Who Dat History: The 1987 Season

The worst thing about that season is that it ended with a lopsided Wildcard playoff loss to the 8-7 Minnesota Vikings. The Saints' regular season record was 12-3. The only difference between the 13-2 49ers who won the NFC West and the 12-3 Saints who were the Wildcard that season (replacement players played 3 games in place of the regulars) was one scab loss by the replacement Saints (dubbed the <B>Saint Elsewheres</B> after the popular TV show of the time by the press) who went 2-1 when the replacement 49ers went undefeated at 3-0. The nickname for the 49ers scab team, by the way, was Phony-Niners.

On the good side (if there was a good side), the Vikings went on to eliminate the 49ers in the Divisional round.