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1972 St. Louis Cardinals

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 193 points (13.8/g), 23rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 303 points (21.6/g), 18th.
 Differential of -110 points (-7.9/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 3.6-10.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.9/g), 23rd.

Coached by Bob Hollway (4-9-1)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box W 1-0 @ Baltimore Colts 10 3 5 134 88 46 20 364 247 117 3
2 Sun September 24 box L 1-1 @ Washington Redskins 10 24 16 219 140 79 3 19 272 91 181
3 Sun October 1 box L 1-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 19 25 15 248 190 58 4 20 362 209 153 2
4 Sun October 8 box W 2-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 19 17 12 262 153 109 21 292 113 179 2
5 Sun October 15 box L 2-3 Washington Redskins 3 33 10 151 85 66 4 20 390 230 160 3
6 Sun October 22 box L 2-4 @ New York Giants 21 27 13 191 108 83 3 16 316 209 107 3
7 Sun October 29 box L 2-5 Chicago Bears 10 27 17 269 119 150 4 15 329 180 149 2
8 Sun November 5 box T 2-5-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 6 6 14 228 82 146 2 17 299 200 99 1
9 Sun November 12 box L 2-6-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 24 33 16 328 274 54 3 23 427 197 230 1
10 Sun November 19 box L 2-7-1 New York Giants 7 13 12 207 21 186 2 16 247 97 150
11 Mon November 27 box L 2-8-1 @ Miami Dolphins 10 31 12 224 173 51 6 24 426 226 200 2
12 Sun December 3 box L 2-9-1 Dallas Cowboys 6 27 10 141 89 52 5 18 349 140 209 5
13 Sun December 10 box W 3-9-1 Los Angeles Rams 24 14 11 269 192 77 1 29 391 240 151 3
14 Sun December 17 box W 4-9-1 Philadelphia Eagles 24 23 18 396 324 72 2 18 275 171 104