The 1987 season was the 27nd year of season play for the
Minnesota Vikings and the 68th regular
season of the
National Football
League. The Vikings finished with a record of eight wins and
seven losses.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
| 1 |
September 13, 1987 |
Detroit Lions |
W 34-19 |
| 2 |
September 20, 1987 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
W 21-16 |
| 3 |
October 4, 1987 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 23-16 |
| 4 |
October 11, 1987 |
at Chicago Bears |
L 27-7 |
| 5 |
October 18, 1987 |
at Tampa Bay
Buccaneers |
L 20-10 |
| 6 |
October 26, 1987 |
Denver Broncos |
W 34-27 |
| 7 |
November 1, 1987 |
at Seattle Seahawks |
L 28-17 |
| 8 |
November 8, 1987 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
W 31-20 |
| 9 |
November 15, 1987 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 23-17 |
| 10 |
November 22, 1987 |
Atlanta Falcons |
W 24-13 |
| 11 |
November 26, 1987 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
W 44-38 |
| 12 |
December 6, 1987 |
Chicago Bears |
L 30-24 |
| 13 |
December 13, 1987 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 16-10 |
| 14 |
December 20, 1987 |
at Detroit Lions |
W 17-14 |
| 15 |
December 26, 1987 |
Washington Redskins |
L 27-24 |
Standings
Roster
|
QuarterbacksRunning Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends |
|
Offensive
Linemen
Defensive LinemenDE |
|
Linebackers
Defensive BacksCB
Special Teams |
|
Reserve
Lists
Practice Squad
Rookies in italics
|
|
Postseason
NFC Wildcard Playoff Game
- Minnesota Vikings 44, New Orleans Saints 10
at
Louisiana
Superdome
, New Orleans, Louisiana
In the Saints' first playoff game in history, the Vikings dominated
the game by recording 2 sacks, forcing 4 turnovers, and allowing
only 149 yards.
NFC Divisional Playoff Game
- Minnesota Vikings 36, San Francisco 49ers 24 on January 9, 1988
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco.
Jerry Rice set a single-season record for the 49ers with 22
touchdown receptions. This was an amazing feat when you consider
that he achieved this goal in only 12 regular season contests (due
to the players' strike). This record was later broken by Randy Moss
in 2007 when he caught 23 touchdown passes in 16 games (originally,
Randy played with the Vikings from 1998-2005)
NFC Championship Game
- Washington Redskins 17, Minnesota Vikings 10
at
RFK
Stadium
, Washington,
D.C.
In a defensive battle, the Redskins played a little better by
limiting the Vikings to only 76 rushing yards and forcing 8 sacks.
Washington scored first on a 98-yard drive that was capped by
running back
Kelvin Bryant's 42-yard
touchdown reception from quarterback Doug Williams. However,
Minnesota tied the game before halftime with quarterback Wade
Wilson's 23-yard touchdown pass to
Leo
Lewis. In the third quarter, Redskins linebacker Mel Kaufman
returned an interception 10 yards to the Minnesota 17-yard line to
set up kicker
Ali Haji-Sheikh's
28-yard field goal. In the final period, Vikings kicker
Chuck Nelson made an 18-yard field goal to tie
the game, 10-10. The Redskins then marched 70 yards to score on
Williams' 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Gary Clark to take the lead, 17-10, with 5:06
remaining in the game. Minnesota then advanced to the Washington
6-yard line, but Wilson's fourth down pass, intended for running
back
Darrin Nelson in the end zone,
was batted away from him by cornerback
Darrell Green with 52 seconds remaining and
the Redskins ran out the clock.
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