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 Buffalo | W | 31-28 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
9/21 | vs New England | W | 43-24 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
10/4 | vs Dallas | L | 24-38 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
10/11 | at Indianapolis | L | 0-6 | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||
10/18 | vs Miami | W | 37-31 OT | OT | 3-2 | ||||||||||||||
10/25 | at Washington | L | 16-17 | 3-3 | |||||||||||||||
11/1 | vs Indianapolis | L | 14-19 | 3-4 | |||||||||||||||
11/9 | vs Seattle | W | 30-14 | 4-4 | |||||||||||||||
11/15 | at Kansas City | W | 16-9 | 5-4 | |||||||||||||||
11/22 | vs Buffalo | L | 14-17 | 5-5 | |||||||||||||||
11/29 | vs Cincinnati | W | 27-20 | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||
12/7 | at Miami | L | 28-37 | 6-6 | |||||||||||||||
12/13 | at New England | L | 20-42 | 6-7 | |||||||||||||||
12/20 | vs Philadelphia | L | 27-38 | 6-8 | |||||||||||||||
12/27 | at NY Giants | L | 7-20 | 6-9 |