The 1986 NFL season produced one of the league’s great champions in the New York Giants. A dominating defense led by Lawrence Taylor keyed the Giants’ sweep through the postseason. In this blog compilation, you’ll read the game-by-game narratives of not only the Giants, but nine other consequential teams this season… *The Denver Broncos got […]
The time had arrived for the 1986 Denver Broncos. It was John Elway’s fourth year and his first three had been an appropriate mix of success and disappointment for a growing young quarterback. They had reached the playoffs in 1983 and 1984 and gone 11-5 in 1985. In 1986, the Broncos took the next step […]
The 1986 NFL playoffs were ultimately marked by the dominance of the New York Giants, but the greatest drama took place on the AFC side of the bracket. The divisional round provided excitement and an improbable comeback and the AFC Championship Game would see one of the great postseason drives of all time.