1987 NFL season

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The 1987 NFL season was the 68th regular season of the National Football League. This season featured games predominantly played by replacement players as the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) players were on strike from weeks four to six. The season ended with Super Bowl XXII, with the Washington Redskins defeating the Denver Broncos 42–10 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. The Broncos suffered their second consecutive Super Bowl defeat.

Publications

Programs
Week	Date	Teams	Venue
Preseason	August 9, 1987	Los Angeles Rams vs. Denver Broncos	Wembley Stadium
	August 15, 1987	Atlanta Falcons vs. Buffalo Bills	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
	August 15, 1987	New York Jets vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Giants Stadium
	August 15, 1987	Cleveland Browns vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Cleveland Stadium
	August 16, 1987	Miami Dolphins vs. Chicago Bears	Joe Robbie Stadium
	August 22, 1987	New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Oilers	Louisiana Superdome
	August 22, 1987	New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns	Giants Stadium
	August 27, 1987	New Orleans Saints vs. Houston Oilers	Louisiana Superdome
	August 22, 1987	St. Louis Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks	Busch Memorial Stadium
	August 29, 1987	New Orleans Saints vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Superdome
	September 5, 1987	Green Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 1	September 13, 1987	Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions	Metrodome
Week 2	September 20, 1987	Atlanta Falcons vs. Washington Redskins	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
	September 21, 1987	New York Jets vs. New England Patriots	Giants Stadium
Week 3 Canceled
Week 4	October 4, 1987	Washington Redskins vs. St. Louis Cardinals	RFK Stadium
Week 5	October 11, 1987	Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Texas Stadium
	October 11, 1987	Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
	October 11, 1987	New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins	Giants Stadium
Week 6	October 18, 1987	Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Lambeau Field
	October 18, 1987	Houston Oilers vs. New England Patriots	Astrodome
	October 18, 1987	Buffalo Bills vs. New York Giants	Rich Stadium
Week 7	October 25, 1987	New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals	Giants Stadium
Week 8	November 1, 1987	Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Oilers	Riverfront Stadium
	November 1, 1987	Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings	Kingdome
	November 2, 1987	Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants	Texas Stadium
Week 9	November 8, 1987	Buffalo Bills vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
	November 9, 1987	New York Jets vs. Seattle Seahawks	Giants Stadium
Week 10	November 15, 1987	Minnesota Vikings vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Metrodome
	November 15, 1987	San Diego Chargers vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Jack Murphy Stadium
	November 15, 1987	Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions	RFK Stadium
Week 11	November 22, 1987	New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills	Giants Stadium
	November 22, 1987	New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts	Sullivan Stadium
	November 23, 1987	Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams	RFK Stadium
Week 12	November 29, 1987	Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
	November 29, 1987	New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Giants Stadium
	November 29, 1987	Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants	RFK Stadium
Week 13	December 6, 1987	New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Giants Stadium
Week 14	December 13, 1987	Indianapolis Colts vs. Buffalo Bills	Hoosier Dome
	December 13, 1987	New England Patriots vs. New York Jets	Sullivan Stadium
Week 15	December 19, 1987	Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Mile High Stadium
	December 20, 1987	New York Jets vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Giants Stadium
Week 16	December 27, 1987	Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
	December 27, 1987	Houston Oilers vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Astrodome
	December 27, 1987	Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Hoosier Dome
Postseason	January 3, 1988	Houston Oilers vs. Seattle Seahawks	Astrodome
	January 3, 1988	Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
	January 9, 1988	Cleveland Browns vs. Indianapolis Colts	Cleveland Stadium
	January 9, 1988	San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings	Candlestick Park
	January 10, 1988	Denver Broncos vs. Houston Oilers	Mile High Stadium
	January 31, 1988	Super Bowl XXII (Denver Broncos vs. Washington Redskins)	Jack Murphy Stadium
	February 7, 1988	NFL Pro Bowl	Aloha Stadium
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides	Atlanta Falcons • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Bears • Cincinnati Bengals • Denver Broncos • Denver Broncos Super Bowl XXII • Green Bay Packers • Houston Oilers • Kansas City Chiefs • Miami Dolphins • Minnesota Vikings • New York Giants • Seattle Seahawks • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Washington Redskins
Yearbooks	Chicago Bears • Green Bay Packers • New York Jets