The 1987 Detroit Lions season
Offseason NFL Draft [1]
Personnel
1987 Detroit Lions staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Carl Battershell
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Don Clemons
1987 Detroit Lions roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Regular season
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 13, 1987
at Minnesota Vikings
L 34–19
57,061
2
September 20, 1987
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 27–7
50,300
–
September 27, 1987
Chicago Bears
canceled due to strike
3
October 4, 1987
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
L 31–27
4,919
4
October 11, 1987
at Green Bay Packers
W 19–16 OT
35,779
5
October 18, 1987
Seattle Seahawks
L 37–14
8,310
6
October 25, 1987
Green Bay Packers
L 34–33
27,278
7
November 1, 1987
at Denver Broncos
L 34–0
75,172
8
November 8, 1987
Dallas Cowboys
W 27–17
45,325
9
November 15, 1987
at Washington Redskins
L 20–13
53,593
10
November 22, 1987
at Chicago Bears
L 30–10
63,357
11
November 26, 1987
Kansas City Chiefs
L 27–20
43,820
12
December 6, 1987
Los Angeles Rams
L 37–16
33,413
13
December 13, 1987
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
W 20–10
41,699
14
December 20, 1987
Minnesota Vikings
L 17–14
27,693
15
December 27, 1987
at Atlanta Falcons
W 30–13
13,906
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