NFL team season
The 1987 season was the New York Giants ' 63rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Bill Parcells . The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.[1] The Giants started the season 0–5, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to lose their first 5 games. Ultimately, the Giants never recovered from their 0–5 start and failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1986 and finished at 6–9. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1983 . They also placed last in their division for the first time since that same season.
Offseason [ edit ] NFL Draft [ edit ] [2]
Personnel [ edit ] 1987 New York Giants staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bill Belichick Defensive line – Lamar Leachman Defensive backfield – Len Fontes Defensive assistant – Mike Sweatman Special teams coaches
Special teams – Romeo Crennel Assistant special teams – Mike Sweatman Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Johnny Parker
NFL replacement players [ edit ] After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
1987 New York Giants replacement roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
1987 New York Giants roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics
Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Game summaries [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 0 6 6 19 • Bears 3 7 14 10 34
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1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 3 7 3 3 16 Giants 7 0 7 0 14
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1 2 3 4 Total • 49ers 3 14 10 14 41 Giants 0 7 0 14 21
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1 2 3 4 Total • Redskins 3 21 7 7 38 Giants 3 0 9 0 12
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1 2 3 4 OT Total Giants 0 0 3 0 0 3 • Bills 0 0 0 3 3 6
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1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 7 7 • Giants 14 3 3 10 30
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1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 10 7 7 24 • Cowboys 7 7 0 19 33
Date: November 2Location: Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas Game start: 8:00 p.m. Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)Television network: ABC
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1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 0 0 7 3 10 • Giants 0 14 3 0 17
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1 2 3 4 Total • Giants 7 3 7 3 20 Eagles 10 0 7 0 17
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Week 10 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 7 7 0 14 • Saints 3 10 0 10 23
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Week 11 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 10 6 3 0 19 • Redskins 0 0 9 14 23
Date: November 29Location: RFK Stadium , Washington, D.C. Game start: 4:00 p.m. Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
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Week 12 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 OT Total Eagles 0 6 0 14 0 20 • Giants 7 0 6 7 3 23
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Week 13 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 3 7 7 24 • Cardinals 14 13 0 0 27
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Week 14 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 0 0 3 7 10 • Giants 0 13 7 0 20
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Week 15 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Jets 7 0 0 0 7 • Giants 0 17 3 0 20
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Standings [ edit ] Awards and honors [ edit ] Lawrence Taylor , NFC Pro Bowl selection Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Lawrence Taylor, UPI: 2nd team all-conf. Lawrence Taylor, Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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