The 1987 season Houston Oilers season was the team's 28th and the 18th in the National Football League .
Offseason [ ]
NFL Draft [ ]
Personnel [ ]
Staff [ ]
1987 Houston Oilers staff
Front office
Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Ladd Herzeg
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Quarterbacks – June Jones
Running Backs – Dick Jamieson
Receivers – Milt Jackson
Tight Ends – Miller McCalmon
Offensive Line – Kim Helton
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Special Teams – Miller McCalmon
Strength and conditioning
Strength and Rehabilitation – Steve Watterson
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 13, 1987
Los Angeles Rams
W 20–16
33,186
2
September 20, 1987
at Buffalo Bills
L 34–30
56,534
–
September 27, 1987
Los Angeles Raiders
canceled
3
October 4, 1987
at Denver Broncos
W 40–10
38,494
4
October 11, 1987
at Cleveland Browns
W 15–10
38,927
5
October 18, 1987
New England Patriots
L 21–7
26,294
6
October 25, 1987
Atlanta Falcons
W 37–33
29,062
7
November 1, 1987
at Cincinnati Bengals
W 31–29
52,700
8
November 8, 1987
at San Francisco 49ers
L 27–20
59,740
9
November 15, 1987
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 23–3
56,177
10
November 22, 1987
Cleveland Browns
L 40–7
51,161
11
November 29, 1987
at Indianapolis Colts
L 51–27
54,999
12
December 6, 1987
San Diego Chargers
W 33–18
31,714
13
December 13, 1987
at New Orleans Saints
L 24–10
68,257
14
December 20, 1987
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 24–16
38,683
15
December 27, 1987
Cincinnati Bengals
W 21–17
49,775
Standings [ ]
[1]
Playoffs [ ]
AFC Wild Card [ ]
Houston Oilers 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)
Oilers kicker Tony Zendejas won the game with a 42-yard field goal 8:05 into overtime. Although Houston outgained Seattle with 427 total offensive yards to 250, the game remained close until the very end.
AFC Divisional Playoff [ ]
Denver Broncos 34, Houston Oilers 10
Awards and records [ ]
Keith Bostic, NFL Leader, Interceptions, (6) – Tied with two others for league lead
Milestones [ ]
References [ ]
v · d · e Tennessee Titans Founded in 1960 as the Houston Oilers • Based in Nashville , Tennessee The Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Head Coaches Division Championships (9) Super Bowl Appearances (1) League championships (2) Retired Numbers Seasons Current League Affiliations
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