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1987 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 10-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 390 points (26.0/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 239 points (15.9/g), 2nd.
Differential of 151 points (10.1/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.4-3.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (10-5-0)
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1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 13 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 21 | 28 | 25 | 387 | 294 | 93 | 2 | 21 | 338 | 147 | 191 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 1-1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34 | 10 | 18 | 304 | 180 | 124 | 2 | 17 | 185 | 127 | 58 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | New England Patriots | 20 | 10 | 22 | 348 | 131 | 217 | 3 | 10 | 141 | 110 | 31 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 2-2 | Houston Oilers | 10 | 15 | 9 | 169 | 119 | 50 | 4 | 17 | 317 | 143 | 174 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 34 | 0 | 29 | 410 | 287 | 123 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 30 | 65 | 3 |
| 6 | Mon | October 26 | box | W | 4-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 17 | 15 | 267 | 202 | 65 | 1 | 22 | 328 | 227 | 101 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 4-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 27 | 19 | 339 | 267 | 72 | 3 | 22 | 414 | 286 | 128 | 2 |
| 8 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 5-3 | Atlanta Falcons | 38 | 3 | 24 | 365 | 192 | 173 | 1 | 13 | 243 | 126 | 117 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 6-3 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 21 | 24 | 421 | 337 | 84 | 3 | 17 | 267 | 206 | 61 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-3 | @ | Houston Oilers | 40 | 7 | 27 | 457 | 257 | 200 | 11 | 247 | 204 | 43 | 6 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 29 | box | L | 7-4 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 38 | 18 | 360 | 268 | 92 | 1 | 23 | 455 | 336 | 119 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | December 6 | box | L | 7-5 | Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 9 | 15 | 247 | 160 | 87 | 1 | 18 | 297 | 183 | 114 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 8-5 | Cincinnati Bengals | 38 | 24 | 19 | 390 | 237 | 153 | 1 | 24 | 417 | 352 | 65 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 9-5 | @ | Los Angeles Raiders | 24 | 17 | 24 | 421 | 294 | 127 | 2 | 20 | 299 | 228 | 71 | 1 |
| 15 | Sat | December 26 | box | W | 10-5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19 | 13 | 22 | 315 | 230 | 85 | 1 | 10 | 221 | 126 | 95 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 9 | box | W | 11-5 | Indianapolis Colts | 38 | 21 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 17 | box | L | 11-6 | @ | Denver Broncos | 33 | 38 | ||||||||||