The 1987 season was the

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' 63rd in the

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(NFL) and their fifth under

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. The Giants entered the season as the defending

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champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs. The Giants started the season 0–5, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to lose their first 5 games. Ultimately, the Giants never recovered from their 0–5 start and failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1986 and finished at 6–9. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since

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. They also placed last in their division for the first time since that same season.

Offseason

NFL 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

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

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Standings

Awards and honors

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, NFC Pro Bowl selection * Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. * Lawrence Taylor, UPI: 2nd team all-conf. * Lawrence Taylor, Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL * Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL

References

External links

1987 New York Giants
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New York Giants season 20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex