1972 National Football League season
Regular season
Duration	September 17, 1972 - December 17, 1972
Playoffs
Start date	December 23, 1972
AFC Champions	Miami Dolphins
NFC Champions	Washington Redskins
Super Bowl VII
Date	January 14, 1973
Site	L.A. Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Champions	Miami Dolphins
Pro Bowl
Date	January 21, 1973
National Football League seasons  < 1971 1973 >

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Contents 1 Major rule changes 2 Final standings 3 Playoffs 4 See also 5 References

Major rule changes

• The inbounds lines or hashmarks were moved closer to the center of the field, 23 yards, 1 foot, 9 inches from the sidelines. The hashmarks are now 18 feet, 6 inches apart (the same width as the goalposts), cutting down on severe angles for short field goal attempts.
• If a legal receiver goes out of bounds, either accidentally or forced out, and returns to touch or catch the pass in bounds, the penalty is a loss of down (but no penalty yardage will be assessed).
• If a punt or missed field goal crosses the receivers' goal line, a member of the receiving team may advance the ball into the field of play.
• All fouls committed by the offensive team behind the line of scrimmage will be assessed from the previous spot.
• Tie games, previously not counted, were made equal to a half-game won and a half-game loss.

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

Playoffs

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1972-73

Note: Prior to the 1975 season, the home teams in the playoffs were decided based on a yearly rotation. The NFL playoffs following the 1972 NFL season led up to Super Bowl VII. The 1975 NFL season was the 56th Regular season of the National Football League.

	Divisional Playoffs				Conf. Championship Games				Super Bowl VII
	December 24 - Miami Orange Bowl
	Cleveland Browns	14
					December 31 - Three Rivers Stadium
	Miami Dolphins	20
					Miami Dolphins	21
	December 23 - Three Rivers Stadium
					Pittsburgh Steelers	17
	Oakland Raiders	7
									January 14 – L.A. Coliseum
	Pittsburgh Steelers	13
									Miami Dolphins	14
	December 23 - Candlestick Park
									Washington Redskins	7
	Dallas Cowboys	30
					December 31 - RFK Stadium
	San Francisco 49ers	28
					Dallas Cowboys	3
	December 24 - RFK Stadium
					Washington Redskins	26
	Green Bay Packers	3
	Washington Redskins	16

See also

• "Perfect Season"

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• NFL History 1971-1980 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
• 1972 season in details
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles California Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes The Miami Orange Bowl was a Stadium in the City of Miami, west of Downtown in Little Havana. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports Stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California at Exposition The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Candlestick Park (also commonly referred to as Candlestick or The Stick) is an outdoor sports and entertainment stadium located in San Francisco California The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D A perfect season is any sports season including the playoff portion of a season in which a team remains undefeated and untied

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