By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 25th, 1987, the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI to win the 67th championship in NFL history. It was the fifth championship for the Giants franchise as Giants quarterback Phil Simms won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The game was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor won the 1986 MVP Award with 20 and a half sacks to become the most recent defensive player to win MVP honors, while Rams running back Eric Dickerson won the 1986 Offensive Player of the Year Award with 11 rushing touchdowns and 1821 rushing yards.
Out of Playoffs: Cincinnati Bengals (10-6), Seattle Seahawks (10-6), Minnesota Vikings (9-7), Miami Dolphins (8-8), Los Angeles Raiders (8-8), Atlanta Falcons (7-8-1), Dallas Cowboys (7-9), New Orleans Saints (7-9), Pittsburgh Steelers (6-10), Philadelphia Eagles (5-10-1), Detroit Lions (5-11), Houston Oilers (5-11), St. Louis Cardinals (4-11-1), Green Bay Packers (4-12), Buffalo Bills (4-12), San Diego Chargers (4-12), Indianapolis Colts (3-13), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14)
Out in first round: Kansas City Chiefs (L 35-15 to Jets), Los Angeles Rams (L 19-7 to Redskins)
Out in second round: Chicago Bears (L 27-13 to Redskins), New England Patriots (L 22-17 to Broncos), San Francisco 49ers (L 49-3 to Giants), New York Jets (L 23-20 (2OT) to Browns)
Out in third round: Cleveland Browns (L 23-20 (OT) to Broncos), Washington Redskins (L 17-0 to Giants)
Most passing touchdowns: #13 Dan Marino (Dolphins)- 44 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #38 George Rogers (Redskins)- 18 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #80 Jerry Rice (49ers)- 15 TD
Most sacks: #56 Lawrence Taylor (Giants)- 20.5 sacks
Most interceptions: #42 Ronnie Lott (49ers)- 10 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 12 attempts): #7 Morten Andersen (Saints)- 26 for 30, 86.7%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/
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