NFC CENTRAL CHAMPIONS
The 1972 Green Bay Packers - 10-4 (1ST - Central Division)
Head Coach: Dan Devine
1972 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-2)
OFF DEF
AUGUST (3-1) RESULT RECORD ATT RSH PSS RSH PSS STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
5 G-CINCINNATI BENGALS W 24-14 1- 0-0 56,263 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (43) Scott Hunter (112) Carroll Dale (3-69)
12 at Miami Dolphins W 14-13 2- 0-0 75,332 Scott Hunter John Brockington (77) Scott Hunter (106) Dave Davis (3-106)
19 at Houston Oilers L 3-20 2- 1-0 46,460 Scott Hunter John Brockington (47) Scott Hunter (68) John Spilis (2-25)
27 M-CHICAGO BEARS W 10- 7 3- 1-0 47,222 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (50) Scott Hunter (113) MacArthur Lane (4-35)
SEPTEMBER (1-1)
2 G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS L 10-31 3- 2-0 56,263 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (91) Scott Hunter (98) Dave Hampton (3-43)
9 M-KANSAS CITY CHIEFS W 20- 0 4- 2-0 47,281 Scott Hunter John Brockington (51) Scott Hunter (127) Leland Glass (2-61)
1972 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS
SEPTEMBER (1-1)
17 at Cleveland Browns (0-0) W 26-10 1- 0-0 75,771 145 145 62 126 Scott Hunter John Brockington (83) Scott Hunter (150) MacArthur Lane (2-63)
24 G-OAKLAND RAIDERS (0-1) L 14-20 1- 1-0 56,263 143 64 196 117 Scott Hunter John Brockington (73) Scott Hunter (66) Rich McGeorge (2-25)
OCTOBER (3-2)
1 M-DALLAS COWBOYS (2-0) W 16-13 2- 1-0 47,103 124 44 138 131 Scott Hunter John Brockington (91) Scott Hunter (53) Leland Glass (2-31)
8 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-2-1) W 20-17 3- 1-0 56,263 101 240 139 119 Scott Hunter John Brockington (59) Scott Hunter (240) Leland Glass (4-74)
16 at Detroit Lions (3-1) W 24-23 4- 1-0 54,418 125 140 146 83 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (89) Scott Hunter (149) Jon Staggers (4-41)
22 M-ATLANTA FALCONS (3-2) L 9-10 4- 2-0 47,967 112 103 107 137 Scott Hunter John Brockington (88) Scott Hunter (108) Carroll Dale (2-60)
29 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (2-4) L 13-27 4- 3-0 56,263 102 130 152 192 Scott Hunter John Brockington (93) Scott Hunter (130) Carroll Dale (3-87)
NOVEMBER (3-1)
5 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-3-1) W 34-24 5- 3-0 47,897 197 141 21 306 Scott Hunter John Brockington (133) Scott Hunter (151) Carroll Dale (3-63)
12 at Chicago Bears (3-4-1) W 23-17 6- 3-0 55,701 123 40 179 117 Scott Hunter John Brockington (70) Jerry Tagge (47) MacArthur Lane (2-20)
19 at Houston Oilers (1-8) W 23-10 7- 3-0 41,752 210 100 114 126 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (126) Ron Widby (68) MacArthur Lane (3-23)
26 at Washington Redskins (9-1) L 16-21 7- 4-0 53,039 120 67 132 149 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (71) Jerry Tagge (71) Dave Davis (2-40)
DECEMBER (3-0)
3 G-DETROIT LIONS (7-4) W 33- 7 8- 4-0 56,263 233 76 27 162 Scott Hunter John Brockington (86) Scott Hunter (67) John Brockington (2-12)
10 at Minnesota Vikings (7-5) W 23- 7 9- 4-0 49,784 214 56 54 90 Scott Hunter John Brockington (86) Scott Hunter (74) Carroll Dale (3-32)
17 at New Orleans Saints (2-10-1) W 30-20 10- 4-0 65,881 178 66 50 102 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (84) Ron Widby (34) MacArthur Lane (2-11
1972 POST-SEASON SEASON RESULTS (0-1)
DECEMBER (0-1) - NFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF
24 at Washington Redskins (11-3) L 3-16 53,140 78 133 138 94 Scott Hunter MacArthur Lane (56) Scott Hunter (150) MacArthur Lane (4-42)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
1972 IN REVIEW
Green Bay parlayed a strong running attack and a stifling defense into its first playoff berth in five years, and its last until 1982. From opening day to the regular season finale in New Orleans, the Packers never relinquished first place in the NFC. Getting there was not easy. Change was the theme as the season started. 21 players from the 1971 squad were absent to start the season. With Dan Devine's major overhaul apparent throughout the starting lineup, the Packers set out to overcome the previous four years of non-playoff activity.The team's schedule was the fourth toughest in the league based on their opponents' winning percentage (.579) from 1971. Green Bay also butted heads with five teams that made the 1971 playoffs - six if the Vikings are counted twice. The Packers won four of those six encounters, including close wins over the NFC Champion runner-up 49ers and the defending champion Cowboys.
