1987 Seattle Seahawks season
1987 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Head coach | Chuck Knox |
General manager | Mike McCormack |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 9–6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 20–23 (OT) |
Pro Bowlers |
RB Curt Warner WR Steve Largent DE Jacob Green LB Fredd Young SS Kenny Easley |
AP All-Pros |
RB Curt Warner (2nd team) WR Steve Largent (2nd team) LB Fredd Young (1st team) |
The 1987 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 12th season with the National Football League. After two seasons of missing the post season, the Seahawks returned to the playoffs.
The 1987 season would be Kenny Easley's last due to a kidney failure caused from an aspirin overdose, which forced him into retirement. The Seahawks selected Brian Bosworth from the University of Oklahoma, who signed the biggest rookie contract in NFL history.
1987 NFL Draft
Round/Pick | Player | Position | College |
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1/18 | Tony Woods | Defensive End | Pittsburgh |
2/45 | Dave Wyman | Linebacker | Stanford |
4/104 | Mark Moore | Defensive Back | Oklahoma State |
5/119 | Tommie Agee | Running Back | Auburn |
5/131 | Ruben Rodriguez | Punter | Arizona |
7/184 | Roland Barbay | Nose Tackle | LSU |
7/185 | Derek Tennell | Tight End | UCLA |
8/216 | Sammy Garza | Quarterback | UTEP |
9/243 | M. L. Johnson | Linebacker | Hawaii |
10/270 | Louis Clark | Wide Receiver | Mississippi State |
11/297 | Darryl Oliver | Running Back | Miami (FL) |
12/312 | Wes Dove | Defensive End | Syracuse |
12/324 | Tony Burse | Running Back | Middle Tennessee State |
Supp. | Brian Bosworth | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
Personnel
Staff
1987 Seattle Seahawks staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Final roster
1987 Seattle Seahawks final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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- Starters in bold.
- (‡) Denotes strike replacement players.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1988 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game Site | Attendance | TV | Recap | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||||
1 | August 13 | 7:30pm PDT | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14-23 | 0–1 | Anaheim Stadium | 57,772 | -- | Recap |
2 | August 22 | 5:00pm PDT | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 21-28 | 0–2 | Busch Stadium | 25,309 | -- | Recap |
3 | August 28 | 7:30pm PDT | Detroit Lions | W 38-10 | 1–2 | Kingdome | 59,695 | -- | Recap |
4 | September 4 | 5:00pm PDT | San Francisco 49ers | W 34-10 | 2–2 | Kingdome | 59,653 | -- | Recap |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have= the AFC West playing the NFC Central.
A 24-day players' strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were canceled, but the games for weeks 4–6 were played with replacement players. 85% of the veteran players did not cross picket lines during the strike, putting in question the integrity of the 1987 season results.
The teams fielded by NFL clubs bore little resemblance to those the fans had come to recognize through previous seasons.[4] Fans tagged the replacement player teams with mock names like "Seattle Sea-scabs."[5]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game Site | Attendance | TV | Recap | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||||
1 | September 13 | 1:00pm PDT | at Denver Broncos | L 17–40 | 0–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,999 | NBC | Recap |
2 | September 20 | 1:00pm PDT | Kansas City Chiefs | W 43–14 | 1–1 | Kingdome | 61,667 | NBC | Recap |
3 | September 27 | 1:00pm PDT | at San Diego Chargers | Cancelled due to players’ strike | |||||
4 | October 4 | 1:00pm PDT | Miami Dolphins | W 24–20 | 2–1 | Kingdome | 19,448 | NBC | Recap |
5 | October 11 | 1:00pm PDT | Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–17 | 2–2 | Kingdome | 31,739 | NBC | Recap |
6 | October 18 | 10:00am PDT | at Detroit Lions | W 37–14 | 3–2 | Silverdome | 8,310 | NBC | Recap |
7 | October 25 | 1:00pm PST | at Los Angeles Raiders | W 35–13 | 4–2 | Memorial Coliseum | 52,735 | NBC | Recap |
8 | November 1 | 1:00pm PST | Minnesota Vikings | W 28–17 | 5–2 | Kingdome | 61,134 | CBS | Recap |
9 | November 9 | 1:00pm PST | at New York Jets | L 14–30 | 5–3 | Giants Stadium | 60,452 | ABC | Recap |
10 | November 15 | 1:00pm PST | Green Bay Packers | W 24–13 | 6–3 | Kingdome | 60,963 | CBS | Recap |
11 | November 22 | 1:00pm PST | San Diego Chargers | W 34–3 | 7–3 | Kingdome | 62,144 | NBC | Recap |
12 | November 30 | 6:00pm PST | Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–37 | 7–4 | Kingdome | 62,802 | ABC | Recap |
13 | December 6 | 10:00am PST | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 9–13 | 7–5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 48,881 | NBC | Recap |
14 | December 13 | 5:00pm PST | Denver Broncos | W 28–21 | 8–5 | Kingdome | 61,759 | ESPN | Recap |
15 | December 20 | 10:00am PST | at Chicago Bears | W 34–21 | 9–5 | Soldier Field | 62,518 | NBC | Recap |
16 | December 27 | 10:00am PST | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–41 | 9–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 20,370 | NBC | Recap |
Postseason
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent (seed) | Results | Game Site | Attendance | TV | Recap | |
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Final score | Team record | ||||||||
WC | January 3 | 1:00pm PST | at Houston Oilers (4) | L 20–23 OT | 0–1 | Astrodome | 49,622 | NBC | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1987 NFL season results [6]
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos(1) | 10 | 4 | 1 | .700 | 7–1 | 8–3 | 379 | 288 | W2 |
Seattle Seahawks(5) | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | 4–3 | 5–6 | 371 | 314 | L1 |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 3–4 | 6–7 | 253 | 317 | L6 |
Los Angeles Raiders | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 2–6 | 3–8 | 301 | 289 | L3 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 273 | 388 | W1 |
Game Summaries
Preseason
Week P1: at Los Angeles Rams
