The New Orleans Saints were 12-3 in 1987. They finished 2nd in the NFC West and 2nd in the NFC. They fell to the Minnesota Vikings, 44 to 10, in the 1987 NFC Wild Card game.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 15 | 422 | 4,964 | 1,009 | 4.9 | 2,190 | 569 | 3.8 | 2,987 | 411 | 7.3 | 29 | 213 | 304 | 128 | 151 | 25 | 107 | 994 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 14th | 10th | 13th | 3rd | 1st | 21st | 23rd | 27th | 11th | 7th | 21st | 8th | 5th | 19th | 15th | 20th | 23rd | |
Opponent | 15 | 283 | 4,350 | 924 | 4.7 | 1,550 | 388 | 4.0 | 3,155 | 489 | 6.5 | 47 | 355 | 270 | 81 | 155 | 34 | 84 | 685 |
Opponent Rank | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 17th | 8th | 16th | 4th | 6th | 22nd | 5th | 2nd | 11th | 25th | 26th | 25th | |
Net | +139 | +614 | +85 | +0.2 | +640 | +181 | -0.1 | -168 | -78 | +0.8 | -18 | -142 | +34 | +47 | -4 | -9 | +23 | +309 | |
Net Rank | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 8th | 1st | 1st | 17th | 17th | 26th | 4th | 3rd | 25th | 5th | 1st | 16th | 24th | 25th | 27th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
Vikings | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |