1987 Denver Broncos season

1987 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Dan Reeves
General manager	John Beake
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	10–4–1
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoff (Oilers) 34–10 Won AFC Championship Game (Browns) 38–33 Lost Super Bowl XXII (Redskins) 10–42

The 1987 Denver Broncos season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 18th with the National Football League (NFL). Games scheduled during the third week of the season were cancelled, and games played from weeks 4 to 6 were played with replacement teams. The Broncos finished first in the AFC West, and were AFC Champions for the second straight year. Quarterback John Elway was voted league MVP for 1987.

Personnel

Staff

1987 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
General Manager – John Beake
Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson
Director of Pro Personnel – Lide Huggins

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dan Reeves
Assistant Head Coach/Defense – Joe Collier

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Mike Shanahan
Running Backs – Nick Nicolau
Wide Receivers/Tight Ends – Chan Gailey
Offensive Line – Alex Gibbs
Special Assistant – Marvin Bass

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Stan Jones
Assistant Defensive Line – Rubin Carter
Linebackers – Myrel Moore
Defensive Backs – Charlie West

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Nolan

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster

1987 Denver Broncos final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

88 Clarence Kay
89 Orson Mobley

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

75 Rulon Jones
71 Greg Kragen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

2 Mike Horan
3 Rich Karlis

Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 13	Seattle Seahawks	W 40–17	Mile High Stadium	1–0	75,999
2	September 20	at Green Bay Packers	T 17–17 (OT)	Milwaukee County Stadium	1–0–1	50,624
–	September 28	at Cleveland Browns	canceled	Cleveland Stadium	1–0–1
4	October 4	Houston Oilers	L 10–40	Mile High Stadium	1–1–1	38,494
5	October 12	Los Angeles Raiders	W 30–14	Mile High Stadium	2–1–1	61,230
6	October 18	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 26–17	Arrowhead Stadium	3–1–1	20,296
7	October 26	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–34	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	3–2–1	51,011
8	November 1	Detroit Lions	W 34–0	Mile High Stadium	4–2–1	75,172
9	November 8	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–21	Rich Stadium	4–3–1	63,698
10	November 16	Chicago Bears	W 31–29	Mile High Stadium	5–3–1	75,783
11	November 22	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 23–17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	6–3–1	61,318
12	November 29	at San Diego Chargers	W 31–17	Jack Murphy Stadium	7–3–1	61,880
13	December 6	New England Patriots	W 31–20	Mile High Stadium	8–3–1	75,795
14	December 13	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–28	Kingdome	8–4–1	61,759
15	December 19	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	Mile High Stadium	9–4–1	75,053
16	December 27	San Diego Chargers	W 24–0	Mile High Stadium	10–4–1	21,189

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	3	0	0	17
• Broncos	7	13	14	6	40

Date: September 17
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 2:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 75,999

Scoring summary

Q1	SEA	Daryl Turner 20 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick)	SEA 7–0

Q1	DEN	Steve Sewell 72 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)	Tie 7–7

Q1	SEA	Curt Warner 10 yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick)	SEA 14–7

Q2	SEA	Norm Johnson 25 yard field goal	SEA 17–7

Q2	DEN	Rich Karlis 37 yard field goal	SEA 17–10

Q2	DEN	Rich Karlis 42 yard field goal	SEA 17–13

Q2	DEN	Steve Watson 4 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)	DEN 20–17

Q3	DEN	Orson Mobley 5 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)	DEN 27–17

Q3	DEN	Vance Johnson 59 yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick)	DEN 34–17

Q4	DEN	Rich Karlis 25 yard field goal	DEN 37–17

Q4	DEN	Rich Karlis 29 yard field goal	DEN 40–17

John Elway 22/32, 338 Yds, 4 TD, INT

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	14	0	0	14
• Broncos	14	3	6	7	30

Date: October 12
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver
Game start: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 61,230
Game weather: 53°F; wind 7
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	DEN	Dudek 7 yard run (Clendenen kick)	DEN 7–0

Q1	DEN	Dudek 3 yard run (Clendenen kick)	DEN 14–0

Q2	LA	Perry 3 yard pass from Evans (Hardy kick)	DEN 14–7

Q2	LA	Calhoun 55 yard interception return (Hardy kick)	Tie 14–14

Q2	DEN	Clendenen 31 yard field goal	DEN 17–14

Q3	DEN	Massie 10 yard pass from Karcher (kick failed)	DEN 23–14

Q4	DEN	Poole 1 yard run (Clendenen kick)	DEN 30–14

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	10	4	1	.700	7–1	8–3	379	288	W2
Seattle Seahawks⁽⁵⁾	9	6	0	.600	4–3	5–6	371	314	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	7	0	.533	3–4	6–7	253	317	L6
Los Angeles Raiders	5	10	0	.333	2–6	3–8	301	289	L3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	0	.267	3–5	3–9	273	388	W1

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Divisional Playoffs	January 10	Houston Oilers	W 34–10	Mile High Stadium	75,968
AFC Championship	January 17	Cleveland Browns	W 38–33	Mile High Stadium	75,993
Super Bowl XXII	January 31	Washington Redskins	L 10–42	Jack Murphy Stadium	73,302

Awards and records

Ricky Nattiel, All-Rookie selection

References

↑ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 353. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Feb-02.
↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-25.

External links

1987 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Denver Broncos

Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado

Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters

Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Culture	Miles Thunder Orange Crush Defense No Fly Zone The Barrel Man Cheerleaders "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) South Park Mork & Mindy

Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter Mile High Miracle

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Manning vs. Brady

Retired numbers	7 18 44

Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis John Elway Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman

Division titles	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference titles	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015

League titles	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)

Media	Broadcasters Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Denver Broncos seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1987 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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