1972 Detroit Lions season
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1972 Detroit Lions season
| 1972 Detroit Lions season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Joe Schmidt | ||||||
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| Results | |||||||
| Record | 8-5-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | did not qualify | ||||||
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The 1972 Detroit Lions season was their 43rd in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 7-6-1, winning eight games.[1] The team missed the playoffs for the second straight season. Future Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Wayne Walker establishes a new team record for games played at 200.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 17, 1972 | New York Giants | W 30-16 |
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| 2 | September 24, 1972 | Minnesota Vikings | L 34-10 |
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| 3 | October 1, 1972 | at Chicago Bears | W 38-24 |
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| 4 | October 8, 1972 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 26-23 |
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| 5 | October 16, 1972 | Green Bay Packers | L 24-23 |
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| 6 | October 22, 1972 | San Diego Chargers | W 34-20 |
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| 7 | October 30, 1972 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 28-24 |
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| 8 | November 5, 1972 | Chicago Bears | W 14-0 |
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| 9 | November 12, 1972 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 16-14 |
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| 10 | November 19, 1972 | New Orleans Saints | W 27-14 |
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| 11 | November 23, 1972 | New York Jets | W 37-20 |
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| 12 | December 3, 1972 | at Green Bay Packers | L 33-7 |
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| 13 | December 10, 1972 | at Buffalo Bills | T 21-21 |
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| 14 | December 17, 1972 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 37-17 |
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Standings
| NFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 304 | 226 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 339 | 290 | W-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 301 | 252 | L-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 225 | 275 | L-1 |
References
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
| Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
| NY Jets | Washington | ||||||
| 1972 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VII | |||||||
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