1987 New Orleans Saints

The 1987 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints' 21st season. The Saints qualified for the postseason for the first time, riding largely on a nine-game winning streak to close the season. However, they were blown out by the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.

NFC Wild Card Game

 * stadium= Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
 * time= 11:30 a.m. CST
 * TV=CBS
 * TVAnnouncers= Pat Summerall and John Madden
 * attendance= 68,127

In the Saints' first playoff game in history, the Vikings dominated the game by recording 2 sacks, forcing 4 turnovers, and allowing only 149 yards.