1987 Buffalo Bills season
Head Coach Marv Levy
Home Field Rich Stadium
Results
Record 7–8
Place 4th AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1987 Buffalo Bills seasonNational Football League .
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School/Club Team
1
8
Shane Conlan Linebacker
Penn State
2
29
Nate Odomes Defensive Back
Wisconsin
2
33
Roland Mitchell
Defensive Back
Texas Tech
3
60
David Brandon Linebacker
Memphis
3
78
Jamie Mueller Running Back
Benedictine
4
109
Leon Seals Defensive End
Jackson State
7
171
Kerry Porter
Running Back
Washington State
[1]
Personnel [ ] Staff [ ]
1987 Buffalo Bills staff
Front Office
President – Ralph Wilson
Vice President of Administration/General Manager – Bill Polian
Director of College Scouting – John Butler
Director of Pro Personnel – Bob Ferguson
National Scout – Norm Pollom
College Scout – A. J. Smith Head Coaches
Vice President for Football Operations/Head Coach – Marv Levy
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Chuck Dickerson Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Walt Corey
Defensive Line – Ted Cottrell
Defensive Backs – Dick Roach
Defensive Assistant – Chuck Lester Special Teams Coaches
Special Teams – Bruce DeHaven Strength and Conditioning
[2]
Regular season [ ] On October 31, 1987, the Los Angeles Rams traded Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Colts in a three team trade involving the Buffalo Bills. The Rams sent Dickerson to the Colts for six draft choices and two players. Buffalo obtained the rights to Cornelius Bennett from Indianapolis. Buffalo sent running back Greg Bell and three draft choices to the Rams, while Indianapolis added Owen Gill and three of their own draft picks to complete the deal with the Rams.[3]
Cornerback Nate Odomes was the youngest starting defensive player in the NFL. It was also his rookie season.
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 13, 1987
New York Jets
L 31–28
76,718
2
September 20, 1987
Houston Oilers
W 34–30
56,534
–
September 27, 1987
at Dallas Cowboys
canceled
3
October 4, 1987
Indianapolis Colts
L 47–6
9,860
4
October 11, 1987
at New England Patriots
L 14–7
11,878
5
October 18, 1987
New York Giants
W 6–3
15,737
6
October 25, 1987
at Miami Dolphins
W 34–31
61,295
7
November 1, 1987
Washington Redskins
L 27–7
71,640
8
November 8, 1987
Denver Broncos
W 21–14
63,698
9
November 15, 1987
at Cleveland Browns
L 27–21
78,409
10
November 22, 1987
at New York Jets
W 17–14
58,407
11
November 29, 1987
Miami Dolphins
W 27–0
68,055
12
December 6, 1987
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 34–21
43,143
13
December 13, 1987
at Indianapolis Colts
W 27–3
60,253
14
December 20, 1987
New England Patriots
L 13–7
74,945
15
December 27, 1987
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 17–7
57,547
Standings [ ] [4]
Roster [ ] Player stats [ ] Passing [ ] Note: Comp = Completions; ATT = Attempts; TD = Touchdowns; INT = Interceptions
Rushing [ ]
Receiving [ ]
Defense [ ] Note: FR = Fumble Recoveries; TCKL = Tackles; INT = Interceptions; TD = Touchdowns
Player Games Sacks Forced Fumbles FR Tckl INT Yards TD
Shane Conlan 12
0.5
1
0
114
0
0
0
Bruce Smith 12
12.0
3
0
2
0
0
0
Special Teams [ ] Note: FGA = Field Goals Attempted; FGM = Field Goals Made; FG% = Field Goal Percentage; XPA = Extra Points Attempted; XPM = Extra Points Made; XP% = Extra Points Percentage
Player Games Punts Yards Long Blocked Avg. yards
John Kidd 12
64
2495
67
0
39.0
Rick Partridge 3
18
678
52
1
37.7
Awards and honors [ ] Shane Conlan, Defensive Rookie of the Year[6]
Jim Kelly , AFC Pro Bowl selectionBruce Smith , AFC Pro Bowl selectionBruce Smith, Pro Bowl Most Valuable Player References [ ]
