1655.88 | 71.72% |
| 3 | 1986-09-07 | 45.42 | Houston Oilers | 31 | 1386.24 | 31.05% | @ Green Bay Packers | 3 | 1499.03 | 67.79% |
| 4 | 1986-12-07 | 43.95 | Cincinnati Bengals | 31 | 1515.65 | 27.98% | @ New England Patriots | 7 | 1654.07 | 70.85% |
| 5 | 1986-12-08 | 41.68 | @ Seattle Seahawks | 37 | 1532.86 | 44.79% | Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 1586.91 | 54.05% |
| 6 | 1986-12-14 | 38.89 | Cleveland Browns (1st) | 34 | 1541.51 | 43.72% | @ Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 1559.60 | 55.12% |
| 7 | 1986-12-13 | 38.50 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 | 1458.17 | 32.50% | @ New York Jets | 24 | 1559.37 | 66.34% |
| 8 | 1986-10-19 | 37.78 | @ Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 1515.68 | 24.26% | Chicago Bears | 7 | 1731.17 | 74.58% |
| 9 | 1986-10-26 | 36.43 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 1398.25 | 36.08% | Cincinnati Bengals | 9 | 1515.32 | 62.76% |
| 10 | 1986-11-02 | 35.67 | New York Jets | 38 | 1607.87 | 48.33% | @ Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1593.66 | 50.50% |
| 11 | 1986-11-16 | 35.18 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 1477.17 | 45.44% | Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1526.65 | 53.40% |
| 12 | 1986-10-12 | 34.84 | @ Dallas Cowboys | 30 | 1539.86 | 42.71% | Washington Redskins | 6 | 1608.57 | 56.13% |
| 13 | 1986-12-14 | 34.65 | @ Houston Oilers | 23 | 1328.85 | 22.96% | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 1556.81 | 75.88% |
| 14 | 1986-11-02 | 34.19 | @ New Orleans Saints | 23 | 1428.46 | 23.97% | San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 1646.70 | 74.87% |
| 15 | 1987-01-04 * | 34.02 | @ New York Giants | 49 | 1706.58 | 60.00% | San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1657.86 | 40.00% |
| 16 | 1986-09-07 | 33.51 | @ San Diego Chargers | 50 | 1505.31 | 42.46% | Miami Dolphins | 28 | 1575.81 | 56.38% |
| 17 | 1986-12-21 | 32.74 | @ Cincinnati Bengals | 52 | 1520.71 | 52.52% | New York Jets | 21 | 1520.87 | 46.32% |
| 18 | 1986-09-28 | 31.83 | @ Philadelphia Eagles | 34 | 1423.09 | 31.66% | Los Angeles Rams | 20 | 1574.45 | 67.18% |
| 19 | 1986-12-20 | 31.65 | @ Seattle Seahawks | 41 | 1589.71 | 48.94% | Denver Broncos | 16 | 1614.78 | 49.90% |
| 20 | 1986-09-07 | 31.39 | Atlanta Falcons | 31 | 1418.24 | 44.80% | @ New Orleans Saints | 10 | 1428.74 | 54.04% |
| 21 | 1986-11-09 | 31.35 | @ Kansas City Chiefs | 27 | 1495.12 | 43.53% | Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 1557.99 | 55.30% |
| 22 | 1986-11-27 | 31.22 | Seattle Seahawks | 31 | 1501.64 | 39.06% | @ Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 1553.13 | 59.78% |
| 23 | 1986-12-28 * | 30.46 | @ New York Jets | 35 | 1488.13 | 45.70% | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 1539.86 | 54.30% |
| 24 | 1987-01-03 * | 30.01 | Washington Redskins | 27 | 1642.15 | 36.04% | @ Chicago Bears | 13 | 1720.09 | 63.96% |
| 25 | 1986-10-05 | 29.33 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 1454.92 | 40.96% | @ Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 1492.64 | 57.88% |