# 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
### Draft

1987 Green Bay Packers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 4 | Brent Fullwood * | RB | Auburn | |
| 2 | 41 | Johnny Holland | LB | Texas A&M | |
| 3 | 61 | Dave Croston | OT | Iowa | from Atlanta |
| 3 | 69 | Scott Stephen | LB | Arizona St | from L. A. Radiers |
| 3 | 71 | Frankie Neal | WR | Fort Hays St | from Cleveland |
| 4 | 89 | Lorenzo Freeman | DT | Pittsburgh | |
| 6 | 145 | Willie Marshall | WR | Temple | |
| 7 | 172 | Tony Leiker | DT | Stanford | |
| 7 | 191 | Bill Smith | P | Ole Miss | |
| 8 | 198 | Jeff Drost | DT | Iowa | |
| 9 | 228 | Greg Harris | OG | Wake Forest | |
| 10 | 255 | Don Majkowski * | QB | Virginia | |
| 11 | 282 | Patrick Scott | WR | Grambling | |
| 12 | 335 | Norman Jefferson | CB | LSU | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1987 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Todd Auer | Linebacker | Western Illinois |
| Vincent Barnett | Defensive Back | Arkansas State |
| David Caldwell | Defensive tackle | TCU |
| John Diettrich | Placekicker | Ball State |
| Tony Elliott | Defensive Back | Central Michigan |
| Anthony Harrison | Defensive Back | Georgia Tech |
| Jim Hobbins | Guard | Minnesota |
| Craig Jay | Tight end | Mount Senario |
| Jon Kleinschmidt | Punter | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
| Ed Konopasek | Tackle | Ball State |
| Chris Mandeville | Safety | UC Davis |
| Aaron Manning | Defensive Back | 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 line | 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:

### Roster
## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 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 | December 19 | 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Packers | 7 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Vikings | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |

### Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears$^{(2)}$ | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 7–0 | 9–2 | 356 | 282 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings$^{(5)}$ | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 3–5 | 6–6 | 336 | 335 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 5 | 9 | 1 | .367 | 3–4 | 4–7 | 255 | 300 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 3–4 | 4–9 | 286 | 360 | L8 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | 2–5 | 4–7 | 269 | 384 | W1 |

## 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