1972 Washington Redskins season

1972 Washington Redskins season
1972 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Packers) 16–3; Won NFC Championship; (vs. Cowboys) 26–3; Lost Super Bowl VII; (vs. Dolphins) 7–14

The 1972 Washington Redskins season was the 41st in the National Football League (NFL) and the 36th in Washington, D.C. The Redskins were trying to build on the success of the previous season, in which they had finished 9–4–1 and made the postseason for the first time in 26 seasons. They ultimately finished the year 11–3 (the best record in the Allen era).

The Redskins playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl VII.

Head coach George Allen, in just his second season with the team, took the Redskins to their first Super Bowl. The team, who had missed the postseason in the entirety of the 1950s and 1960s, won its first postseason game since 1943, and appeared in its first league championship game since 1945.

The NFC champion Redskins would ultimately lose a very close Super Bowl VII, 14–7, to the undefeated Miami Dolphins.

The 1972 season was the first in which the team wore its longtime logo, which featured a Native American head in profile within a gold circle. The logo would stay with the team for the next 48 seasons until both it and the team nickname were retired after the 2019 season.[1] With the Washington Senators relocating to Texas in 1971, the Baltimore Bullets not relocating until the summer of 1973, and the Washington Capitals having their inaugural season in 1974, the 1972 Redskins were at the time the D.C. area's only team playing in one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
8	203	Moses Denson	Running Back	Maryland-Eastern Shore
9	229	Steve Boekholder	Defensive End	Drake
10	255	Mike Oldham	Wide Receiver	Michigan
11	281	Jeff Welch	Defensive Back	Arkansas Tech
12	307	Don Bunce	Quarterback	Stanford
13	332	Frank Grant	Wide Receiver	Southern Colorado
15	365	Mike O'Quinn	Guard	McNeese State
15	385	Carl Taibi	Defensive End	Colorado
16	411	Steve Higginbotham	Defensive Back	Alabama
17	437	Kevin Clemente	Linebacker	Boston College

Roster

**1972 Washington Redskins roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche Running backs 43 Larry Brown 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charlie Harraway FB 25 Mike Hull 28 Herb Mul-Key Wide receivers 86 Boyd Dowler 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 85 Clifton McNeil 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 81 Mack Alston 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 58 George Burman C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G 74 Jim Snowden T 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 89 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 68 Mike Fanucci DE 82 Jimmie Jones DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 32 Jack Pardee 66 Myron Pottios 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 13 Alvin Haymond 23 Brig Owens S 16 Richie Petitbon SS 22 Rosey Taylor FS 29 Ted Vactor Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Pre season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 4	vs. Baltimore Colts (at Tampa, FL)	8:00 p.m. EDT	WMAL-TV	W 33–3	1–0	Tampa Stadium	42,864
2	August 11	Denver Broncos	8:00 p.m. EDT	WMAL-TV	W 41–0	2–0	RFK Stadium	46,043
3	August 18	Philadelphia Eagles	8:00 p.m. EDT	WMAL-TV	W 34–10	3–0	RFK Stadium	47,843
4	August 25	at Detroit Lions	9:00 p.m. EDT	CBS	L 10–23	3–1	Tiger Stadium	52,647
5	August 31	Miami Dolphins	8:00 p.m. EDT	NBC	W 27–24	4–1	RFK Stadium	52,098
6	September 9	at Pittsburgh Steelers	8:00 p.m. EDT	WMAL-TV	T 10–10	4–1–1	Three Rivers Stadium	42,227

Pre Season Game Officials

Pre Season
Week	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Line Judge	Back Judge	Field Judge

Pre season Game summaries

Week P1 (Friday, August 4, 1972): vs. Baltimore Colts

Preseason Week 1: Washington Redskins 33 vs. Baltimore Colts 3 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	13	7	10	33
Colts	3	0	0	0	3

at Tampa Stadium • Tampa, Florida

Date: August 4, 1972
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 42,864
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BAL	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	BAL
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							33	3

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Colts
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P2 (Friday, August 11, 1972): vs. Denver Broncos

Preseason Week 2: Denver Broncos 0 at Washington Redskins 41 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0
Redskins	7	10	14	10	41

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 11, 1972
Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 46,043
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DEN	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DEN	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	41

Time of Game: 2 hours, 45 minutes

Broncos	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P3 (Friday, August 18, 1972): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Preseason Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles 10 at Washington Redskins 34 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	3	0	0	10
Redskins	7	7	3	17	34

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 18, 1972
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 47,843
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	34

Time of Game:

Eagles	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P4 (Friday, August 25, 1972): at Detroit Lions

Preseason Week 4: Washington Redskins 10 vs. Detroit Lions 23 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	7	0	10
Lions	0	20	3	0	23

at Tiger Stadium • Detroit, Michigan

Date: August 25, 1972
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 52,647
TV: CBS

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
DET	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	DET
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	23

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Lions
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P5 (Thursday, August 31, 1972): vs. Miami Dolphins

Preseason Week 5: Miami Dolphins 24 at Washington Redskins 27 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	0	14	3	24
Redskins	0	14	7	6	27

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: August 31, 1972
Game time: 8:05 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 52,098
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV: NBC

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MIA	WAS
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	27

Time of Game: 2 hours, 27 minutes

Dolphins	Game Statistics	Redskins
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Week P6 (Saturday, September 9, 1972): at Pittsburgh Steelers

Preseason Week 6: Washington Redskins 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 10 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	10	0	0	0	10
Steelers	0	0	0	10	10

at Three Rivers Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: September 9, 1972
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 42,227
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV: WMAL-TV

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
PIT	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	PIT
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	10

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Steelers
	First downs
	Rushes–yards
	Passing yards
	Passes
	Sacked–yards
	Net passing yards
	Total yards
	Return yards
	Punts
	Fumbles–lost
	Penalties–yards