JERRY TAGGE - A HOMETOWN HOPE
It had all the makings of a Hollywood movie. A young boy sells concessions at the stadium he would later star as a quarterback. That seemed to be the theme in place for Jerry Tagge, the Packers' second first round draft choice in 1972. Born at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Tagge attended Green Bay West before starring at Nebraska, where, as a junior, he took over the starting position from Van Brownson, leading the team to two Orange Bowl wins and Tagge won MVP honors in both games. Tagge spent most of his rookie season on the bench, before going 3-3 as a starter in both 1973 and 1974, but he completed only three touchdown passes in the 17 games he played, with 17 interceptions. Tagge left for the San Antonio Wings (WFL). In the team's final game before the league folded in October 1975, he was intercepted five times. In 1977, Tagge joined the British Columbia Lions (CFL), and led them to a 10-2 record, winning four games in the last minute of play, before they lost their last four games. In the playoffs, the Lions defeated Winnipeg 33-22 for their first post-season victory since the 1964 Grey Cup. B.C. moved on to the Western Final but were crushed by the eventual champions, the Edmonton Eskimos, 40-1. Tagge was named the Western Division Most Outstanding Player, the first Lion to capture the trophy since Tom Brown in 1964. The Lions struggled in 1978 as Tagge was unable to re-create the magic of his first season. The club finished at 7-7-2 and missed the playoffs. Tagge returned to B.C. in 1979 and led the Lions to a 10-1 record but a knee injury ended his career. In 1981, Tagge moved to St. Louis, where he sold apartment buildings. He returned to Nebraska in 1986, initially selling life insurance, then founded Tagge-Rutherford Financial Services in Omaha, for which he serves as executive vice president. Years later, Tagge is finally at peace - Alcohol problems derailed his career (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article)
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 9 9 29 14 1964 Draft-8th round
John Brockington 42 RB 6- 1 225 Ohio State 2 2 23 14 1971 Draft-1st round
Bob Brown 78 DE 6- 5 260 Ark-Pine Bluff 7 7 32 14 1966 FA
Willie Buchanon 28 CB 6- 0 190 San Diego State 1 1 21 14 1972 Draft-1st round
Fred Carr 53 LB 6- 5 238 Texas-El Paso 5 5 26 14 1968 Draft-1st round
Jim Carter 50 LB 6- 3 235 Minnesota 3 3 23 14 1970 Draft-3rd round
Tommy Crutcher 56 LB 6- 3 230 TCU 6 8 31 12 1971 Trade-L. Angeles
Carroll Dale 84 WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech 8 13 34 14 1965 Trade-L. Angeles
Dave Davis 47 WR 6- 0 175 Tennessee State 2 2 24 14 1971 Draft-7th round
Ken Ellis 48 CB 5-10 190 Southern 3 3 24 14 1970 Draft-4th round
Len Garrett 88 TE 6- 3 230 N.Mex Highlands 2 2 24 14 1971 Draft-15th round
Paul Gibson 41 S 6- 2 195 Texas-El Paso 1 1 24 1 1972 FA
Gale Gillingham 68 DT 6- 3 255 Minnesota 7 7 28 2 1966 Draft-1st round
Leland Glass 46 WR 6- 0 185 Oregon 1 1 21 14 1972 Draft-8th round
Charlie Hall 21 CB 6- 1 195 Pittsburgh 2 2 24 14 1971 Draft-3rd round
Bill Hayhoe 77 T 6- 8 258 USC 4 4 25 14 1969 Draft-5th round
Larry Hefner 51 LB 6- 2 215 Clemson 1 1 23 2 1972 Draft-14th round
Jim Hill 39 S 6- 2 190 Texas A&I 1 4 25 14 1972 Trade-San Diego
Dick Himes 72 T 6- 4 244 Ohio State 5 5 26 14 1968 Draft-3rd round
Bob Hudson 23 RB 5-11 210 NE Oklahoma 1 1 24 12 1972 Draft-6th round
Kevin Hunt 64 T 6- 5 260 Doane 1 1 23 3 1971 Draft-10th round
Scott Hunter 16 QB 6- 2 205 Alabama 2 2 24 14 1971 Draft-6th round
Dave Kopay 40 RB 6- 0 218 Washington 1 9 30 14 1972 FA-NO (1971)
Bob Kroll 44 S 6- 1 195 N. Michigan 1 1 22 5 1972 FA
Pete Lammons 86 TE 6- 3 228 Texas 1 7 28 12 1972 FA-Philadelphia
MacArthur Lane 36 RB 6- 1 220 Utah State 1 5 30 14 1972 Trade-St. Louis
Bill Lueck 62 G 6- 3 235 Arizona 5 5 26 14 1968 Draft-1st round
Chester Marcol 13 K 6- 0 190 Hillsdale 1 1 22 14 1972 Draft-2nd round
Al Matthews 29 DB 5-11 190 Texas A&I 3 3 24 14 1970 Draft-2nd round
Mike McCoy 76 DT 6- 5 284 Notre Dame 3 3 23 12 1970 Draft-1st round
Rich McGeorge 81 TE 6- 4 235 Elon 3 3 23 2 1970 Draft-1st round
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 235 Illinois 15 15 35 11 1958 Draft-3rd round
Frank Patrick 10 QB 6- 7 225 Nebraska 3 3 25 2 1970 Draft-10th round
Francis Peay 71 T 6- 5 250 Missouri 5 7 28 6 1968 Trade-NY Giants
Dave Pureifory 75 DE 6- 1 260 E. Michigan 1 1 23 14 1972 Draft-6th round
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 245 Penn State 10 10 31 14 1963 Draft-1st round
Alden Roche 87 DE 6- 4 255 Southern 2 3 27 14 1971 Trade-Denver
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Malcolm Snider 67 G 6- 4 251 Stanford 1 4 25 14 1972 Trade-Atlanta
Jon Staggers 22 WR 5-10 180 Missouri 1 3 23 14 1972 FA-Pitt (1971)
Jerry Tagge 17 QB 6- 2 220 Nebraska 1 1 22 4 1972 Draft-1st round
