The New England Patriots were 3-11 in 1972. They finished 5th in the AFC East and 12th in the AFC.
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Bills cornerback Max Hairston apologizes for snubbing reporters after tough game in loss to Patriots
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Patriots hoping to ride the confidence boost from road win over division rival Bills
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Maye overcomes his two turnovers with 3 TD passes in Patriots' 29-26 win over Bills
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Bills starting cornerback Christian Benford inactive against Patriots because of toe injury
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Patriots defense heads to Buffalo without Christian Gonzalez and Christian Barmore
1972 Stats
See stats| 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 | 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 | 25th | 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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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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