The 1987 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 1986. The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from sixteen to fifteen games. Their stadium, Qualcomm Stadium, hosted Super Bowl XXII at the end of the season.
The Chargers started the season 8–1, before notoriously losing their final six games of the season, narrowly missing the playoffs. All but one of their final six losses came to teams that would go on to make the postseason in 1987.
1987 was the final season for Chargers quarterback Dan Fouts, who had been with the team since 1973, had led the league in passing four times, and who retired only the third quarterback in history to pass for more than 40,000 yards. Also retiring after the season was tight end Kellen Winslow; ending his career after having played since 1979.
Schedule[edit]
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 13, 1987 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
L 20–13 |
56,940
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| 2 |
September 20, 1987 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
W 28–24 |
47,988
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| – |
September 27, 1987 |
Seattle Seahawks |
canceled |
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| 3 |
October 4, 1987 |
at Cincinnati Bengals |
W 10–9 |
26,209
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| 4 |
October 11, 1987 |
at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
W 17–13 |
23,873
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| 5 |
October 18, 1987 |
at Los Angeles Raiders |
W 23–17 |
23,541
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| 6 |
October 25, 1987 |
Kansas City Chiefs |
W 42–21 |
47,972
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| 7 |
November 1, 1987 |
Cleveland Browns |
W 27–24 |
55,381
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| 8 |
November 8, 1987 |
at Indianapolis Colts |
W 16–13 |
60,459
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| 9 |
November 15, 1987 |
Los Angeles Raiders |
W 16–14 |
60,639
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| 10 |
November 22, 1987 |
at Seattle Seahawks |
L 34–3 |
62,444
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| 11 |
November 29, 1987 |
Denver Broncos |
L 31–17 |
61,880
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| 12 |
December 6, 1987 |
at Houston Oilers |
L 33–18 |
31,714
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| 13 |
December 13, 1987 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
L 20–16 |
51,605
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| 14 |
December 20, 1987 |
Indianapolis Colts |
L 20–7 |
46,211
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| 15 |
December 27, 1987 |
at Denver Broncos |
L 24–0 |
21,189
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Standings[edit]
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