1972 NFL Season Summary

Who won the 1972 Super Bowl?

The 1972 Super Bowl winner was the Miami Dolphins, who defeated the Washington Redskins by a 14-7 score in the Super Bowl.

When was the 1972 Super Bowl?

The 1972 Super Bowl was played on Jan 14, 1973.

Which NFL team had the best regular season record in 1972?

The Miami Dolphins had the best regular season record in the 1972 NFL season at 14-0.

Which NFL team had the best point differential in the 1972 regular season?

The Miami Dolphins had the best point differential in the 1972 regular season at +214 points.

Which NFL team had the worst point differential in the 1972 regular season?

The New England Patriots had the worst point differential in the 1972 regular season at -254 points.

Which NFL team had the most points per game in the 1972 regular season?

The Miami Dolphins had the most points per game in the 1972 regular season at 27.5 PPG.

Which NFL team allowed the fewest points per game in the 1972 regular season?

The Miami Dolphins allowed the fewest points per game in the 1972 regular season at 12.2 points allowed per game.

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1972 NFL Standings

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	Miami Dolphins	14-0	W14	27.5	12.2	+214	Won SB
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	11-3	W4	24.5	12.5	+168	Lost CC
	Washington Redskins	11-3	L2	24.0	15.6	+118	Lost SB
4	Oakland Raiders	10-3-1	W6	26.1	17.7	+117	Lost Div
5	Dallas Cowboys	10-4	L1	22.8	17.1	+79	Lost CC
	Green Bay Packers	10-4	W3	21.7	16.1	+78	Lost Div
	Cleveland Browns	10-4	W2	19.1	17.8	+19	Lost Div
8	San Francisco 49ers	8-5-1	W2	25.2	17.8	+104	Lost Div
	Detroit Lions	8-5-1	W1	24.2	20.7	+49
10	New York Giants	8-6	W1	23.6	17.6	+84
	Cincinnati Bengals	8-6	W1	21.4	16.4	+70
	Kansas City Chiefs	8-6	W3	20.5	18.1	+33
13	Minnesota Vikings	7-7	L2	21.5	18.0	+49
	New York Jets	7-7	L2	26.2	23.1	+43
	Atlanta Falcons	7-7	L2	19.2	19.6	-5
16	Los Angeles Rams	6-7-1	L2	20.8	20.4	+5
17	Baltimore Colts	5-9	L2	16.8	18.0	-17
	Denver Broncos	5-9	W2	23.2	25.0	-25
19	Chicago Bears	4-9-1	L1	16.1	19.6	-50
	San Diego Chargers	4-9-1	L3	18.9	24.6	-80
	St. Louis Cardinals	4-9-1	W2	13.8	21.6	-110
	Buffalo Bills	4-9-1	W1	18.4	26.9	-120
23	New England Patriots	3-11	L1	13.7	31.9	-254
24	New Orleans Saints	2-11-1	L3	15.4	25.8	-146
	Philadelphia Eagles	2-11-1	L5	10.4	25.1	-207
26	Houston Oilers	1-13	L11	11.7	27.1	-216

By Divisions:

AFC East

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Dolphins	14-0	W14	+214	–
Jets	7-7	L2	+43	7.0
Colts	5-9	L2	-17	9.0
Bills	4-9-1	W1	-120	9.5
Patriots	3-11	L1	-254	11.0

AFC Central

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Steelers	11-3	W4	+168	–
Browns	10-4	W2	+19	1.0
Bengals	8-6	W1	+70	3.0
Oilers	1-13	L11	-216	10.0

AFC West

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Raiders	10-3-1	W6	+117	–
Chiefs	8-6	W3	+33	2.5
Broncos	5-9	W2	-25	5.5
Chargers	4-9-1	L3	-80	6.0

NFC East

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Redskins	11-3	L2	+118	–
Cowboys	10-4	L1	+79	1.0
Giants	8-6	W1	+84	3.0
Cardinals	4-9-1	W2	-110	6.5
Eagles	2-11-1	L5	-207	8.5

NFC Central

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
Packers	10-4	W3	+78	–
Lions	8-5-1	W1	+49	1.5
Vikings	7-7	L2	+49	3.0
Bears	4-9-1	L1	-50	5.5

NFC West

Team	Record	Streak	Point Diff	GB
49ers	8-5-1	W2	+104	–
Falcons	7-7	L2	-5	1.5
Rams	6-7-1	L2	+5	2.0
Saints	2-11-1	L3	-146	6.0

1972 NFL Season Streaks & Records

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1972 NFL Season

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