1972 NFL Schedule And Postseason Results
The 1972 regular season schedule consisted of approximately 14 weeks from September 17 through December 17. The first postseason game was on December 23 and culminated with the Miami Dolphins beating the Washington Redskins 14 – 7 in the Super Bowl on January 14, 1973. The last official game was the Pro Bowl which took place on January 21, 1973. Browse the complete 1972 pro football schedule and see how each team did week to week and in the postseason.
1972 NFL Regular Season Schedule
Week 1
| Sep 17 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Atlanta Falcons 37 @ Chicago Bears 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Jets 41 @ Buffalo Bills 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 31 @ New England Patriots 7 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Green Bay Packers 26 @ Cleveland Browns 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals 10 @ Baltimore Colts 3 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Philadelphia Eagles 6 @ Dallas Cowboys 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Houston Oilers 17 @ Denver Broncos 30 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Giants 16 @ Detroit Lions 30 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Miami Dolphins 20 @ Kansas City Chiefs 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 14 @ Los Angeles Rams 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oakland Raiders 28 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Diego Chargers 3 @ San Francisco 49ers 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Sep 18 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Washington Redskins 24 @ Minnesota Vikings 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 2
| Sep 24 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Oakland Raiders 20 @ Green Bay Packers 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Houston Oilers 13 @ Miami Dolphins 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Minnesota Vikings 34 @ Detroit Lions 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 14 @ San Diego Chargers 37 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 23 @ New York Giants 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals 10 @ Washington Redskins 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Jets 44 @ Baltimore Colts 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cleveland Browns 27 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 15 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Los Angeles Rams 13 @ Chicago Bears 13 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Francisco 49ers 20 @ Buffalo Bills 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Atlanta Falcons 20 @ New England Patriots 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Sep 25 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Kansas City Chiefs 20 @ New Orleans Saints 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 3
| Oct 1 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Miami Dolphins 16 @ Minnesota Vikings 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Kansas City Chiefs 45 @ Denver Broncos 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Francisco 49ers 37 @ New Orleans Saints 2 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Washington Redskins 23 @ New England Patriots 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Diego Chargers 17 @ Oakland Raiders 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Jets 20 @ Houston Oilers 26 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Los Angeles Rams 3 @ Atlanta Falcons 31 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Baltimore Colts 17 @ Buffalo Bills 0 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Detroit Lions 38 @ Chicago Bears 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 6 @ Cleveland Browns 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 25 @ St. Louis Cardinals 19 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 13 @ Green Bay Packers 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oct 2 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| New York Giants 27 @ Philadelphia Eagles 12 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 4
| Oct 8 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Philadelphia Eagles 0 @ Washington Redskins 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 14 @ Buffalo Bills 38 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 21 @ New York Giants 45 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Miami Dolphins 27 @ New York Jets 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 13 @ Dallas Cowboys 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals 19 @ Minnesota Vikings 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Kansas City Chiefs 31 @ Cleveland Browns 7 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Diego Chargers 23 @ Baltimore Colts 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Chicago Bears 17 @ Green Bay Packers 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Detroit Lions 26 @ Atlanta Falcons 23 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Francisco 49ers 7 @ Los Angeles Rams 31 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oct 9 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Oakland Raiders 34 @ Houston Oilers 0 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 5
| Oct 15 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Houston Oilers 7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Giants 23 @ San Francisco 49ers 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Los Angeles Rams 34 @ Philadelphia Eagles 3 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Jets 41 @ New England Patriots 13 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Diego Chargers 10 @ Miami Dolphins 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Minnesota Vikings 23 @ Denver Broncos 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Atlanta Falcons 21 @ New Orleans Saints 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 16 @ Oakland Raiders 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Chicago Bears 17 @ Cleveland Browns 0 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 23 @ Kansas City Chiefs 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 21 @ Baltimore Colts 0 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Washington Redskins 33 @ St. Louis Cardinals 3 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oct 16 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Green Bay Packers 24 @ Detroit Lions 23 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 6
| Oct 22 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| San Diego Chargers 20 @ Detroit Lions 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 30 @ Oakland Raiders 23 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Philadelphia Eagles 21 @ Kansas City Chiefs 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 3 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 33 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 20 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals 21 @ New York Giants 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 20 @ Washington Redskins 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Baltimore Colts 20 @ New York Jets 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cleveland Browns 23 @ Houston Oilers 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 12 @ Los Angeles Rams 15 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 23 @ Miami Dolphins 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Atlanta Falcons 10 @ Green Bay Packers 9 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oct 23 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Minnesota Vikings 10 @ Chicago Bears 13 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 7
| Oct 29 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Chicago Bears 27 @ St. Louis Cardinals 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Houston Oilers 7 @ Cincinnati Bengals 30 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Francisco 49ers 49 @ Atlanta Falcons 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 38 @ Buffalo Bills 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cleveland Browns 27 @ Denver Broncos 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Miami Dolphins 23 @ Baltimore Colts 0 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Philadelphia Eagles 3 @ New Orleans Saints 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 10 @ New York Jets 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Los Angeles Rams 17 @ Oakland Raiders 45 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Washington Redskins 23 @ New York Giants 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Kansas City Chiefs 26 @ San Diego Chargers 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Minnesota Vikings 27 @ Green Bay Packers 13 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oct 30 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Detroit Lions 24 @ Dallas Cowboys 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 8
