1987 Washington Redskins season

1987 Washington Redskins season
Head coach Joe Gibbs
Home field RFK Stadium
Local radio WMAL
Results
Record 11–4
Division place 1st NFC East
Playoff finish Won Divisional Playoffs (Bears) 21–17
Won NFC Championship (Vikings) 17–10
Won Super Bowl XXII (Broncos) 42–10
Redskins guard Raleigh McKenzie covering an opponent on the Broncos during Super Bowl XXII.

The 1987 Washington Redskins season was a shortened 15-game 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 individual 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 5-10 season, Green Bay would hire Gibbs to replace the dismissed Forrest Gregg. However, after the game, Gibbs would deny that he was interested. [3]

On March 8, 2018 the Redskins announced that they will honor the replacement players from the 1987 team with Super Bowl XXII rings.[4]

Personnel

Roster

1987 Washington Redskins roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Pre season

WeekDateOpponentResultRedskins pointsOpponentsRecordGame siteAttendanceGame TimeLocal TV
1August 14, 1987 (Fri)Pittsburgh SteelersWin2317RFK Stadium52,266
2August 22, 1987 (Sat)vs Green Bay PackersWin330Camp Randall Stadium64,798
3August 29, 1987 (Sat)@ Tampa Bay BuccaneersLoss1017Tampa Stadium63,845
4September 5, 1987 (Sat)@ Los Angeles RamsWin2614Anaheim Stadium51,133

Notes:

a All times are EASTERN time.

Regular season

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]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteGame timeTVRecordAttendanceReport
1September 13, 1987Philadelphia EaglesW 34–24RFK Stadium1:00etCBS1–0
52,188
2September 20, 1987at Atlanta FalconsL 20–21Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium1:00etCBS1–1
50,882
–September 27, 1987New England PatriotsCanceledRFK Stadium1:00etNBC1–1
4October 4, 1987St. Louis CardinalsW 28–21RFK Stadium1:00etCBS2–1
27,728
5October 11, 1987at New York GiantsW 38–12Giants Stadium4:00etCBS3–1
9,123
6October 19, 1987at Dallas CowboysW 13–7Texas Stadium9:00etABC4–1
60,415
7October 25, 1987New York JetsW 17–16RFK Stadium1:00etNBC5–1
53,497
8November 1, 1987at Buffalo BillsW 27–7Rich Stadium1:00etCBS6–1
71,640
9November 8, 1987at Philadelphia EaglesL 27–31Veterans Stadium1:00etCBS6–2
63,609
10November 15, 1987Detroit LionsW 20–13RFK Stadium1:00etCBS7–2
53,593
11November 23, 1987Los Angeles RamsL 26–30RFK Stadium9:00etABC7–3
53,614
12November 29, 1987New York GiantsW 23–19RFK Stadium4:00etCBS8–3
45,815
13December 6, 1987at St. Louis CardinalsW 34–17Busch Memorial Stadium1:00etCBS9–3
31,324
14December 13, 1987Dallas CowboysW 24–20RFK Stadium1:00etCBS10–3
54,882
15December 20, 1987at Miami DolphinsL 21–23Joe Robbie Stadium8:00etESPN[b]10–4
65,715
16December 26, 1987at Minnesota VikingsW 27–24 (OT)Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome4:00etCBS11–4
59,160

Notes:

a All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 starting October 25)
b Simulcast on WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.

Standings

NFC East
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

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultRedskins pointsOpponentsGame siteAttendanceGame TimeNetwork TVNational RadioReport
NFC Wild Card PlayoffsBye week
NFC Divisional PlayoffsJanuary 10, 1988at Chicago BearsWin2117Soldier Field
58,153
12:30 PMCBSCBS
NFC ChampionshipJanuary 17, 1988Minnesota VikingsWin1710RFK Stadium
55,212
12:30 PMCBSCBS
Super Bowl XXIIJanuary 31, 1988N Denver BroncosWin4210Jack Murphy Stadium
73,302
6:00 PMABCCBS

Notes:

a All times are EASTERN time.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ The 1982 season also had a players' strike
  2. ↑ As of the 2014 season, he is one of only two African-American quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl, the other being Russell Wilson; Steve McNair, Donovan McNabb and Cam Newton have all started at quarterback in the Super Bowl, but each of the three lost their Super Bowl appearance.
  3. ↑ http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1988/02/01/page/27/article/gibbs-squashes-packer-rumors/
  4. ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2763188-redskins-to-award-1987-replacement-players-with-super-bowl-rings
  5. 1 2 3 Sports Illustrated, Oct. 27, 2008, p.24, Vol. 109, No. 16
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