1986 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1986?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1986 was Miami Dolphins at New York Jets on Sep 21, 1986: 45-51, 96 combined. The widest margin was 42, New York Jets at Miami Dolphins on Nov 24, 1986.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1986

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Sep 21, 1986	Miami Dolphins at New York Jets	45-51	96
Nov 27, 1986	Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions	44-40	84
Oct 19, 1986	Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs	41-42	83
Nov 2, 1986	Minnesota Vikings at Washington Commanders	38-44	82
Dec 20, 1986	Green Bay Packers at New York Giants	24-55	79
Sep 7, 1986	Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers	28-50	78
Sep 7, 1986	Las Vegas Raiders at Denver Broncos	36-38	74
Dec 21, 1986	New York Jets at Cincinnati Bengals	21-52	73
Sep 7, 1986	Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears	31-41	72
Sep 21, 1986	Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys	37-35	72

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1986

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Nov 24, 1986	New York Jets at Miami Dolphins	3-45	42
Sep 28, 1986	Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals	44-7	37
Dec 8, 1986	Las Vegas Raiders at Seattle Seahawks	0-37	37
Sep 28, 1986	Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings	7-42	35
Oct 19, 1986	New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers	34-0	34
Dec 7, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears	14-48	34
Oct 12, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants	3-35	32
Nov 30, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Minnesota Vikings	13-45	32
Oct 19, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints	7-38	31
Oct 26, 1986	Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys	6-37	31

Longest games

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Longest NFL games of 1986

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Overtimes↓
Sep 14, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears	10-13	1
Sep 21, 1986	Miami Dolphins at New York Jets	45-51	1
Sep 28, 1986	Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	23-20	1
Sep 29, 1986	Pittsburgh Steelers at Tennessee Titans	22-16	1
Oct 5, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Los Angeles Rams	20-26	1
Oct 12, 1986	Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers	27-24	1
Nov 20, 1986	Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers	37-31	1
Nov 23, 1986	Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns	31-37	1
Nov 30, 1986	Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns	10-13	1
Nov 30, 1986	Philadelphia Eagles at Las Vegas Raiders	33-27	1

Regular season games on file for 1986, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records