The New Orleans Saints were 2-11-1 in 1972. They finished 4th in the NFC West and 12th 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 | 215 | 3,664 | 829 | 4.4 | 1,230 | 337 | 3.6 | 2,781 | 449 | 6.2 | 43 | 347 | 226 | 83 | 123 | 20 | 69 | 585 |
Team Rank | 22nd | 20th | 17th | 21st | 25th | 26th | 23rd | 4th | 1st | 22nd | 22nd | 5th | 19th | 23rd | 8th | 9th | 11th | 8th | |
Opponent | 14 | 361 | 4,491 | 873 | 5.1 | 2,089 | 482 | 4.3 | 2,596 | 367 | 7.1 | 24 | 194 | 251 | 107 | 129 | 15 | 78 | 711 |
Opponent Rank | 23rd | 21st | 20th | 21st | 19th | 17th | 18th | 22nd | 21st | 19th | 17th | 8th | 20th | 16th | 25th | 6th | 9th | 8th | |
Net | -146 | -827 | -44 | -0.7 | -859 | -145 | -0.7 | +185 | +82 | -0.9 | +19 | +153 | -25 | -24 | -6 | +5 | -9 | -126 | |
Net Rank | 23rd | 22nd | 19th | 22nd | 22nd | 22nd | 22nd | 8th | 2nd | 21st | 22nd | 5th | 19th | 21st | 18th | 5th | 6th | 6th |
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 |