The 1987 Denver Broncos season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 18th with the National Football League (NFL). Games scheduled during the third week of the season were cancelled, and games played from weeks 4 to 6 were played with replacement teams. The Broncos finished first in the AFC West, and were AFC champions for the second straight year. Quarterback John Elway was voted league MVP for 1987. The Broncos reached the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season, but lost for the second straight time, 42–10 to the Washington Redskins.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
1987 Denver Broncos replacement rosterQuarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight endsOffensive linemen
Defensive linemenLinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 Seattle Seahawks W 40–17 1–0 Mile High Stadium 75,999 2 September 20 at Green Bay Packers T 17–17 1–0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 50,624 3 September 28 at Cleveland Browns canceled 1–0–1 Cleveland Stadium 4 October 4 Houston Oilers L 10–40 1–1–1 Mile High Stadium 38,494 5 October 12 Los Angeles Raiders W 30–14 2–1–1 Mile High Stadium 61,230 6 October 18 at Kansas City Chiefs W 26–17 3–1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 20,296 7 October 26 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–34 3–2–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,011 8 November 1 Detroit Lions W 34–0 4–2–1 Mile High Stadium 75,172 9 November 8 at Buffalo Bills L 14–21 4–3–1 Rich Stadium 63,698 10 November 16 Chicago Bears W 31–29 5–3–1 Mile High Stadium 75,783 11 November 22 at Los Angeles Raiders W 23–17 6–3–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,318 12 November 29 at San Diego Chargers W 31–17 7–3–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 61,880 13 December 6 New England Patriots W 31–20 8–3–1 Mile High Stadium 75,795 14 December 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 21–28 8–4–1 Kingdome 61,759 15 December 19 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 9–4–1 Mile High Stadium 75,053 16 December 27 San Diego Chargers W 24–0 10–4–1 Mile High Stadium 21,189 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
John Elway 22/32, 338 Yds, 4 TD, INT
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-02.
Week 2
Week 4
Week 5
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-25.
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Standings
Playoffs
Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional January 10, 1988 Houston Oilers (4) W 34–10 1–0 Mile High Stadium 75,968 AFC Championship January 17, 1988 Cleveland Browns (2) W 38–33 2–0 Mile High Stadium 75,993 Super Bowl XXII January 31, 1988 Washington Redskins (N3) L 10–42 2–1 Jack Murphy Stadium 73,302
Divisional
Broncos go to the AFC Championship Game and win to the Browns 38-33 but lost in Super Bowl XXII to the Redskins 42-10.
Conference Championship
Broncos go to Super Bowl XXII but lost to the Redskins 42-10.
Super Bowl
Broncos lost and in 1988 missed the playoffs 8-8.
Awards and records Ricky Nattiel, All-Rookie selection
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1987 media guide 1987 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1987 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com