1987 New England Patriots season
1987 New England Patriots season | |
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Owner | Sullivan Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–7 |
Division place | T-2nd AFC East |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | WR Stanley Morgan LB Andre Tippett |
AP All-Pros | LB Andre Tippett (1st team) |
The 1987 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 18th season in the
strike-shortened season, finishing 8–7, tied for second in the AFC East Division, and missing the playoffs for the first time since 1984
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Offseason
NFL draft
1987 New England Patriots draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | Bruce Armstrong * | T | Louisville | |
3 | 79 | Bob Perryman | FB | Michigan | |
4 | 98 | Rich Gannon * | QB | Delaware | |
4 | 102 | Derrick Beasley | DB | Winston-Salem State
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4 | 107 | Tim Jordan | LB | Wisconsin | |
5 | 113 | Danny Villa | T | Arizona State | |
5 | 116 | Tom Gibson | DE | Northern Arizona | |
6 | 163 | Gene Taylor | WR | Fresno State | |
11 | 302 | Carlos Reveiz | K | Tennessee | |
11 | 330 | Elgin Davis | RB | UCF | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
New England Patriots 1987 staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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NFL replacement players
After the league decided to use replacement players during the
NFLPA
strike, the following team was assembled:
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
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1 | Miami Dolphins | W 28–21 | 1–0 | Sullivan Stadium | 54,642 | ||
2 | at New York Jets | L 24–43 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | 70,847 | ||
– | at Washington Redskins | canceled | 1–1 | RFK Stadium
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3 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–20 | 1–2 | Sullivan Stadium | 14,830 | ||
4 | Buffalo Bills | W 14–7 | 2–2 | Sullivan Stadium | 11,878 | ||
5 | at Houston Oilers | W 21–7 | 3–2 | Astrodome | 26,294 | ||
6 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 16–30 | 3–3 | Hoosier Dome | 48,850 | ||
7 | Los Angeles Raiders | W 26–23 | 4–3 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,664 | ||
8 | at New York Giants | L 10–17 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | 73,817 | ||
9 | Dallas Cowboys | L 17–23 | 4–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,567 | ||
10 | Indianapolis Colts | W 24–0 | 5–5 | Sullivan Stadium | 56,906 | ||
11 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–34 | 5–6 | Sullivan Stadium | 54,198 | ||
12 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–31 | 5–7 | Mile High Stadium | 75,795 | ||
13 | New York Jets | W 42–20 | 6–7 | Sullivan Stadium | 60,617 | ||
14 | at Buffalo Bills | W 13–7 | 7–7 | Rich Stadium
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74,945 | ||
15 | at Miami Dolphins | W 24–10 | 8–7 | Miami Orange Bowl | 61,192 | ||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Season summary
Week 1
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Miami Dolphins punter Reggie Roby injured in the game, forcing Don Strock to punt in the emergency situation. Additionally, with 2:22 left in the game Dan Marino was injured forcing Strock to fill in at the quarterback position as well, nearly mounting a winning comeback drive.
Standings
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Indianapolis Colts(3) | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 5–3 | 8–6 | 300 | 238 | W2 |
New England Patriots | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 320 | 293 | W3 |
Miami Dolphins | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 2–6 | 5–7 | 362 | 335 | L1 |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 270 | 305 | L2 |
New York Jets | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 3–5 | 6–5 | 334 | 360 | L4 |
References
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Mar-22.
See also