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 Cincinnati | L | 21-23 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
9/20 | vs Miami | L | 10-23 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/4 | at Buffalo | W | 47-6 | 1-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/11 | vs NY Jets | W | 6-0 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/18 | at Pittsburgh | L | 7-21 | 2-3 | |||||||||||||||
10/25 | vs New England | W | 30-16 | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
11/1 | at NY Jets | W | 19-14 | 4-3 | |||||||||||||||
11/8 | vs San Diego | L | 13-16 | 4-4 | |||||||||||||||
11/15 | at Miami | W | 40-21 | 5-4 | |||||||||||||||
11/22 | at New England | L | 0-24 | 5-5 | |||||||||||||||
11/29 | vs Houston | W | 51-27 | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||
12/6 | at Cleveland | W | 9-7 | 7-5 | |||||||||||||||
12/13 | vs Buffalo | L | 3-27 | 7-6 | |||||||||||||||
12/20 | at San Diego | W | 20-7 | 8-6 | |||||||||||||||
12/27 | vs Tampa Bay | W | 24-6 | 9-6 |