Ike Thomas 37 CB 6- 2 193 Bishop 1 2 24 12 1972 Trade-Dallas
Vernon Vanoy 73 DT 6- 8 270 Kansas 1 2 25 13 1972 FA-Giants (1971)
Ward Walsh 26 RB 6- 0 208 Colorado 1 1 22 2 1972 FA-Houston
Ron Widby 20 P 6- 4 210 Tennessee 1 5 27 14 1972 Trade-Dallas
Clarence Williams 83 DE 6- 5 255 Prairie View 3 3 25 14 1970 Trade-Dallas
Perry Williams 31 RB 6- 2 219 Purdue 4 4 25 14 1969 Draft-4th round
Cal Withrow 74 C 6- 0 240 Kentucky 2 3 27 14 1971 Trade-San Diego
Keith Wortman 65 G 6- 2 245 Nebraska 1 1 22 13 1972 Draft-10th round
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1972 PACKERS DRAFT (February 1-2, 1972)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE NOTES
1a - 7 Willie Buchanon CB San Diego State
1b - 11 Jerry Tagge QB Nebraska A
2 - 34 Chester Marcol K Hillsdale
3 - 59 to Minnesota Vikings for Zeke Bratkowski
4 - 86 Eric Patton LB Notre Dame
5 - 111 to New Orleans Saints for Wimpy Withers
6a - 138 Nate Ross CB Bethune-Cookman
6b - 142 Dave Pureifory LB Eastern Michigan B
6c - 147 Bob Hudson RB NE Oklahoma St. C
7 - 163 Bill Bushong DT Kentucky
8 - 190 Leland Glass WR Oregon
9 - 215 to Baltimore Colts
10 - 242 Keith Wortman OG Nebraska
11 - 266 Dave Bailey WR Alabama
12 - 294 Mike Rich RB Florida
13 - 319 Jesse Lakes RB Central Michigan
14 - 346 Larry Hefner LB Clemson
15 - 371 Rick Thone S Arkansas Tech
16 - 398 Charles Burrell DT Arkansas AM&N
17 - 423 to San Diego Chargers for Cal Withrow
A - From Chargers in Kevin Hardy trade B-From Chicago for Bob Jeter C-From Rams in Travis Williams trade
1972 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
FEB 21 - Traded RB Donny Anderson to ST. LOUIS for RB MacArthur Lane
JUL 25 - DT Charles Burrell (16th round) left camp
JUL 29 - Released DT Bill Bushong (7th round), RB Jesse Lakes (13th round), DB Butch Davis, TE Ron Bullock, RB Steve Caputo, CB Ron Campiano and LB Ken Groh (69 players)
APR 18 - Traded DT Lionel Aldridge and a 1974 3rd-round draft choice to SAN DIEGO for S Jim Hill
AUG 7 - Released S Rick Thone (15th round), WR Al Pearman, DB Rich Searl, LB Ron Ely and WR Mike Carter (64 players)
AUG 21 - Claimed DT Vernon Vanoy off waivers from NEW YORK GIANTS. Waived DE Donnell Smith, DB Nate Ross (6th round), WR Dave Bailey (11th round), TE Tom Watson and RB Charlie Hicks. Granted RB Mike Rich (12th round) injury-related leave of absence
SEPT 1 - Traded QB Zeke Bratkowski to CHICAGO for a 1974 6th-round draft choice
SEPT 6 - Traded RB Dave Hampton to ATLANTA for OG Malcolm Snider
SEPT 7 - Traded a 1973 2nd-round draft choice to DALLAS for P Ron Widby and CB Ike Thomas
SEPT 8 - Waived LB Eric Patton (3rd round), LB Lerry Hefner (14th round) and WR Sam Dickerson and placed them on taxi squad (44 players)
The 1972 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
Washington Redskins (11-3)
Head Coach: George Allen
Passing Leader: Billy Kilmer (1648)
Rushing Leader: Larry Brown (1216)
Receiving Leader: Charley Taylor (49-673)
Dallas Cowboys (10-4)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Craig Morton (2396)
Rushing Leader: Calvin Hill (1036)
Receiving Leader: Calvin Hill (43-364)
New York Giants (8-6)
Head Coach: Alex Webster
Passing Leader: Norm Snead (2307)
Rushing Leader: Ron Johnson (1182)
Receiving Leader: Bob Tucker (55-764)
St. Louis Cardinals (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Bob Holloway
Passing Leader: Gary Cuozzo (897)
Rushing Leader: Donny Anderson (536)
Receiving Leader: Johnny Roland (38-321)
Philadelphia Eagles (2-11-1)
Head Coach: Ed Khayat
Passing Leader: John Reaves (1508)
Rushing Leader: Po James (565)
Receiving Leader: Harold Jackson (62-1048)
Green Bay Packers (10-4)
Head Coach: Dan Devine
Passing Leader: Scott Hunter (1252)
Rushing Leader: John Brockington (1027)
Receiving Leader: MacArthur Lane (26-285)
Detroit Lions (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Joe Schmidt
Passing Leader: Greg Landry (2066)
Rushing Leader: Altie Taylor (658)
Receiving Leader: Altie Taylor (29-250)
Minnesota Vikings (7-7)
Head Coach: Bud Grant
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (2651)
Rushing Leader: Oscar Reed (639)
Receiving Leader: John Gilliam (47-1035)
Chicago Bears (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Abe Gibron
Passing Leader: Bobby Douglass (1246)
Rushing Leader: Bobby Douglass (968)
Receiving Leader: Earl Thomas (20-365)
San Francisco 49ers (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Dick Nolan
Passing Leader: Steve Spurrier (1983)
Rushing Leader: Vic Washington (468)
Receiving Leader: Gene Washington (918)
Atlanta Falcons (7-7)
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin
Passing Leader: Bob Berry (2158)
Rushing Leader: Dave Hampton (995)
Receiving Leader: Art Malone (50-585)
Los Angeles Rams (6-7-1)
Head Coach: Tommy Prothro
Passing Leader: Roman Gabriel (2027)
Rushing Leader: Willie Ellison (764)
