The 1987 season was the New York Giants' 63rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their fifth under head coach Bill Parcells. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 256 The Giants started the season 0–5, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to lose their first 5 games. Ultimately, the Giants never recovered from their dismal start and failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1986 and finished at 6–9. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1983. They also placed last in their division for the first time since that same season.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel Staff
NFL replacement players After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:
1987 New York Giants replacement rosterQuarterbacks Mike Busch Jim Crocicchia Paul Kelly
Running backs Earl Beecham Jaime Covington Robert DiRico Kaulana Park
Wide receivers Beau Almodobar Lewis Bennett Mack Cummings Edwin Lovelady Reggie McGowan Warren Seitz
Tight ends Charles Coleman Jeff Smith Offensive linemen Mike Black Kelvin Davis Bill Dugan Chris Jones Kevin Meuth Russell Mitchell Dan Morgan Frank Sutton Gregg Swartwoudt Scott Urch
Defensive linemen Dennis Borcky Reggie Carr Curtis Garrett Anthony Howard Brian Sisley Bini ScottLinebackers Charlie Burgess Chris Davis Dan DeRose Jerry Kimmel Frank Nicholson Warren Thompson Jeff Tootle
Defensive backs Boris Byrd Jimmy Norris Rob Porter Steve Rehage Doug Smith Jim Yarbrough
Special teams George Benyola K Dana Moore P
Roster
Preseason
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 at New England Patriots W 19–17 1–0 Foxboro Stadium 2 Cleveland Browns W 24–10 2–0 Giants Stadium 3 New York Jets L 23–30 2-1 Giants Stadium 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 26–20 3–1 Three Rivers Stadium
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at Chicago Bears L 19–34 0–1 Soldier FieldRecap 2 September 20 Dallas Cowboys L 14–16 0–2 Giants StadiumRecap 3 at Miami Dolphins Cancelled due to the 1987 NFL strike 4 San Francisco 49ers L 21–41 0–3 Giants Stadium Recap 5 October 11 Washington Redskins L 12–38 0–4 Giants StadiumRecap 6 October 18 at Buffalo Bills L 3–6 (OT) 0–5 Rich StadiumRecap 7 October 25 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–7 1–5 Giants Stadium Recap 8 at Dallas Cowboys L 24–33 1–6 Texas StadiumRecap 9 November 8 New England Patriots W 17–10 2–6 Giants Stadium Recap 10 November 15 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 3–6 Veterans Stadium Recap 11 November 22 at New Orleans Saints L 14–23 3–7 Louisiana Superdome Recap 12 November 29 at Washington Redskins L 19–23 3–8 RFK Stadium Recap 13 December 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 23–20 (OT) 4–8 Giants Stadium Recap 14 December 13 at St. Louis Cardinals L 24–27 4–9 Busch Stadium Recap 15 Green Bay Packers W 20–10 5–9 Giants StadiumRecap 16 December 27 New York Jets W 20–7 6–9 Giants Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
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Week 15
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Standings
Awards and honors Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. Lawrence Taylor, UPI: 2nd team all-conf. Lawrence Taylor, Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
References
External links 1987 New York Giants at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1987 New York Giants at jt-sw.com