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 New England | W | 31-7 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/24 | vs Pittsburgh | W | 15-10 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1 | at Cleveland | L | 6-27 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/8 | vs Denver | W | 21-10 | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/15 | at Kansas City | W | 23-16 | 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/22 | at Los Angeles | L | 12-15 | 4-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/29 | vs Houston | W | 30-7 | 5-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/5 | at Pittsburgh | L | 17-40 | 5-3 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/12 | vs Oakland | L | 14-20 | 5-4 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/19 | vs Baltimore | L | 19-20 | 5-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/26 | at Chicago | W | 13-3 | 6-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/3 | vs NY Giants | W | 13-10 | 7-5 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/10 | vs Cleveland | L | 24-27 | 7-6 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/17 | at Houston | W | 61-17 | 8-6 | |||||||||||||||