NFL 1972 Defense Defense Run Yards Ave TD Pass Comp Comp% Yards Ave Int Int% TD TD% Rate Run/G Pass/G Tot/G Play Pittsburgh 390 1398 3.6 5 396 190 48.0 1842 4.7 27 6.8 7 1.8 42.4 99.9 131.6 231.4 3.9 Dallas 448 1468 3.3 10 305 147 48.2 1762 5.8 17 5.6 10 3.3 56.8 104.9 125.9 230.7 4.1 Oakland 316 1174 3.7 4 331 152 45.9 1639 5.0 23 6.9 7 2.1 42.2 83.9 117.1 200.9 4.1 Miami 331 1057 3.2 6 376 181 48.1 2110 5.6 16 4.3 9 2.4 58.5 75.5 150.7 226.2 4.2 San Francisco 387 1465 3.8 6 335 157 46.9 1867 5.6 18 5.4 11 3.3 56.8 104.6 133.4 238.0 4.3 Washington 340 1273 3.7 6 371 181 48.8 1960 5.3 17 4.6 12 3.2 59.7 90.9 140.0 230.9 4.3 Kansas City 462 1674 3.6 6 337 174 51.6 2109 6.3 21 6.2 11 3.3 59.0 119.6 150.6 270.2 4.5 Cleveland 541 2162 4.0 17 273 147 53.8 1790 6.6 7 2.6 10 3.7 78.1 154.4 127.9 282.3 4.7 Denver 465 1947 4.2 21 313 152 48.6 1887 6.0 10 3.2 13 4.2 71.0 139.1 134.8 273.9 4.7 Cincinnati 470 2176 4.6 12 303 149 49.2 1759 5.8 20 6.6 9 3.0 53.0 155.4 125.6 281.1 4.8 Green Bay 355 1121 3.2 7 363 190 52.3 2561 7.1 18 5.0 9 2.5 65.1 80.1 182.9 263.0 4.9 Minnesota 456 1986 4.4 16 325 162 49.8 2005 6.2 18 5.5 14 4.3 63.5 141.9 143.2 285.1 4.9 St. Louis 589 2416 4.1 22 305 173 56.7 2183 7.2 9 3.0 23 7.5 94.0 172.6 155.9 328.5 5.0 Los Angeles 440 1674 3.8 11 367 212 57.8 2607 7.1 11 3.0 17 4.6 85.9 119.6 186.2 305.8 5.1 New York(N) 410 1755 4.3 6 363 187 51.5 2397 6.6 18 5.0 22 6.1 75.7 125.4 171.2 296.6 5.1 Atlanta 459 1792 3.9 11 302 153 50.7 2215 7.3 17 5.6 11 3.6 66.0 128.0 158.2 286.2 5.1 Philadelphia 518 2110 4.1 12 381 217 57.0 2587 6.8 18 4.7 20 5.2 76.7 150.7 184.8 335.5 5.1 Chicago 503 1645 3.3 13 354 199 56.2 2816 8.0 14 4.0 18 5.1 83.8 117.5 201.1 318.6 5.1 San Diego 478 1995 4.2 9 338 177 52.4 2340 6.9 19 5.6 19 5.6 72.4 142.5 167.1 309.6 5.1 New Orleans 503 2090 4.2 7 371 200 53.9 2554 6.9 15 4.0 20 5.4 78.7 149.3 182.4 331.7 5.2 Detroit 513 2501 4.9 16 311 147 47.3 1851 6.0 7 2.3 9 2.9 68.2 178.6 132.2 310.9 5.2 New York(A) 548 2375 4.3 18 354 192 54.2 2515 7.1 13 3.7 31 8.8 92.5 169.6 179.6 349.3 5.3 Buffalo 527 2357 4.5 16 342 189 55.3 2613 7.6 18 5.3 17 5.0 75.5 168.4 186.6 355.0 5.6 Houston 557 2961 5.3 29 305 171 56.1 2022 6.6 4 1.3 15 4.9 90.5 211.5 144.4 355.9 5.6 Baltimore 405 1660 4.1 8 342 193 56.4 2885 8.4 21 6.1 19 5.6 79.5 118.6 206.1 324.6 5.8 New England 600 2697 4.5 33 331 191 57.7 2812 8.5 4 1.2 20 6.0 101.8 192.6 200.9 393.5 5.8 12011 4.1 8794 52.1 6.6 4.5 4.4 134.4 292.9 48929 327 4583 57688 400 383 68.4 158.5 4.9 Net