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 St. Louis | L | 13-24 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/20 | at NY Giants | W | 16-14 | 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/4 | at NY Jets | W | 38-24 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/11 | vs Philadelphia | W | 41-22 | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/19 | vs Washington | L | 7-13 | 3-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/25 | at Philadelphia | L | 20-37 | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/2 | vs NY Giants | W | 33-24 | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/8 | at Detroit | L | 17-27 | 4-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/15 | at New England | W | 23-17 OT | OT | 5-4 | ||||||||||||||
| 11/22 | vs Miami | L | 14-20 | 5-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/26 | vs Minnesota | L | 38-44 OT | OT | 5-6 | ||||||||||||||
| 12/6 | vs Atlanta | L | 10-21 | 5-7 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/13 | at Washington | L | 20-24 | 5-8 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/21 | at Los Angeles | W | 29-21 | 6-8 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/27 | vs St. Louis | W | 21-16 | 7-8 | |||||||||||||||
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