Philadelphia
EAGLES
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1986 1987 1988
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Buddy Ryan's 2nd year
as EAGLES Head Coach
Eagles QBs: Randall Cunningham, Matt Cavanaugh and Guido Merkins
1987 pre-season:
1987
regular season:
L 34-24 Sept 13 at Washington redskins
W 27-17 Sept 20 New Orleans saints
Player strike - All week 3 games cancelled
L 35-3 Oct 4 Chicago
bears replacement players play 1st of 3
games attendance: 4,074
L 41-22 Oct 11 at Dallas cowboys Eagles
"scab" QB Scott Tinsley - 3 TDs in loss to Dallas
Dallas
uses regulars, and puts them back into the game late, to shut down Eagles
Buddy Ryan vows revenge (see Oct 25)
L 16-10 Oct 18 at Green Bay packers
(OT)
W 37-20 Oct 25 Dallas cowboys Player
Strike ends - Regular players return
Fake Kneel-Down Game - Cunningham pretends to kill clock, then throws
TD
W 28-23 Nov 1 at St. Louis cardinals
W 31-27 Nov 8 Washington redskins
L 20-17 Nov 15 NY giants
L 31-19 Nov 22 St. Louis cardinals
W 34-31 Nov 29 at New England patriots (OT)
L 23-20 Dec 6 at NY giants (OT)
L 28-10 Dec 13 Miami dolphins
W 38-27 Dec 20 at NY jets
W 17-7 Dec 27 Buffalo bills
7-5 (7-8
with scrubs)
DE Reggie White (21 sacks)
named NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Super Bowl
XXII San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, CA.
MVP: Washington QB Doug Williams: 18 of 29,
340 yards, 4 TDs
Jan 31, 1988 Washington redskins 42 - Denver broncos 10 attendance:
73,202 ticket - $100.00
redskins score 35 points in the 2nd quarter - a Super Bowl record
redskins 6 TDs and 602 total yards - Super Bowl records
Washington TE Clint Didier
scores a TD in Super Bowl XXII
winner's
share: $36,000 each
loser's share: $18,000 each