Significant NFL Trade Deadline Deals

Oct. 30, 1987:
Indianapolis acquires RB Eric Dickerson; Buffalo acquires LB Cornelius Bennett; L.A. Rams acquire RB Greg Bell and draft picks.

Everybody came away a winner in the three-team Halloween megadeal that has become known as the Eric Dickerson trade. The recently rebranded Indianapolis Colts got a superstar running back and immediate sense of identity with the prolific Dickerson. The Bills landed Bennett, the bedrock of a defense that would help Buffalo advance to four straight Super Bowls. And the Rams picked up three first-round picks along with Bell -- a steady veteran who would twice lead the NFL in touchdowns, with 16 scores in '88 and 15 more in '89.