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Rams | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
- Date: August 13
- Game time: 7:34pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 70 °F (21 °C), wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 57,772
- Referee: Fred Silva
- Gamebook
Week P2: at St. Louis Cardinals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: August 22
- Game time: 7:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 83 °F (28 °C), wind N 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 60,014
- Referee: Gene Barth
- Gamebook
Week P3: vs. Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Week P4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 4
- Game time: 5:05pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,403
- Referee: Jim Tunney
- Gamebook
Regular Season
Week 1: at Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Broncos | 7 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 40 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 13
- Game time: 2:00pm local
- Game weather: clear, 85 °F (29 °C), 16% humidity, wind S 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 75,999
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 2: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 43 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 20
- Game time: 1:03pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,667
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 4: vs. Miami Dolphins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: October 4
- Game time: 1:03pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 19,448
- Referee: Bob Frederic
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bengals | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: October 11
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 31,739
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 6: at Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
- Date: October 18
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 8,310
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones & Jimmy Cefalo
- Gamebook
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Week 7: at Los Angeles Raiders
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: high clouds, 79 °F (26 °C), 76% humidity, wind calm
- Game attendance: 52,735
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 8: vs. Minnesota Vikings
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 1
- Game time: 1:01pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,134
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (CBS): Tim Ryan & Joe Theismann
- Gamebook
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Week 9: at New York Jets
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Jets | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 9:07pm local
- Game weather: drizzle, 55 °F (13 °C), 55% humidity, wind SSW 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
- Game attendance: 60,452
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
- Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Green Bay Packers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Packers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Seahawks | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 15
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 60,963
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV: CBS
- Gamebook
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Week 11: vs. San Diego Chargers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chargers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seahawks | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 22
- Game time: 1:02pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,144
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Raiders
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Raiders | 7 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 30
- Game time: 6:07pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,802
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV: ABC
- Gamebook
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Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Steelers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 35 °F (2 °C), 80% humidity, wind W 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 48,881
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 5:05pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 61,759
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV: ESPN
- Gamebook
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Week 15: at Chicago Bears
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
Bears | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 1:00pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C), 79% humidity, wind W 29 miles per hour (47 km/h)
- Game attendance: 62,518
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg & Merlin Olsen
- Gamebook
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Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Chiefs | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 27
- Game time: 12:00pm local
- Game weather: drizzle, 35 °F (2 °C), 95% humidity, wind S 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
- Game attendance: 20,370
- Referee: Ben Dreith
- TV: NBC
- Gamebook
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Postseason
Seattle entered the postseason as the #5 seed in the AFC.
AFC Wild Card Playoff: at #4 Houston Oilers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Oilers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
- Date: January 3
- Game time: 3:00pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 49,622
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert & Joe Namath
- Gamebook
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References
- ↑ "Pro Football Statistics and History - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ↑ 1987 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ↑ 1988 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- ↑ Official NFLPA History
- ↑ NFL crossed the line on Replacement Sunday, By Clare Farnsworth, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Reporter
- ↑ 1987 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.