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1987 Detroit Lions season

Head coach	Darryl Rogers
Home field	Pontiac Silverdome

Results
Record	4-11
Division Place	5th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1986	1988

The 1987 Detroit Lions season was the 58th season in franchise history.

Contents

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular season
3 Awards and records
4 References

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1987	at Minnesota Vikings	L 34-19	57,061
2	September 20, 1987	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 27-7	50,300
-	September 27, 1987	Chicago Bears	canceled
3	October 4, 1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31-27	4,919
4	October 11, 1987	at Green Bay Packers	W 19-16 OT	35,779
5	October 18, 1987	Seattle Seahawks	L 37-14	8,310
6	October 25, 1987	Green Bay Packers	L 34-33	27,278
7	November 1, 1987	at Denver Broncos	L 34-0	75,172
8	November 8, 1987	Dallas Cowboys	W 27-17	45,325
9	November 15, 1987	at Washington Redskins	L 20-13	53,593
10	November 22, 1987	at Chicago Bears	L 30-10	63,357
11	November 26, 1987	Kansas City Chiefs	L 27-20	43,820
12	December 6, 1987	Los Angeles Rams	L 37-16	33,413
13	December 13, 1987	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20-10	41,699
14	December 20, 1987	Minnesota Vikings	L 17-14	27,693
15	December 27, 1987	at Atlanta Falcons	W 30-13	13,906

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chicago Bears	11	4	0	.733	356	282
Minnesota Vikings	8	7	0	.533	336	335
Green Bay Packers	5	9	1	.367	255	300
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	11	0	.267	286	360
Detroit Lions	4	11	0	.267	269	384

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Roster

Detroit Lions 1987 roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

25 Karl Bernard
86 Danny Bradley
44 Tony Dollinger
46 Stan Edwards
42 Gary Ellerson
32 Garry James
30 James Jones
30 Nick Kowgios
49 Tony Paige
31 Cleve Wester
38 Scott Williams
21 Butch Woolfolk

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Durbin Haas
Eric Cardboard
75 Lomas Brown
Mike Fulbright
Antonio Smart

Linebackers

54 Thomas Boyd

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Currently vacant

Rookies in italics

Awards and records

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References

^ (PDF) 2010 NFL Record and Fact Book. National Football League. p. 382. http://www.nfl.info/download/2010%20NFL%20Record%20and%20Fact%20Book.pdf. Retrieved July 31, 2011.

v d e Detroit Lions

Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans • Founded in 1929 • Based in Detroit, Michigan

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Seasons • Players • Starting Quarterbacks • Coaches

Stadiums	Universal Stadium • University of Detroit Stadium • Tiger Stadium • Silverdome • Ford Field

Culture	Thanksgiving Classic

Rivalries	Minnesota Vikings

Lore	1932 Playoff Game • The Curse of Bobby Layne • Paper Lion • "What's Going On" • "Fire Millen" • 0-16

Head Coaches	Griffin • G. Clark • D. Clark • Henderson • G. Clark • Edwards • Karcis • Dorais • McMillin • Parker • Wilson • Gilmer • Schmidt • McCafferty • Forzano • Hudspeth • M. Clark • Rogers • Fontes • Ross • Moeller • Mornhinweg • Mariucci • Jauron • Marinelli • Schwartz

Notable people	William Clay Ford • Barry Sanders • Matt Millen

League Championships (4)	1935 • 1952 • 1953 • 1957

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: North Division

Broadcasters	Radio: Detroit Lions Radio Network • Dan Miller • Jim Brandstatter • Tony Ortiz • WXYT-FM • WXYT TV: Detroit Lions Television Network • Matt Shepard • Rob Rubick • Tom Leyden • WXYZ-TV History: List of Detroit Lions broadcasters

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v d e City of Detroit

Architecture · Culture · Detroit River · Economy · Freeways · Government · History · Historic places · International Riverfront · Media · Music · Neighborhoods · Parks and beaches · People · Skyscrapers · Sports · Theatre · Tourism · Transportation

Metro Detroit · Michigan · United States

1987 NFL season v d e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
	Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay
1987 NFL Draft • 1987 NFL strike • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXII

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