In the conference championship round, it will be Pittsburgh going to Cincinnati while Dallas hosts Green Bay…
1-Week Game Scores Pittsburgh 14 Miami 12 75 0-5 Oakland 0 Cincinnati 17 25 0-5 Los Angeles 0 Dallas 17 59 15-25 Washington 14 Green Bay 17 13 10-20 Rushing Leaders Harris,F(Pit) 18-130 2 TD Garrison(Dal) 17-113 Morris(Mia) 21-103 Receiving Leaders Passing Leaders Defensive Standouts Special Teams Yepremian(Mia) 4-4 FG Ellis(GB) 6-139 Punt Ret 2 TD
Franco Harris broke the hearts of all the Dolphin fans in the southeast United States as a three yard run with 1:40 left gave the Steelers a 14-12 lead that held up for the win. The Dolphins couldn’t find the end zone all day and had to settle for four Garo Yepremian field goals for their scoring.
Pittsburgh moves on to face the Cincinnati-Oakland winner on the road for the AFC Championship. The Dolphins, unlike their real life 1972 counterparts, finished 11-3-1 overall.
Teams who made the playoffs are noted in green... NFL 1972 Standings NFC - East W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Dallas 11 3 0 .786 280 20.0 228 16.3 3.7 6 1 0 7 1 0 10 1 0 Washington 10 3 1 .750 339 24.2 213 15.2 9.0 6 1 0 6 2 0 8 3 0 New York(N) 5 9 0 .357 260 18.6 297 21.2 -2.6 4 3 0 2 4 0 4 7 0 St. Louis 5 9 0 .357 173 12.4 262 18.7 -6.4 3 4 0 3 5 0 4 7 0 Philadelphia 3 11 0 .214 191 13.6 295 21.1 -7.4 3 4 0 1 7 0 3 8 0 NFC - Central W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 322 23.0 188 13.4 9.6 5 2 0 6 0 0 9 2 0 Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 307 21.9 226 16.1 5.8 5 2 0 3 3 0 7 4 0 Detroit 8 6 0 .571 301 21.5 259 18.5 3.0 6 1 0 3 3 0 5 6 0 Chicago 0 14 0 .000 122 8.7 310 22.1 -13.4 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 11 0 NFC - West W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Los Angeles 9 4 1 .679 265 18.9 249 17.8 1.1 4 3 0 5 0 1 8 2 1 San Francisco 7 6 1 .536 247 17.6 243 17.4 0.3 4 2 1 2 3 1 4 6 1 Atlanta 6 8 0 .429 255 18.2 254 18.1 0.1 3 4 0 2 4 0 5 5 0 New Orleans 6 8 0 .429 238 17.0 289 20.6 -3.6 4 3 0 2 4 0 3 8 0 AFC - East W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Miami 11 2 1 .821 361 25.8 122 8.7 17.1 6 0 1 7 0 1 10 0 1 New York(A) 7 6 1 .536 278 19.9 329 23.5 -3.6 3 3 1 4 4 0 7 4 0 Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 228 16.3 233 16.6 -0.4 3 4 0 4 4 0 6 5 0 Baltimore 5 8 1 .393 223 15.9 254 18.1 -2.2 3 4 0 4 3 1 4 6 1 New England 1 13 0 .071 162 11.6 443 31.6 -20.1 1 6 0 0 8 0 0 11 0 AFC - Central W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Cincinnati 11 2 1 .821 311 22.2 157 11.2 11.0 5 2 0 4 1 1 8 2 1 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 258 18.4 137 9.8 8.6 4 3 0 4 2 0 7 4 0 Cleveland 6 8 0 .429 204 14.6 246 17.6 -3.0 3 4 0 2 4 0 3 8 0 Houston 2 11 1 .179 178 12.7 343 24.5 -11.8 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 9 1 AFC - West W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Oakland 10 4 0 .714 345 24.6 276 19.7 4.9 5 2 0 6 0 0 9 2 0 Denver 9 5 0 .643 306 21.9 247 17.6 4.2 4 3 0 2 4 0 6 4 0 Kansas City 6 8 0 .429 218 15.6 196 14.0 1.6 3 4 0 2 4 0 4 7 0 San Diego 5 9 0 .357 245 17.5 321 22.9 -5.4 4 3 0 2 4 0 4 7 0 PAIRINGS: AFC: Pittsburgh at Miami, Oakland at Cincinnati NFC: Los Angeles at Dallas, Washington at Green Bay
Franco Harris took Player Of The Week honors in the final week of the regular season…
After taking a 10-0 lead in the second half, the Baltimore Colts rallied back in the last six minutes of the game to tie the Dolphins 10-10 in the final 1972 regular season game for both teams.
Miami goes to 11-2-1 and will be the top seed in the AFC bracket of the playoffs. Baltimore finished at 5-8-1.
