1987 Detroit Lions

1987 Detroit Lions Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Week	Date	Opponent	Score
Regular Season (15 Games, 4-11)
1	Sun, 9/13/87	@ Minnesota Vikings	Loss 19 - 34
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 6 10 3 0 19 Vikings 0 10 21 3 34 3 - 0 6 - 0 6 - 3 9 - 3 16 - 3 16 - 10 19 - 10 19 - 17 19 - 24 19 - 31 19 - 34
2	Sun, 9/20/87	@ Los Angeles Raiders	Loss 7 - 27
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 0 7 Raiders 6 0 7 14 27 0 - 3 0 - 6 7 - 6 7 - 13 7 - 20 7 - 27
4	Sun, 10/4/87	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Loss 27 - 31
1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 21 10 0 31 Lions 17 7 0 3 27 7 - 0 10 - 0 17 - 0 17 - 7 17 - 14 24 - 14 24 - 21 24 - 24 24 - 31 27 - 31
5	Sun, 10/11/87	@ Green Bay Packers	Win 19 - 16	OT
1 2 3 4 OT Total Lions 3 0 3 10 3 19 Packers 0 6 0 10 0 16 3 - 0 3 - 3 3 - 6 6 - 6 6 - 13 13 - 13 16 - 13 16 - 16 19 - 16
6	Sun, 10/18/87	vs Seattle Seahawks	Loss 14 - 37
1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 21 9 7 0 37 Lions 0 7 0 7 14 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 7 - 21 7 - 27 7 - 30 7 - 37 14 - 37
7	Sun, 10/25/87	vs Green Bay Packers	Loss 33 - 34
1 2 3 4 Total Packers 21 10 0 3 34 Lions 0 16 3 14 33 0 - 7 0 - 14 0 - 21 0 - 24 7 - 24 7 - 31 14 - 31 16 - 31 19 - 31 26 - 31 33 - 31 33 - 34
8	Sun, 11/1/87	@ Denver Broncos	Loss 0 - 34
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Broncos 17 7 0 10 34 0 - 7 0 - 10 0 - 17 0 - 24 0 - 31 0 - 34
9	Sun, 11/8/87	vs Dallas Cowboys	Win 27 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 10 0 7 17 Lions 10 0 7 10 27 3 - 0 10 - 0 10 - 7 10 - 10 17 - 10 17 - 17 24 - 17 27 - 17
10	Sun, 11/15/87	@ Washington Redskins	Loss 13 - 20
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 3 0 10 0 13 Redskins 0 17 3 0 20 3 - 0 3 - 3 3 - 10 3 - 17 6 - 17 6 - 20 13 - 20
11	Sun, 11/22/87	@ Chicago Bears	Loss 10 - 30
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 10 0 0 10 Bears 14 13 0 3 30 0 - 7 0 - 14 7 - 14 10 - 14 10 - 21 10 - 24 10 - 27 10 - 30
12	Thu, 11/26/87	vs Kansas City Chiefs	Loss 20 - 27
1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 7 17 3 0 27 Lions 0 10 3 7 20 0 - 7 0 - 14 7 - 14 7 - 17 7 - 24 10 - 24 13 - 24 13 - 27 20 - 27
13	Sun, 12/6/87	vs Los Angeles Rams	Loss 16 - 37
1 2 3 4 Total Rams 3 7 10 17 37 Lions 3 10 3 0 16 3 - 0 3 - 3 6 - 3 6 - 10 13 - 10 13 - 17 16 - 17 16 - 20 16 - 27 16 - 34 16 - 37
14	Sun, 12/13/87	@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Win 20 - 10
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 3 3 7 20 Buccaneers 0 3 0 7 10 7 - 0 7 - 3 10 - 3 13 - 3 20 - 3 20 - 10
15	Sun, 12/20/87	vs Minnesota Vikings	Loss 14 - 17
1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 10 0 7 17 Lions 0 7 0 7 14 0 - 7 7 - 7 7 - 10 7 - 17 14 - 17
16	Sun, 12/27/87	@ Atlanta Falcons	Win 30 - 13
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 3 10 10 30 Falcons 0 13 0 0 13 7 - 0 7 - 3 10 - 3 10 - 10 10 - 13 17 - 13 20 - 13 23 - 13 30 - 13

What was the record of the 1987 Detroit Lions?

The Detroit Lions finished the regular season with a 4-11 record. They went 1-6 at home and 3-5 on the road.

What division did the 1987 Detroit Lions play in?

The 1987 Detroit Lions played in the Central Division of the National Football Conference.

What was the division record of the 1987 Detroit Lions?

During the regular season, the 1987 Detroit Lions went 2-5 against their NFC Central opponents.

What was the 1987 Detroit Lions record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-1	50%	+6
Green Bay Packers	1-1	50%	+2
Minnesota Vikings	0-2	0%	-18
Chicago Bears	0-1	0%	-20

What was the 1987 Detroit Lions record by month?

The 1987 Detroit Lions had their best month in December, when they went 2-2 and had a 50% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 0-2 and lost all their games.

Month	Record	Win Percentage %	Point Differential
September	0-2	0%	-35
October	1-3	25%	-25
November	1-4	20%	-58
December	2-2	50%	+3

Did the 1987 Detroit Lions make the Playoffs?

No, the Lions didn't make the Playoffs in 1987.

What was the point differential for the 1987 Detroit Lions?

The Detroit Lions finished the regular season with a point differential of -115. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lions could have been expected to have about 4.5 wins, or a 5-10 record in the regular season.

How did the 1987 Detroit Lions perform in one-score games?

In close, one-score games, the 1987 Detroit Lions went 1-5. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Lions went 1-2.

How did the 1987 Detroit Lions perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1987 Detroit Lions went 1-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1987 Detroit Lions?

The 1987 Detroit Lions never won more than one consecutive game in the regular season.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1987 Detroit Lions?

The longest losing streak that the Detroit Lions had during the 1987 regular season was 4 games, which happened once during the season.