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 Pittsburgh | L | 28-34 | 0-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/24 | at Green Bay | W | 20-14 | 1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1 | vs San Diego | T | 17-17 | 1-1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/9 | at Houston | W | 34-0 | 2-1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/15 | vs Buffalo | W | 28-16 | 3-1-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/22 | vs Denver | L | 23-30 | 3-2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/29 | vs Los Angeles | W | 45-17 | 4-2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/5 | at Kansas City | L | 14-27 | 4-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/12 | at Cincinnati | W | 20-14 | 5-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/19 | at Denver | W | 37-20 | 6-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/26 | vs Kansas City | W | 26-3 | 7-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/3 | at San Diego | W | 21-19 | 8-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/11 | vs NY Jets | W | 24-16 | 9-3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/17 | vs Chicago | W | 28-21 | 10-3-1 | |||||||||||||||