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 18	at Minnesota Vikings	9:00 p.m. EDT	ABC	W 24–21	1–0	Metropolitan Stadium	47,900	Recap
2	September 24	St. Louis Cardinals	1:00 p.m. EDT	CBS	W 24–10	2–0	RFK Stadium	53,039	Recap
3	October 1	at New England Patriots	1:00 p.m. EDT	CBS	L 23–24	2–1	Schaefer Stadium	60,999	Recap
4	October 8	Philadelphia Eagles	1:00 p.m. EDT	CBS	W 14–0	3–1	RFK Stadium	53,039	Recap
5	October 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	2:00 p.m. EDT	CBS	W 33–3	4–1	Busch Memorial Stadium	50,454	Recap
6	October 22	Dallas Cowboys	4:00 p.m. EDT	CBS	W 24–20	5–1	RFK Stadium	53,039	Recap
7	October 29	at New York Giants	1:00 p.m. EST	CBS	W 23–16	6–1	Yankee Stadium	62,878	Recap
8	November 5	at New York Jets	1:00 p.m. EST	CBS	W 35–17	7–1	Shea Stadium	63,962	Recap
9	November 12	New York Giants	1:00 p.m. EST	CBS	W 27–13	8–1	RFK Stadium	53,039	Recap
10	November 20	Atlanta Falcons	9:00 p.m. EST	ABC	W 24–13	9–1	RFK Stadium	53,034	Recap
11	November 26	Green Bay Packers	1:00 p.m. EST	CBS	W 21–16	10–1	RFK Stadium	53,039	Recap
12	December 3	at Philadelphia Eagles	1:00 p.m. EST	CBS	W 23–7	11–1	Veterans Stadium	65,720	Recap
13	December 9	at Dallas Cowboys	4:00 p.m. EST	CBS	L 24–34	11–2	Texas Stadium	65,136	Recap
14	December 17	Buffalo Bills	1:00 p.m. EST	NBC	L 17–24	11–3	RFK Stadium	53,039	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Regular Season Game Officials

Regular Season
Week	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Line Judge	Back Judge	Field Judge
1	@ Minnesota
2	St. Louis
3	@ New England
4	Philadelphia
5	@ St. Louis
6	Dallas
7	@ N.Y. Giants
8	@ N.Y. Jets
9	N.Y. Giants
10	Atlanta
11	Green Bay
12	@ Philadelphia
13	@ Dallas
14	Buffalo

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	11	3	0	.786	7–1	10–1	336	218	L2
Dallas Cowboys	10	4	0	.714	6–2	7–4	319	240	L1
New York Giants	8	6	0	.571	5–3	7–4	331	247	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	1–6–1	3–7–1	193	303	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	2	11	1	.179	0–7–1	0–10–1	145	352	L5

Regular Season Game summaries

Week 1 (Monday, September 18, 1972): at Minnesota Vikings

Week 1: Washington Redskins 24 at Minnesota Vikings 21 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (1–0)	7	3	0	14	24
Vikings (0–1)	0	7	7	7	21

at Metropolitan Stadium • Bloomington, Minnesota

Date: September 18, 1972
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); relative humidity 67%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) (Mostly Cloudy)
Game attendance: 47,900
Referee: Norm Schachter
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator)
[2]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	7/17, 57 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	21 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	4 REC, 38 YDS
MIN	Passing	Fran Tarkenton	18/31, 233 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Oscar Reed	12 CAR, 68 YDS
	Receiving	Bill Brown	5 REC, 47 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	MIN
1		—	—	—	Redskins	Malinchak recovered blocked punt and returned 16 yards for a touchdown, Knight kick good	7	0
2					Vikings	Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Cox kick good	7	7
2					Redskins	30-yard field goal by Knight	10	7
3					Vikings	Gilliam 11-yard touchdown reception from Tarkenton, Cox kick good	10	14
4					Redskins	Brown 3-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	17	14
4					Redskins	Harraway 9-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	24	14
4					Vikings	Brown 4-yard touchdown reception from Tarkenton, Cox kick good	24	21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	21

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Vikings
11	First downs	26
31–146	Rushes–yards	43–182
57	Passing yards	233
7–17–1	Passes	18–31–0
0–0	Sacked–yards	4–33
57	Net passing yards	200
203	Total yards	382
86	Return yards	56
4–39.5	Punts	4–30.8
1–0	Fumbles–lost	3–2
5–41	Penalties–yards	4–34

Week 2 (Sunday, September 24, 1972): vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Week 2: St. Louis Cardinals 24 at Washington Redskins 10 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals (1–1)	0	3	7	0	10
Redskins (2–0)	7	10	7	0	24

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: September 24, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); relative humidity 82%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)
[3]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
STL	Passing	Tim Van Galder	8/15, 85 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Donny Anderson	15 CAR, 32 YDS
	Receiving	Walker Gillette	5 REC, 91 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	13/22, 97 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	26 CAR, 148 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	5 REC, 39 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	STL	WAS
1					Redskins	Smith 6-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	0	7
2		—	—	—	Redskins	Bass recovered blocked field goal and returned 32 yards for a touchdown, Knight kick good	0	14
2					Cardinals	41-yard field goal by Bakken	3	14
2					Redskins	31-yard field goal by Knight	3	17
3					Redskins	Smith 5-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	3	24
3					Cardinals	Burns 1-yard touchdown run, Bakken kick good	10	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	24

Time of Game:

Cardinals	Game Statistics	Redskins
16	First downs	19
25–79	Rushes–yards	37–181
179	Passing yards	97
16–28–2	Passes	13–22–0
5–39	Sacked–yards	1–6
140	Net passing yards	91
219	Total yards	272
65	Return yards	77
5–39.2	Punts	5–39.6
2–1	Fumbles–lost	0–0
6–58	Penalties–yards	6–40

