Sunday, October 22, 1972
Cleveland Browns 23, Houston Oilers 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns (3-3-0) | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| Houston Oilers (1-5-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| CLE | HOU | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | Charlie Joiner 51 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 0 | 7 |
| CLE | Don Cockroft 33 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| CLE | Don Cockroft 33 yard field goal | 6 | 7 |
| CLE | Frank Pitts 27 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Don Cockroft kick) | 13 | 7 |
| HOU | Ken Burrough 80 yard pass from Dan Pastorini (Skip Butler kick) | 13 | 14 |
| CLE | Don Cockroft 26 yard field goal | 16 | 14 |
| HOU | Skip Butler 46 yard field goal | 16 | 17 |
| CLE | Mike Phipps 1 yard rush (Don Cockroft kick) | 23 | 17 |
| CLE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 39-135-1 | 36-143-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-19-127-1-0 | 17-27-239-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-8 | 3-18 |
| Net pass yards | 119 | 221 |
| Total yards | 254 | 364 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 5-2 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-45 | 9-95 |