| 1972 Denver Broncos season | |||||||
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| Head coach | John Ralston | ||||||
| Home field | Mile High Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 5–9 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd AFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1972 Denver Broncos season was the teams 13th season in professional football and 3rd in the NFL. The team finished the season with five wins, and nine losses. They finished third in the AFC West.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 17 | Houston Oilers | W 30–17 | Mile High Stadium | 1–0 |
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| 2 | September 24 | at San Diego Chargers | L 14–37 | San Diego Stadium | 1–1 |
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| 3 | October 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–45 | Mile High Stadium | 1–2 |
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| 4 | October 8 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–21 | Riverfront Stadium | 1–3 |
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| 5 | October 15 | Minnesota Vikings | L 20–23 | Mile High Stadium | 1–4 |
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| 6 | October 22 | at Oakland Raiders | W 30–23 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 2–4 |
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| 7 | October 29 | Cleveland Browns | L 20–27 | Mile High Stadium | 2–5 |
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| 8 | November 5 | at New York Giants | L 17–29 | Yankee Stadium | 2–6 |
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| 9 | November 12 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 16–10 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 3–6 |
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| 10 | November 19 | Oakland Raiders | L 20–37 | Mile High Stadium | 3–7 |
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| 11 | November 26 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 20–23 | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 3–8 |
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| 12 | December 3 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–24 | Arrowhead Stadium | 3–9 |
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| 13 | December 10 | San Diego Chargers | W 38–13 | Mile High Stadium | 4–9 |
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| 14 | December 17 | New England Patriots | W 45–21 | Mile High Stadium | 5–9 |
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| AFC West | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Oakland Raiders | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 365 | 248 | W-6 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 287 | 254 | W-3 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 325 | 350 | W-2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 264 | 344 | L-3 |
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