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1987 Detroit Lions

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Record: 4-11-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 269 points (17.9/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 384 points (25.6/g), 26th.
 Differential of -115 points (-7.7/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 4.5-10.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 18th.

Coached by Darryl Rogers (4-11-0)

1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 box L 0-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 19 34 17 272 189 83 2 21 353 240 113 3
2 Sun September 20 box L 0-2 @ Los Angeles Raiders 7 27 16 291 244 47 3 25 405 234 171 1
3 Sun October 4 box L 0-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27 31 12 262 161 101 4 12 219 106 113 1
4 Sun October 11 box W 1-3 @ Green Bay Packers 19 16 21 342 220 122 2 16 273 122 151 3
5 Sun October 18 box L 1-4 Seattle Seahawks 14 37 15 197 104 93 2 24 404 324 80 2
6 Sun October 25 box L 1-5 Green Bay Packers 33 34 23 353 336 17 1 23 465 293 172 3
7 Sun November 1 box L 1-6 @ Denver Broncos 0 34 14 191 128 63 2 28 460 248 212 1
8 Sun November 8 box W 2-6 Dallas Cowboys 27 17 20 293 217 76 4 20 290 167 123 5
9 Sun November 15 box L 2-7 @ Washington Redskins 13 20 23 341 238 103 4 18 309 174 135 2
10 Sun November 22 box L 2-8 @ Chicago Bears 10 30 10 179 149 30 2 29 383 205 178 1
11 Thu November 26 box L 2-9 Kansas City Chiefs 20 27 22 357 206 151 22 408 246 162 2
12 Sun December 6 box L 2-10 Los Angeles Rams 16 37 19 328 271 57 3 22 423 313 110 2
13 Sun December 13 box W 3-10 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20 10 22 298 108 190 1 20 263 216 47 1
14 Sun December 20 box L 3-11 Minnesota Vikings 14 17 17 364 235 129 5 20 340 135 205
15 Sun December 27 box W 4-11 @ Atlanta Falcons 30 13 19 323 150 173 2 14 278 180 98 5