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1987 San Diego Chargers

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

Scored 253 points (16.9/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 317 points (21.1/g), 15th.
 Differential of -64 points (-4.3/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-1.0/g), 26th.

Coached by Al Saunders (8-7-0)

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 @ Kansas City Chiefs 13 20 19 342 258 84 4 15 232 58 174 1
2 Sun September 20 box W 1-1 St. Louis Cardinals 28 24 17 282 152 130 2 24 471 412 59 2
3 Sun October 4 box W 2-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 10 9 15 261 169 92 2 11 206 -13 219
4 Sun October 11 box W 3-1 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 13 22 385 260 125 3 7 201 70 131 1
5 Sun October 18 box W 4-1 @ Los Angeles Raiders 23 17 14 244 147 97 19 314 176 138 3
6 Sun October 25 box W 5-1 Kansas City Chiefs 42 21 30 391 277 114 2 21 371 305 66 5
7 Sun November 1 box W 6-1 Cleveland Browns 27 24 22 414 286 128 2 19 339 267 72 3
8 Sun November 8 box W 7-1 @ Indianapolis Colts 16 13 15 296 214 82 4 18 303 112 191 3
9 Sun November 15 box W 8-1 Los Angeles Raiders 16 14 16 248 134 114 1 12 365 215 150 2
10 Sun November 22 box L 8-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 3 34 6 156 139 17 4 34 496 219 277 1
11 Sun November 29 box L 8-3 Denver Broncos 17 31 18 378 312 66 2 31 522 347 175 1
12 Sun December 6 box L 8-4 @ Houston Oilers 18 33 19 332 289 43 4 21 324 184 140 1
13 Sun December 13 box L 8-5 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 20 27 435 321 114 5 14 254 150 104 1
14 Sun December 20 box L 8-6 Indianapolis Colts 7 20 17 273 214 59 3 19 340 194 146
15 Sun December 27 box L 8-7 @ Denver Broncos 0 24 7 151 108 43 5 15 215 86 129 4