Receiving Leader: Jack Snow (30-590)
New Orleans Saints (4-8-2)
Head Coach: J.D. Roberts
Passing Leader: Edd Hargett (1191)
Rushing Leader: Jim Strong (404)
Receiving Leader: Dan Abramowicz (37-657)
NOTE : Tie games, previously ignored in computing of winning percentage, were made equal to a half-game win and a half-game loss
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Green Bay 26, CLEVELAND 10 Atlanta 37, CHICAGO 21
Cincinnati 31, NEW ENGLAND 7 DENVER 30, Houston 17
Miami 20, KANSAS CITY 10 LOS ANGELES 34, New Orleans 14
DETROIT 30, NY Giants 16 NY Jets 41, BUFFALO 24
SAN FRANCISCO 34, San Diego 3 PITTSBURGH 34, Oakland 28
DALLAS 28, Philadelphia 6 St. Louis 10, BALTIMORE 3
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Washington 24, MINNESOTA 21
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 1 0 0 1.000 20 10 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 28 6
NY Jets 1 0 0 1.000 41 24 St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 10 3
Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 3 10 Washington 1 0 0 1.000 24 21
New England 0 1 0 .000 7 31 NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 16 30
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 24 41 Philadelphia 0 1 0 .000 6 28
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 34 28 GREEN BAY 1 0 0 1.000 26 10
Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 31 7 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 30 16
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 26 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 21 24
Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 30 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 21 37
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 1 0 0 1.000 30 17 Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 37 21
Oakland 0 1 0 .000 28 34 Los Angeles 1 0 0 1.000 34 14
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 10 20 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 34 3
San Diego 0 1 0 .000 3 34 New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 14 34
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24
NEW ENGLAND 21, Atlanta 20 Miami 34, HOUSTON 13
Cleveland 27, PHILADELPHIA 17 Dallas 23, NY GIANTS 14
SAN DIEGO 37, Denver 14 Minnesota 34, DETROIT 10
CINCINNATI 15, Pittsburgh 10 Oakland 20, GREEN BAY 14
WASHINGTON 24, St. Louis 10 CHICAGO 13, Los Angeles 13 (T)
NY Jets 44, BALTIMORE 34 BUFFALO 27, San Francisco 20
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Kansas City 20, NEW ORLEANS 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 2 0 0 1.000 54 23 Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 51 20
NY Jets 2 0 0 1.000 85 58 Washington 2 0 0 1.000 48 31
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 51 61 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 20 27
New England 1 1 0 .500 28 51 NY Giants 0 2 0 .000 30 53
Baltimore 0 2 0 .000 37 54 Philadelphia 0 2 0 .000 23 55
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 2 0 0 1.000 46 17 GREEN BAY 1 1 0 .500 40 30
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 44 43 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 40 50
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 37 43 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 55 34
Houston 0 2 0 .000 30 64 Chicago 0 1 1 .250 34 50
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Denver 1 1 0 .500 44 54 Los Angeles 1 0 1 .750 47 27
Oakland 1 1 0 .500 48 48 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 54 30
Kansas City 1 1 0 .500 30 37 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 57 42
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 40 48 New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 31 54
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
Green Bay 16, Dallas 13 at Milwaukee CLEVELAND 27, Cincinnati 6
Baltimore 17, BUFFALO 0 Kansas City 45, DENVER 24
Miami 16, MINNESOTA 14 Detroit 38, CHICAGO 24
OAKLAND 17, San Diego 17 (T) HOUSTON 26, NY Jets 20
San Francisco 37, NEW ORLEANS 2 Pittsburgh 25, ST. LOUIS 19
NEW ENGLAND 24, Washington 23 ATLANTA 31, Los Angeles 3
MONDAY OCTOBER 2
NY Giants 27, PHILADELPHIA 12
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 3 0 0 1.000 70 37 Dallas 2 1 0 .667 64 36
NY Jets 2 1 0 .667 105 84 Washington 2 1 0 .667 71 55
New England 2 1 0 .667 52 74 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 39 52
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 51 78 NY Giants 1 2 0 .333 57 65
Baltimore 1 2 0 .333 54 54 Philadelphia 0 3 0 .000 35 82
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 52 44 GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 56 43
Pittsburgh 2 1 0 .667 69 62 Detroit 2 1 0 .667 78 74
Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 64 49 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 69 50
