1987 Green Bay Packers season

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1987 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach Forrest Gregg
Home Field Lambeau Field
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 5-9-1
Place 3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season Next Season
1986 1988

The 1987 Green Bay Packers season was their 67th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 5-9-1 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 3rd place finish in the NFC Central division.[1]

The 1987 NFL Season was marked by a 24-day players strike, reducing the number of games from 16 games to 15. Three games of the Packers' season were played with replacement players, going 2-1.

The season ended with coach Gregg announcing he was leaving to fill the head coaching position at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University.[2]

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Regular Season

Week Opponent Result[3]
1 Los Angeles Raiders L 0-20
2 Denver Broncos T 17-17
3 Games not held due to strike
4 Minnesota Vikings W 23-16*
5 Detroit Lions L 16-19*
6 Philadelphia Eagles W 16-10*
7 Detroit Lions W 34-33
8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17-23
9 Chicago Bears L 24-26
10 Seattle Seahawks L 13-24
11 Kansas City Chiefs W 23-3
12 Chicago Bears L 10-23
13 San Francisco 49ers L 12-23
14 Minnesota Vikings W 16-10
15 New York Giants L 10-20
16 New Orleans Saints L 24-33

* - Games played with replacement players[2]

[edit] Division Standings[1]

NFC Central
Team 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

[edit] Statistical Leaders[4]

Quarterbacks
Player Attempts Completions Yards Touchdowns Interceptions QB Rating
Randy Wright 247 142 1,507 6 11 61.6
Don Majkowski 127 55 875 5 3 70.2
Running Backs
Player Rushes Yards Average Touchdowns
Kenneth Davis 109 413 3.8 3
Brent Fullwood 84 274 3.3 5
Receivers
Player Receptions Yards Average Touchdowns
Walter Stanley 38 672 17.7 3
Frankie Neal 36 420 11.7 3
Phil Epps 34 516 15.2 2

[edit] References

1987 NFL season
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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 DraftNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl XXII