![]() ![]() The striking players returned the following week and on October 25, even though the Philadelphia Eagles were already assured of winning against the Cowboys 30–20, they attempted to go for a touchdown with 35 seconds left in the game. Despite playing Danny White and Tony Dorsett the entire game against a Redskins team fielded entirely of replacement players, the Cowboys came up short 13–7. The following week the Cowboys missed an opportunity to take command in the NFC East when they suffered a devastating loss to the Washington Redskins. Eagles head coach Buddy Ryan was displeased with head coach Tom Landry for doing this and afterwards made it clear that he was looking forward to playing the Cowboys in two weeks when the non-replacement Eagles returned. The Eagles fielded a team completely made up of replacements, and were no match for the Cowboys, who played several of their veterans throughout the game. The replacement Cowboys easily defeated the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, with the Eagles game being of particular note. Thanks to the veteran players and a few replacement players who would stay on with the team after the strike, the Cowboys fielded one of the better replacement teams. ![]() Players that crossed the picket line to play with the replacement players included quarterback Danny White, defensive tackle Randy White, running back Tony Dorsett, and defensive end Ed Jones. Louis with an upset over the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants, the majority of the Cowboys players went on strike. The replacement players participated in three weeks worth of games overall.Īfter the Cowboys began the season with a 24–13 loss to St. The strike ended on October 15, but the replacement players played the next weekend as well. The NFL cancelled all games for the week of September 27 and began playing with the replacement players on October 4. Unlike the last strike, the owners replaced the striking players with free agents and veteran players who were willing to cross the picket line. The NFL players were unable to reach a contract agreement with the owners, as a result, a strike for the second time in six seasons after the second week of games. Undrafted free agents 1987 Undrafted Free Agents of note Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career Main article: 1987 NFL draft 1987 Dallas Cowboys draft ![]()
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