1987 New England Patriots season

1987 New England Patriots season
Head coach Raymond Berry
General manager Patrick Sullivan
Owner Billy Sullivan
Home field 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 New England Patriots finished the National Football League's strike-shortened 1987 season with a record of eight wins and seven losses, and finished tied for second in the AFC East Division.

Staff

New England Patriots 1987 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  • Quarterbacks/Receivers – Les Steckel
  • Quarterbacks/Special Assistant to the Head Coach – John Polonchek
  • Offensive Backfield – Bobby Grier
  • Receivers – Harold Jackson
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Rod Humenuik
  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Dean Brittenham

Regular season

Schedule

Week Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 Miami Dolphins W 28–21 1–0
54,642
2 at New York Jets L 43–24 1–1
70,847
– at Washington Redskins canceled 1–1
3 Cleveland Browns L 20–10 1–2
14,830
4 Buffalo Bills W 14–7 2–2
11,878
5 at Houston Oilers W 21–7 3–2
26,294
6 at Indianapolis Colts L 30–16 3–3
48,850
7 Los Angeles Raiders W 26–23 4–3
60,664
8 at New York Giants L 17–10 4–4
73,817
9 Dallas Cowboys L 23–17 4–5
60,567
10 Indianapolis Colts W 24–0 5–5
56,906
11 Philadelphia Eagles L 34–31 5–6
54,198
12 at Denver Broncos L 31–20 5–7
75,795
13 New York Jets W 42–20 6–7
60,617
14 at Buffalo Bills W 13–7 7–7
74,945
15 at Miami Dolphins W 24–10 8–7
61,192

Standings

AFC East
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

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1987 New England Patriots.

Name Position Notes
Julius Adams Defensive End #69 – appeared in ten games in his final season
Rogers Alexander Linebacker #91 – appeared in three games, with two starts during strike
Bruce Armstrong Offensive Tackle #78 – rookie made twelve starts at RT
Ricky Atkinson Defensive Back #22 – played in his only NFL game during strike, week 5 vs Houston
Greg Baty Tight End #85 – 5 games, 15 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD
Frank Bianchini Running Back #30 – played in his only NFL game during strike, week 5 vs Houston
Mel Black Linebacker #51 – 3 games during strike in weeks 3-5, with 2 starts
Don Blackmon Linebacker #55 – 4 games at ROLB in his final NFL season, with 1 sack
Bob Bleier Quarterback #10 – 3 games with 2 starts during strike; 14/39, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Mark Payton Offensive Tackle / Linebacker #71 – appeared in two games, with one start during strike, had 1 sack on Warren Moon

References

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