The 1987Philadelphia Eagles season was their 55th in the league. The team improved upon their previous output of 5–10–1, winning seven games.[1] Despite the improvement, the team failed to qualify for the playoffs.
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 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.
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.[3]
John Tice 27 yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick)
17
27
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.
1
2
3
4
Final
Chicago Bears (3–0)
7
28
0
0
35
Philadelphia Eagles (1–2)
0
3
0
0
3
SCORING PLAYS
CHI
PHIL
TIME
1st
Bears
Lakei Heimuli 9 yard pass from Mike Hohensee (Tim Lashar kick)
7
0
2nd
Eagles
Dave Jacobs 27 yard field goal
7
3
Bears
Glen Kozlowski 20 yard pass from Mike Hohensee (Tim Lashar kick)
14
3
Bears
Chris Brewer 1 yard rush (Tim Lashar kick)
21
3
Bears
Anthony Mosley 9 yard blocked punt return (Tim Lashar kick)
28
3
Bears
Don Kindt 3 yard pass from Mike Hohensee (Tim Lashar kick)
35
3
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.
1
2
3
4
Final
Philadelphia Eagles (1–3)
3
7
6
6
22
Dallas Cowboys (3–1)
21
6
14
0
41
SCORING PLAYS
PHIL
DAL
TIME
1st
Cowboys
Kelvin Edwards 62 yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)
0
7
Cowboys
Alvin Blount 8 yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)
0
14
Cowboys
Cornell Burbage 77 yard pass from Kevin Sweeney (Luis Zendejas kick)
0
21
Eagles
Dave Jacobs 40 yard field goal
3
21
2nd
Eagles
Kevin Bowman 62 yard pass from Scott Tinsley (Dave Jacobs kick)
10
21
Cowboys
Luis Zendejas 44 yard field goal
10
24
Cowboys
Luis Zendejas 50 yard field goal
10
27
3rd
Cowboys
Tony Dorsett 10 yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)
10
34
Cowboys
Alvin Blount 1 yard rush (Luis Zendejas kick)
10
41
Eagles
Mike Siano 13 yard pass from Scott Tinsley (kick failed)
16
41
4th
Eagles
Clemons 13 yard pass from Scott Tinsley (kick failed)
22
41
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.
1
2
3
4
OT
Final
Philadelphia Eagles (1–4)
7
0
0
3
0
10
Green Bay Packers (2–2)
0
3
7
0
6
16
SCORING PLAYS
PHIL
GB
TIME
1st
Eagles
Alvin Ross 5 yard rush (Dave Jacobs kick)
7
0
2nd
Packers
Max Zendejas 42 yard field goal
7
3
3rd
Packers
Lee Morris 46 yard pass from Alan Risher (Max Zendejas kick)
7
10
4th
Eagles
Dave Jacobs 44 yard field goal
10
10
OT
Packers
Jimmy Hargrove 5 yard rush
10
16
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.
1
2
3
4
Final
Dallas Cowboys (3–3)
3
7
3
7
20
Philadelphia Eagles (2–4)
3
10
7
17
37
SCORING PLAYS
DAL
PHIL
TIME
1st
Cowboys
Roger Ruzek 23 yard field goal
3
0
Eagles
Paul McFadden 46 yard field goal
3
3
2nd
Eagles
Paul McFadden 45 yard field goal
3
6
Eagles
John Spagnola 10 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)
3
13
Cowboys
Herschel Walker 1 yard rush (Roger Ruzek kick)
10
13
3rd
Cowboys
Roger Ruzek 25 yard field goal
13
13
Eagles
Anthony Toney 1 yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)
13
20
4th
Eagles
Paul McFadden 21 yard field goal
13
23
Eagles
John Spagnola 5 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)
20
30
Cowboys
Tony Dorsett 19 yard pass from Danny White (Roger Ruzek kick)
20
30
Eagles
Keith Byars 1 yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)
20
37
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.
1
2
3
4
Final
Philadelphia Eagles (3–4)
0
7
14
7
28
St. Louis Cardinals (2–5)
6
0
7
10
23
SCORING PLAYS
PHIL
ST L
TIME
1st
Cardinals
Earl Ferrell 8 yard rush (kick failed)
0
6
2nd
Eagles
Cris Carter 22 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)
7
6
3rd
Eagles
Keith Byars 2 yard rush (Paul McFadden kick)
14
6
Eagles
Kenny Jackson 70 yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick)
21
6
Cardinals
J.T. Smith 14 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)
21
13
4th
Cardinals
Jim Gallery 43 yard field goal
21
16
Cardinals
Robert Awalt 8 yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick)
↑ 2.02.1Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Pro Bowler note" defined multiple times with different content
↑Numbelivable!, p.147, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0