1987 Green Bay Packers season

The 1987 Green Bay Packers season was their 69th season overall and their 67th in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9–1 record under coach Forrest Gregg, earning them 3rd-place finish in the NFC Central division.

The 1987 NFL season was marked by a 24-day players strike, reducing the number of games from 16 games to 15. Three games of the Packers’ season were played with replacement players, going 2–1.

The season ended with coach Forrest Gregg announcing he was leaving to fill the head coaching position at his alma mater, Southern Methodist University.

Offseason

Undrafted free agents

1987 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Todd Auer	Linebacker	Western Illinois
Vincent Barnett	Cornerback	Arkansas State
David Caldwell	Defensive tackle	TCU
John Diettrich	Kicker	Ball State
Tony Elliott	Safety	Central Michigan
Anthony Harrison	Safety	Georgia Tech
Jim Hobbins	Guard	Minnesota
Craig Jay	Tight end	Mount Senario
Jon Kleinschmidt	Punter	Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Ed Konopasek	Offensive tackle	Ball State
Chris Mandeville	Safety	UC Davis
Aaron Manning	Cornerback	Iowa State
John McGarry	Guard	Saint Joseph's
W. C. Nix	Center	TCU
Keith Paskett	Wide Receiver	Western Kentucky
Rorery Perryman	Defensive end	Boston College
Martin Rudolph	Cornerback	Arizona
John Sterling	Running back	Central Oklahoma
Terry Steelhammer	Offensive tackle	Texas
Jeff Valder	Kicker	Arizona
Chuck Washington	Cornerback	Arkansas
Kevin Willhite	Running Back	Oregon
Dave Yarema	Quarterback	Michigan State

Personnel

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 13	Los Angeles Raiders	L 0–20	0–1	Lambeau Field	54,983
2	September 20	Denver Broncos	T 17–17 (OT)	0–1–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,624
3	September 27	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Game not held due to 1987 NFL strike
4	October 4	at Minnesota Vikings	W 23–16*	1–1–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	13,911
5	October 11	Detroit Lions	L 16–19* (OT)	1–2–1	Lambeau Field	35,779
6	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–10* (OT)	2–2–1	Lambeau Field	35,842
7	October 25	at Detroit Lions	W 34–33	3–2–1	Pontiac Silverdome	27,278
8	November 1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–23	3–3–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,308
9	November 8	Chicago Bears	L 24–26	3–4–1	Lambeau Field	53,320
10	November 15	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–24	3–5–1	Kingdome	60,963
11	November 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–3	4–5–1	Arrowhead Stadium	34,611
12	November 29	at Chicago Bears	L 10–23	4–6–1	Soldier Field	61,638
13	December 6	San Francisco 49ers	L 12–23	4–7–1	Lambeau Field	51,118
14	December 13	Minnesota Vikings	W 16–10	5–7–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	47,059
15	Template:Dow tooltip	at New York Giants	L 10–20	5–8–1	Giants Stadium	51,013
16	December 27	at New Orleans Saints	L 24–33	5–9–1	Louisiana Superdome	68,364

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 3

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Statistical leaders

Quarterbacks
Player	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	QB Rating
Randy Wright	247	142	1,507	6	11	61.6
Don Majkowski	127	55	875	5	3	70.2

Running Backs
Player	Rushes	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Kenneth Davis	109	413	3.8	3
Brent Fullwood	84	274	3.3	5

Receivers
Player	Receptions	Yards	Average	Touchdowns
Walter Stanley	38	672	17.7	3
Frankie Neal	36	420	11.7	3
Phil Epps	34	516	15.2	2

Awards and milestones

Hall of Famers

• The following were inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in February 1987;
• Chester Marcol, K, 1972–80
• Deral Teteak, LB-G, 1952–56