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1986 (11-5)
Head Coach: Dan Reeves
AFC West Finish: 1st
Home Stadium: Mile High Stadium
| Preseason | |||||
| Day/Date | Score | W/L | Opponent | ||
| Sat., Aug. 9 | 7-10 | L | New Orleans Saints | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sat., Aug. 16 | 27-29 | L | at Minnesota Vikings | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sat., Aug. 23 | 14-9 | W | San Francisco 49ers | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Fri., Aug. 29 | 19-10 | W | Los Angeles Rams | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Regular Season | |||||
| Day/Date | Score | W/L | Opponent | ||
| Sun., Sept. 7 | 38-36 | W | Los Angeles Raiders | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Mon., Sept. 15 | 21-10 | W | at Pittsburgh Steelers | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Sept. 21 | 33-7 | W | at Philadelphia Eagles | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Sept. 28 | 27-20 | W | New England Patriots | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Oct. 5 | 29-14 | W | Dallas Cowboys | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Oct. 12 | 31-14 | W | at San Diego Chargers | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Mon., Oct. 20 | 10-22 | L | at New York Jets | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Oct. 26 | 20-13 | W | Seattle Seahawks | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Nov. 2 | 21-10 | W | at Los Angeles Raiders | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Nov. 9 | 3-9 | L | San Diego Chargers | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Nov. 16 | 38-17 | W | Kansas City Chiefs | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Nov. 23 | 16-19 | L | at New York Giants | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Nov. 30 | 34-28 | W | Cincinnati Bengals | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sun., Dec. 7 | 10-37 | L | at Kansas City Chiefs | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sat., Dec. 13 | 31-30 | W | Washington Redskins | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Sat., Dec. 20 | 16-41 | L | at Seattle Seahawks | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||
| Sun., Jan. 4 | 22-17 | W | New England Patriots | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| AFC Championship | |||||
| Sun., Jan. 11 | 23-20 | W | at Cleveland Browns (OT) | Gamebook | Flipcard |
| Super Bowl XXI | |||||
| Sun., Jan. 25 | 20-39 | L | vs. New York Giants | Gamebook | Flipcard |