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 | ||||||||||||||
| 9/18 | at Minnesota | W | 24-21 | 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 9/24 | vs St. Louis | W | 24-10 | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/1 | at New England | L | 23-24 | 2-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/8 | vs Philadelphia | W | 14-0 | 3-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/15 | at St. Louis | W | 33-3 | 4-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/22 | vs Dallas | W | 24-20 | 5-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10/29 | at NY Giants | W | 23-16 | 6-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/5 | at NY Jets | W | 35-17 | 7-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/12 | vs NY Giants | W | 27-13 | 8-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/20 | vs Atlanta | W | 24-13 | 9-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11/26 | vs Green Bay | W | 21-16 | 10-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/3 | at Philadelphia | W | 23-7 | 11-1 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/10 | at Dallas | L | 24-34 | 11-2 | |||||||||||||||
| 12/17 | vs Buffalo | L | 17-24 | 11-3 | |||||||||||||||