1987 Washington Redskins season | |
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Head coach | Joe Gibbs |
Home field | RFK Stadium |
Local radio | WMAL |
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Record | 11–4 |
Division place | 1st NFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 21–17 Won NFC Championship (vs. Vikings) 17–10 Won Super Bowl XXII (vs. Broncos) 42–10 |
The 1987 season was the Washington Redskins' strike-shortened 56th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 52nd in Washington, D.C., and their seventh under head coach Joe Gibbs. The season was a shortened season due to the 1987 NFL strike.
The team had finished second in the NFC East the previous season with a 12–4 record. Games to be played during the third week of the season were canceled, and replacement players were used to play games from weeks 4 through 6.
The Redskins won the NFC East with an 11–4 record. The Redskins defeated the Denver Broncos 42–10 to win Super Bowl XXII. It was the Redskins' second Super Bowl win in six seasons, and coincidentally, their second Super Bowl win in a strike-season.[1]
Redskins quarterback Doug Williams became the first black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl and was the only one to have emerged victorious until Russell Wilson won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks.[2]
By virtue of the Redskins' 17-10 victory over Minnesota in the NFC title game, head coach Joe Gibbs earned his 10th playoff victory. He surpassed the legendary Vince Lombardi, who had retired after his 9th playoff victory and (coincidentally) later coached the Redskins for one season. Also ironic was the rumor that, following a disastrous 5-9-1 season, Green Bay would hire Gibbs to replace the dismissed Forrest Gregg. However, after the game, Gibbs would deny that he was interested.[3]
While the replacement Skins all received large playoff shares for their part in the 1987 season, the only replacement player to receive a Super Bowl ring was wide receiver Anthony Allen, because he was on the active roster during the postseason (and made one reception in the NFC title game vs. Minnesota). On March 8, 2018, the Redskins announced that they would honor the replacement players from the 1987 team with Super Bowl XXII rings.[4]
After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 22 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 33–0 | 2–0 | Camp Randall Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 29 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 10–17 | 2–1 | Tampa Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 5 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 26–14 | 3–1 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
In 1987, Redskins starting QB Jay Schroeder got injured early in the opening game against the Eagles and was replaced by Williams, who led the team to victory.[5] In his NFL debut, replacement player Ed Rubbert passed for 334 yards.[5] Rubbert also threw three touchdown passes to Anthony Allen. Allen would have 255 receiving yards.[5]
See also: 1987 Philadelphia Eagles season |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Redskins | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
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See also: 1987 Atlanta Falcons season |
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Redskins | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Falcons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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See also: 1987 New England Patriots season |
See also: 1987 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season |
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Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Redskins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
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See also: 1987 New York Giants season |
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Redskins | 3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Giants | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
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See also: 1987 Dallas Cowboys season |
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Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas
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See also: 1987 New York Jets season |
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Jets | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
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See also: 1987 Buffalo Bills season |
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Redskins | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Rich Stadium • Orchard Park, New York
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Redskins | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
Eagles | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia
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See also: 1987 Detroit Lions season |
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Lions | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
Redskins | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
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See also: 1987 Los Angeles Rams season |
See also: 1987 Miami Dolphins season |
See also: 1987 Minnesota Vikings season |
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Week 1: vs Philadelphia Eagles
Week 1: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons Week 2: Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons
at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta
Week 4: vs St. Louis Cardinals Week 4: St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C
Week 5: at New York Giants Week 5: Washington Redskins at New York Giants
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys Week 6: Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Week 9: at Philadelphia Eagles Week 9: Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia
Week 12: vs New York Giants Week 12: New York Giants at Washington Redskins
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C
Week 13: at St. Louis Cardinals Week 13: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Week 14: vs Dallas Cowboys Week 14: Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins
at RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C
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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 |
Main article: 1987–88 NFL playoffs |
Playoff Round | Date | Opponent (Seed) | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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NFC Divisional Playoffs | January 10, 1988 | at Chicago Bears (2) | W 21-17 | 1-0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
NFC Championship | January 17, 1988 | Minnesota Vikings (5) | W 17-10 | 2-0 | RFK Stadium | Recap |
Super Bowl XXII | January 31, 1988 | Denver Broncos (A1) | W 42–10 | 3–0 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
Notes:
See also: 1987 Chicago Bears season |
See also: 1987 Denver Broncos season and Super Bowl XXII |