| 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season | |
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| Owner | Norman Braman |
| Head coach | Buddy Ryan |
| Home field | Veterans Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–8 |
| Division place | 4th NFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 55th in the National Football League (NFL). Despite the interruption of the schedule by the second strike in six seasons, the team improved upon its previous output of 5–10–1, going 7–8.[1] However, three of those losses came during the three-game stretch during the strike when teams were staffed primarily with replacement players, or "scabs," who crossed the picket lines to suit up. Despite the improvement, the team once again failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Defensive lineman Reggie White nonetheless had a breakout season, establishing a new NFL record by exploding for 21 sacks in only 12 games.
On October 25 at Veterans Stadium, in the first game back after the strike was settled, Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan called for the infamous "fake kneel" in the final seconds with the hosts leading the Dallas Cowboys by 10 points. The fake eventually led to another late touchdown, payback for Cowboys head coach Tom Landry running up the score with starters who crossed the picket line to play two weeks earlier at Texas Stadium. One week later, Philadelphia won its final road game against the Cardinals at the old Busch Stadium, before the franchise moved to Phoenix for the 1988 season.
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 selections 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.
| = Pro Bowler[2] | = Hall of Famer |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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| 1 | 9 | Jerome Brown | Defensive tackle | Miami (FLA) |
| 2 | 39 | Traded Pick to | San Francisco 49ers | |
| 3 | 65 | Ben Tamburello | Center | Auburn |
| 4 | 93 | Byron Evans | Linebacker | Arizona |
| 5 | 121 | David Alexander | Center | Tulsa |
| 6 | 149 | Ron Moten | Linebacker | Florida |
| 6 | 158 | Chris Pike | Defensive Tackle | Tulsa |
| 7 | 177 | Brian Williams | Tackle | Central Michigan |
| 8 | 204 | Traded Pick to | San Diego Chargers | |
| 9 | 232 | Ken Lambiotte | Quarterback | William & Mary |
| 10 | 260 | Paul Carberry | Defensive Tackle | Oregon State |
| 11 | 288 | Traded Pick to | Los Angeles Raiders | |
| 12 | 316 | Bobby Morse | Running Back | Michigan State |
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.
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After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
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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]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 13, 1987 | at Washington Redskins | L 34–24 | 0–1 | 52,188 |
| 2 | September 20, 1987 | New Orleans Saints | W 27–17 | 1–1 | 57,485 |
| – | September 27, 1987 | at San Francisco 49ers | canceled | ||
| 3 | October 4, 1987 | Chicago Bears | L 35–3 | 1–2 | 4,074 |
| 4 | October 11, 1987 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 41–22 | 1–3 | 40,622 |
| 5 | October 18, 1987 | at Green Bay Packers | L 16–10 | 1–4 | 35,842 |
| 6 | October 25, 1987 | Dallas Cowboys | W 37–20 | 2–4 | 61,630 |
| 7 | November 1, 1987 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 28–23 | 3–4 | 24,586 |
| 8 | November 8, 1987 | Washington Redskins | W 31–27 | 4–4 | 63,609 |
| 9 | November 15, 1987 | New York Giants | L 20–17 | 4–5 | 66,172 |
| 10 | November 22, 1987 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 31–19 | 4–6 | 55,592 |
| 11 | November 29, 1987 | at New England Patriots | W 34–31 | 5–6 | 54,198 |
| 12 | December 6, 1987 | at New York Giants | L 23–20 | 5–7 | 65,874 |
| 13 | December 13, 1987 | Miami Dolphins | L 28–10 | 5–8 | 63,841 |
| 14 | December 20, 1987 | at New York Jets | W 38–27 | 6–8 | 30,572 |
| 15 | December 27, 1987 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–7 | 7–8 | 57,547 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Sunday, September 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on grass playing surface in 74F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Philadelphia Eagles (0–1) | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Washington Redskins (1–0) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
| SCORING PLAYS | PHIL | WASH | TIME | ||
| 1st | Redskins | Jess Atkinson 27-yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| Redskins | Art Monk 6-yard pass from Doug Williams (Jess Atkinson kick) | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2nd | Eagles | Mike Quick 30-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 7 | 10 | |
| Eagles | Paul McFadden 33-yard field goal | 10 | 10 | ||
| Redskins | George Rogers 1-yard rush (Steve Cox kick) | 10 | 17 | ||
| 3rd | Redskins | Reggie Branch 1-yard rush (Steve Cox kick) | 10 | 24 | |
| Eagles | Randall Cunningham 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 17 | 24 | ||
| Eagles | Reggie White 70-yard fumble return (Paul McFadden kick) | 24 | 24 | ||
| 4th | Redskins | Art Monk 39-yard pass from Doug Williams (Steve Cox kick) | 24 | 31 | |
| Redskins | Steve Cox 40-yard field goal | 24 | 34 |
Sunday, September 20, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 62F degrees with wind at 12 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| New Orleans Saints (1–1) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1–1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| SCORING PLAYS | N OR | PHIL | TIME | ||
| 1st | Saints | Morten Andersen 45-yard field goal | 3 | 0 | |
| Saints | John Tice 6-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick) | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | Eagles | Paul McFadden 30-yard field goal | 10 | 3 | |
| Eagles | Mike Quick 19-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 10 | 10 | ||
| Eagles | Kenny Jackson 25-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 10 | 17 | ||
| 3rd | Eagles | Paul McFadden 30-yard field goal | 10 | 20 | |
| Eagles | Seth Joyner 18-yard fumble return (Paul McFadden kick) | 10 | 27 | ||
| Saints | John Tice 27-yard pass from Dave Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 27 |
Because of the NFLPA union's players strike against the NFL, all the games this week were cancelled. Replacement players were used when the season resumed the following week.
