The New England Patriots were 3-11 in 1972. They finished 5th in the AFC East and 12th in the AFC.

1972 Stats

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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
Team
14
192
3,659
842
4.3
1,532
386
4.0
2,579
412
6.3
44
452
236
86
126
24
66
761
Team Rank
24th
21st
14th
22nd
22nd
24th
16th
8th
2nd
19th
23rd
2nd
13th
22nd
4th
4th
8th
22nd
Opponent
14
446
5,250
889
5.9
2,717
548
5.0
2,634
326
8.1
15
101
288
143
124
21
88
862
Opponent Rank
26th
26th
23rd
26th
26th
25th
26th
24th
8th
24th
26th
2nd
26th
25th
23rd
18th
1st
1st
Net
-254
-1,591
-47
-1.6
-1,185
-162
-1.0
-55
+86
-1.8
+29
+351
-52
-57
+2
+3
-22
-101
Net Rank
26th
26th
21st
26th
26th
25th
26th
17th
1st
26th
25th
1st
23rd
24th
13th
9th
3rd
7th

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM