who was the defensive player of the year in 1972

Joe Greene won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1972.

		NAME	DPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1		Joe Greene J. Greene	1	1972	PIT	14	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	DPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Joe Greene J. Greene	12/17/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Joe Greene J. Greene	12/10/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Joe Greene J. Greene	12/3/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Joe Greene J. Greene	11/26/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Joe Greene J. Greene	11/19/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Joe Greene J. Greene	11/12/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	KC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Joe Greene J. Greene	11/5/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Joe Greene J. Greene	10/29/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	BUF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Joe Greene J. Greene	10/22/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	NE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Joe Greene J. Greene	10/15/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	HOU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Joe Greene J. Greene	10/8/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	DAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Joe Greene J. Greene	10/1/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	STL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Joe Greene J. Greene	9/24/1972	1	1972	PIT	@	CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Joe Greene J. Greene	9/17/1972	1	1972	PIT	vs	OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	5	2	.714
Browns	5	2	.714
Bengals	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM

Last Game

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Final

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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651

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QB Rating Leaders

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

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390.7

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Rush Yards Rankings

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146.4

141.7

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293.2

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279.7

276.9

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

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Walker

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Smith-Njigba

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
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Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
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Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
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Joe Greene won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1972.

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