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 | vs Los Angeles | L | 0-20 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
9/20 | vs Denver | T | 17-17 | 0-1-1 | |||||||||||||||
10/4 | at Minnesota | W | 23-16 | 1-1-1 | |||||||||||||||
10/11 | vs Detroit | L | 16-19 OT | OT | 1-2-1 | ||||||||||||||
10/18 | vs Philadelphia | W | 16-10 OT | OT | 2-2-1 | ||||||||||||||
10/25 | at Detroit | W | 34-33 | 3-2-1 | |||||||||||||||
11/1 | vs Tampa Bay | L | 17-23 | 3-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
11/8 | vs Chicago | L | 24-26 | 3-4-1 | |||||||||||||||
11/15 | at Seattle | L | 13-24 | 3-5-1 | |||||||||||||||
11/22 | at Kansas City | W | 23-3 | 4-5-1 | |||||||||||||||
11/29 | at Chicago | L | 10-23 | 4-6-1 | |||||||||||||||
12/6 | vs San Francisco | L | 12-23 | 4-7-1 | |||||||||||||||
12/13 | vs Minnesota | W | 16-10 | 5-7-1 | |||||||||||||||
12/19 | at NY Giants | L | 10-20 | 5-8-1 | |||||||||||||||
12/27 | at New Orleans | L | 24-33 | 5-9-1 |