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 Houston | L | 16-20 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
9/20 | vs Minnesota | L | 16-21 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/4 | at New Orleans | L | 10-37 | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||
10/11 | vs Pittsburgh | W | 31-21 | 1-3 | |||||||||||||||
10/18 | at Atlanta | L | 20-24 | 1-4 | |||||||||||||||
10/26 | at Cleveland | L | 17-30 | 1-5 | |||||||||||||||
11/1 | vs San Francisco | L | 10-31 | 1-6 | |||||||||||||||
11/8 | vs New Orleans | L | 14-31 | 1-7 | |||||||||||||||
11/15 | at St. Louis | W | 27-24 | 2-7 | |||||||||||||||
11/23 | at Washington | W | 30-26 | 3-7 | |||||||||||||||
11/29 | vs Tampa Bay | W | 35-3 | 4-7 | |||||||||||||||
12/6 | at Detroit | W | 37-16 | 5-7 | |||||||||||||||
12/13 | vs Atlanta | W | 33-0 | 6-7 | |||||||||||||||
12/21 | vs Dallas | L | 21-29 | 6-8 | |||||||||||||||
12/27 | at San Francisco | L | 0-48 | 6-9 |