Biggest NFL Comebacks In 1972

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1972 season?

The Dallas Cowboys had the biggest comeback win of the 1972 season, having come back from a 18 point deficit. The Cowboys were trailing 3-21 in the 2nd quarter against the San Francisco 49ers on Dec 23, 1972, in the Divisional Round, and came back and won the game 30-28.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1972 season?

The Dallas Cowboys had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1972 season, having come back from a 15 point deficit. The Cowboys were trailing 13-28 in the 4th quarter against the San Francisco 49ers on Dec 23, 1972, and came back and won the game 30-28.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1972 season?

The Atlanta Falcons, the Minnesota Vikings, the New England Patriots and the Washington Redskins are tied for the most comebacks after trailing by at least 10 points in the 1972 season, with each having 2 wins after trailing by 10.

Biggest 1972 NFL Comebacks

	Date	Team	Opponent	Point Deficit		Final Score
1	Dec 23, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	@ San Francisco 49ers	18	3-21, 2nd	30-28
2	Oct 16, 1972	Green Bay Packers	@ Detroit Lions	17	0-17, 2nd	24-23
3	Oct 15, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	@ New Orleans Saints	14	0-14, 1st	21-14
	Nov 19, 1972	Minnesota Vikings	@ Los Angeles Rams	14	3-17, 2nd	45-41
	Oct 1, 1972	New England Patriots	vs Washington Redskins	14	0-14, 2nd	24-23
	Oct 22, 1972	New York Giants	vs St. Louis Cardinals	14	7-21, 3rd	27-21
7	Nov 26, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	vs Denver Broncos	13	0-13, 2nd	23-20
	Sep 24, 1972	New England Patriots	vs Atlanta Falcons	13	7-20, 4th	21-20
	Oct 15, 1972	Oakland Raiders	vs Buffalo Bills	13	0-13, 3rd	28-16
	Oct 22, 1972	Washington Redskins	vs Dallas Cowboys	13	7-20, 3rd	24-20
11	Dec 16, 1972	San Francisco 49ers	vs Minnesota Vikings	11	6-17, 4th	20-17
12	Oct 8, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	vs Denver Broncos	10	0-10, 2nd	21-10
	Nov 26, 1972	Cleveland Browns	vs Buffalo Bills	10	0-10, 2nd	27-10
	Oct 8, 1972	Dallas Cowboys	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	10	3-13, 2nd	17-13
	Oct 1, 1972	Houston Oilers	vs New York Jets	10	0-10, 2nd	26-20
	Nov 19, 1972	Miami Dolphins	vs New York Jets	10	7-17, 2nd	28-24
	Oct 29, 1972	Minnesota Vikings	@ Green Bay Packers	10	0-10, 2nd	27-13
	Oct 8, 1972	San Diego Chargers	@ Baltimore Colts	10	10-20, 4th	23-20
	Nov 20, 1972	Washington Redskins	vs Atlanta Falcons	10	0-10, 2nd	24-13
20	Oct 22, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	@ Green Bay Packers	9	0-9, 2nd	10-9
21	Oct 1, 1972	Miami Dolphins	@ Minnesota Vikings	8	6-14, 4th	16-14
	Dec 3, 1972	New York Jets	vs New Orleans Saints	8	9-17, 4th	18-17
23	Nov 19, 1972	Baltimore Colts	@ Cincinnati Bengals	7	0-7, 2nd	20-19
	Dec 17, 1972	Buffalo Bills	@ Washington Redskins	7	10-17, 4th	24-17
	Nov 19, 1972	Buffalo Bills	@ New England Patriots	7	17-24, 4th	27-24
	Oct 8, 1972	Buffalo Bills	vs New England Patriots	7	0-7, 1st	38-14
	Sep 24, 1972	Buffalo Bills	vs San Francisco 49ers	7	13-20, 4th	27-20
	Oct 23, 1972	Chicago Bears	vs Minnesota Vikings	7	0-7, 2nd	13-10
	Dec 17, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	@ Houston Oilers	7	3-10, 2nd	61-17
	Oct 15, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	@ Kansas City Chiefs	7	3-10, 3rd	23-16
	Sep 24, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	7	3-10, 3rd	15-10
	Oct 29, 1972	Cleveland Browns	@ Denver Broncos	7	10-17, 3rd	27-20
	Oct 22, 1972	Cleveland Browns	@ Houston Oilers	7	0-7, 2nd	23-17
	Dec 17, 1972	Detroit Lions	@ Los Angeles Rams	7	3-10, 2nd	34-17
	Dec 10, 1972	Green Bay Packers	@ Minnesota Vikings	7	0-7, 3rd	23-7
	Dec 10, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs	vs Baltimore Colts	7	3-10, 2nd	24-10
	Dec 3, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs	vs Denver Broncos	7	0-7, 2nd	24-21
	Oct 1, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs	@ Denver Broncos	7	0-7, 1st	45-24
	Sep 25, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs	@ New Orleans Saints	7	10-17, 4th	20-17
	Dec 31, 1972	Miami Dolphins	@ Pittsburgh Steelers	7	0-7, 2nd	21-17
	Oct 8, 1972	Miami Dolphins	@ New York Jets	7	0-7, 2nd	27-17
	Nov 19, 1972	New York Giants	@ St. Louis Cardinals	7	0-7, 2nd	13-7
	Sep 24, 1972	New York Jets	@ Baltimore Colts	7	13-20, 2nd	44-34
	Dec 17, 1972	Oakland Raiders	vs Chicago Bears	7	0-7, 1st	28-21
	Nov 12, 1972	Oakland Raiders	@ Cincinnati Bengals	7	0-7, 2nd	20-14
	Nov 12, 1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs Kansas City Chiefs	7	0-7, 3rd	16-7
	Oct 15, 1972	Pittsburgh Steelers	vs Houston Oilers	7	0-7, 2nd	24-7
	Sep 24, 1972	San Diego Chargers	vs Denver Broncos	7	0-7, 1st	37-14
	Nov 23, 1972	San Francisco 49ers	@ Dallas Cowboys	7	0-7, 2nd	31-10
	Nov 12, 1972	Washington Redskins	vs New York Giants	7	0-7, 2nd	27-13

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