🏈On October 4, 1987 it’s day 13 of the NFL strike and the NFL continues the regular season schedule with replacement players while the players’ association strikes, a day dubbed “Scab Sunday”. Average attendance is 16,947, down from 57,205 the first week and 59,824 the second week. The eventual Super Bowl XXII champion Washington Redskins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 28-21 at RFL Memorial Stadium. Redskins replacement quarterback Ed Rubbert threw for 334 yards and 3 touchdowns. In his first