Week 3 (Sunday, October 1, 1972): at New England Patriots

Week 3: Washington Redskins 23 at New England Patriots 24 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (2–1)	0	14	0	9	23
Patriots (2–1)	0	7	10	7	24

at Schaefer Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: October 1, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); relative humidity 63%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) (Mostly cloudy)
Game attendance: 60,999
Referee: John McDonough
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)
[4]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	14/30, 213 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	20 CAR, 113 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	7 REC, 134 YDS, 2 TDs
NE	Passing	Jim Plunkett	17/33, 255 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Josh Ashton	23 CAR, 108 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bob Windsor	5 REC, 58 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	NE
2	12:50				Redskins	Taylor 30-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	7	0
2	10:04				Redskins	Taylor 4-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	14	0
2	3:46				Patriots	Ashton 2-yard touchdown run, Gogolak kick good	14	7
3	10:18				Patriots	Rucker 11-yard touchdown reception from Plunkett, Gogolak kick good	14	14
3	0:24				Patriots	42-yard field goal by Gogolak	14	17
4	9:18				Redskins	Smith 9-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	21	17
4	4:12				Patriots	Ashton 24-yard touchdown reception from Plunkett, Gogolak kick good	21	24
4	0:57	—	—	—	Redskins	Lougheed punt blocked through the end zone by Malinchak for a safety	23	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	24

Time of Game: 2 hours, 34 minutes

Redskins	Game Statistics	Patriots
15	First downs	23
28–136	Rushes–yards	34–127
213	Passing yards	255
14–30–1	Passes	17–34–1
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–2
213	Net passing yards	253
349	Total yards	380
153	Return yards	61
4–39.8	Punts	4–27.5
1–1	Fumbles–lost	2–1
760–	Penalties–yards	2–20

Week 4 (Sunday, October 8, 1972): vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles 0 at Washington Redskins 14 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles (0–4)	0	0	0	0	0
Redskins (3–1)	0	0	14	0	14

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: October 8, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C); relative humidity 53%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn) (Clear)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: Chuck Heberling
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)
[5]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
PHI	Passing	John Reaves	16/31, 214 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Tony Baker	7 CAR, 32 YDS
	Receiving	Ben Hawkins	6 REC, 97 YDS
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	14/24, 237 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	20 CAR, 79 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Larry Brown	6 REC, 58 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	WAS
3					Redskins	Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	0	7
3					Redskins	Jefferson 35-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Knight kick good	0	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	14

Time of Game:

Eagles	Game Statistics	Redskins
12	First downs	22
26–60	Rushes–yards	33–147
214	Passing yards	237
16–31–1	Passes	14–24–3
4–38	Sacked–yards	1–13
176	Net passing yards	224
236	Total yards	371
44	Return yards	67
6–34.7	Punts	3–39.0
1–1	Fumbles–lost	2–1
7–45	Penalties–yards	3–15

Week 5 (Sunday, October 15, 1972): at St. Louis Cardinals

Week 5: Washington Redskins 33 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (4–1)	3	7	6	17	33
Cardinals (2–3)	0	0	3	0	3

at Busch Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri

Date: October 15, 1972
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); relative humidity 59%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 50,454
Referee: Jack Reader
TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)
[6]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	13/18, 203 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	23 CAR, 110 YDS
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	4 REC, 91 YDS
STL	Passing	Gary Cuozzo	8/21, 86 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Donny Anderson	9 CAR, 34 YDS
	Receiving	Donny Anderson	4 REC, 28 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	STL
1					Redskins	30-yard field goal by Knight	3	0
2					Redskins	Harraway 1-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	10	0
3					Cardinals	46-yard field goal by Bakken	10	3
3					Redskins	8-yard field goal by Knight	13	3
3					Redskins	42-yard field goal by Knight	16	3
4					Redskins	36-yard field goal by Knight	19	3
4					Redskins	Harraway 4-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	26	3
4					Redskins	Brunet 2-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	33	3
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							33	3

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Cardinals
20	First downs	10
43–160	Rushes–yards	21–66
230	Passing yards	94
15–20–1	Passes	9–24–2
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–9
230	Net passing yards	85
390	Total yards	151
104	Return yards	115
2–39.0	Punts	5–41.2
5–2	Fumbles–lost	4–2
6–65	Penalties–yards	3–15

Week 6 (Sunday, October 22, 1972): vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 6: Dallas Cowboys 20 at Washington Redskins 24 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (4–2)	10	3	7	0	20
Redskins (5–1)	0	7	10	7	24

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: October 22, 1972
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); relative humidity 64%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Partly cloudy)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)
[7]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DAL	Passing	Craig Morton	14/27, 174 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Calvin Hill	14 CAR, 61 YDS
	Receiving	Bob Hayes	3 REC, 46 YDS
WAS	Passing	Sonny Jurgensen	11/16, 1980 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Larry Brown	26 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Larry Brown	7 REC, 100 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DAL	WAS
1					Cowboys	Sellers 35-yard touchdown reception from Morton, Fritsch kick good	7	0
1					Cowboys	12-yard field goal by Fritsch	10	0
2					Redskins	Brown 19-yard touchdown reception from Jurgensen, Knight kick good	10	7
3					Cowboys	Garrison 1-yard touchdown run, Fritsch kick good	20	7
3					Redskins	Brown 34-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	20	14
3					Redskins	42-yard field goal by Knight	20	17
4					Redskins	Harraway 13-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	20	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	24

Time of Game:

Cowboys	Game Statistics	Redskins
18	First downs	17
26–111	Rushes–yards	37–133
174	Passing yards	180
14–27–2	Passes	11–16–0
3–14	Sacked–yards	1–8
160	Net passing yards	172
276	Total yards	305
124	Return yards	60
3–42.7	Punts	4–40.5
1–0	Fumbles–lost	2–1
2–20	Penalties–yards	5–47

