Preseason Standings

NFL Preseason 1987	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
New England Patriots	5	4	1	0	103	90	.800
Miami Dolphins	4	2	2	0	67	65	.500
New York Jets	4	2	2	0	95	105	.500
Buffalo Bills	4	1	3	0	67	79	.250
Indianapolis Colts	4	1	3	0	75	95	.250
Central Division
Cleveland Browns	4	4	0	0	88	70	1.000
Houston Oilers	4	4	0	0	61	61	1.000
Cincinnati Bengals	4	1	3	0	71	90	.250
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	1	3	0	81	105	.250
Western Division
San Diego Chargers	4	3	1	0	106	75	.750
Denver Broncos	4	2	2	0	67	58	.500
Kansas City Chiefs	4	2	2	0	63	52	.500
Los Angeles Raiders	4	2	2	0	70	86	.500
Seattle Seahawks	4	2	2	0	85	82	.500
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
New York Giants	4	3	1	0	83	64	.750
Washington Redskins	4	3	1	0	84	76	.750
St. Louis Cardinals	5	2	3	0	99	69	.400
Phladelphia Eagles	4	1	3	0	100	111	.250
Dallas Cowboys	5	0	5	0	67	119	.000
Central Division
Chicago Bears	5	4	1	0	126	71	.800
Minnesota Vikings	4	3	1	0	99	90	.750
Detroit Lions	4	2	2	0	82	84	.500
Green Bay Packers	4	1	3	0	73	86	.250
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	0	4	0	43	88	.000
Western Division
Atlanta Falcons	4	2	2	0	93	97	.500
Los Angeles Rams	4	2	2	0	75	70	.500
New Orleans Saints	4	2	2	0	70	79	.500
San Francisco 49ers	4	2	2	0	79	55	.500

Preseason Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Week 1		Hall of Fame Game (Canton)
1986	New England Patriots	21	St. Louis Cardinals	16
	Week 1		American Bowl ’86 (London, Eng)
1986	Chicago Bears	17	Dallas Cowboys	6
	Week 2
1986	Cleveland Browns	19	Buffalo Bills	17
1986	Seattle Seahawks	21	Indianapolis Colts	14
1986	Minnesota Vikings	30	Miami Dolphins	16
1986	New England Patriots	18	Washington Redskins	7
1986	Green Bay Packers	38	New York Jets	14
1986	Kansas City Chiefs	20	Cincinnati Bengals	0
1986	Los Angeles Rams	14	Houston Oilers	17
1986	Pittsburgh Steelers	13	Chicago Bears	33
1986	Denver Broncos	7	New Orleans Saints	10
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	0	San Francisco 49ers	32
1986	San Diego Chargers	20	Dallas Cowboys	0
1986	Atlanta Falcons	31	New York Giants	24
1986	Detroit Lions	9	Philadelphia Eagles	17
1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	St. Louis Cardinals	26
		Week 3
1986	Houston Oilers	23	Buffalo Bills	20
1986	Chicago Bears	38	Indianapolis Colts	21
1986	Miami Dolphins	10	Cleveland Browns	17
1986	New Orleans Saints	34	New England Patriots	38
1986	New York Jets	28	Cincinnati Bengals	17
1986	Washington Redskins	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	24 ot
1986	Minnesota Vikings	29	Denver Broncos	27
1986	St. Louis Cardinals	26	Kansas City Chiefs	27
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	24	Dallas Cowboys	19
1986	San Diego Chargers	45	Philadelphia Eagles	38
1986	Detroit Lions	30	Seattle Seahawks	27 ot
1986	Green Bay Packers	14	New York Giants	22
1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	Atlanta Falcons	20
1986	San Francisco 49ers	17	Los Angeles Rams	30
	Week 4
1986	Kansas City Chiefs	6	Buffalo Bills	13
1986	Indianapolis Colts	20	Detroit Lions	13
1986	Philadelphia Eagles	15	Miami Dolphins	20
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	24	New England Patriots	10
1986	New York Giants	20	New York Jets	16
1986	Cincinnati Bengals	34	Green Bay Packers	12
1986	Atlanta Falcons	21	Cleveland Browns	27
1986	Houston Oilers	24	New Orleans Saints	13
1986	Dallas Cowboys	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	41
1986	Denver Broncos	14	San Francisco 49ers	9
1986	Los Angeles Rams	20	San Diego Chargers	17 ot
1986	Seattle Seahawks	27	Minnesota Vikings	17
1986	Chicago Bears	7	St. Louis Cardinals	14
1986	Tampa Bay Buccneers	13	Washington Redskins	21
	Week 5
1986	Buffalo Bills	17	Chicago Bears	31
1986	Indianapolis Colts	20	Minnesota Vikings	23 ot
1986	Miami Dolphins	21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3
1986	Green Bay Packers	9	New England Patriots	16
1986	Philadelphia Eagles	30	New York Jets	37
1986	Cincinnati Bengals	20	Detroit Lions	30
1986	Los Angeles Raiders	22	Cleveland Browns	25
1986	Dallas Cowboys	14	Houston Oilers	17
1986	New York Giants	17	Pittsburgh Steelers	3
1986	Denver Broncos	19	Los Angeles Rams	10
1986	New Orleans Saints	13	Kansas City Broncos	10
1986	San Diego Chargers	24	St. Louis Cardinals	17
1986	San Francisco 49ers	21	Seattle Seahawks	10
1986	Washington Redskins	29	Atlanta Falcons	21

Report

The National Football League Preseason of 1986 featured the American Bowl ’86 in London, England, where the Chicago Bears defeated the Dallas Cowboys 17-6. The Preseason, as usual, opened with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, where the New England Patriots won a tight game 21-16 against the St. Louis Cardinals. After four more weeks of games, Preseason Division titles went to New England Patriots (4-1, AFC East), Cleveland Browns (4-0, AFC Central), San Diego Chargers (3-1, AFC West), New York Giants (3-1, NFC East), Chicago Bears (4-1, NFC Central), and Atlanta Falcons (2-2, NFC West). Four of these teams went on to win their Regular Season Division title, only the San Diego Chargers (who lost out to the Denver Broncos) and Atlanta Falcons who lost out to San Francisco 49ers, failed to translate Preseason form into Regular Season Championships.

References

Bibliography

[1] NFL (1986) “1986 Preseason Standings” The Official National Football League 1987 Record & Factbook. pg. 141. Workman Publishing Co., New York.

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