1987 Indianapolis Colts season

1987 Indianapolis Colts season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Indianapolis Colts
year = 1987
record = 9-6
division_place = 1st AFC East
coach = Ron Meyer
stadium = Hoosier Dome
playoffs = Lost Divisional Playoffs (Browns) 38-21

The 1987 Indianapolis Colts season was the 35th season for the team in the National Football League and 4th in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the strike-shortened National Football League's 1987 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses, and won the AFC East division. This season marked the first division championship and the first trip to the playoffs for the Colts in Indianapolis.

Regular season

On October 31, 1987, the Los Angeles Rams traded Eric Dickerson to the Indianapolis Colts in a three team trade involving the Buffalo Bills. The Rams sent Dickerson to the Colts for six draft choices and two players. Buffalo obtained the rights to Cornelius Bennett from Indianapolis. Buffalo sent running back Greg Bell and three draft choices to the Rams, while Indianapolis added Owen Gill and three of their own draft picks to complete the deal with the Rams. [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.286]

Regular season schedule

Notes

See also

*History of the Indianapolis Colts
*Indianapolis Colts seasons
*Colts-Patriots rivalry
*Chiefs-Colts rivalry


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