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1972 Green Bay Packers

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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 304 points (21.7/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 4th.
 Differential of 78 points (5.6/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 9.4-4.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 3rd.

Coached by Dan Devine (10-4-0)

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 @ Cleveland Browns 26 10 15 290 145 145 1 13 188 126 62 4
2 Sun September 24 box L 1-1 Oakland Raiders 14 20 15 207 64 143 2 21 313 117 196 1
3 Sun October 1 box W 2-1 Dallas Cowboys 16 13 11 168 44 124 16 269 131 138 5
4 Sun October 8 box W 3-1 Chicago Bears 20 17 17 341 240 101 2 13 258 119 139 1
5 Mon October 16 box W 4-1 @ Detroit Lions 24 23 16 265 140 125 2 18 229 83 146 2
6 Sun October 22 box L 4-2 Atlanta Falcons 9 10 10 215 103 112 2 19 244 137 107 1
7 Sun October 29 box L 4-3 Minnesota Vikings 13 27 12 232 130 102 4 15 344 192 152 3
8 Sun November 5 box W 5-3 San Francisco 49ers 34 24 13 338 141 197 16 327 306 21 3
9 Sun November 12 box W 6-3 @ Chicago Bears 23 17 8 163 40 123 2 19 296 117 179 3
10 Sun November 19 box W 7-3 @ Houston Oilers 23 10 14 310 100 210 16 240 126 114
11 Sun November 26 box L 7-4 @ Washington Redskins 16 21 12 187 67 120 1 16 281 149 132 1
12 Sun December 3 box W 8-4 Detroit Lions 33 7 19 309 76 233 1 6 189 162 27 6
13 Sun December 10 box W 9-4 @ Minnesota Vikings 23 7 18 270 56 214 2 9 144 90 54 4
14 Sun December 17 box W 10-4 @ New Orleans Saints 30 20 15 244 66 178 12 152 102 50 2
Playoffs
Division Sun December 24 box L 10-5 @ Washington Redskins 3 16

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 304 3539 798 4.4 195 101 237 1412 7 9 5.6 72 544 2127 17 3.9 109 19 10 14
Team Defense 226 3474 812 4.3 333 174 340 1957 7 17 5.3 109 443 1517 14 3.4 209 36 19 15
Lg Rank Offense 11 22 23 25 25 26 1 15 2 7 6 19 1 5
Lg Rank Defense 4 2 5 11 8 1 16 11 9 2 15 1 7 3

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Scott Hunter 25 QB 14 14 10-4-0 86 199 43.2 1252 6 3.0 9 4.5 49 6.3 4.6 14.6 89.4 55.5 13 86 5.5 3.9 6.1
Jerry Tagge 22 4 0 10 29 34.5 154 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 5.3 5.3 15.4 38.5 52.9 3 27 4.0 4.0 9.4
Frank Patrick 25 2 0 1 4 25.0 9 0 0.0 0 0.0 9 2.3 2.3 9.0 4.5 39.6 1 11 -0.4 -0.4 20.0
MacArthur Lane 30 RB 14 0 2 2 100.0 19 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 9.5 9.5 9.5 1.4 106.2 0 0 9.5 9.5 0.0
Ron Widby 27 P 14 0 2 2 100.0 102 1 50.0 0 0.0 68 51.0 56.0 51.0 7.3 158.3 0 0 51.0 56.0 0.0
Jon Staggers 24 11 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.0 14 10-4-0 101 237 42.6 1536 7 3.0 9 3.8 68 6.5 5.1 15.2 109.7 58.6 17 124 5.6 4.2 6.7
Opp Total 14 174 340 51.2 1957 7 2.1 17 5.0 5.8 3.7 11.2 139.8 54.7 29 252 5.3 2.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
John Brockington* 24 FB 14 0 274 1027 8 30 3.7 73.4 19.6 19 243 12.8 1 48 1.4 17.4 1270 9 4
MacArthur Lane 30 RB 14 0 177 821 3 41 4.6 58.6 12.6 26 285 11.0 0 49 1.9 20.4 1106 3 6
Perry Williams 26 14 0 33 139 0 14 4.2 9.9 2.4 139 0 1
Scott Hunter 25 QB 14 14 22 37 5 15 1.7 2.6 1.6 37 5 5
Bob Hudson 24 12 0 15 62 0 17 4.1 5.2 1.3 62 0 1
Dave Kopay 30 14 0 10 39 0 20 3.9 2.8 0.7 3 19 6.3 0 9 0.2 1.4 58 0 1
Jerry Tagge 22 4 0 8 -3 1 2 -0.4 -0.8 2.0 -3 1 0
Leland Glass 22 WR 14 0 2 13 0 13 6.5 0.9 0.1 15 261 17.4 1 31 1.1 18.6 274 1 0
Dave Davis 24 10 0 2 0 0 7 0.0 0.0 0.2 4 119 29.8 1 68 0.4 11.9 119 1 0
Jon Staggers 24 11 0 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 -0.7 0.1 8 123 15.4 1 48 0.7 11.2 115 1 2
Carroll Dale 34 WR 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 317 19.8 1 48 1.1 22.6 317 1 0
Len Garrett 25 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 66 16.5 0 21 0.3 4.7 66 0 0
Rich McGeorge 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 50 12.5 2 23 2.0 25.0 50 2 0
Pete Lammons 29 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 19 19.0 0 19 0.1 1.6 19 0 0
Ray Nitschke 36 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 34 34.0 0 34 0.1 3.1 34 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 544 2127 17 41 3.9 151.9 38.9 101 1536 15.2 7 68 7.2 109.7 3663 24 22
Opp Total 14 443 1517 14 3.4 108.4 31.6 174 1957 11.2 7 12.4 139.8 3474 21 35

