1987 Green Bay Packers Season
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season was their 69th season overall and their 67th in the
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. The team finished with a 5–9–1 record under coach
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, earning them 3rd-place finish in the
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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
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announcing he was leaving to fill the head coaching position at his alma mater,
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Offseason


Draft


Personnel


Staff


NFL replacement players

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


Roster


Regular season


Schedule

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.


Game summaries


Week 3


Standings


Statistical leaders

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Awards and milestones


Hall of Famers

* The following were inducted into the
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in February 1987; *
Chester Marcol Czesław Bolesław "Chester" Marcol (born October 24, 1949) is a former professional American football player. A placekicker for the Green Bay Packers from 1972 to 1980, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1987. Early yea ...
, K, 1972–80 *
Deral Teteak Deral Teteak (December 11, 1929 – December 18, 2014) was an American football guard and linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers. Teteak was born on December 11, 1929, the son of Miles Teteak and ...
, LB-G, 1952–56


References

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