NFL Game of the Week
Season 22
TV-PG
The NFL Films Game of the Week, formerly known as the NFL Game of the Week, is a program that airs on NFL Network, the official television channel of the National Football League. On this show, NFL Films compresses one or two NFL games from the previous week into a one-hour program.
Where to Watch NFL Game of the Week • Season 22
8 Episodes
- Los Angeles Raiders at Denver Broncos, 1986E1
Los Angeles Raiders at Denver Broncos, 1986The Broncos' road to Super Bowl XXI began Sept. 7 against their natural rivals, the Raiders. Denver well remembered how their two overtime defeats to the Silver and Black in 1985 cost John Elway & Co. not only the division title, but postseason play of any kind. Now Elway and the Raiders' shaky Marc Wilson hit the airwaves with force. John Elway, of course, had the largest force, leading a drive (not The Drive, mind you) that gave Denver a 38-36 comeback win. - Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 1986E2
Philadelphia Eagles at Chicago Bears, 1986Buddy Ryan, the former Bears defensive coordinator turned Eagles coach, wanted nothing more than to get revenge on the World Champions on September 14, 1986. What stood against him was the Bears ""46"" Defense that he had molded, plus the fact that the Eagles had yet to win in Chicago. But this game was hardly the mismatch people had predicted. - Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1986E3
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1986Named by the NFL as the greatest game of 1986, this showdown of September 21 pitted two first-round picks from the touted Quarterback Class of '83. Dan Marino of the Dolphins and Ken O'Brien of the Jets lit up the scoreboard, breaking the NFL game aggregate passing yardage record in the process. - New York Jets at New England Patriots, 1986E4
New York Jets at New England Patriots, 1986Sullivan Stadium (as it was then called) hosted the Backup Bowl October 12, 1986. New England turned to veteran Steve Grogan at QB, while the Jets called on Pat Ryan to sub for the injured Ken O'Brien. For the moment, New York had the better team of starters. - Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 1986E5
Minnesota Vikings at Washington Redskins, 1986It took time to develop, but two hot quarterbacks, Tommy Kramer of Minnesota and Jay Schroeder of Washington, put up a pass-happy showdown vital to both teams' postseason chances. While long plays dictating the outcome, three squandered PATs forced an overtime that the Redskins won, 44-38. - New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings, 1986E6
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings, 1986Phil Simms had gone through a series of setbacks since he was drafted. Even in 1986, the Giants used their defense to stay the course to a Super Bowl. But in a game at Minneapolis on November 16, 1986, Simms passed the test of a winner. He has said that completing a 4th-and-17 pass is the highlight of his career. - Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 1986E7
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 1986Cleveland had waited 17 years to gain a season sweep of the archrival Steelers. Now, on Nov. 23, the Browns' QB Bernie Kosar, just two days before his 23rd birthday, had the talent to make the sweep a reality. But Pittsburgh would not go down without a fight, forcing overtime.