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1987 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 12-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 422 points (28.1/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 283 points (18.9/g), 5th.
Differential of 139 points (9.3/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 10.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.3/g), 1st.
Coached by Jim Mora (12-3-0)
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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 | W | 1-0 | Cleveland Browns | 28 | 21 | 21 | 338 | 147 | 191 | 25 | 387 | 294 | 93 | 2 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 20 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 17 | 27 | 14 | 220 | 188 | 32 | 5 | 19 | 336 | 175 | 161 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 2-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 37 | 10 | 19 | 349 | 195 | 154 | 1 | 12 | 207 | 135 | 72 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 11 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 19 | 24 | 30 | 368 | 155 | 213 | 4 | 9 | 143 | 4 | 139 | 1 |
| 5 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 3-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 19 | 17 | 18 | 291 | 179 | 112 | 3 | 11 | 133 | 66 | 67 | 4 |
| 6 | Sun | October 25 | box | L | 3-3 | San Francisco 49ers | 22 | 24 | 20 | 379 | 202 | 177 | 2 | 23 | 303 | 228 | 75 | 2 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 4-3 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 38 | 0 | 29 | 410 | 166 | 244 | 12 | 183 | 128 | 55 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 31 | 14 | 20 | 443 | 211 | 232 | 2 | 18 | 304 | 202 | 102 | 3 |
| 9 | Sun | November 15 | box | W | 6-3 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 26 | 24 | 16 | 261 | 156 | 105 | 1 | 20 | 402 | 258 | 144 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-3 | New York Giants | 23 | 14 | 16 | 278 | 175 | 103 | 2 | 16 | 298 | 223 | 75 | 7 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 8-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 16 | 15 | 258 | 144 | 114 | 2 | 17 | 284 | 172 | 112 | 6 |
| 12 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 9-3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 44 | 34 | 19 | 365 | 248 | 117 | 1 | 27 | 449 | 352 | 97 | 4 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 10-3 | Houston Oilers | 24 | 10 | 21 | 391 | 240 | 151 | 2 | 20 | 354 | 244 | 110 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 41 | 24 | 24 | 321 | 220 | 101 | 24 | 237 | 112 | 125 | 4 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 27 | box | W | 12-3 | Green Bay Packers | 33 | 24 | 22 | 292 | 148 | 144 | 3 | 17 | 330 | 207 | 123 | 3 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 3 | box | L | 12-4 | Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 44 | |||||||||||