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Record: 5-9-1, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 255 points (17.0/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 300 points (20.0/g), 11th.
Differential of -45 points (-3.0/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.1-8.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.5/g), 8th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (5-9-1)
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1987 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| 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 | Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 20 | 9 | 147 | 81 | 66 | 3 | 21 | 293 | 100 | 193 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 20 | box | T | 0-1-1 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 17 | 14 | 234 | 100 | 134 | 1 | 29 | 478 | 281 | 197 | 6 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 1-1-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 16 | 16 | 300 | 153 | 147 | 17 | 315 | 219 | 96 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 1-2-1 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 19 | 16 | 273 | 122 | 151 | 3 | 21 | 342 | 220 | 122 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 2-2-1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 10 | 20 | 401 | 226 | 175 | 4 | 17 | 365 | 224 | 141 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 3-2-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 34 | 33 | 23 | 465 | 293 | 172 | 3 | 23 | 353 | 336 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | Sun | November 1 | box | L | 3-3-1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17 | 23 | 22 | 279 | 190 | 89 | 2 | 20 | 279 | 190 | 89 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 3-4-1 | Chicago Bears | 24 | 26 | 17 | 340 | 298 | 42 | 1 | 22 | 351 | 247 | 104 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 3-5-1 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 24 | 13 | 298 | 198 | 100 | 5 | 16 | 281 | 88 | 193 | 5 |
| 10 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 4-5-1 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 23 | 3 | 14 | 273 | 165 | 108 | 1 | 10 | 201 | 85 | 116 | 3 |
| 11 | Sun | November 29 | box | L | 4-6-1 | @ | Chicago Bears | 10 | 23 | 20 | 348 | 237 | 111 | 2 | 20 | 319 | 192 | 127 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | December 6 | box | L | 4-7-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 23 | 18 | 315 | 127 | 188 | 5 | 22 | 439 | 296 | 143 | 4 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 5-7-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 16 | 10 | 19 | 300 | 179 | 121 | 1 | 14 | 289 | 162 | 127 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sat | December 19 | box | L | 5-8-1 | @ | New York Giants | 10 | 20 | 10 | 179 | 105 | 74 | 1 | 21 | 326 | 215 | 111 | 3 |
| 15 | Sun | December 27 | box | L | 5-9-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 24 | 33 | 17 | 330 | 207 | 123 | 3 | 22 | 292 | 148 | 144 | 3 |