Beginning in 1972, the NFL counted tie games as half a win and half a loss for the purposes of calculating winning percentage. In prior years, tie games were disregarded.
1972 Regular Season Results | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | OT | Record | ||||||||||||||
| 9/17 | at Los Angeles | L | 14-34 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/25 | vs Kansas City | L | 17-20 | 0-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1 | vs San Francisco | L | 2-37 | 0-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/8 | at NY Giants | L | 21-45 | 0-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/15 | vs Atlanta | L | 14-21 | 0-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/22 | at San Francisco | T | 20-20 | 0-5-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/29 | vs Philadelphia | W | 21-3 | 1-5-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/5 | at Minnesota | L | 6-37 | 1-6-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/12 | at Atlanta | L | 20-36 | 1-7-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/19 | at Detroit | L | 14-27 | 1-8-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/26 | vs Los Angeles | W | 19-16 | 2-8-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/3 | at NY Jets | L | 17-18 | 2-9-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/10 | vs New England | L | 10-17 | 2-10-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/17 | vs Green Bay | L | 20-30 | 2-11-1 | |||||||||||||||
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