Originally published on Sept. 4, 2020
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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