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1972 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 365 points (26.1/g), 3rd of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 248 points (17.7/g), 8th.
 Differential of 117 points (8.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 10.0-4.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 8th.

Coached by John Madden (10-3-1)

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 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 28 34 20 370 273 97 5 17 247 106 141 4
2 Sun September 24 box W 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 20 14 21 313 117 196 1 15 207 64 143 2
3 Sun October 1 box T 1-1-1 San Diego Chargers 17 17 15 232 142 90 1 20 345 149 196 3
4 Mon October 9 box W 2-1-1 @ Houston Oilers 34 0 19 302 138 164 4 7 89 -1 90 5
5 Sun October 15 box W 3-1-1 Buffalo Bills 28 16 22 396 181 215 2 16 295 114 181 1
6 Sun October 22 box L 3-2-1 Denver Broncos 23 30 23 316 189 127 1 15 409 396 13 1
7 Sun October 29 box W 4-2-1 Los Angeles Rams 45 17 23 362 149 213 16 317 163 154 7
8 Sun November 5 box L 4-3-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 27 20 293 220 73 3 22 371 181 190 1
9 Sun November 12 box W 5-3-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 20 14 24 381 88 293 2 14 233 144 89 1
10 Sun November 19 box W 6-3-1 @ Denver Broncos 37 20 25 337 140 197 2 13 208 170 38 3
11 Sun November 26 box W 7-3-1 Kansas City Chiefs 26 3 24 420 165 255 1 11 159 61 98 4
12 Sun December 3 box W 8-3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 21 19 17 298 202 96 3 26 440 207 233 2
13 Mon December 11 box W 9-3-1 New York Jets 24 16 19 366 197 169 3 20 401 365 36 2
14 Sun December 17 box W 10-3-1 Chicago Bears 28 21 25 359 168 191 4 15 195 33 162 1
Playoffs
Division Sat December 23 box L 10-4-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 13