Every 1987 NFL race charted week by week: AFC Central, AFC East, AFC West, AFC Wild Card, NFC Central, NFC East, NFC West and NFC Wild Card. Final standings, from a season that ran September 13 to December 28, 1987.
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AFC Central standings, 1987
Team
W
L
T
Pct
GB
L10
Streak
Cleveland Browns (CLE)b
10
5
0
.667
-
7-3
W3
Houston Oilers (HOU)x
9
6
0
.600
1
6-4
W2
Pittsburgh Steelers (PIT)
8
7
0
.533
2
5-5
L2
Cincinnati Bengals (CIN)
4
11
0
.267
6
2-8
L3
Final standings.
Clinch key
x
clinched a playoff place
b
clinched a first-round bye
Turning points
The lead changed hands once.
The Cleveland Browns trailed by as many as 1 game in Week 1.
The Cleveland Browns took first place for good in Week 15.
The Houston Oilers led by 1 game as late as Week 8.
The Cleveland Browns went 6-2 from Week 8 to Week 16, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 1 game.
Four teams held first place.
The Cleveland Browns spent 12 of the season's 15 charted weeks in first place.