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1972 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 343 points (24.5/g), 5th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 175 points (12.5/g), 2nd.
Differential of 168 points (12.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 11.6-2.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +22 (1.6/g), 1st.
Coached by Chuck Noll (11-3-0)
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1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | box | W | 1-0 | Oakland Raiders | 34 | 28 | 17 | 247 | 106 | 141 | 4 | 20 | 370 | 273 | 97 | 5 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 15 | 14 | 205 | 131 | 74 | 3 | 13 | 269 | 148 | 121 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 19 | 20 | 362 | 209 | 153 | 2 | 15 | 248 | 190 | 58 | 4 |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 2-2 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 17 | 14 | 272 | 142 | 130 | 2 | 21 | 367 | 176 | 191 | 4 |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 3-2 | Houston Oilers | 24 | 7 | 18 | 295 | 46 | 249 | 7 | 108 | 108 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | W | 4-2 | New England Patriots | 33 | 3 | 19 | 426 | 183 | 243 | 1 | 17 | 276 | 149 | 127 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 5-2 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 38 | 21 | 18 | 309 | 93 | 216 | 1 | 24 | 418 | 164 | 254 | 4 |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 6-2 | Cincinnati Bengals | 40 | 17 | 20 | 415 | 185 | 230 | 21 | 366 | 221 | 145 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 7-2 | Kansas City Chiefs | 16 | 7 | 15 | 318 | 80 | 238 | 5 | 16 | 183 | 108 | 75 | 3 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | L | 7-3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 24 | 26 | 15 | 314 | 103 | 211 | 2 | 24 | 389 | 172 | 217 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 8-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 23 | 10 | 12 | 292 | 86 | 206 | 3 | 16 | 320 | 225 | 95 | 3 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 9-3 | Cleveland Browns | 30 | 0 | 19 | 337 | 153 | 184 | 1 | 11 | 126 | 27 | 99 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 10-3 | @ | Houston Oilers | 9 | 3 | 12 | 193 | 63 | 130 | 1 | 11 | 159 | 87 | 72 | 1 |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 24 | 2 | 15 | 246 | 131 | 115 | 1 | 12 | 172 | 116 | 56 | 7 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | December 23 | box | W | 12-3 | Oakland Raiders | 13 | 7 | |||||||||||
| ConfChamp | Sun | December 31 | box | L | 12-4 | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 21 | |||||||||||