1986 Detroit Lions season

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1986 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford, Sr.
Head coachDarryl Rogers
Home fieldPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record5–11
Division place3rd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve[1] upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a 5–11 record. The highlight of the season was first round draft choice Chuck Long’s first pass for a TD against Tampa Bay. Long would start in a Monday Night game against the Chicago Bears.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1986 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School
1 12 Chuck Long QB Iowa
2 29 Garry James RB LSU
3 69 Joe Milinichik OT North Carolina State
4 92 Devon Mitchell S Iowa
5 119 Oscar Smith RB Nicholls State
8 205 Allyn Griffin WR Wyoming
9 231 Lyle Pickens DB Colorado
10 258 Tracy Johnson LB Morningside
11 290 Leland Melvin WR Richmond
12 317 Allan Durden DB Arizona

Roster[]

1986 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

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Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Schedule[]

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

Season summary[]

Week 6[]

1 234Total
• Lions 0 1407 21
Packers 0 707 14
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 55° F, wind 13 mph

Standings[]

NFC Central
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Chicago Bears(2) 14 2 0 .875 7–1 10–2 352 187 W7
Minnesota Vikings 9 7 0 .563 6–2 8–4 398 273 W1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 277 326 L4
Green Bay Packers 4 12 0 .250 3–5 3–9 254 418 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 14 0 .125 1–7 1–13 239 473 L7

References[]

  1. ^ 1986 Detroit Lions
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