NFL 1972 Standings NFC - East W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Dallas 10 3 0 .769 252 19.4 225 17.3 2.1 5 1 0 6 1 0 9 1 0 Washington 9 3 1 .731 332 25.5 210 16.2 9.4 5 1 0 6 2 0 8 3 0 New York(N) 5 8 0 .385 257 19.8 269 20.7 -0.9 4 2 0 2 4 0 3 7 0 St. Louis 4 9 0 .308 156 12.0 259 19.9 -7.9 2 4 0 2 5 0 3 7 0 Philadelphia 3 10 0 .231 188 14.5 278 21.4 -6.9 3 4 0 1 6 0 3 7 0 NFC - Central W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Green Bay 10 3 0 .769 290 22.3 185 14.2 8.1 5 2 0 6 0 0 8 2 0 Detroit 8 5 0 .615 280 21.5 229 17.6 3.9 6 1 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 293 22.5 216 16.6 5.9 5 2 0 3 3 0 6 4 0 Chicago 0 13 0 .000 108 8.3 283 21.8 -13.5 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 11 0 NFC - West W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Los Angeles 8 4 1 .654 235 18.1 228 17.5 0.5 3 3 0 5 0 1 7 2 1 San Francisco 7 5 1 .577 237 18.2 229 17.6 0.6 4 1 1 2 3 1 4 5 1 Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 248 19.1 234 18.0 1.1 3 3 0 2 4 0 5 5 0 New Orleans 6 7 0 .462 235 18.1 257 19.8 -1.7 4 2 0 2 4 0 3 7 0 AFC - East W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Miami 11 2 0 .846 351 27.0 112 8.6 18.4 6 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 New York(A) 6 6 1 .500 265 20.4 319 24.5 -4.2 2 3 1 4 4 0 6 4 0 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 225 17.3 226 17.4 -0.1 3 4 0 4 4 0 6 5 0 Baltimore 5 8 0 .385 213 16.4 244 18.8 -2.4 3 4 0 4 3 0 4 6 0 New England 1 12 0 .077 138 10.6 405 31.2 -20.5 1 6 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 AFC - Central W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Cincinnati 11 2 0 .846 294 22.6 140 10.8 11.8 5 2 0 4 1 0 8 2 0 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 234 18.0 123 9.5 8.5 4 3 0 4 2 0 6 4 0 Cleveland 6 7 0 .462 194 14.9 233 17.9 -3.0 3 4 0 2 4 0 3 7 0 Houston 2 11 0 .154 161 12.4 326 25.1 -12.7 1 5 0 1 4 0 1 9 0 AFC - West W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Oakland 9 4 0 .692 318 24.5 262 20.2 4.3 4 2 0 6 0 0 9 2 0 Denver 8 5 0 .615 268 20.6 223 17.2 3.5 3 3 0 2 4 0 5 4 0 Kansas City 5 8 0 .385 198 15.2 189 14.5 0.7 3 4 0 2 4 0 4 7 0 San Diego 5 8 0 .385 231 17.8 297 22.8 -5.1 4 2 0 2 4 0 4 6 0
On a cold Sunday at Yankee Stadium, a field goal by Pete Gogolak gave the Giants a 23-20 lead with 1:36 left in the game, with a quick Miami turnover sealing their fate shortly afterward. Mercury Morris ran for 146 yards on 14 carries in a losing effort for the Dolphins, who fall to 11-2 on the season, while the Giants improved to 5-8.
The Dolphins can still clinch the top seed in the AFC if they beat Baltimore at the Orange Bowl next week…
NFL 1972 Standings NFC - East W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Washington 9 2 1 .792 322 26.8 196 16.3 10.5 5 1 0 6 1 0 8 2 0 Dallas 9 3 0 .750 238 19.8 215 17.9 1.9 4 1 0 5 1 0 8 1 0 New York(N) 4 8 0 .333 234 19.5 249 20.8 -1.3 4 0 1 2 2 1 4 4 0 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 143 11.9 239 19.9 -8.0 2 3 0 2 5 0 3 6 0 Philadelphia 2 10 0 .167 161 13.4 261 21.8 -8.3 2 4 0 1 6 0 2 7 0 NFC - Central W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Green Bay 9 3 0 .750 276 23.0 179 14.9 8.1 5 2 0 5 0 0 7 2 0 Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 287 23.9 202 16.8 7.1 5 1 0 3 2 0 6 3 0 Detroit 7 5 0 .583 267 22.3 222 18.5 3.8 6 1 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 Chicago 0 12 0 .000 91 7.6 256 21.3 -13.8 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 10 0 NFC - West W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Los Angeles 7 4 1 .625 215 17.9 215 17.9 0.0 3 3 0 5 0 1 6 2 1 San Francisco 7 4 1 .625 234 19.5 209 17.4 2.1 4 0 1 2 2 1 4 4 1 Atlanta 5 7 0 .417 228 19.0 231 19.3 -0.3 3 3 0 1 4 0 4 5 0 New Orleans 5 7 0 .417 194 16.2 247 20.6 -4.4 3 2 0 2 4 0 3 7 0 AFC - East W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Miami 11 1 0 .917 331 27.6 89 7.4 20.2 6 0 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 218 18.2 213 17.8 0.4 3 3 0 4 4 0 6 5 0 New York(A) 5 6 1 .458 231 19.3 291 24.3 -5.0 2 3 1 4 4 0 5 4 0 Baltimore 5 7 0 .417 213 17.8 224 18.7 -0.9 3 4 0 4 3 0 4 5 0 New England 1 11 0 .083 128 10.7 364 30.3 -19.7 1 6 0 0 8 0 0 10 0 AFC - Central W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Cincinnati 10 2 0 .833 263 21.9 127 10.6 11.3 4 2 0 3 1 0 7 2 0 Pittsburgh 7 5 0 .583 203 16.9 116 9.7 7.3 4 3 0 3 2 0 5 4 0 Cleveland 6 6 0 .500 181 15.1 202 16.8 -1.8 3 4 0 2 3 0 3 6 0 Houston 2 10 0 .167 154 12.8 295 24.6 -11.8 1 4 0 1 3 0 1 8 0 AFC - West W L T Pct Pts Ave Opp Ave Diff Home Div Conf Oakland 9 3 0 .750 290 24.2 228 19.0 5.2 4 1 0 6 0 0 9 1 0 Denver 7 5 0 .583 255 21.3 220 18.3 2.9 2 3 0 1 4 0 4 4 0 San Diego 5 7 0 .417 228 19.0 284 23.7 -4.7 4 2 0 2 3 0 4 5 0 Kansas City 4 8 0 .333 178 14.8 189 15.8 -0.9 2 4 0 2 4 0 3 7 0
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