The Eagles would have traveled to Candlestick Park to face the host 49ers in what would have been Buddy Ryan's only trip to the Bay Area as the Eagles' head coach. The Eagles sought their second win in San Francisco since 1983 (and also since the AFL-NFL merger). Ryan's Eagles did meet the 49ers once, losing at Veterans Stadium in 1989. The Eagles did not travel to San Francisco until 1992, nor did they win in San Francisco until the final night of the 1993 season.[4]
Sunday, October 4, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 PM Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface; 48 degrees with wind at 19 MPH. This was the first game of the season with replacement players. The announced attendance was 4,074, the smallest crowd at an NFL contest in almost 40 years (since October 30, 1949, when 3,678 people attended a Washington Redskins-New York Bulldogs game at the Polo Grounds).
| 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 |
Sunday, October 11, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 pm Central
Played at Texas Stadium on a grass playing surface in 58F degrees with wind at 16 MPH. Played with replacement players.
| 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 |
Sunday, October 18, 1987 Kickoff 12:00 pm Central
Played at Lambeau Field on a grass playing surface in 46F degrees with wind at 11 MPH. Played with replacement players.
| 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 |
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. This was the first week the Eagles played after the NFLPA strike ended.
This was the revenge game for Week 4, where the Cowboys ran up the score against an Eagles replacement squad. Despite the game being effectively over, with the Eagles leading and having possession of the ball, the Eagles performed a fake kneel into a pass. Pass interference was called, and the Eagles successfully scored from the 1-yard line on the next play as time expired.[5]
| 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) | 13 | 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 |
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) | 21 | 23 | ||
| Eagles | Gregg Garrity 9-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 28 | 23 |
Sunday, November 8, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 52F degrees with wind at 10 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Washington Redskins (6–2) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (4–4) | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| SCORING PLAYS | WASH | PHIL | TIME | ||
| 1st | Eagles | Anthony Toney 5-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Redskins | George Rogers 3-yard rush (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 7 | 7 | ||
| 2nd | Redskins | Art Monk 19-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 14 | 7 | |
| Redskins | Darrell Green 26-yard fumble return (Ali Haji-Sheikh kick) | 21 | 7 | ||
| Eagles | Paul McFadden 37-yard field goal | 21 | 10 | ||
| Eagles | Mike Quick 6-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 21 | 17 | ||
| 4th | Eagles | Mike Quick 32-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 21 | 24 | |
| Redskins | Gary Clark 47-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick failed) | 27 | 24 | ||
| Eagles | Gregg Garrity 40-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 27 | 31 |
Sunday, November 15, 1987 Kickoff 4:00 pm Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 50F degrees with wind at 8 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| New York Giants (3–6) | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (4–5) | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| SCORING PLAYS | NY G | PHIL | TIME | ||
| 1st | Eagles | Randall Cunningham 4-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Eagles | Paul McFadden 25-yard field goal | 0 | 10 | ||
| giants | Lionel Manuel 36-yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Raul Allegre kick) | 7 | 10 | ||
| 2nd | Giants | Raul Allegre 53-yard field goal | 10 | 10 | |
| 3rd | Eagles | Keith Byars 8-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 10 | 17 | |
| Giants | George Adams 1-yard rush (Raul Allegre kick) | 17 | 17 | ||
| 4th | Giants | Raul Allegre 52-yard field goal | 20 | 17 |
Sunday, November 22, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 26 °F (−3 °C) with wind at 19 MPH with a wind chill of 12 °F (−11 °C).
