A 24-day players' strike was called after week two. Week 3 games were cancelled, but the games for weeks 4-6 were played with replacement players, after which the union voted to end the strike.
1987 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Record | ||||||||||||||
9/13 | at Indianapolis | W | 23-21 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
9/20 | vs San Francisco | L | 26-27 | 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
10/4 | vs San Diego | L | 9-10 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/11 | at Seattle | W | 17-10 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/18 | vs Cleveland | L | 0-34 | 2-3 | |||||||||||||||
10/25 | at Pittsburgh | L | 20-23 | 2-4 | |||||||||||||||
11/1 | vs Houston | L | 29-31 | 2-5 | |||||||||||||||
11/8 | vs Miami | L | 14-20 | 2-6 | |||||||||||||||
11/15 | at Atlanta | W | 16-10 | 3-6 | |||||||||||||||
11/22 | vs Pittsburgh | L | 16-30 | 3-7 | |||||||||||||||
11/29 | at NY Jets | L | 20-27 | 3-8 | |||||||||||||||
12/6 | vs Kansas City | W | 30-27 OT | OT | 4-8 | ||||||||||||||
12/13 | at Cleveland | L | 24-38 | 4-9 | |||||||||||||||
12/20 | vs New Orleans | L | 24-41 | 4-10 | |||||||||||||||
12/27 | at Houston | L | 17-21 | 4-11 |