Week 7 (Sunday, October 29, 1972): at New York Giants

Week 7: Washington Redskins 23 at New York Giants 16 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (6–1)	3	6	7	7	23
Giants (4–3)	0	6	3	7	16

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York

Date: October 29, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); relative humidity 91%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 62,878
Referee: Fred Swearingen
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Andy Musser (studio reporter)
[8]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	8/16, 114 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	29 CAR, 191 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	3 REC, 46 YDS
NYG	Passing	Norm Snead	25/37, 258 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ron Johnson	16 CAR, 80 YDS
	Receiving	Bob Tucker	7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	NYG
1					Redskins	41-yard field goal by Knight	3	0
2					Giants	43-yard field goal by Gogolak	3	3
2					Redskins	Taylor 7-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick no good	9	3
2					Giants	14-yard field goal by Gogolak	9	6
3					Giants	22-yard field goal by Gogolak	9	9
3					Redskins	Brown 38-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	16	9
4					Redskins	Smith 5-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	23	9
4					Giants	Tucker 10-yard touchdown reception from Snead, Gogolak kick good	23	16
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	16

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Giants
16	First downs	19
36–210	Rushes–yards	25–112
127	Passing yards	258
9–17–1	Passes	25–37–0
0–0	Sacked–yards	1–10
127	Net passing yards	248
337	Total yards	360
100	Return yards	126
4–38.5	Punts	3–44.0
1–1	Fumbles–lost	3–2
6–61	Penalties–yards	4–30

Week 8 (Sunday, November 5, 1972): at New York Jets

Week 8: Washington Redskins 35 at New York Jets 17 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (7–1)	7	14	7	7	35
Jets (5–3)	7	3	0	7	17

at Shea Stadium • Flushing, New York

Date: November 5, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C); relative humidity 86%; wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 63,962
Referee: Bob Frederic
[9]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	7/16, 222 YDS, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	16 CAR, 48 YDS
	Receiving	Larry Brown	3 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD
NYJ	Passing	Joe Namath	15/28, 148 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTs
	Rushing	John Riggins	20 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Rich Caster	5 REC, 70 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	NYJ
1					Redskins	Jefferson 46-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	7	0
1					Jets	Riggins 1-yard touchdown run, Howfield kick good	7	7
2					Jets	12-yard field goal by Howfield	7	10
2					Redskins	Taylor 70-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	14	10
2		—	—	—	Redskins	Interception returned 41 yards for touchdown by Hanburger, Knight kick good	21	10
3					Redskins	Brown 89-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	28	10
4					Jets	Maynard 15-yard touchdown reception from Namath, Howfield kick good	28	17
4		—	—	—	Redskins	Fumble recovery returned 16 yards for touchdown by Biggs, Knight kick good	35	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							35	17

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Jets
7	First downs	19
28–89	Rushes–yards	29–106
222	Passing yards	148
7–16–1	Passes	15–28–3
0–0	Sacked–yards	3–32
222	Net passing yards	116
311	Total yards	222
182	Return yards	136
6–38.2	Punts	7–38.9
1–1	Fumbles–lost	1–1
11–121	Penalties–yards	2–30

Week 9 (Sunday, November 12, 1972): vs. New York Giants

Week 9: New York Giants 13 at Washington Redskins 27 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants (5–4)	0	7	3	3	13
Redskins (8–1)	0	6	7	14	27

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: November 12, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C); relative humidity 73%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Mostly clear)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: Pat Haggerty
TV announcers (CBS): Ray Scott (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)
[10]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NYG	Passing	Norm Snead	14/26, 117 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Ron Johnson	23 CAR, 96 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Joe Morrison	4 REC, 26 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	15/23, 256 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	30 CAR, 106 YDS, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	5 REC, 86 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	NYG	WAS
2					Giants	Johnson 1-yard touchdown run, Gogplak kick good	7	0
2					Redskins	Smith 18-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick no good (blocked)	7	6
3					Giants	12-yard field goal by Gogolak	10	6
3					Redskins	Harraway 1-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	10	13
4					Giants	23-yard field goal by Gogolak	13	13
4					Redskins	Brown 5-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	13	20
4					Redskins	Brown 4-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	13	27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	27

Time of Game:

Giants	Game Statistics	Redskins
14	First downs	21
29–118	Rushes–yards	39–143
117	Passing yards	256
14–26–2	Passes	15–23–1
0–0	Sacked–yards	3–19
117	Net passing yards	237
235	Total yards	380
120	Return yards	153
5–46.6	Punts	3–34.7
2–0	Fumbles–lost	1–0
4–35	Penalties–yards	4–35

Week 10 (Monday, November 20, 1972): vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 10: Atlanta Falcons 13 at Washington Redskins 27 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons (5–5)	7	3	0	3	13
Redskins (9–1)	0	7	14	3	24

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: November 20, 1972
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); relative humidity 90%; wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play-by-play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator)
[11]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ATL	Passing	Bob Berry	11/21, 138 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Art Malone	15 CAR, 74 YDS
	Receiving	Art Malone	6 REC, 52 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	10/19, 109 YDS, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Brown	26 CAR, 82 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	4 REC, 42 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ATL	WAS
1					Falcons	Mitchell 36-yard touchdown reception from Berry, Bell kick good	7	0
2					Falcons	33-yard field goal by Bell	10	0
2					Redskins	Brown 1-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	10	7
3					Redskins	Brown 28-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	10	14
3					Redskins	Smith 12-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	10	21
4					Falcons	17-yard field goal by Bell	13	21
4					Redskins	37-yard field goal by Knight	13	24
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	24

