NFL 1972

1972 NFL season
Regular season
season	September 17, 1972 - December 17, 1972
Play-offs
date	December 23, 1972
AFC champions	Miami Dolphins
NFC champions	Washington Redskins
Super Bowl VII
date	January 14, 1973
Venue	LA Coliseum , Los Angeles , California
NFL Champion	Miami Dolphins
Pro Bowl
date	January 21, 1973
Venue	Texas Stadium , Irving , Texas
NFL season  <1971 1973>

The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on September 17, 1972 and ended on December 17, 1972. The season ended with the Pro Bowl on January 21 at Texas Stadium in Irving , Texas .

The Miami Dolphins played a perfect season .

Rule change

At the beginning of the season, the NFL changed the calculation of the win rate. If a draw was previously treated as an unplayed game, it was now considered a half win and half loss. While the Kansas City Chiefs in 1971 with a 10-3-1 record had a win rate of .769 (10/13), the Oakland Raiders with the same record this season had a win rate of .750 (10.5 / 14).

Regular season

AFC East team S. N U SQ P + P- Miami Dolphins 14th 0 0 1,000 385 171 New York Jets 7th 7th 0 .500 367 324 Baltimore Colts 5 9 0 .357 235 252 Buffalo Bills 4th 9 1 .321 257 377 New England Patriots 3 11 0 .214 192 446 AFC Central team S. N U SQ P + P- Pittsburgh Steelers 11 3 0 .786 343 175 Cleveland Browns 10 4th 0 .714 268 249 Cincinnati Bengals 8th 6th 0 .571 299 229 Houston Oilers 1 13 0 .071 164 380 AFC West team S. N U SQ P + P- Oakland Raiders 10 3 1 .750 365 248 Kansas City Chiefs 8th 6th 0 .571 287 254 Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 325 350 San Diego Chargers 4th 9 1 .321 264 344

NFC East team S. N U SQ P + P- Washington Redskins 11 3 0 .786 336 218 Dallas Cowboys 10 4th 0 .714 319 240 New York Giants 8th 6th 0 .571 331 247 St. Louis Cardinals 4th 9 1 .321 193 303 Philadelphia Eagles 2 11 1 .179 145 352 NFC Central team S. N U SQ P + P- Green Bay Packers 10 4th 0 .714 304 226 Detroit Lions 8th 5 1 .607 339 290 Minnesota Vikings 7th 7th 0 .500 301 252 Chicago Bears 4th 9 1 .321 225 275 NFC West team S. N U SQ P + P- San Francisco 49ers 8th 5 1 .607 353 249 Atlanta Falcons 7th 7th 0 .500 269 274 Los Angeles Rams 6th 7th 1 .464 291 286 New Orleans Saints 2 11 1 .179 215 361

Legend:

S iege	N iederlagen	U nentschieden	SQ games won (relative)
P + points made	P- opposing points	Playoff participant

Play-offs

	Divisional playoffs				Conf. Championship Games				Super Bowl VII
	December 24th - Miami Orange Bowl
	Cleveland Browns	14th
					December 31st - Three Rivers Stadium
	Miami Dolphins	20th
					Miami Dolphins	21st
	December 23rd - Three Rivers Stadium
					Pittsburgh Steelers	17th
	Oakland Raiders	7th
									January 14th - LA Coliseum
	Pittsburgh Steelers	13
									Miami Dolphins	14th
	December 23 - Candlestick Park
									Washington Redskins	7th
	Dallas Cowboys	30th
					December 31 - RFK Stadium
	San Francisco 49ers	28
					Dallas Cowboys	3
	December 24th - RFK Stadium
					Washington Redskins	26th
	Green Bay Packers	3
	Washington Redskins	16

Super Bowl VII

→ Main article : Super Bowl VII

The 7th Super Bowl took place on January 14, 1973 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles , California . In the final, the Miami Dolphins met the Washington Redskins , the Miami Dolphins won their first Super Bowl.

	1	2	3	4th	total
Washington Redskins	0	0	0	7th	7th
Miami Dolphins	7th	7th	0	0	14th

Web links

• NFL history from 1971-1980 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andy Piascik: OLD AND NEW STYLE WINNING PERCENTAGES. (PDF) Retrieved October 22, 2016 (English).