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1972 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 145 points (10.4/g), 26th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 352 points (25.1/g), 22nd.
 Differential of -207 points (-14.8/g), 24th.
 Expected W-L: 1.5-12.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 22nd.

Coached by Ed Khayat (2-11-1)

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 L 0-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 6 28 17 315 245 70 4 22 389 235 154 3
2 Sun September 24 box L 0-2 Cleveland Browns 17 27 20 314 248 66 3 15 297 142 155 1
3 Mon October 2 box L 0-3 New York Giants 12 27 21 394 212 182 4 21 321 164 157 2
4 Sun October 8 box L 0-4 @ Washington Redskins 0 14 12 236 176 60 2 22 371 224 147 4
5 Sun October 15 box L 0-5 Los Angeles Rams 3 34 14 137 90 47 5 18 313 147 166
6 Sun October 22 box W 1-5 @ Kansas City Chiefs 21 20 12 349 196 153 2 17 244 152 92 2
7 Sun October 29 box L 1-6 @ New Orleans Saints 3 21 13 209 57 152 3 23 432 284 148 1
8 Sun November 5 box T 1-6-1 St. Louis Cardinals 6 6 17 299 200 99 1 14 228 82 146 2
9 Sun November 12 box W 2-6-1 @ Houston Oilers 18 17 12 237 84 153 1 18 348 112 236 3
10 Sun November 19 box L 2-7-1 Dallas Cowboys 7 28 12 126 6 120 3 20 321 158 163 3
11 Sun November 26 box L 2-8-1 @ New York Giants 10 62 8 222 184 38 5 28 503 257 246
12 Sun December 3 box L 2-9-1 Washington Redskins 7 23 9 120 54 66 1 19 325 155 170
13 Sun December 10 box L 2-10-1 Chicago Bears 12 21 18 230 147 83 4 13 250 36 214 4
14 Sun December 17 box L 2-11-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 23 24 18 275 171 104 18 396 324 72 2

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 145 3463 826 4.2 203 184 375 2070 10 20 4.8 110 398 1393 2 3.5 78 38 18 15
Team Defense 352 4738 879 5.4 399 175 318 2472 20 19 7.4 117 544 2266 22 4.2 268 27 8 14
Lg Rank Offense 26 24 22 10 17 21 14 23 22 24 26 25 21 20
Lg Rank Defense 22 24 23 6 23 23 12 25 23 23 23 16 19 25

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
John Reaves 22 qb 11 7 108 224 48.2 1508 7 3.1 12 5.4 77 6.7 4.6 14.0 137.1 58.4 38 322 4.5 2.7 14.5
Pete Liske 30 QB 14 7 71 138 51.4 973 3 2.2 7 5.1 67 7.1 5.0 13.7 69.5 60.4 11 107 5.8 3.9 7.4
Rick Arrington 25 1 0 5 13 38.5 46 0 0.0 1 7.7 16 3.5 0.1 9.2 46.0 16.8 4 28 1.1 -1.6 23.5
Team Total 26.4 14 184 375 49.1 2527 10 2.7 20 5.3 77 6.7 4.6 13.7 180.5 57.7 53 457 4.8 3.0 12.4
Opp Total 14 175 318 55.0 2472 20 6.3 19 6.0 7.8 5.7 14.1 176.6 76.4 17 143 7.4 5.0

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
Po James 23 RB 14 0 182 565 0 22 3.1 40.4 13.0 20 156 7.8 1 35 1.4 11.1 721 1 6
Tony Baker 27 fb 13 0 90 322 0 14 3.6 24.8 6.9 16 114 7.1 0 14 1.2 8.8 436 0 2
Larry Watkins 26 FB 14 0 67 262 1 28 3.9 18.7 4.8 6 -2 -0.3 0 4 0.4 -0.1 260 1 8
John Reaves 22 qb 11 7 18 109 1 16 6.1 9.9 1.6 109 1 5
Tom Sullivan 22 12 0 13 13 0 5 1.0 1.1 1.1 4 17 4.3 0 7 0.3 1.4 30 0 1
Harold Jackson* 26 WR 14 14 9 76 0 34 8.4 5.4 0.6 62 1048 16.9 4 77 4.4 74.9 1124 4 2
Tom Bailey 23 14 0 7 22 0 5 3.1 1.6 0.5 5 32 6.4 0 9 0.4 2.3 54 0 1
Pete Liske 30 QB 14 7 7 20 0 9 2.9 1.4 0.5 20 0 3
Ben Hawkins 28 WR 14 0 3 0 0 12 0.0 0.0 0.2 30 512 17.1 1 67 2.1 36.6 512 1 0
Rick Arrington 25 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 2 0 1
Larry Crowe 22 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 2 0 0
Harold Carmichael 23 wr 13 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 276 13.8 2 54 1.5 21.2 276 2 1
Kent Kramer 28 TE 14 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 176 16.0 1 29 0.8 12.6 176 1 1
Gary Ballman 32 te 8 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 183 20.3 0 43 1.1 22.9 183 0 0
Billy Walik 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 15 15.0 1 15 0.1 1.5 15 1 0
Team Total 26.4 14 398 1393 2 34 3.5 99.5 28.4 184 2527 13.7 10 77 13.1 180.5 3920 12 37
Opp Total 14 544 2266 22 4.2 161.9 38.9 175 2472 14.1 20 12.5 176.6 4738 42 30