Time of Game:

Falcons	Game Statistics	Redskins
14	First downs	18
33–151	Rushes–yards	42–159
138	Passing yards	109
11–21–1	Passes	10–19–1
6–33	Sacked–yards	0–0
105	Net passing yards	109
256	Total yards	268
86	Return yards	145
5–46.8	Punts	5–42.6
4–3	Fumbles–lost	2–1
3–25	Penalties–yards	3–25

Week 11 (Sunday, November 26, 1972): vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 11: Green Bay Packers 16 at Washington Redskins 21 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers (7–4)	3	3	0	10	16
Redskins (10–1)	0	14	0	7	21

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: November 26, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); relative humidity 87%; wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) (Half cloudy)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: John McDonough
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Tim Ryan (studio reporter)
[12]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
GB	Passing	Jerry Tagge	3/14, 71 YDS
	Rushing	MacArthur Lane	17 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dave Davis	2 REC, 40 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	14/21, 158 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	25 CAR, 69 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	5 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	GB	WAS
1					Packers	51-yard field goal by Marcol	3	0
2					Redskins	Brown 2-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	3	7
2					Redskins	Smith 25-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	3	14
2					Packers	37-yard field goal by Marcol	6	14
4					Packers	Lane 6-yard touchdown run, Marcol kick good	13	14
4					Redskins	Taylor 5-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	13	21
4					Packers	39-yard field goal by Marcol	16	21
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							16	21

Time of Game:

Packers	Game Statistics	Redskins
12	First downs	16
35–120	Rushes–yards	35–132
85	Passing yards	158
7–21–1	Passes	14–21–0
2–18	Sacked–yards	1–9
67	Net passing yards	149
187	Total yards	281
104	Return yards	87
6–50.7	Punts	6–35.3
0–0	Fumbles–lost	1–1
4–20	Penalties–yards	3–35

Week 12 (Sunday, December 3, 1972): at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 12: Washington Redskins 23 at Philadelphia Eagles 7 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (11–1)	3	7	3	10	23
Eagles (2–9–1)	7	0	0	0	7

at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 3, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); relative humidity 78%; wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn) (Clear)
Game attendance: 65,720
Referee: Fred Wyant
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Dick Stockton (studio reporter)
[13]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	12/15, 155 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Charlie Harraway	20 CAR, 77 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	5 REC, 75 YDS, 1 TD
PHI	Passing	John Reaves	7/21, 67 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Po James	10 CAR, 24 YDS
	Receiving	Harold Jackson	2 REC, 21 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	PHI
1					Redskins	9-yard field goal by Knight	3	0
1					Eagles	Carmichael 10-yard touchdown reception from Reaves, Dempsey kick good	3	7
2					Redskins	Harraway 1-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	10	7
3					Redskins	14-yard field goal by Knight	13	7
4					Redskins	46-yard field goal by Knight	16	7
4					Redskins	Taylor 30-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	23	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							23	7

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Eagles
19	First downs	9
50–170	Rushes–yards	20–66
155	Passing yards	67
12–15–0	Passes	7–21–0
0–0	Sacked–yards	2–13
155	Net passing yards	54
325	Total yards	120
64	Return yards	137
3–40.3	Punts	6–41.5
4–0	Fumbles–lost	2–1
8–81	Penalties–yards	8–48

Week 13 (Saturday, December 9, 1972): at Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: Washington Redskins 24 at Dallas Cowboys 34 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins (11–2)	0	3	7	14	24
Cowboys (10–3)	14	14	3	3	34

at Texas Stadium • Irving, Texas

Date: December 9, 1972
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); relative humidity 95%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (Fog)
Game attendance: 65,136
Referee: Fred Swearingen
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Whitaker (play-by-play), Jim Morse (color commentator) and Don Criqui (studio reporter)
[14]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	14/29, 178 YDS, 3 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Herb Mul-Key	8 CAR, 60 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	5 REC, 50 YDS, 2 TDs
DAL	Passing	Craig Morton	7/17, 61 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Walt Garrison	10 CAR, 121 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Calvin Hill	5 REC, 39 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	WAS	DAL
1					Cowboys	Hill 10-yard touchdown run, Fritsch kick good	0	7
1					Cowboyss	Hill 26-yard touchdown reception from Morton, Fritsch kick good	0	14
2					Cowboys	Garrison 25-yard touchdown run, Fritsch kick good	0	21
2					Redskins	16-yard field goal by Knight	3	21
2					Cowboys	Morton 12-yard touchdown run, Fritsch kick good	3	28
3					Redskins	Taylor 10-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	10	28
3					Cowboys	36-yard field goal by Fritsch	10	31
3					Redskins	Jefferson 10-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	17	31
4					Redskins	Taylor 6-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	24	31
4					Cowboys	26-yard field goal by Fritsch	24	34
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	34

Time of Game:

Redskins	Game Statistics	Cowboys
19	First downs	14
39–143	Rushes–yards	36–246
178	Passing yards	61
14–29–2	Passes	7–17–0
1–9	Sacked–yards	0–0
169	Net passing yards	61
312	Total yards	307
192	Return yards	126
4–36.3	Punts	4–41.0
4–2	Fumbles–lost	1–1
5–55	Penalties–yards	6–66

Week 14 (Sunday, December 17, 1972): vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 14: Buffalo Bills 24 at Washington Redskins 17 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills (4–9–1)	10	0	0	14	24
Redskins (11–3)	0	7	10	0	17

