1972 New England Patriots Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Phil Bengtson (1-4)
Coach: John Mazur (2-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
1972 New England Patriots Statistics
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The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Patriots stumbled, scoring only 192 points, and the leaky defensive unit yielded 446, most in the circuit. Jim Plunkett threw for 2,196 yards. Reggie Rucker paced all receivers, catching 44 passes for 681 yards. Bob Windsor contributed to the receiving game, too.

Josh Ashton rushed for a team-best 546 yards for New England, and Carl Garrett also contributed to the rushing attack.

Honor Jackson intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition.

Phil Bengtson and John Mazur coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 192
Regular Season Points Against: 446

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 17, 1972 Cincinnati Bengals 31 at New England Patriots 7 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 24, 1972 Atlanta Falcons 20 at New England Patriots 21 W 1-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0
October 1, 1972 Washington Redskins 23 at New England Patriots 24 W 2-1-0 0-0-0 2-1-0
October 8, 1972 New England Patriots 14 at Buffalo Bills 38 L 2-1-0 0-1-0 2-2-0
October 15, 1972 New York Jets 41 at New England Patriots 13 L 2-2-0 0-1-0 2-3-0
October 22, 1972 New England Patriots 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers 33 L 2-2-0 0-2-0 2-4-0
October 29, 1972 New England Patriots 10 at New York Jets 34 L 2-2-0 0-3-0 2-5-0
November 6, 1972 Baltimore Colts 24 at New England Patriots 17 L 2-3-0 0-3-0 2-6-0
November 12, 1972 New England Patriots 0 at Miami Dolphins 52 L 2-3-0 0-4-0 2-7-0
November 19, 1972 Buffalo Bills 27 at New England Patriots 24 L 2-4-0 0-4-0 2-8-0
November 26, 1972 New England Patriots 0 at Baltimore Colts 31 L 2-4-0 0-5-0 2-9-0
December 3, 1972 Miami Dolphins 37 at New England Patriots 21 L 2-5-0 0-5-0 2-10-0
December 10, 1972 New England Patriots 17 at New Orleans Saints 10 W 2-5-0 1-5-0 3-10-0
December 17, 1972 New England Patriots 21 at Denver Broncos 45 L 2-5-0 1-6-0 3-11-0


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