Yards Net Yards/Game Points 1 Oakland 2813 1 Oakland 200.9 1 Oakland 133 2 Miami 3167 2 Miami 226.2 2 Pittsburgh 145 3 Dallas 3230 3 Dallas 230.7 3 Miami 151 4 Washington 3233 4 Washington 230.9 4 Washington 162 5 Pittsburgh 3240 5 Pittsburgh 231.4 5 Kansas City 186 Points/Game Rushing Attempts Rushing Yards 1 Oakland 9.5 1 Oakland 316 1 Miami 1057 2 Pittsburgh 10.4 2 Miami 331 2 Green Bay 1121 3 Miami 10.8 3 Washington 340 3 Oakland 1174 4 Washington 11.6 4 Green Bay 355 4 Washington 1273 5 Kansas City 13.3 5 San Francisco 387 5 Pittsburgh 1398 Rushing Yards/Game Rushing Touchdowns Rushing Average 1 Miami 75.5 1 Oakland 4 1 Green Bay 3.2 2 Green Bay 80.1 2 Pittsburgh 5 2 Miami 3.2 3 Oakland 83.9 3 Miami 6 3 Chicago 3.3 4 Washington 90.9 4 Washington 6 4 Dallas 3.3 5 Pittsburgh 99.9 5 San Francisco 6 5 Pittsburgh 3.6 Rushing Touchdown% Pass Attempts Pass Completions 1 Oakland 1.3 1 Cleveland 273 1 Cleveland 147 2 Pittsburgh 1.3 2 Atlanta 302 2 Dallas 147 3 Kansas City 1.3 3 Cincinnati 303 3 Detroit 147 4 New Orleans 1.4 4 Dallas 305 4 Cincinnati 149 5 New York(N) 1.5 5 St. Louis 305 5 Denver 152 Passing Yards Pass Yards/Game Passing Int's 1 Oakland 1639 1 Oakland 117.1 1 Pittsburgh 27 2 Cincinnati 1759 2 Cincinnati 125.6 2 Oakland 23 3 Dallas 1762 3 Dallas 125.9 3 Kansas City 21 4 Cleveland 1790 4 Cleveland 127.9 4 Baltimore 21 5 Pittsburgh 1842 5 Pittsburgh 131.6 5 Cincinnati 20 Passing TD's Yards/Pass Attempt Yards/Completion 1 Pittsburgh 7 1 Pittsburgh 5.5 1 Pittsburgh 11.4 2 Oakland 7 2 Oakland 5.7 2 Philadelphia 12.3 3 Cincinnati 9 3 Washington 6.1 3 Oakland 12.4 4 Green Bay 9 4 Miami 6.2 4 Washington 12.4 5 Miami 9 5 Detroit 6.4 5 Miami 13.0 Passing Comp% Passing Int% Passing TD% 1 Oakland 45.9 1 Oakland 6.9 1 Pittsburgh 1.8 2 San Francisco 46.9 2 Pittsburgh 6.8 2 Oakland 2.1 3 Detroit 47.3 3 Cincinnati 6.6 3 Miami 2.4 4 Pittsburgh 48.0 4 Kansas City 6.2 4 Green Bay 2.5 5 Miami 48.1 5 Baltimore 6.1 5 Detroit 2.9 Sacks Sack% Passing Rating 1 Pittsburgh 49 1 Cincinnati 11.7 1 Oakland 42.2 2 New York(N) 47 2 San Francisco 11.6 2 Pittsburgh 42.4 3 San Francisco 44 3 New York(N) 11.5 3 Cincinnati 53.0 4 Washington 42 4 Pittsburgh 11.0 4 San Francisco 56.8 5 Oakland 40 5 Oakland 10.8 5 Dallas 56.8 First Downs Fumbles Penalties 1 Oakland 159 1 New Orleans 36 1 San Francisco 55 2 Miami 171 2 Los Angeles 33 2 Miami 55 3 Green Bay 183 3 Philadelphia 33 3 Green Bay 56 4 Dallas 184 4 Buffalo 33 4 Chicago 56 5 San Francisco 190 5 Green Bay 32 5 New York(N) 58