NFL team season
A ticket for the AFC Championship Game between the Browns and the Broncos. 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
1987 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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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 roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
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 (OT)
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
1
2 3 4 Total
Seahawks
14
3 0 0
17
• Broncos
7
13 14 6
40
Date: September 17Location: Mile High Stadium Game start: 2:00 p.m. MST Game attendance: 75,999Referee: Red CashionTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
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Week 2
1
2 3 4 OT Total
Broncos
0
3 7 7 0
17
Packers
7
7 0 3 0
17
Week 4
1
2 3 4 Total
• Oilers
7
10 10 13
40
Broncos
0
10 0 0
10
Date: October 4Location: Mile High StadiumReferee: Jim TunneyTelevision network: NBC
Week 5
1
2 3 4 Total
Raiders
0
14 0 0
14
• Broncos
14
3 6 7
30
Date: October 12Location: Mile High Stadium Game start: 7:00 p.m. MST Game attendance: 61,230Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); wind 7 mph (11 km/h)Referee: Fred SilvaTV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, and Dan Dierdorf
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Week 6
1
2 3 4 Total
• Broncos
9
10 0 7
26
Chiefs
7
7 3 0
17
Date: October 18Location: Arrowhead Stadium Referee: Jerry MarkbreitTV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy
Week 7
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
7
10 0 10
27
• Vikings
7
7 13 7
34
Week 8
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
0 0 0
0
• Broncos
17
7 0 10
34
Date: November 1Location: Mile High StadiumReferee: Jerry SeemanTelevision network: CBS
Week 9
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
0 7 7
14
• Bills
0
18 3 0
21
Date: November 8Location: Rich Stadium Referee: Dick JorgensenTelevision network: NBC
Week 10
1
2 3 4 Total
Bears
14
0 15 0
29
• Broncos
0
21 0 10
31
Date: November 16Location: Mile High StadiumReferee: Red CashionTV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Frank Gifford, Dan Dierdorf
Week 11
1
2 3 4 Total
• Broncos
10
10 0 3
23
Raiders
0
14 3 0
17
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
• Broncos
7
10 14 0
31
Chargers
7
3 0 7
17
Date: November 29Location: Jack Murphy Stadium Referee: Gene BarthTV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo
Week 13
1
2 3 4 Total
Patriots
7
10 3 0
20
• Broncos
0
3 14 14
31
Date: December 6Location: Mile High StadiumReferee: Fred SilvaTV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
Week 14
1
2 3 4 Total
Broncos
0
0 14 7
21
• Seahawks
0
14 7 7
28
Date: December 13Location: Kingdome Game weather: Indoors (dome)Referee: Bob McElweeTelevision network: ESPN
Week 15
1
2 3 4 Total
Chiefs
0
3 7 7
17
• Broncos
7
10 3 0
20
Date: Location: Mile High Stadium
Week 16
1
2 3 4 Total
Chargers
0
0 0 0
0
• Broncos
14
0 0 10
24
Date: December 27Location: Mile High StadiumReferee: Fred SilvaTV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Jimmy Cefalo
Standings
Playoffs
Divisional
1
2 3 4 Total
Oilers
0
3 0 7
10
• Broncos
14
10 3 7
34
Conference Championship
1
2 3 4 Total
Browns
0
3 21 9
33
• Broncos
14
7 10 7
38
Date: January 17Location: Mile High Stadium
Super Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
• Redskins
0
35 0 7
42
Broncos
10
0 0 0
10
Awards and records
Ricky Nattiel, All-Rookie selection
References
External links
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Retired numbers Division championships (15) Conference championships (8) League championships (3) Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation
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