| Regular Season: Week 1 |
 Dolphins |
at |
 Patriots |
Sunday, September 13, 1987 |
3:00PM |
MIA 21, NE 28 |
| Regular Season: Week 2 |
Patriots |
at |
 Jets |
Monday, September 21, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NE 24, NYJ 43 |
| Regular Season: Week 3 |
 Browns |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, October 4, 1987 |
3:00PM |
CLE 20, NE 10 |
| Regular Season: Week 4 |
 Bills |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, October 11, 1987 |
3:00PM |
BUF 7, NE 14 |
| Regular Season: Week 5 |
Patriots |
at |
 Oilers |
Sunday, October 18, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NE 21, HOU 7 |
| Regular Season: Week 6 |
Patriots |
at |
 Colts |
Sunday, October 25, 1987 |
2:00PM |
NE 16, IND 30 |
| Regular Season: Week 7 |
 Raiders |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, November 1, 1987 |
3:00PM |
RAI 23, NE 26 |
| Regular Season: Week 8 |
Patriots |
at |
 Giants |
Sunday, November 8, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NE 10, NYG 17 |
| Regular Season: Week 9 |
 Cowboys |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, November 15, 1987 |
3:00PM |
DAL 23, NE 17 |
| Regular Season: Week 10 |
Colts |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, November 22, 1987 |
3:00PM |
IND 0, NE 24 |
| Regular Season: Week 11 |
 Eagles |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, November 29, 1987 |
3:00PM |
PHI 34, NE 31 |
| Regular Season: Week 12 |
Patriots |
at |
 Broncos |
Sunday, December 6, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NE 20, DEN 31 |
| Regular Season: Week 13 |
Jets |
at |
Patriots |
Sunday, December 13, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NYJ 20, NE 42 |
| Regular Season: Week 14 |
Patriots |
at |
Bills |
Sunday, December 20, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NE 13, BUF 7 |
| Regular Season: Week 15 |
Patriots |
at |
Dolphins |
Monday, December 28, 1987 |
3:00PM |
NE 24, MIA 10 |