1986 ARAIG Playoff : Wild Card Games

1986 ARAIG PLAYOFFS
Seed	NFC	Seed	AFC
1	Dallas Cowboys (13-3)	1	Cleveland Browns (12-4)
2	Detroit Lions (11-5)	2	Seattle Seahawks (12-4)
3	New Orleans Saints (10-6)	3	New England Patriots (11-5)
4	Washington Redskins (12-4)	4	Cincinnati Bengals (11-5)
5	New York Giants (12-4)	5	New York Jets (10-6)
**	Saints win division with a 5-1 divisional record to San Frans 4-2.  Both had Head to Head splits
**	Washington is higher seed due to 6-2 divisinoal record over NY Giants 5-3.  Both split Head to Head during season.
**	Cleveland takes 1 seed by going 6-1 in common games while Seattle went 6-2
*Note: Two teams from the same division were not allowed to play against each other in the Divisional playoff round.
AFC Wild Card Game
December 28 - Riverfront Stdm.
5	NY Jets
4	Cincinnati
NFC Wild Card Game
December 28 - RFK Memorial Stadium
5	NY Giants
4	Washington Redskins