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| St. Louis Cardinals (4–6) | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (4–6) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| SCORING PLAYS | ST L | PHIL | TIME | ||
| 1st | Eagles | Paul McFadden 44-yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| Cardinals | Roy Green 20-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick) | 7 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Cardinals | J.T. Smith 6-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick) | 14 | 3 | |
| Cardinals | Jim Gallery 20-yard field goal | 17 | 3 | ||
| Cardinals | Smith 32-yard pass from Neil Lomax (Jim Gallery kick) | 24 | 3 | ||
| Cardinals | Earl Ferrell 35-yard rush (Jim Gallery kick) | 31 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | Eagles | Mike Quick 16-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 31 | 10 | |
| 4th | Eagles | Mike Quick 27-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 31 | 17 | |
| Eagles | Safety, Cater stepped out of end zone | 31 | 19 |
November 29, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Sullivan Stadium on an AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
| Philadelphia Eagles (5–6) | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| New England Patriots (5–6) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 31 |
| SCORING PLAYS | PHIL | NE | TIME | ||
| 1st | Eagles | Paul McFadden 19-yard field goal | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | Patriots | Tony Collins 24-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick) | 3 | 7 | |
| Eagles | Mike Quick 61-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 10 | 7 | ||
| Eagles | Randall Cunningham 1-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 17 | 7 | ||
| Patriots | Tony Franklin 21-yard field goal | 17 | 10 | ||
| 3rd | Eagles | Anthony Toney 1-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 24 | 10 | |
| 4th | Eagles | Mike Quick 29-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 31 | 10 | |
| Patriots | Stanley Morgan 13-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 17 | ||
| Patriots | Willie Scott 3-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 24 | ||
| Patriots | Tom Ramsey 1-yard rush (Tony Franklin kick) | 31 | 31 | ||
| OT | Eagles | Paul McFadden 38-yard field goal | 34 | 31 |
December 6, 1987 Stadium Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at The Meadowlands on an AstroTurf playing surface in 38F degrees with wind at 22 MPH and a wind chill of 27F.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
| Philadelphia Eagles (5–7) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| New York Giants (4–8) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| SCORING PLAYS | PHIL | NY G | TIME | ||
| 1st | Giants | Mark Bavaro 19-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Eagles | Paul McFadden 41-yard field goal | 3 | 7 | |
| Eagles | Paul McFadden 49-yard field goal | 6 | 7 | ||
| 3rd | Giants | Raul Allegre 20-yard field goal | 6 | 10 | |
| Giants | Raul Allegre 46-yard field goal | 6 | 13 | ||
| 4th | Giants | Stephen Baker 16-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick) | 6 | 20 | |
| Eagles | Kenny Jackson 36-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 13 | 20 | ||
| Eagles | Jimmie Giles 40-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 20 | 20 | ||
| OT | Giants | Raul Allegre 28-yard field goal | 20 | 23 |
Sunday, December 13, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 43F degrees with wind at 15 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Miami Dolphins (7–6) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (5–8) | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| SCORING PLAYS | MIA | PHIL | TIME | ||
| 2nd | Eagles | Mike Quick 44-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 7 | |
| Dolphins | Mark Duper 20-yard pass from Dan Marino (Van Tiffin kick) | 7 | 7 | ||
| Eagles | Paul McFadden 27-yard field goal | 7 | 10 | ||
| Dolphins | Ron Davenport 1-yard rush (Van Tiffin kick) | 14 | 10 | ||
| Dolphins | Mark Clayton 11-yard pass from Dan Marino (Van Tiffin kick) | 21 | 10 | ||
| Dolphins | Mark Clayton 20-yard pass from Dan Marino (Van Tiffin kick) | 28 | 10 |
Sunday, December 20, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at The Meadowlands on an Astroturf playing surface in 42F degrees with wind at 11 MPH.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Philadelphia Eagles (6–8) | 10 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| New York Jets (6–8) | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| SCORING PLAYS | PHIL | NY J | TIME | ||
| 1st | Eagles | Anthony Toney 3-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 7 | 0 | |
| Eagles | Paul McFadden 38-yard field goal | 10 | 0 | ||
| Jets | Pat Leahy 42-yard field goal | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | Jets | Kurt Sohn 9-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 10 | |
| Jets | Roger Vick 5-yard rush (Pat Leahy kick) | 10 | 17 | ||
| Eagles | Mike Quick 45-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 17 | 17 | ||
| Eagles | Mike Quick 13-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 24 | 17 | ||
| Jets | Pat Leahy 29-yard field goal | 24 | 20 | ||
| 3rd | Eagles | Keith Byars 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 31 | 20 | |
| Eagles | Cris Carter 14-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 38 | 20 | ||
| 4th | Jets | Al Toon 51-yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick) | 38 | 27 |
Sunday, December 27, 1987 Kickoff 1:00 pm Eastern
Played at Veterans Stadium on an Astroturf playing surface in 35F degrees with wind at 10 MPH with a wind chill of 28.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
| Buffalo Bills (7–8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Philadelphia Eagles (7–8–0) | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| SCORING PLAYS | BUFF | PHIL | TIME | ||
| 2nd | Eagles | Paul McFadden 39-yard field goal | 0 | 3 | |
| Eagles | Anthony Toney 18-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 10 | ||
| 3rd | Eagles | Anthony Toney 2-yard rush (Paul McFadden kick) | 0 | 17 | |
| 4th | Bills | Andre Reed 4-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 17 |
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Washington Redskins(3) | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 7–1 | 9–3 | 379 | 285 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 4–4 | 5–7 | 340 | 348 | W2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 3–5 | 7–7 | 362 | 368 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 3–5 | 4–7 | 337 | 380 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 280 | 312 | W2 |
