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    OpponentResultScoreRecord
9/13vs Los AngelesW  20-16 1-0
9/20at BuffaloL  30-34 1-1
10/4at DenverW  40-10 2-1
10/11at ClevelandW  15-10 3-1
10/18vs New EnglandL  7-21 3-2
10/25vs AtlantaW  37-33 4-2
11/1at CincinnatiW  31-29 5-2
11/8at San FranciscoL  20-27 5-3
11/15at PittsburghW  23-3 6-3
11/22vs ClevelandL  7-40 6-4
11/29at IndianapolisL  27-51 6-5
12/6vs San DiegoW  33-18 7-5
12/13at New OrleansL  10-24 7-6
12/20vs PittsburghW  24-16 8-6
12/27vs CincinnatiW  21-17 9-6

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