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
Al Nelson 29 LCB 14 0 25 728 0 78 29.1 728
Bill Bradley*+ 25 FS 14 0 22 155 0 60 7.0 2 22 0 20 11.0 177
Billy Walik 25 10 0 3 4 0 10 1.3 21 466 0 35 22.2 485
Pat Gibbs 22 2 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 3 61 0 23 20.3 69
Vernon Winfield 23 9 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 3 9 0 9 3.0 21
Tom Sullivan 22 12 0 3 72 0 34 24.0 102
Bill Overmyer 23 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Gary Pettigrew 28 13 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Team Total 26.4 14 27 179 0 60 6.6 59 1375 0 78 23.3 5474
Opp Total 14 26 0 41 886 0 21.6

Kicking & Punting

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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
Bill Bradley*+ 25 FS 14 0 56 2250 60 0 40.2
Tom Dempsey 25 K 14 0 6 6 6 3 10 7 9 2 4 2 35 20 57.1% 12 11 91.7%
Tom McNeill 30 2 0 7 290 51 0 41.4
Team Total 26.4 14 6 6 6 3 10 7 9 2 4 2 35 20 57.1% 12 11 91.7% 63 2540 60 0 40.3
Opp Total 14 25 16 64.0% 43 42 97.7% 54 2187 40.5

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
Dick Absher 28 8 0 1 7 0 7
Chuck Allen 33 MLB 12 8 1 15 0 15 0 1 4 0
Rick Arrington 25 1 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Bailey 23 14 0 1 2 0 0
Tony Baker 27 fb 13 0 2 2 2 0
Gary Ballman 32 te 8 4 0 1 0 0
Bill Bradley*+ 25 FS 14 0 9 73 0 21 1 2 0 0
John Bunting 22 14 3 1 45 0 45 0 1 0 0
Harold Carmichael 23 wr 13 5 1 0 0 0
Mike Evans 26 C 12 0 0 4 0 0
Pat Gibbs 22 2 0 1 0 0 0
Richard Harris 24 LDE 14 0 0 3 0 0
Harold Jackson* 26 WR 14 14 2 1 0 0
Po James 23 RB 14 0 6 3 0 0
Wade Key 26 LT 13 0 0 1 0 0
Leroy Keyes 25 SS 14 0 2 0 0 0
Kent Kramer 28 TE 14 8 1 0 0 0
Pete Liske 30 QB 14 7 3 0 0 0
Al Nelson 29 LCB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Ron Porter 27 LLB 14 0 2 10 0 7 1 1 0 0
Nate Ramsey 31 RCB 14 0 3 14 0 10
John Reaves 22 qb 11 7 5 0 0 0
Steve Smith 28 RT 14 0 2 0 -50 0
Tom Sullivan 22 12 0 1 1 0 0
Billy Walik 25 10 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Watkins 26 FB 14 0 8 0 0 0
Team Total 26.4 14 19 164 0 45 37 24 -44 0 1
Opp Total 14 53 30 22 2

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Tom Dempsey 25 K 14 0 11 20 71
Harold Jackson* 26 WR 14 14 4 24
Harold Carmichael 23 wr 13 5 2 12
Ben Hawkins 28 WR 14 0 1 6
Po James 23 RB 14 0 1 6
Kent Kramer 28 TE 14 8 1 6
John Reaves 22 qb 11 7 1 6
Billy Walik 25 10 0 1 6
Larry Watkins 26 FB 14 0 1 6
Al Coleman 28 12 0 1 2
Team Total 26.4 14 2 10 11 20 1 145
Opp Total 14 22 20 42 16 2 352