Houston 1 2 0 .333 56 84 Chicago 0 2 1 .000 58 88
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 2 1 0 .667 75 61 Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 88 45
Oakland 1 1 1 .500 65 65 San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 91 32
San Diego 1 1 1 .500 57 65 Los Angeles 1 1 1 .500 50 58
Denver 1 2 0 .333 68 99 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 33 91
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8
CINCINNATI 21, Denver 10 GREEN BAY 20, Chicago 17
Miami 27, NY JETS 17 Kansas City 31, CLEVELAND 7
WASHINGTON 14, Philadelphia 0 NY GIANTS 45, New Orleans 21
Detroit 26, ATLANTA 23 BUFFALO 38, New England 14
LOS ANGELES 31, San Francisco 7 DALLAS 17, Pittsburgh 13
St. Louis 19, MINNESOTA 17 San Diego 23, BALTIMORE 20
MONDAY OCTOBER 9
Oakland 34, HOUSTON 0
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 4 0 0 1.000 97 54 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 81 49
NY Jets 2 2 0 .500 122 111 Washington 3 1 0 .750 85 55
New England 2 2 0 .500 66 112 St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 58 69
Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 89 92 NY Giants 2 2 0 .500 102 86
Baltimore 1 3 0 .250 74 77 Philadelphia 0 4 0 .000 35 96
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 73 54 GREEN BAY 3 1 0 .750 76 60
Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 82 79 Detroit 3 1 0 .750 104 97
Cleveland 2 2 0 .500 71 80 Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 86 69
Houston 1 3 0 .250 56 118 Chicago 0 3 1 .125 75 108
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 3 1 0 .750 106 68 Los Angeles 2 1 1 .625 81 65
Oakland 2 1 1 .625 99 65 San Francisco 2 2 0 .500 98 63
San Diego 2 1 1 .625 80 85 Atlanta 2 2 0 .500 111 71
Denver 1 3 0 .250 78 120 New Orleans 0 4 0 .000 54 136
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
OAKLAND 28, Buffalo 16 Atlanta 21, NEW ORLEANS 14
Cincinnati 23, KANSAS CITY 16 PITTSBURGH 24, Houston 7
Minnesota 23, DENVER 20 Chicago 17, CLEVELAND 0
NY Jets 41, NEW ENGLAND 13 Dallas 21, BALTIMORE 0
MIAMI 24, San Diego 10 NY Giants 23, SAN FRANCISCO 17
Washington 33, ST. LOUIS 3 Los Angeles 34, PHILADELPHIA 3
MONDAY OCTOBER 16
Green Bay 24, DETROIT 23
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 5 0 0 1.000 121 64 Dallas 4 1 0 .800 102 49
NY Jets 3 2 0 .600 163 124 Washington 4 1 0 .800 118 58
New England 2 3 0 .400 79 153 NY Giants 3 2 0 .600 125 103
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 105 120 St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 61 102
Baltimore 1 4 0 .200 74 98 Philadelphia 0 5 0 .000 38 130
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Cincinnati 4 1 0 .800 96 70 GREEN BAY 4 1 0 .800 100 83
Pittsburgh 3 2 0 .600 106 86 Detroit 3 2 0 .600 127 121
Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 71 97 Minnesota 2 3 0 .400 109 89
Houston 1 4 0 .200 63 142 Chicago 1 3 1 .300 92 108
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 1 1 .700 127 81 Los Angeles 3 1 1 .700 115 68
Kansas City 3 2 0 .600 122 91 Atlanta 3 2 0 .600 132 85
San Diego 2 2 1 .500 90 109 San Francisco 2 3 0 .400 115 86
Denver 1 4 0 .200 98 143 New Orleans 0 5 0 .000 68 157
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
Atlanta 10, Green Bay 9 at Milwaukee NY JETS 24, Baltimore 20
MIAMI 24, Buffalo 23 WASHINGTON 24, Dallas 20
LOS ANGELES 15, Cincinnati 12 Cleveland 23, HOUSTON 17
PITTSBURGH 33, New England 3 DETROIT 34, San Diego 20
SAN FRANCISCO 20, New Orleans 20 (T) Denver 30, OAKLAND 23
NY GIANTS 27, St. Louis 21 Philadelphia 21, KANSAS CITY 20
MONDAY OCTOBER 23
CHICAGO 13, Minnesota 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 6 0 0 1.000 145 87 Washington 5 1 0 .833 142 78
NY Jets 4 2 0 .667 187 144 Dallas 4 2 0 .667 122 73
New England 2 4 0 .333 82 186 NY Giants 4 2 0 .667 152 124
Buffalo 2 4 0 .333 128 144 St. Louis 2 4 0 .333 82 129
Baltimore 1 5 0 .167 94 122 Philadelphia 1 5 0 .167 59 150
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 139 89 GREEN BAY 4 2 0 .667 109 93
Cincinnati 4 2 0 .667 108 85 Detroit 4 2 0 .667 161 141
Cleveland 3 3 0 .500 94 114 Chicago 2 3 1 .417 105 118
Houston 1 5 0 .167 80 165 Minnesota 2 4 0 .333 119 102
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 3 2 1 .583 150 111 Los Angeles 4 1 1 .750 130 80
Kansas City 3 3 0 .500 142 112 Atlanta 4 2 0 .667 142 94
San Diego 2 3 1 .417 110 143 San Francisco 2 3 1 .417 135 106
Denver 2 4 0 .333 128 166 New Orleans 0 5 1 .083 88 177
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29
Miami 23, BALTIMORE 0 Chicago 27, ST. LOUIS 10
Minnesota 27, GREEN BAY 13 NY JETS 34, New England 10
San Francisco 49, ATLANTA 14 Washington 23, NY GIANTS 16
Kansas City 26, SAN DIEGO 14 Cleveland 27, DENVER 20
Pittsburgh 38, BUFFALO 21 CINCINNATI 30, Houston 7
OAKLAND 45, Los Angeles 17 NEW ORLEANS 21, Philadelphia 3
MONDAY OCTOBER 30
