1987 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 55th in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 5–10–1, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.

NFL Draft
The 1987 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. The draft was held April 28–29, 1987 in New York City. This again would be a 12 round draft of 28 teams.

The Philadelphia Eagles would get the 9th in the 12 rounds. They would make 10 selection in the draft.

The draft began with first overall pick of 1986 Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde, Quarterback from Miami (FLA), by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Player Selections
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.

NFL Supplemental Draft
The Eagles would also use a pick in the 1987 NFL Supplemental Draft to take Cris Carter a Wide receiver out of Ohio State. Prior to Carter's senior season in 1987, he secretly signed with notorious sports agent Norby Walters. When the contract was discovered, Carter was ruled ineligible to play for Ohio State.

Regular season
In 1987, Mike Quick was part of NFL history. He finished second in the NFL in Touchdown receptions with 11. The leader was Jerry Rice with 23. This marked the first time in NFL history that a category leader doubled the total of his nearest competitor.

Week 1
Sunday, September 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on grass playing surface in 74F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

Week 2
Sunday, September 20, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 62F degrees with wind at 12 MPH.

Week Canceled
Because of the NFLPA union's players strike against the NFL, all the games this week were cancelled. Replacement player were used when the season resumed the following week.

Week 3
Sunday, October 4, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 48F degrees with wind at 19 MPH.

Week 4
Sunday, October 11, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Texas Stadium on an grass playing surface in 58F degrees with wind at 16 MPH.

Week 5
Sunday, October 18, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Lambeau Field on an grass playing surface in 46F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

Week 6
Sunday October 25, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 56F degrees with wind at 15 MPH.

Week 7
Sunday, November 1, 1987  Kickoff 12:00 PM Central

Played at Busch Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 68F degrees with wind at 10 MPH.

Week 8
Sunday, November 8, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 52F degrees with wind at 10 MPH.

Week 9
Sunday, November 15, 1987  Kickoff 4:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 50F degrees with wind at 8 MPH.

Week 10
Sunday, November 22, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 26F degrees with wind at 19 MPH with a wind chill of 12F.

Week 11
November 29, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Sullivan Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

Week 12
December 6, 1987 Stadium Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at The Meadowlands on an grass playing surface in 38F degrees with wind at 22 MPH and a wind chill of 27F.

Week 13
Sunday, December 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 43F degrees with wind at 15 MPH.

Week 14
Sunday, September 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at The Meadowlands on an grass playing surface in 42F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.

Week 15
Sunday, December 27, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern

Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 35F degrees with wind at 10 MPH with a wind chill of 28.

1987 NFL Plaoffs
The Philadelaphia Eagles with a record of 7–8–0 failed to make the 1987 NFL Playoffs.

Roster

 * + After name = 1st-team All-Pro 
 * ''Replacement Players confirmed by box scores, there may be others

Awards and honors

 * Mike Quick, 1987 Pro Bowl selection