| Nov 5 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Dallas Cowboys 34 @ San Diego Chargers 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals 6 @ Philadelphia Eagles 6 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Houston Oilers 0 @ Cleveland Browns 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Miami Dolphins 30 @ Buffalo Bills 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Atlanta Falcons 7 @ Los Angeles Rams 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 17 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 40 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Chicago Bears 0 @ Detroit Lions 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Francisco 49ers 24 @ Green Bay Packers 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oakland Raiders 14 @ Kansas City Chiefs 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 17 @ New York Giants 29 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Washington Redskins 35 @ New York Jets 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 6 @ Minnesota Vikings 37 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Nov 6 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Baltimore Colts 24 @ New England Patriots 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 9
| Nov 12 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Baltimore Colts 21 @ San Francisco 49ers 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| St. Louis Cardinals 24 @ Dallas Cowboys 33 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Green Bay Packers 23 @ Chicago Bears 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oakland Raiders 20 @ Cincinnati Bengals 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 20 @ Atlanta Falcons 36 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 3 @ New York Jets 41 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 0 @ Miami Dolphins 52 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Giants 13 @ Washington Redskins 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Philadelphia Eagles 18 @ Houston Oilers 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 16 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Detroit Lions 14 @ Minnesota Vikings 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Kansas City Chiefs 7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Nov 13 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Cleveland Browns 21 @ San Diego Chargers 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 10
| Nov 19 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 24 @ Cleveland Browns 26 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Giants 13 @ St. Louis Cardinals 7 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 28 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 27 @ New England Patriots 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Baltimore Colts 20 @ Cincinnati Bengals 19 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Francisco 49ers 34 @ Chicago Bears 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Diego Chargers 27 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Green Bay Packers 23 @ Houston Oilers 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Jets 24 @ Miami Dolphins 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 14 @ Detroit Lions 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oakland Raiders 37 @ Denver Broncos 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Minnesota Vikings 45 @ Los Angeles Rams 41 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Nov 20 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Atlanta Falcons 13 @ Washington Redskins 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 11
| Nov 23 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| San Francisco 49ers 31 @ Dallas Cowboys 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Jets 20 @ Detroit Lions 37 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Nov 26 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Green Bay Packers 16 @ Washington Redskins 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Kansas City Chiefs 3 @ Oakland Raiders 26 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Minnesota Vikings 10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 23 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Los Angeles Rams 16 @ New Orleans Saints 19 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 0 @ Baltimore Colts 31 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Houston Oilers 20 @ San Diego Chargers 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Philadelphia Eagles 10 @ New York Giants 62 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 20 @ Atlanta Falcons 23 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 10 @ Cleveland Browns 27 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 13 @ Chicago Bears 3 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Nov 27 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| St. Louis Cardinals 10 @ Miami Dolphins 31 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 12
| Dec 3 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Dallas Cowboys 27 @ St. Louis Cardinals 6 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cleveland Browns 0 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 30 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Giants 10 @ Cincinnati Bengals 13 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Chicago Bears 10 @ Minnesota Vikings 23 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 7 @ Baltimore Colts 35 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Houston Oilers 10 @ Atlanta Falcons 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Washington Redskins 23 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Oakland Raiders 21 @ San Diego Chargers 19 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New Orleans Saints 17 @ New York Jets 18 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Miami Dolphins 37 @ New England Patriots 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Detroit Lions 7 @ Green Bay Packers 33 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Denver Broncos 21 @ Kansas City Chiefs 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dec 4 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Los Angeles Rams 26 @ San Francisco 49ers 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 13
| Dec 9 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Cleveland Browns 27 @ Cincinnati Bengals 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Washington Redskins 24 @ Dallas Cowboys 34 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dec 10 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Los Angeles Rams 14 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Baltimore Colts 10 @ Kansas City Chiefs 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Chicago Bears 21 @ Philadelphia Eagles 12 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Atlanta Falcons 0 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Detroit Lions 21 @ Buffalo Bills 21 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| San Diego Chargers 13 @ Denver Broncos 38 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Miami Dolphins 23 @ New York Giants 13 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Green Bay Packers 23 @ Minnesota Vikings 7 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 17 @ New Orleans Saints 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 9 @ Houston Oilers 3 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dec 11 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| New York Jets 16 @ Oakland Raiders 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
Week 14
| Dec 16 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Minnesota Vikings 17 @ San Francisco 49ers 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Baltimore Colts 0 @ Miami Dolphins 16 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dec 17 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| Cleveland Browns 26 @ New York Jets 10 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Philadelphia Eagles 23 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New York Giants 23 @ Dallas Cowboys 3 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Buffalo Bills 24 @ Washington Redskins 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Kansas City Chiefs 17 @ Atlanta Falcons 14 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Chicago Bears 21 @ Oakland Raiders 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Cincinnati Bengals 61 @ Houston Oilers 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| New England Patriots 21 @ Denver Broncos 45 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 24 @ San Diego Chargers 2 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Green Bay Packers 30 @ New Orleans Saints 20 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Detroit Lions 34 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
| Dec 23 |
Playoffs |
Game Results |
| Oakland Raiders 7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 13 |
AFC Divisional Playoff |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 30 @ San Francisco 49ers 28 |
NFC Divisional Playoff |
Game Stats |
| Dec 24 |
Playoffs |
Game Results |
| Cleveland Browns 14 @ Miami Dolphins 20 |
AFC Divisional Playoff |
Game Stats |
| Green Bay Packers 3 @ Washington Redskins 16 |
NFC Divisional Playoff |
Game Stats |
| Dec 31 |
Playoffs |
Game Results |
| Miami Dolphins 21 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 |
AFC Conference Championship |
Game Stats |
| Dallas Cowboys 3 @ Washington Redskins 26 |
NFC Conference Championship |
Game Stats |
| Jan 14 |
Playoffs |
Game Results |
| Miami Dolphins 14 @ Washington Redskins 7 |
Super Bowl |
Game Stats |
| Jan 21 |
Time (ET) |
Game Results |
| AFC Pro Bowl 33 @ NFC Pro Bowl 28 |
N/A |
Game Stats |
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