DALLAS 28, Detroit 24
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 7 0 0 1.000 168 87 Washington 6 1 0 .857 165 94
NY Jets 5 2 0 .714 221 154 Dallas 5 2 0 .714 150 97
New England 2 5 0 .286 92 220 NY Giants 4 3 0 .571 168 147
Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 149 182 St. Louis 2 5 0 .286 92 156
Baltimore 1 6 0 .143 94 145 Philadelphia 1 6 0 .143 62 171
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 5 2 0 .714 177 110 GREEN BAY 4 3 0 .571 122 120
Cincinnati 5 2 0 .714 138 92 Detroit 4 3 0 .571 185 169
Cleveland 4 3 0 .571 121 134 Chicago 3 3 1 .500 132 128
Houston 1 6 0 .143 87 195 Minnesota 3 4 0 .429 146 115
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 4 2 1 .643 195 128 Los Angeles 4 2 1 .643 147 125
Kansas City 4 3 0 .571 168 126 Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 156 143
San Diego 2 4 1 .357 124 169 San Francisco 3 3 1 .500 184 120
Denver 2 5 0 .286 148 193 New Orleans 1 5 1 .214 109 180
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5
Green Bay 34, San Francisco 24 @ Mil DETROIT 14, Chicago 0
LOS ANGELES 20, Atlanta 7 CLEVELAND 20, Houston 0
Miami 30, BUFFALO 16 PHILADELPHIA 6, St. Louis 6 (T)
Washington 35, NY JETS 17 NY GIANTS 29, Denver 17
PITTSBURGH 40, Cincinnati 17 KANSAS CITY 27, Oakland 14
Dallas 34, SAN DIEGO 28 MINNESOTA 37, New Orleans 6
MONDAY NOVEMBER 6
Baltimore 24, NEW ENGLAND 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 8 0 0 1.000 198 103 Washington 7 1 0 .875 200 111
NY Jets 5 3 0 .625 238 189 Dallas 6 2 0 .750 184 125
New England 2 6 0 .250 109 244 NY Giants 5 3 0 .625 197 164
Buffalo 2 6 0 .250 165 212 St. Louis 2 5 1 .313 98 162
Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 118 162 Philadelphia 1 6 1 .188 68 177
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 6 2 0 .750 217 127 GREEN BAY 5 3 0 .625 156 144
Cincinnati 5 3 0 .625 155 132 Detroit 5 3 0 .625 199 169
Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 141 134 Minnesota 4 4 0 .500 183 121
Houston 1 7 0 .125 87 215 Chicago 3 4 1 .438 132 142
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Kansas City 5 3 0 .625 195 140 Los Angeles 5 2 1 .688 167 132
Oakland 4 3 1 .563 209 155 Atlanta 4 4 0 .500 163 163
San Diego 2 5 1 .313 152 203 San Francisco 3 4 1 .438 208 154
Denver 2 6 0 .250 165 222 New Orleans 1 6 1 .188 115 217
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12
SAN FRANCISCO 24, Baltimore 21 PITTSBURGH 16, Kansas City 7
Green Bay 23, CHICAGO 17 MIAMI 52, New England 0
NY JETS 41, Buffalo 3 Philadelphia 18, HOUSTON 17
Denver 16, LOS ANGELES 10 ATLANTA 36, New Orleans 20
MINNESOTA 16, Detroit 14 WASHINGTON 27, NY Giants 13
Oakland 20, CINCINNATI 14 DALLAS 33, St. Louis 24
MONDAY NOVEMBER 13
Cleveland 21, SAN DIEGO 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
Miami 9 0 0 1.000 250 103 Washington 8 1 0 .889 227 124
NY Jets 6 3 0 .667 279 192 Dallas 7 2 0 .778 217 149
New England 2 7 0 .222 109 296 NY Giants 5 4 0 .556 210 191
Buffalo 2 7 0 .222 168 253 St. Louis 2 6 1 .278 122 195
Baltimore 2 7 0 .222 139 186 Philadelphia 2 6 1 .278 86 194
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 7 2 0 .778 233 134 GREEN BAY 6 3 0 .667 179 161
Cleveland 6 3 0 .667 162 151 Detroit 5 4 0 .556 213 185
Cincinnati 5 4 0 .556 169 152 Minnesota 5 4 0 .556 199 135
Houston 1 8 0 .111 104 233 Chicago 3 5 1 .389 149 165
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 5 3 1 .611 229 169 Los Angeles 5 3 1 .611 177 148
Kansas City 5 4 0 .556 202 156 Atlanta 5 4 0 .556 199 183
Denver 3 6 0 .333 181 232 San Francisco 4 4 1 .500 232 175
San Diego 2 6 1 .278 169 224 New Orleans 1 7 1 .167 135 253
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19
Minnesota 45, LOS ANGELES 41 Dallas 28, PHILADELPHIA 7
San Diego 27, KANSAS CITY 17 DETROIT 27, New Orleans 14
Buffalo 27, NEW ENGLAND 24 Baltimore 20, CINCINNATI 19
MIAMI 28, NY Jets 24 NY Giants 13, ST. LOUIS 7
CLEVELAND 26, Pittsburgh 24 Green Bay 23, HOUSTON 10
San Francisco 34, CHICAGO 21 Oakland 37, DENVER 20
MONDAY NOVEMBER 20
WASHINGTON 24, Atlanta 13
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 10 0 0 1.000 278 127 Washington 9 1 0 .900 251 137
NY Jets 6 4 0 .600 303 220 Dallas 8 2 0 .800 245 156
Baltimore 3 7 0 .300 159 205 NY Giants 6 4 0 .600 223 198
Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 195 277 St. Louis 2 7 1 .250 129 208
New England 2 8 0 .200 133 323 Philadelphia 2 7 1 .250 93 222
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 7 3 0 .700 257 160 GREEN BAY 7 3 0 .700 202 171
Cleveland 7 3 0 .700 188 175 Detroit 6 4 0 .600 240 199
Cincinnati 5 5 0 .500 188 172 Minnesota 6 4 0 .600 244 176
Houston 1 9 0 .100 114 256 Chicago 3 6 1 .350 170 199
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 6 3 1 .650 266 189 San Francisco 5 4 1 .550 266 196
Kansas City 5 5 0 .500 219 183 Los Angeles 5 4 1 .550 218 193
