1987 New York Giants season
The New York Giants season was the franchise's 63rd season in the National Football League and their fifth under head coach Bill Parcells. The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs. They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs. The Giants started the season 0–5, becoming the first defending Super Bowl champion to lose their first 5 games. Ultimately, the Giants never recovered from their 0–5 start and failed to improve on their 14–2 record from 1986 and finished at 6–9. They were eliminated from playoff contention for the first time since 1983. They also placed last in their division for the first time since that same season.Offseason
Personnel
Staff
After the league decided to use replacement players during the NFLPA strike, the following team was assembled:Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Standings
- Lawrence Taylor, NFC Pro Bowl selection
- Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
- Lawrence Taylor, UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
- Lawrence Taylor, Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
- Lawrence Taylor, Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL