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1972 New York Giants
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Record: 8-6-0, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 331 points (23.6/g), 8th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 247 points (17.6/g), 7th.
Differential of 84 points (6.0/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.9, Offense: 3.5, Defense: 2.4, SoS: -0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Alex Webster (8-6-0)
Training Camp: Monmouth University (West Long Branch, New Jersey)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | boxscore | L | 0-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 16 | 30 | 14 | 245 | 133 | 112 | 2 | 18 | 392 | 200 | 192 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | boxscore | L | 0-2 | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 23 | 14 | 355 | 271 | 84 | 2 | 18 | 297 | 158 | 139 | |||
| 3 | Mon | October 2 | boxscore | W | 1-2 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 27 | 12 | 21 | 321 | 164 | 157 | 2 | 21 | 394 | 212 | 182 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | boxscore | W | 2-2 | New Orleans Saints | 45 | 21 | 20 | 357 | 149 | 208 | 2 | 15 | 286 | 228 | 58 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | boxscore | W | 3-2 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 23 | 17 | 18 | 269 | 129 | 140 | 2 | 18 | 342 | 257 | 85 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | boxscore | W | 4-2 | St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 21 | 16 | 316 | 209 | 107 | 3 | 13 | 191 | 108 | 83 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | boxscore | L | 4-3 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 23 | 19 | 360 | 248 | 112 | 2 | 16 | 337 | 127 | 210 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | boxscore | W | 5-3 | Denver Broncos | 29 | 17 | 23 | 316 | 178 | 138 | 1 | 17 | 330 | 147 | 183 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | boxscore | L | 5-4 | @ | Washington Redskins | 13 | 27 | 14 | 235 | 117 | 118 | 2 | 21 | 380 | 237 | 143 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | boxscore | W | 6-4 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 7 | 16 | 247 | 97 | 150 | 12 | 207 | 21 | 186 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | boxscore | W | 7-4 | Philadelphia Eagles | 62 | 10 | 28 | 503 | 257 | 246 | 8 | 222 | 184 | 38 | 5 | |||
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | boxscore | L | 7-5 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 13 | 16 | 267 | 112 | 155 | 4 | 15 | 317 | 212 | 105 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | boxscore | L | 7-6 | Miami Dolphins | 13 | 23 | 21 | 343 | 222 | 121 | 6 | 16 | 367 | 163 | 204 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | boxscore | W | 8-6 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 23 | 3 | 25 | 349 | 175 | 174 | 1 | 10 | 132 | 85 | 47 | 4 | |