San Diego 3 6 1 .350 196 241 Atlanta 5 5 0 .500 212 207
Denver 3 7 0 .300 201 269 New Orleans 1 8 1 .150 149 280
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23
San Francisco 31, DALLAS 10 DETROIT 37, NY Jets 20
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26
CLEVELAND 27, Buffalo 10 ATLANTA 23, Denver 20
WASHINGTON 21, Green Bay 16 Cincinnati 13, CHICAGO 3
PITTSBURGH 23, Minnesota 10 SAN DIEGO 34, Houston 20
NEW ORLEANS 19, Los Angeles 16 OAKLAND 26, Kansas City 3
NY GIANTS 62, Philadelphia 10 BALTIMORE 31, New England 0
MONDAY NOVEMBER 27
MIAMI 31, St. Louis 10
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 11 0 0 1.000 309 137 Y-Washington 10 1 0 .909 272 153
NY Jets 6 5 0 .545 323 257 Dallas 8 3 0 .727 255 187
Baltimore 4 7 0 .364 190 205 NY Giants 7 4 0 .636 285 208
Buffalo 3 8 0 .273 205 304 St. Louis 2 8 1 .227 139 239
New England 2 9 0 .182 133 354 Philadelphia 2 8 1 .227 103 284
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 8 3 0 .727 280 170 GREEN BAY 7 4 0 .636 218 192
Cleveland 8 3 0 .727 215 185 Detroit 7 4 0 .636 277 219
Cincinnati 6 5 0 .545 201 175 Minnesota 6 5 0 .545 254 199
Houston 1 10 0 .091 134 290 Chicago 3 7 1 .318 173 212
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
Oakland 7 3 1 .682 292 192 San Francisco 6 4 1 .591 297 206
Kansas City 5 6 0 .455 222 209 Atlanta 6 5 0 .545 235 227
San Diego 4 6 1 .409 230 261 Los Angeles 5 5 1 .500 234 212
Denver 3 8 0 .273 221 292 New Orleans 2 8 1 .227 168 296
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
BALTIMORE 35, Buffalo 7 GREEN BAY 33, Detroit 7
Dallas 27, ST. LOUIS 6 MINNESOTA 23, Chicago 10
KANSAS CITY 24, Denver 21 PITTSBURGH 30, Cleveland 0
Miami 37, NEW ENGLAND 21 ATLANTA 20, Houston 10
CINCINNATI 13, NY Giants 10 NY JETS 18, New Orleans 17
Washington 23, PHILADELPHIA 7 Oakland 21, SAN DIEGO 19
MONDAY DECEMBER 4
Los Angeles 26, SAN FRANCISCO 16
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 12 0 0 1.000 346 158 Y-Washington 11 1 0 .917 295 160
NY Jets 7 5 0 .583 341 274 Dallas 9 3 0 .750 282 193
Baltimore 5 7 0 .417 225 212 NY Giants 7 5 0 .583 295 221
Buffalo 3 9 0 .250 212 339 St. Louis 2 9 1 .208 145 266
New England 2 10 0 .167 154 391 Philadelphia 2 9 1 .208 110 307
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Pittsburgh 9 3 0 .750 310 170 GREEN BAY 8 4 0 .667 251 199
Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 215 215 Detroit 7 5 0 .583 284 252
Cincinnati 7 5 0 .583 214 185 Minnesota 7 5 0 .583 277 209
Houston 1 11 0 .083 144 310 Chicago 3 8 1 .292 183 235
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 8 3 1 .708 313 211 Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 255 237
Kansas City 6 6 0 .500 246 230 San Francisco 6 5 1 .542 313 232
San Diego 4 7 1 .375 249 282 Los Angeles 6 5 1 .542 260 228
Denver 3 9 0 .250 242 316 New Orleans 2 9 1 .208 185 314
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SUNDAY DECEMBER 10
Chicago 21, PHILADELPHIA 12 SAN FRANCISCO 20, Atlanta 0
KANSAS CITY 24, Baltimore 10 Green Bay 23, MINNESOTA 7
BUFFALO 21, Detroit 21 (T) Cleveland 27, CINCINNATI 24
New England 17, NEW ORLEANS 10 ST. LOUIS 24, Los Angeles 14
DENVER 38, San Diego 13 Miami 23, NY GIANTS 13
DALLAS 34, Washington 24 Pittsburgh 9, HOUSTON 3
MONDAY DECEMBER 11
OAKLAND 24, NY Jets 16
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 13 0 0 1.000 369 171 Y-Washington 11 2 0 .846 319 194
NY Jets 7 6 0 .538 357 298 Y-Dallas 10 3 0 .769 316 217
Baltimore 5 8 0 .385 235 236 NY Giants 7 6 0 .538 308 244
Buffalo 3 9 1 .269 233 360 St. Louis 3 9 1 .269 169 280
New England 3 10 0 .231 171 401 Philadelphia 2 10 1 .192 122 328
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
Y-Pittsburgh 10 3 0 .769 319 173 X-GREEN BAY 9 4 0 .692 274 206
Y-Cleveland 9 4 0 .692 242 239 Detroit 7 5 1 .577 305 273
Cincinnati 7 6 0 .538 238 212 Minnesota 7 6 0 .538 284 232
Houston 1 12 0 .077 147 319 Chicago 4 8 1 .346 204 247
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 9 3 1 .731 337 227 San Francisco 7 5 1 .577 333 232
Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 270 240 Atlanta 7 6 0 .538 255 257
San Diego 4 8 1 .346 262 320 Los Angeles 6 6 1 .500 274 252
Denver 4 9 0 .308 280 329 New Orleans 2 10 1 .192 195 331
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
SATURDAY DECEMBER 16
MIAMI 16, Baltimore 0
SUNDAY DECEMBER 17
Detroit 34, LOS ANGELES 17 OAKLAND 28, Chicago 21
Green Bay 30, NEW ORLEANS 20 Buffalo 24, WASHINGTON 17
Kansas City 17, ATLANTA 14 Cleveland 26, NY JETS 10
DENVER 45, New England 21 Cincinnati 61, HOUSTON 17
ST. LOUIS 24, Philadelphia 23 NY Giants 23, DALLAS 3
Pittsburgh 24, SAN DIEGO 2 SAN FRANCISCO 20, Minnesota 17
AFC EASTERN DIVISION NFC EASTERN DIVISION
X-Miami 14 0 0 1.000 385 171 X-Washington 11 3 0 .786 336 218
NY Jets 7 7 0 .500 367 324 Y-Dallas 10 4 0 .714 319 240
Baltimore 5 9 0 .357 235 252 NY Giants 8 6 0 .571 331 247
