Team season

1986 Detroit Lions

NFC North · 16 indexed games

5–11

Regular season

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Playoffs

Conference rank

277–326

Points for–against

Conference rank is derived from indexed winning percentage, wins and point differential; it is not an official tiebreaker seed.

Postseason path

Playoff games

This team did not appear in the indexed postseason.

Season highlights

Best games from 1986

Postseason stakes and close finishes bring the most consequential indexed games to the top.

Detroit Lions vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Nov 16, 1986

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Dec 15, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Cleveland Browns

Regular Season · Sep 28, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Sep 7, 1986

Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 27, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Los Angeles Rams

Regular Season · Oct 19, 1986

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Sep 21, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears

Regular Season · Oct 26, 1986

Cincinnati Bengals vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Nov 2, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 12, 1986

Detroit Lions vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 7, 1986

Tennessee Titans vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 5, 1986

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