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1987 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 8-7-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 285 points (19.0/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 299 points (19.9/g), 10th.
 Differential of -14 points (-0.9/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 7.1-7.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 4th.

Coached by Chuck Noll (8-7-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 box W 1-0 San Francisco 49ers 30 17 21 266 83 183 24 356 309 47 4
2 Sun September 20 box L 1-1 @ Cleveland Browns 10 34 17 185 127 58 6 18 304 180 124 2
3 Sun October 4 box W 2-1 @ Atlanta Falcons 28 12 19 361 219 142 3 13 215 148 67 4
4 Sun October 11 box L 2-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 21 31 16 319 170 149 1 15 313 141 172 2
5 Sun October 18 box W 3-2 Indianapolis Colts 21 7 23 378 126 252 1 15 270 195 75 5
6 Sun October 25 box W 4-2 Cincinnati Bengals 23 20 17 282 204 78 17 433 292 141 2
7 Sun November 1 box L 4-3 @ Miami Dolphins 24 35 22 315 199 116 1 26 478 332 146 3
8 Sun November 8 box W 5-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 16 25 391 141 250 4 15 224 123 101 5
9 Sun November 15 box L 5-4 Houston Oilers 3 23 8 170 84 86 3 21 373 221 152 1
10 Sun November 22 box W 6-4 @ Cincinnati Bengals 30 16 14 328 194 134 2 28 448 373 75 5
11 Sun November 29 box L 6-5 New Orleans Saints 16 20 17 284 172 112 6 15 258 144 114 2
12 Sun December 6 box W 7-5 Seattle Seahawks 13 9 18 308 99 209 16 215 80 135 2
13 Sun December 13 box W 8-5 @ San Diego Chargers 20 16 14 254 150 104 1 27 435 321 114 5
14 Sun December 20 box L 8-6 @ Houston Oilers 16 24 22 348 172 176 3 17 283 221 62 1
15 Sat December 26 box L 8-7 Cleveland Browns 13 19 10 221 126 95 2 22 315 230 85 1