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Ike Thomas 25 RET 12 0 21 572 0 89 27.2 572
Jon Staggers 24 11 0 9 148 1 85 16.4 11 260 0 39 23.6 523
Ken Ellis+ 25 RCB 14 14 14 215 1 80 15.4 1 10 0 10 10.0 225
Bob Hudson 24 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 11 247 0 55 22.5 309
Len Garrett 25 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 66
Leland Glass 22 WR 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 275
Bob Kroll 22 5 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 23
Dave Robinson 31 LLB 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Perry Williams 26 14 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 148
Keith Wortman 22 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 25 364 2 85 14.6 49 1141 0 89 23.3 5168
Opp Total 14 32 0 46 932 0 20.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Chester Marcol*+ 23 K 14 0 4 3 8 7 17 13 16 8 3 2 48 33 68.8% 29 29 100.0%
Ron Widby 27 P 14 0 65 2714 64 2 41.8
Team Total 26.0 14 4 3 8 7 17 13 16 8 3 2 48 33 68.8% 29 29 100.0% 65 2714 64 2 41.8
Opp Total 14 27 15 55.6% 26 25 96.2% 66 2732 41.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John Brockington* 24 FB 14 0 4 0 0 0
Robert E. Brown* 32 RDT 14 0 0 1 0 0 1
Willie Buchanon 22 LCB 14 14 4 62 0 26 0 3 0 0
Fred Carr* 26 RLB 14 14 0 2 30 0
Jim Carter 24 MLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ken Ellis+ 25 RCB 14 14 4 106 1 40 2 2 0 0
Len Garrett 25 TE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Leland Glass 22 WR 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bill Hayhoe 26 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jim Hill 26 FS 14 0 4 37 0 21 0 1 15 0
Dick Himes 26 RT 14 14 0 1 1 0
Bob Hudson 24 12 0 1 0 0 0
Scott Hunter 25 QB 14 14 5 3 0 0
Dave Kopay 30 14 0 1 1 0 0
Bob Kroll 22 5 0 0 1 0 0
Pete Lammons 29 12 0 0 1 0 0
MacArthur Lane 30 RB 14 0 6 1 0 0
Al Matthews 25 SS 14 0 2 8 0 8 0 2 -7 0
Mike McCoy 24 LDT 12 12 0 1 0 0
Dave Robinson 31 LLB 14 0 2 10 0 7 0 1 14 0
Alden Roche 27 RDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jon Staggers 24 11 0 2 0 0 0
Ike Thomas 25 RET 12 0 0 1 0 0
Perry Williams 26 14 0 1 0 0 0
Sweeny Williams 26 LDE 14 14 0 2 21 1
Cal Withrow 27 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 14 17 223 1 40 22 30 74 1 1
Opp Total 14 17 35 16

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Chester Marcol*+ 23 K 14 0 29 33 128
John Brockington* 24 FB 14 0 8 1 54
Scott Hunter 25 QB 14 14 5 30
MacArthur Lane 30 RB 14 0 3 18
Ken Ellis+ 25 RCB 14 14 1 1 12
Rich McGeorge 24 2 0 2 12
Jon Staggers 24 11 0 1 1 12
Willie Buchanon 22 LCB 14 14 1 6
Carroll Dale 34 WR 14 0 1 6
Dave Davis 24 10 0 1 6
Leland Glass 22 WR 14 0 1 6
Jerry Tagge 22 4 0 1 6
Sweeny Williams 26 LDE 14 14 1 6
Robert E. Brown* 32 RDT 14 0 1 2
Team Total 26.0 14 17 7 2 1 1 1 29 33 1 304
Opp Total 14 14 7 25 15 226