The Detroit Lions were 8-5-1 in 1972. They finished 2nd in the NFC Central and 4th in the NFC.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 14 | 339 | 4,155 | 804 | 5.2 | 2,021 | 473 | 4.3 | 2,283 | 305 | 7.5 | 26 | 149 | 240 | 120 | 97 | 23 | 48 | 417 |
Team Rank | 6th | 15th | 23rd | 6th | 12th | 14th | 8th | 15th | 21st | 6th | 12th | 22nd | 10th | 6th | 22nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | |
Opponent | 14 | 290 | 4,208 | 824 | 5.1 | 2,204 | 491 | 4.5 | 2,146 | 312 | 6.9 | 21 | 142 | 239 | 126 | 103 | 10 | 86 | 703 |
Opponent Rank | 17th | 19th | 7th | 20th | 21st | 18th | 23rd | 7th | 4th | 16th | 23rd | 3rd | 16th | 22nd | 8th | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | |
Net | +49 | -53 | -20 | +0.1 | -183 | -18 | -0.2 | +137 | -7 | +0.6 | +5 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -6 | +13 | -38 | -286 | |
Net Rank | 10th | 16th | 15th | 14th | 18th | 17th | 16th | 11th | 18th | 7th | 17th | 11th | 14th | 13th | 18th | 3rd | 1st | 1st |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
Vikings | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |