NFL 1987

1987 NFL season

Regular season

season

September 13, 1987 - December 28, 1987

Due to a strike, the season was limited to 15 games.

Play-offs

date

January 3, 1988

AFC champions

Denver Broncos

NFC champions

Washington Redskins

Super Bowl XXII

date

January 31, 1988

Venue

Jack Murphy Stadium , San Diego

NFL Champion

Washington Redskins

Pro Bowl

date

February 7, 1988

Venue

Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii

NFL season

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The 1987 NFL season was the 68th season in American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 13, 1987 and ended on December 28, 1987.

After the second match day, the players' union National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) called a strike due to the expired Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), a kind of collective agreement. However, around 15% of the professionals continued to play, including some stars. The third game day was canceled and game days 4 to 6 were played by substitute players who were signed on at short notice. The games played by these players were not considered regular NFL games by the press and fans. Most of the games took place in front of less than 10,000 spectators.

ESPN became the first cable TV channel to broadcast NFL games.

With Markus Koch in the Redskins defense, the first German outfield player to win a Super Bowl. The season ended with the Pro Bowl on February 7, 1988 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii .

Regular season

AFC East
team	S.	N	U	SQ	P +	P−
Indianapolis Colts	9	6th	0	.600	300	238
New England Patriots	8th	7th	0	.533	320	293
Miami Dolphins	8th	7th	0	.533	362	335
Buffalo Bills	7th	8th	0	.467	270	305
New York Jets	6th	9	0	.400	334	360
AFC Central
team	S.	N	U	SQ	P +	P−
Cleveland Browns	10	5	0	.667	390	239
Houston Oilers	9	6th	0	.600	345	349
Pittsburgh Steelers	8th	7th	0	.533	285	299
Cincinnati Bengals	4th	11	0	.267	285	370
AFC West
team	S.	N	U	SQ	P +	P−
Denver Broncos	10	4th	1	.700	379	288
Seattle Seahawks	9	6th	0	.600	371	314
San Diego Chargers	8th	7th	0	.533	253	317
Los Angeles Raiders	5	10	0	.333	301	289
Kansas City Chiefs	4th	11	0	.267	273	388

NFC East
team	S.	N	U	SQ	P +	P−
Washington Redskins	11	4th	0	.733	379	285
Dallas Cowboys	7th	8th	0	.467	340	348
St. Louis Cardinals	7th	8th	0	.467	362	368
Philadelphia Eagles	7th	8th	0	.467	337	380
New York Giants	6th	9	0	.400	280	312
NFC Central
team	S.	N	U	SQ	P +	P−
Chicago Bears	11	4th	0	.733	356	282
Minnesota Vikings	8th	7th	0	.533	336	335
Green Bay Packers	5	9	1	.367	255	300
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4th	11	0	.267	286	360
Detroit Lions	4th	11	0	.267	269	384
NFC West
team	S.	N	U	SQ	P +	P−
San Francisco 49ers	13	2	0	.867	459	253
New Orleans Saints	12	3	0	.800	422	283
Los Angeles Rams	6th	9	0	.400	317	361
Atlanta Falcons	3	12	0	.200	205	436