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1987 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach Don Shula
Home Field
Results
Record 8–7
Place 3rd AFC East
Playoff Finish did not qualify
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1986 1988

The 1987 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 22nd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, losing one fewer game.[1] Despite the improvement the team failed to reach the playoffs.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 13, 1987 at New England Patriots L 28–21
2 September 20, 1987 at Indianapolis Colts W 23–10
September 27, 1987 New York Giants canceled
3 October 4, 1987 at Seattle Seahawks L 24–20
4 October 11, 1987 Kansas City Chiefs W 42–0
5 October 18, 1987 at New York Jets L 37–31
6 October 25, 1987 Buffalo Bills L 34–31
7 November 1, 1987 Pittsburgh Steelers W 35–24
8 November 8, 1987 at Cincinnati Bengals W 20–14
9 November 15, 1987 Indianapolis Colts L 40–21
10 November 22, 1987 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–14
11 November 29, 1987 at Buffalo Bills L 27–0
12 December 7, 1987 New York Jets W 37–28
13 December 13, 1987 at Philadelphia Eagles W 28–10
14 December 20, 1987 Washington Redskins W 23–21
15 December 28, 1987 New England Patriots L 24–10

Standings[]

AFC East
view · talk · edit W L T PCT PF PA STK
Indianapolis Colts 9 6 0 .600 300 238 W2
New England Patriots 8 7 0 .533 320 293 W3
Miami Dolphins 8 7 0 .533 362 335 L1
Buffalo Bills 7 8 0 .467 270 305 L2
New York Jets 6 9 0 .400 334 360 L4

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References[]

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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 Draft1987 NFL strikeNFL PlayoffsPro BowlSuper Bowl XXII
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