NFL team season
The1986 Los Angeles Raiders seasonleague . They were unable to improve upon theprevious season 's output of 12–4, winning only eight games.[ 1] Ray Guy 's final season of his Hall of Fame career with the Raiders.
The 1986 season was marked by highly competitive games (only four of the Raiders' sixteen regular season games were decided by more than a touchdown). The campaign also marked the end of storied quarterbackJim Plunkett 's career. After starting the season 0–3, the Raiders proceeded to win eight of their next nine games. A loss to Philadelphia in overtime started a spiral for the Raiders, who lost the next three games, which included a blowout loss to Seattle and a loss to Kansas City (who edged out Seattle for a playoff spot with ten wins) where the Raiders had seven turnovers and still lost by three points.
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1986 Los Angeles Raiders staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 atDenver Broncos L 36–380–1 Mile High Stadium 75,695 Recap 2 September 14 atWashington Redskins L 6–100–2 RFK Stadium 55,235 Recap 3 September 21 New York Giants L 9–140–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 71,164 Recap 4 September 28 San Diego Chargers W 17–131–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,153 Recap 5 October 5 atKansas City Chiefs W 24–172–3 Arrowhead Stadium 74,430 Recap 6 October 12 Seattle Seahawks W 14–103–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 70,635 Recap 7 October 19 atMiami Dolphins W 30–284–3 Miami Orange Bowl 53,421 Recap 8 October 26 atHouston Oilers W 28–175–3 Houston Astrodome 41,641 Recap 9 November 2 Denver Broncos L 10–215–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 90,153 Recap 10 November 9 atDallas Cowboys W 17–136–4 Texas Stadium 61,706 Recap 11 November 16 Cleveland Browns W 27–147–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,461 Recap 12 November 20 atSan Diego Chargers W 37–318–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 56,031 Recap 13 November 30 Philadelphia Eagles L 27–338–5 Los Angeles Memorial Stadium 53,338 Recap 14 December 8 atSeattle Seahawks L 0–378–6 Kingdome 62,923 Recap 15 December 14 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–208–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,952 Recap 16 December 21 Indianapolis Colts L 24–308–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,349 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 6 7 0 0 13 • Raiders 0 7 7 3 17
Date: September 28Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los AngelesGame start: 4:00 p.m.Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C); wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
Scoring summary Q1 SD Winslow 9 yard pass fromFouts (kick failed)SD 6–0 Q2 SD Johnson 9 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick)SD 13–0 Q2 LA Williams 12 yard pass fromWilson (Bahr kick)SD 13–7 Q3 LA Hester 40 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick)LA 14–13 Q4 LA Bahr 18 yard field goal LA 17–13
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 3 7 0 10 • Raiders 7 7 0 0 14
Scoring summary Q1 LA Williams 9 yard pass fromPlunkett (Bahr kick)LA 7–0 Q2 LA Hester 49 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick)LA 14–0 Q2 SEA Johnson 30 yard field goalLA 14–3 Q3 SEA Warner 1 yard run (Johnson kick)LA 14–10
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 6 17 0 7 30 Dolphins 0 7 7 14 28
Date: October 19Location: Orange Bowl ,Miami, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m.Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C); wind 15 mph (24 km/h)Referee: Tom DooleyTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Scoring summary 1 LA Chris Bahr 32 yard field goalLA 3–0 1 LA Chris Bahr 33 yard field goal LA 6–0 2 MIA Bruce Hardy 18 yard pass fromDan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick)MIA 7–6 2 LA Marcus Allen 2 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)LA 13–7 2 LA Marcus Allen 16 yard pass fromMarc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick) LA 20–7 2 LA Chris Bahr 40 yard field goal LA 23–7 3 MIA Dan Johnson 5 yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick)LA 23–14 4 LA Marcus Allen 2 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) LA 30–14 4 MIA Lorenzo Hampton 2 yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick)LA 30–21 4 MIA Mark Clayton 68 yard pass from Dan Marino (Fuad Reveiz kick)LA 30–28
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 7 14 7 0 28 Oilers 0 7 10 0 17
Scoring summary Q1 LA Parker 2 yard pass fromWilson (Bahr kick)LA 7–0 Q2 LA Christensen 14 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick)LA 14–0 Q2 HOU Givins 43 yard run (Zendejas kick)LA 14–7 Q2 LA Christensen 32 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) LA 21–7 Q3 LA Christensen 3 yard pass from Wilson (Bahr kick) LA 28–7 Q3 HOU Zendejas 48 yard field goal LA 28–10 Q3 HOU Rozier 4 yard run (Zendejas kick)LA 28–17
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Raiders 0 3 7 7 17 Cowboys 3 7 3 0 13
Date: November 9Location: Texas Stadium ,Irving, Texas Game start: 4:00 p.m.Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C); wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)Referee: Pat Haggerty TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Scoring summary Q1 DAL Septien 20 yard field goalDAL 3–0 Q2 LA Bahr 45 yard field goalTie 3–3 Q2 DAL Dorsett 13 yard run (Septien kick)DAL 10–3 Q3 LA Williams 20 yard pass fromPlunkett (Bahr kick)Tie 10–10 Q3 DAL Septien 20 yard field goal DAL 13–10 Q4 LA Williams 40 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 17–13
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