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: December 17, 1972
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 22 °F (−6 °C); relative humidity 52%; wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn); wind chill 5 °F (−15 °C) (Mostly clear)
Game attendance: 53,039
Referee: Dick Jorgensen
TV announcers (NBC): Jim Simpson (play-by-play) and Kyle Rote (color commentator)
[15]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BUF	Passing	Dennis Shaw	10/21, 107 YDS, 2 INTs
	Rushing	O.J. Simpson	26 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jan White	4 REC, 49 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	4/15, 62 YDS, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Herb Mul-Key	25 CAR, 95 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Herb Mul-Key	2 REC, 28 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	BUF	WAS
1		—	—	—	Bills	Fumble recovery returned 49 yards for touchdown by Wyatt, Leypoldt kick good	7	0
1					Bills	23-yard field goal by Leypoldt	10	0
2					Redskins	Mul-Key 8-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	10	7
3					Redskins	Brunet 2-yard touchdown run, Knight kick good	10	14
3					Redskins	35-yard field goal by Knight	10	17
4					Bills	Simpson 21-yard touchdown run, Leypoldt kick good	17	17
4					Bills	Braxton 4-yard touchdown run, Leypoldt kick good	24	17
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							24	17

Time of Game:

Bills	Game Statistics	Redskins
17	First downs	15
45–184	Rushes–yards	35–133
107	Passing yards	62
10–21–2	Passes	4–15–3
3–27	Sacked–yards	3–24
80	Net passing yards	38
264	Total yards	171
143	Return yards	86
6–34.0	Punts	6–37.2
2–0	Fumbles–lost	1–0
9–122	Penalties–yards	6–40

Stats

Passing

Passing
Player	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Lng	Rate	Sk	Yds	NY/A	ANY/A	Sk%	4QC	GWD
Kilmer	QB	12	10	7–3–0	120	225	53.3	1648	19	8.4	11	4.9	89	7.3	6.8	13.7	137.3	84.8	9	67	3.8	6.76	6.26	1	2
Jurgensen	QB	7	4	4–0–0	39	59	66.1	633	2	3.4	4	6.8	36	10.7	8.4	16.2	90.4	84.9	2	21	3.3	10.03	7.74	1	1
Team Total		14		11–3–0	159	284	56.0	2281	21	7.4	15	5.3	89	8.0	7.1	14.3	162.9	84.8	11	88	3.7	7.43	6.57	2	3
Opp Total		14			186	367	50.7	2130	10	2.7	17	4.6		5.8	4.26	11.5	152.1	58.3	35	268	8.7	4.6	3.2

Rushing

Rushing
Player	Pos	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/A	Y/G	A/G
Brown	RB	12	12	285	1216	8	38	4.3	101.3	23.8
Harraway	FB	14	14	148	567	6	24	3.8	40.5	10.6
Mul-Key	RB	2	1	33	155	1	35	4.7	77.5	16.5
Brunet	RB	14	1	30	82	2	18	2.7	5.9	2.1
Tayloe	WR	14	14	3	39	0	17	13.0	2.8	0.2
Nock	RB	7	0	6	22	0	6	3.7	3.1	0.9
Smith	TE	14	14	1	9	0	9	9.0	0.6	0.1
Kilmer	QB	12	10	3	–3	0	1	–1.0	–0.3	0.3
Jurgensen	QB	7	4	4	–5	0	0	–1.3	–0.7	0.6
Team Total		14		513	2082	17	38	4.1	148.7	36.6
Opp Total		14		427	1733	12		4.1	123.8	30.5

Receiving

Receiving
Player	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng	R/G	Y/G	Ctch%
Taylor	WR	14	14	49	673	13.7	7	70	3.5	48.1	0.0%
Jefferson	WR	14	14	35	550	15.7	3	45	2.5	39.3	0.0%
Brown	RB	12	12	32	473	14.8	4	89	2.7	39.4	0.0%
Smith	TE	14	14	21	353	16.8	7	34	1.5	25.2	0.0%
Harraway	FB	14	14	15	105	7.0	0	24	1.1	7.5	0.0%
Mul-Key	RB	2	1	4	66	16.5	0	28	2.0	33.0	0.0%
Alston	TE	14	0	2	53	26.5	0	36	0.1	3.8	0.0%
Brunet	RB	14	1	1	8	8.0	0	8	0.1	0.6	0.0%
Team Total		14		159	2281	14.3	21	89	11.4	162.9
Opp Total		14		186	1862	10.0	10		13.3	133.0

Kicking

Kicking
		Games		0–19		20–29		30–39		40–49		50+		Scoring
Player	Pos	G	GS	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	FGA	FGM	Lng	FG%	XPA	XPM	XP%
Knight	K	14	0	4	4	3		11	6	8	4	4		30	14	46	46.7%	41	40	97.6%
Team Total		14		4	4	3		11	6	8	4	4		30	14		46.7%	41	40	97.6%
Opp Total		14												33	19		57.6%	23	23	100.0%

Punting

Punting
Player	Pos	G	GS	Pnt	Yds	Lng	Blck	Y/P
Bragg	P	14	0	59	2273	62	0	38.5
Team Total		14		59	2273	62	0	38.5
Opp Total		14		69	2767			40.1

Kick Return

Kick Return
Player	Pos	G	GS	Rt	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/Rt
Duncan	DB	8	0	15	364	0	41	24.3
Haymond	DB	4	0	10	291	0	41	29.1
Mul-Key	RB	2	1	8	209	0	44	26.1
Brunet	RB	14	1	8	190	0	45	23.8
Bass	RCB	14	14	2	22	0	21	11.0
Tillman	LB	14	0	2	6	0	6	3.0
Vactor	DB	14	0	1	21	0	21	21.0
Fanucci	DE	14	0	1	15	0	15	15.0
McLinton	MLB	13	8	1	15	0	15	15.0
Team Total		14		48	1133	0	45	23.6
Opp Total		14		53	1191	0		22.5

