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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1987 seasonW1987 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 210 regular-season games, 1987-09-13 to 1987-12-28 · attendance 10,050,618

◀ 1986 1988 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/1987">Super Bowl XXII</a>

Washington Redskins
42–10 over Denver Broncos
MVP Doug Williams

MVP

John Elway Denver Broncos

Offensive Player

Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

Defensive Player

Reggie White

Offensive Rookie

Troy Stradford Miami Dolphins

Defensive Rookie

Shane Conlan Buffalo Bills

Coach of the Year

Jim Mora New Orleans Saints

Hall of Fame class of 1987

Don Maynard, Gene Upshaw, Jim Langer, Joe Greene, John Henry Johnson, Larry Csonka, Len Dawson

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	1988-01-03	Houston Oilers 23–20 Seattle Seahawks	Astrodome
Wild Card	1988-01-03	Minnesota Vikings 44–10 New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
Divisional	1988-01-09	Cleveland Browns 38–21 Indianapolis Colts	Cleveland Stadium
Divisional	1988-01-09	Minnesota Vikings 36–24 San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
Divisional	1988-01-10	Denver Broncos 34–10 Houston Oilers	Mile High Stadium
Divisional	1988-01-10	Washington Redskins 21–17 Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
AFC Championship	1988-01-17	Denver Broncos 38–33 Cleveland Browns	Mile High Stadium
Conference championship	1988-01-17	Washington Redskins 17–10 Minnesota Vikings	RFK Stadium
Super Bowl XXII	1988-01-31	Washington Redskins 42–10 Denver Broncos	Jack Murphy Stadium

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cleveland Browns	10	5	0	.667	390	239	Marty Schottenheimer	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Colts) 38–21 Lost AFC Championship (at Br
2	Houston Oilers	9	6	0	.600	345	349	Jerry Glanville	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Seahawks) 23–20 (OT) Lost Divisional Playo
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	8	7	0	.533	285	299	Chuck Noll	Did not qualify
4	Cincinnati Bengals	4	11	0	.267	285	370	Sam Wyche	Did not qualify

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Indianapolis Colts	9	6	0	.600	300	238	Ron Meyer	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 21–38
2	New England Patriots	8	7	0	.533	320	293	Raymond Berry	Did not qualify
3	Miami Dolphins	8	7	0	.533	362	335	Don Shula	Did not qualify
4	Buffalo Bills	7	8	0	.467	270	305	Marv Levy	Did not qualify
5	New York Jets	6	9	0	.400	334	360	Joe Walton	Did not qualify

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Denver Broncos	10	4	1	.700	379	288	Dan Reeves	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 34–10 Won AFC Championship (vs. B
2	Seattle Seahawks	9	6	0	.600	371	314	Chuck Knox	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 20–23 (OT)
3	San Diego Chargers	8	7	0	.533	253	317	Al Saunders	Did not qualify
4	Los Angeles Raiders	5	10	0	.333	301	289	Tom Flores	Did not qualify
5	Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	0	.267	273	388	Frank Gansz	Did not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	11	4	0	.733	356	282	Mike Ditka	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 17–21
2	Minnesota Vikings	8	7	0	.533	336	335	Jerry Burns	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Saints) 44–10 Won Divisional Playoffs (at 4
3	Green Bay Packers	5	9	1	.367	255	300	Forrest Gregg	Did not qualify
4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	4	11	0	.267	286	360	Ray Perkins	Did not qualify
5	Detroit Lions	4	11	0	.267	269	384	Darryl Rogers	Did not qualify

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Washington Redskins	11	4	0	.733	379	285	Joe Gibbs	Won Divisional Playoffs (at Bears) 21–17 Won NFC Championship (vs. Vik Champion
2	Dallas Cowboys	7	8	0	.467	340	348	Tom Landry	Did not qualify
3	St. Louis Cardinals	7	8	0	.467	362	368	Gene Stallings	Did not qualify
4	Philadelphia Eagles	7	8	0	.467	337	380	Buddy Ryan	Did not qualify
5	New York Giants	6	9	0	.400	280	312	Bill Parcells	Did not qualify

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	San Francisco 49ers	13	2	0	.867	459	253	Bill Walsh	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 24–36
2	New Orleans Saints	12	3	0	.800	426	283	Jim Mora	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Vikings) 10–44
3	Los Angeles Rams	6	9	0	.400	317	361	John Robinson	Did not qualify
4	Atlanta Falcons	3	12	0	.200	205	436	Marion Campbell	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

1. 3,387Neil Lomax St. Louis Cardinals

passing tds

1. 31Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers

rushing yards

1. 1,374Charles White Los Angeles Rams

rushing tds

1. 11Charles White Los Angeles Rams

rushing tds

1. 11Johnny Hector New York Jets

receiving yards

1. 1,117J. T. Smith St. Louis Cardinals

receiving tds

1. 22Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers

receptions

1. 91J. T. Smith St. Louis Cardinals

interceptions

1. 9Barry Wilburn Washington Redskins

sacks

1. 21Reggie White Philadelphia Eagles

points

1. 138Jerry Rice San Francisco 49ers