Buffalo 4 9 1 .321 257 377 St. Louis 4 9 1 .321 193 303
New England 3 11 0 .214 192 446 Philadelphia 2 11 1 .179 145 352
Miami Dolphins (14-0)
Head Coach: Don Shula
Passing Leader: Earl Morrall (1360)
Rushing Leader: Larry Csonka (1117)
Receiving Leader: Paul Warfield (29-606)
New York Jets (7-7)
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Passing Leader: Joe Namath (2816)
Rushing Leader: John Riggins (944)
Receiving Leader: Rich Caster (39-833)
Baltimore Colts (5-9)
Head Coach: Don McCafferty (1-4) and John Sandusky (4-5)
Passing Leader: Marty Domres (1392)
Rushing Leader: Don McCauley (675)
Receiving Leader: Tom Mitchell (40-494)
Buffalo Bills (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Lou Saban
Passing Leader: Dennis Shaw (1666)
Rushing Leader: O.J. Simpson (1251)
Receiving Leader: J.D. Hill (52-754)
New England Patriots (3-11)
Head Coach: John Mazur (3-10) and Phil Bengtson (0-1)
Passing Leader: Jim Plunkett (2196)
Rushing Leader: Josh Ashton (546)
Receiving Leader: Reggie Rucker (44-681)
Pittsburgh Steelers (11-3)
Head Coach: Chuck Noll
Passing Leader: Terry Bradshaw (1887)
Rushing Leader: Franco Harris (1055)
Receiving Leader: Ron Shanklin (38-669)
Cleveland Browns (10-4)
Head Coach: Nick Skorich
Passing Leader: Mike Phipps (1994)
Rushing Leader: Leroy Kelly (811)
Receiving Leader: Frank Pitts (36-620)
Cincinnati Bengals (8-6)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Ken Anderson (1918)
Rushing Leader: Essex Wilson (825)
Receiving Leader: Chip Myers (57-792)
Houston Oilers (1-13)
Head Coach: Bill Peterson
Passing Leader: Dan Pastorini (1711)
Rushing Leader: Paul Robinson (355)
Receiving Leader: Fred Willis (36-251)
Oakland Raiders (10-3-1)
Head Coach: John Madden
Passing Leader: Daryle Lamonica (1998)
Rushing Leader: Marv Hubbard (1100)
Receiving Leader: Fred Biletnikoff (58-802)
Kansas City Chiefs (8-6)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Len Dawson (1835)
Rushing Leader: Ed Podolak (615)
Receiving Leader: Otis Taylor (57-821)
Denver Broncos (5-9)
Head Coach: John Ralston
Passing Leader: Charley Johnson (1783)
Rushing Leader: Floyd Little (859)
Receiving Leader: Rod Sherman (38-661)
San Diego Chargers (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Harland Svare
Passing Leader: John Hadl (2449)
Rushing Leader: Mike Garrett (1031)
Receiving Leader: Gary Garrison (52-744)
AFC CENTRAL DIVISION NFC CENTRAL DIVISION
X-Pittsburgh 11 3 0 .786 343 175 X-GREEN BAY 10 4 0 .714 304 226
Y-Cleveland 10 4 0 .714 268 249 Detroit 8 5 1 .607 339 290
Cincinnati 8 6 0 .571 299 229 Minnesota 7 7 0 .500 301 252
Houston 1 13 0 .071 164 380 Chicago 4 9 1 .321 225 275
AFC WESTERN DIVISION NFC WESTERN DIVISION
X-Oakland 10 3 1 .750 365 248 X-San Francisco 8 5 1 .607 353 249
Kansas City 8 6 0 .571 287 254 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 269 274
Denver 5 9 0 .357 325 350 Los Angeles 6 7 1 .464 291 286
San Diego 4 9 1 .321 264 344 New Orleans 2 11 1 .179 215 361
X-Clinched Division Title Y-Clinched Playoff Berth
1972 PLAYOFFS - AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 23 - PITTSBURGH (11-3) 13, Oakland (10-3-1) 7
Divisional - December 24 - MIAMI (14-0) 20, Cleveland (10-4) 14
Conference - December 31 - Miami (15-0) 21, PITTSBURGH (12-3) 17
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Divisional - December 23 - Dallas (10-4) 30, SAN FRANCISCO (8-5-1) 28
Divisional - December 24 - WASHINGTON (11-3) 16, Green Bay (10-4) 3
Conference - December 31 - WASHINGTON (12-3) 26, Dallas (11-4) 3
SUPER BOWL 7 (January 14, 1973 at Los Angeles)
MIAMI DOLPHINS (16-0) 14, WASHINGTON REDSKINS (13-3) 7 - The Dolphins played virtually perfect football in the first half as their defense permitted the Redskins to cross midfield only once and their offense turned good field position into two touchdowns. On its third possession, Miami opened its first scoring drive from the Dolphins' 37 yard line. An 18-yard pass from Bob Griese to Paul Warfield preceded by three plays Griese's 28-yard touchdown pass to Howard Twilley. After Washington moved from its 17 to the Miami 48 with two minutes remaining in the first half, Dolphins linebacker Nick Buoniconti intercepted Billy Kilmer's pass at the Miami 41 and returned it to the Washington 27. Jim Kiick ran for three yards, Larry Csonka for three, Griese passed to Jim Mandich for 19, and Kiick gained one to the 1-yard line. With 18 seconds left until intermission, Kiick scored from the one. Washington's only touchdown came with 2:07 left in the game and resulted from a misplayed field-goal attempt and fumble by Garo Yepremian, with the Redskins' Mike Bass picking the ball out of the air and running 49 yards for the score. Dolphins safety Jake Scott, who had two interceptions, including one in the end zone to kill a Redskins' drive, was voted the game's most valuable player.