Punt Return

Punt Return
Player	Pos	G	GS	Ret	Yds	TD	Lng	Y/R
Vactor	DB	14	0	17	88	0	28	5.2
Duncan	DB	8	0	11	70	0	18	6.4
Haymond	DB	4	0	6	1	0	6	0.2
Team Total		14		34	159	0	28
Opp Total		14		19	39	0

Sacks

Sacks
Player	Pos	G	GS	Sk
Biggs	RDE	14	14	8.0
Talbert	RDT	14	14	7.5
McDole	LDE	14	14	6.0
Pardee	LLB	14	14	4.0
Hanburger	RLB	14	14	3.5
Brundige	LDT	11	10	2.5
Sistrunk	DT	12	4	2.0
Jones	DE	3	0	1.0
Bass	RCB	14	14	0.5
Team Total		14		35
Opp Total		14		11

Interceptions

Interceptions
Player	Pos	G	GS	Int	Yds	TD	Lng	PD
Hanburger	RLB	14	14	4	98	1	41
Fischer	LCB	14	14	4	61	0	35
Bass	RCB	14	14	3	53	0	29
McLinton	MLB	13	8	2	22	0	19
Vactor	DB	14	0	1	28	0	28
Taylor	FS	14	14	1	17	0	17
Duncan	DB	8	0	1	8	0	8
Owens	SS	14	11	1	0	0	0
Team Total		14		17	287	1	41
Opp Total		14

Fumbles

Fumbles
Player	Pos	G	GS	FF	Fmb	FR	Yds	TD
Brown	RB	12	12		9	3	0	0
Vactor	DB	14	0		4	2	0	0
Jurgensen	QB	7	4		4	0	–9	0
Duncan	DB	8	0		2	1	0	0
Harraway	FB	14	14		2	0	0	0
Jefferson	WR	14	14		1	1	0	0
Nock	RB	7	0		1	1	0	0
Taylor	WR	14	14		1	1	9	0
Brunet	RB	14	1		1	0	0	0
Kilmer	QB	12	10		1	0	0	0
Mul-Key	RB	2	1		1	0	0	0
Biggs	RDE	14	14		0	2	16	1
Laaveg	LG	14	14		0	2	2	0
Hanburger	RLB	14	14		0	2	0	0
Pardee	LLB	13	13		0	2	0	0
Pottios	MLB	12	7		0	2	0	0
Rock	RT	14	14		0	2	0	0
Owens	SS	14	11		0	1	5	0
Petitbon	DB	3	3		0	1	5	0
Alston	TE	14	0		0	1	0	0
Fischer	LCB	14	14		0	1	0	0
Hermeling	LT	14	14		0	1	0	0
Malinchak	WR	6	0		0	1	0	0
McLinton	MLB	13	8		0	1	0	0
Schoenke	G	12	0		0	1	0	0
Talbert	RDT	14	14		0	1	0	0
Team Total		14			27	30	28	1
Opp Total		14			28	13		0

Tackles

Tackles
Player	Pos	G	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sfty
Malinchak	WR	6	0						1
Team Total		14							1
Opp Total		14

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Player	Pos	G	GS	RshTD	RecTD	PR TD	KR TD	FblTD	IntTD	OthTD	AllTD	XPM	XPA	FGM	FGA	Sfty	Pts	Pts/G
Knight	K	14	0									40	41	14	30		82	5.9
Brown	RB	12	12	8	4						12						72	6.0
Smith	TE	14	14		7						7						42	3.0
Taylor	WR	14	14		7						7						42	3.0
Harraway	FB	14	14	6							6						36	2.6
Jefferson	WR	14	14		3						3						18	1.3
Brunet	RB	14	1	2							2						12	0.9
Malinchak	WR	6	0							1	1					1	8	1.3
Bass	RCB	14	14							1	1						6	0.4
Biggs	RDE	14	14					1			1						6	0.4
Hanburger	RLB	14	14						1		1						6	0.4
Mul-Key	RB	2	1	1							1						6	3.0
Team Total		14		17	21			1	1	2	42	40	41	14	30	1	336
Opp Total		14		12	10				1		23	23	23	19	33		218

Team

Team
			Total Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	336	4275	808	5.3	26	11	235	159	284	2193	21	15	7.4	106	513	2082	17	4.1	110	78	721	19
Opp Stats	218	3595	829	4.3	32	15	223	186	367	1862	10	17	4.6	108	427	1733	12	4.1	95	64	568	20
Lg Rank Offense	7	11			3	8	14		23	12	3	8	2		6	10	6	14
Lg Rank Defense	3	4			14	10	9		21	6	3	16	4		4	7	10	13

Quarter-by-quarter

Quarter-by-quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
Redskins	30	105	92	109	336
Opponent	58	56	43	61	218

Postseason

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Divisional	December 24	Green Bay Packers	12 Noon EST	CBS	W 16–3	RFK Stadium	53,140	Recap
NFC Championship	December 31	Dallas Cowboys	3:00 p.m. EST	CBS	W 26–3	RFK Stadium	53,129	Recap
Super Bowl VII	January 14, 1973	Miami Dolphins	3:30 p.m. EST	NBC	L 7–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	90,182	Recap

Playoff Game Officials

Playoff
Round	Opponent	Referee	Umpire	Head Linesman	Line Judge	Back Judge	Field Judge	Alternate
NFC Divisional Playoff	Green Bay	(6) Bernie Ulman	(15) Ralph Morcroft	(30) George Murphy	(59) Bob Beeks	(70) Hugh Gamber	(54) Joe Gonzales
NFC Championship Game	Dallas	(32) Jim Tunney	(57) Joe Connell	(72) Cal Lepore	(33) Art Hoist	(29) Stan Javie	(34) Fritz Graf
Super Bowl VII	Miami	(7) Tom Bell	(51) Lou Palazzi	(36) Tony Veteri Sr.	(24) Bruce Alford	(25) Tom Kelleher	(50) Tony Skover	(81) Fred Silva (41) Walt Parker

