1986 Detroit Lions season
| 1986 Detroit Lions season | |
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| Head coach | Darryl Rogers |
| Owner | William Clay Ford, Sr. |
| Home field | Pontiac Silverdome |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| 2 | DET | Garry James 41 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) | Lions 7–0 | |
| 2 | DET | Scott Williams 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) | Lions 14–0 | |
| 2 | GB | James Lofton 5 yard pass from Randy Wright (Al Del Greco kick) | Lions 14–7 | |
| 4 | DET | David Lewis 2 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) | Lions 21–7 | |
| 4 | GB | Dan Ross 6 yard pass from Randy Wright (Al Del Greco kick) | Lions 21–14 | |
The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve 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.
This season would provide the last occasion the Lions defeated the Eagles until 2012, although the teams did not meet again until the 1995 playoffs and not again in the regular season until 1996. The reason for this long gap is that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, NFL scheduling formulas for games outside a team’s division were much more influenced by table position during the previous season.
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