1987 New Orleans Saints season
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1987 New Orleans Saints season
| 1987 New Orleans Saints season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Jim Mora | ||||||
| Owner | Tom Benson | ||||||
| Home field | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 12–3 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Wild Card | ||||||
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The 1987 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 21st year in the National Football League.
The strike-shortened year was the Saints' first-ever winning season. The Saints also qualified for the postseason for the first time, riding largely on a nine-game winning streak to close the season. However, they were soundly defeated at home by the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, by a score of 44-10.
The Saints' first winning season would be followed by another six consecutive non-losing seasons. (Before the 1987 season, the Saints' non-losing seasons had consisted of only two 8-8 seasons, in 1979 and 1983.)
Saints head coach Jim Mora was named NFL Coach of the Year.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 11 | Shawn Knight | Nose Tackle | BYU |
| 9 | 234 | Scott Leach | Linebacker | OSU |
Personnel
Staff
| 1987 New Orleans Saints 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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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 13, 1987 | Cleveland Browns | W 28-21 |
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| 2 | September 20, 1987 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 27-21 |
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| - | September 27, 1987 | Atlanta Falcons | canceled | |
| 3 | October 4, 1987 | Los Angeles Rams | W 37-10 |
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| 4 | October 11, 1987 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 24-19 |
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| 5 | October 18, 1987 | at Chicago Bears | W 19-17 |
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| 6 | October 25, 1987 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24-22 |
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| 7 | November 1, 1987 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 38-0 |
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| 8 | November 8, 1987 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 31-14 |
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| 9 | November 15, 1987 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 26-24 |
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| 10 | November 22, 1987 | New York Giants | W 23-14 |
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| 11 | November 29, 1987 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20-16 |
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| 12 | December 6, 1987 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 44-34 |
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| 13 | December 13, 1987 | Houston Oilers | W 24-10 |
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| 14 | December 20, 1987 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 41-24 |
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| 15 | December 27, 1987 | Green Bay Packers | W 33-24 |
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Standings
| NFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
| San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 459 | 253 | W6 | ||
| New Orleans Saints | 12 | 3 | 0 | .800 | 422 | 283 | W9 | ||
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 317 | 361 | L2 | ||
| Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | 205 | 436 | L3 | ||
Playoffs
NFC Wild Card Game
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In the Saints' first playoff game in history, the Vikings dominated the game by recording 2 sacks, forcing 4 turnovers, and allowing only 149 yards.
Awards and records
Milestones
References
- ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/team/history/all-time-roster.html. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
- ^ (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 February 24, 2011.
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