most rushing attempts allowed by an nfl team in 1972

The St. Louis Cardinals and the New England Patriots were tied for the most opponent rushing attempts in 1972, with 548 attempts.

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  • Data note: Opponent Rush Attempts: team season data complete from 1933
TEAMOPP ATTSEASONGPOPP YDSOPP YPCOPP TD
1Cardinals
Cardinals
548
1972
14
2,189
4.0
11
2Patriots
Patriots
548
1972
14
2,717
5.0
27
3Oilers
Oilers
546
1972
14
2,591
4.7
23
4Eagles
Eagles
544
1972
14
2,266
4.2
22
5Bills
Bills
532
1972
14
2,241
4.2
26
6Browns
Browns
520
1972
14
2,333
4.5
13
7Colts
Colts
515
1972
14
1,989
3.9
15
8Falcons
Falcons
504
1972
14
2,063
4.1
16
9Lions
Lions
491
1972
14
2,204
4.5
14
10Saints
Saints
482
1972
14
2,089
4.3
15
11Bears
Bears
476
1972
14
1,751
3.7
11
12Jets
Jets
476
1972
14
2,072
4.4
16
13Raiders
Raiders
469
1972
14
1,764
3.8
9
14Vikings
Vikings
454
1972
14
2,002
4.4
13
15Chiefs
Chiefs
453
1972
14
1,805
4.0
12
1649ers
49ers
446
1972
14
1,847
4.1
12
17Steelers
Steelers
445
1972
14
1,715
3.9
6
18Packers
Packers
443
1972
14
1,517
3.4
14
19Broncos
Broncos
439
1972
14
1,668
3.8
15
20Rams
Rams
438
1972
14
1,762
4.0
9
21Chargers
Chargers
435
1972
14
1,673
3.8
18
22Cowboys
Cowboys
428
1972
14
1,515
3.5
7
23Redskins
Redskins
427
1972
14
1,733
4.1
12
24Bengals
Bengals
406
1972
14
1,815
4.5
11
25Giants
Giants
402
1972
14
1,855
4.6
9

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