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 season 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.
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Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Attendance |
1 |
September 7 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
W 13–10 |
1–0 |
54,851 |
2 |
September 14 |
Dallas Cowboys |
L 31–7 |
1–1 |
73,812 |
3 |
September 21 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
L 24–20 |
1–2 |
38,453 |
4 |
September 28 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 24–21 |
1–3 |
72,029 |
5 |
October 5 |
Houston Oilers |
W 24–13 |
2–3 |
41,960 |
6 |
October 12 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 21–14 |
3–3 |
52,290 |
7 |
October 19 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 14–10 |
3–4 |
50,992 |
8 |
October 26 |
at Chicago Bears |
L 13–7 |
3–5 |
62,064 |
9 |
November 2 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
L 24–17 |
3–6 |
52,423 |
10 |
November 9 |
Minnesota Vikings |
L 24–10 |
3–7 |
53,725 |
11 |
November 16 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
W 13–11 |
4–7 |
54,568 |
12 |
November 23 |
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 38–17 |
5–7 |
30,029 |
13 |
November 27 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 44–40 |
5–8 |
61,199 |
14 |
December 7 |
at Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 27–17 |
5–9 |
45,042 |
15 |
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Chicago Bears |
L 16–13 |
5–10 |
75,602 |
16 |
December 21 |
Atlanta Falcons |
L 20–6 |
5–11 |
35,255 |
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Week 1 at Vikings
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- First quarter
- Second quarter
- Third quarter
- DET – Eddie Murray 33-yard field goal, 2:01. Lions 10–3.
- Fourth quarter
- DET – Eddie Murray 44-yard field goal, 9:05. Lions 13–3.
- MIN – Jim Gustafson 5-yard pass from Tommy Kramer (Chuck Nelson kick), 0:03. Lions 13–10.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- DET – Leonard Thompson – 3 receptions, 40 yards
- MIN – Darrin Nelson – 6 receptions, 74 yards
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Week 6
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Lions |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
Packers |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
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