Playoff Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, December 24, 1972): vs. Green Bay Packers

NFC Divisional Playoffs: Green Bay Packers 3 at Washington Redskins 16 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers (10–5)	0	3	0	0	3
Redskins (12–3)	0	10	0	6	16

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: December 24, 1972
Game time: 12 Noon EST
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); relative humidity 98%; wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn) (Drizzle)
Game attendance: 53,140
Referee: Bernie Ulman
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play), Tom Brookshier (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)
[16]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
GB	Passing	Scott Hunter	12/24, 150 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	MacArthur Lane	14 CAR, 56 YDS
	Receiving	MacArthur Lane	4 REC, 42 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	7/14. 100 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Larry Brown	25 CAR, 101 YDS
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	5 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	GB	WAS
2					Packers	17-yard field goal by Marcol	3	0
2					Redskins	Jefferson 32-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	3	7
2					Redskins	42-yard field goal by Knight	3	10
4					Redskins	35-yard field goal by Knight	3	13
4					Redskins	46-yard field goal by Knight	3	16
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	16

Point spread: Redskins –5
Time of Game:

Packers	Game Statistics	Redskins
10	First downs	13
29–78	Rushes–yards	36–138
150	Passing yards	100
12–24–1	Passes	7–14–0
2–17	Sacked–yards	1–6
133	Net passing yards	94
211	Total yards	232
95	Return yards	94
8–36.6	Punts	6–46.5
0–0	Fumbles–lost	1–1
6–54	Penalties–yards	4–30

NFC Championship Game (Sunday, December 31, 1972): vs. Dallas Cowboys

NFC Championship Game: Dallas Cowboys 3 at Washington Redskins 26 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys (11–5)	0	3	0	0	3
Redskins (13–3)	0	10	0	16	26

at RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.

Date: December 31, 1972
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); relative humidity 99%; wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn) (Overcast)
Game attendance: 53,129
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (CBS): Jack Buck (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (color commentator) and Bruce Roberts (studio reporter)
[17]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
DAL	Passing	Roger Staubach	9/20, 98 YDS
	Rushing	Roger Staubach	5 CAR, 59 YDS
	Receiving	Ron Sellers	2 REC, 29 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	14/18, 194 YDS, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	30 CAR, 88 YDS
	Receiving	Charley Taylor	7 REC, 146 YDS, 2 TDs

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DAL	WAS
2					Redskins	18-yard field goal by Knight	0	3
2					Redskins	Taylor 15-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	0	10
2					Cowboys	35-yard field goal by Fritsch	3	10
4					Redskins	Taylor 45-yard touchdown reception from Kilmer, Knight kick good	3	17
4					Redskins	39-yard field goal by Knight	3	20
4					Redskins	46-yard field goal by Knight	3	23
4					Redskins	45-yard field goal by Knight	3	26
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							3	26

Point spread: Redskins –3
Time of Game:

Cowboys	Game Statistics	Redskins
8	First downs	16
21–96	Rushes–yards	44–122
98	Passing yards	194
9–21–0	Passes	14–18–0
3–25	Sacked–yards	0–0
73	Net passing yards	194
169	Total yards	316
49	Return yards	10
7–43.1	Punts	4–36.0
1–1	Fumbles–lost	2–1
4–30	Penalties–yards	4–38

Super Bowl VII (Sunday, January 14, 1973): vs. Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins 14 vs. Washington Redskins 7 – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins (17–0)	7	7	0	0	14
Redskins (13–4)	0	0	0	7	7

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: January 14, 1973
Game time: 3:49 p.m. EST
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); relative humidity 53%; wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn) (sunny, hazy)[18]
Game attendance: 90,129
Referee: Tom Bell
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator) and Bill Enis (sideline reporter)
[19]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
MIA	Passing	Bob Griese	8/11, 88 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Larry Csonka	15 CAR, 112 YDS
	Receiving	Paul Warfield	3 REC, 36 YDS
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	14/28, 104 YDS, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Larry Brown	22 CAR, 72 YDS
	Receiving	Roy Jefferson	5 REC, 50 YDS

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	MIA	WAS
1	0:01	6	63	2:54	Dolphins	Twilley 28-yard touchdown reception from Griese, Yepremian kick good	7	0
2	0:18	5	27	1:33	Dolphins	Kiick 1-yard touchdown run, Yepremian kick good	14	0
4	2:07		—	—	Redskins	Fumble recovery returned 49 yards for touchdown by Bass, Knight kick good	14	7
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							14	7

Point spread: Redskins –3
Over/Under: 33.0 (under)
Time of Game: 2 hours, 40 minutes

Dolphins	Game Statistics	Redskins
12	First downs	16
37–184	Rushes–yards	36–141
88	Passing yards	104
8–11–0	Passes	14–28–3
2–19	Sacked–yards	2–17
69	Net passing yards	87
253	Total yards	228
132	Return yards	54
7–43.0	Punts	5–31.2
2–1	Fumbles–lost	1–0
3–35	Penalties–yards	3–25
27:29	Time of Possession	32:31

Awards and records

Larry Brown, NFL MVP[20]
Larry Brown, Bert Bell Award[21]
Larry Brown, AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year
Billy Kilmer, NFL leader (tied) in touchdown passes (19).[22] NFL leader in passer rating (84.8).

References

"Washington Redskins at Gridiron Uniform Database". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – September 18, 1972
Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – September 24, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New England Patriots – October 1, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – October 8, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – October 15, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – October 22, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – October 29, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Jets – November 5, 1972
Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – November 12, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – November 20, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – November 26, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – December 3, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – December 9, 1972
Pro Football Reference; Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins – December 17, 1972
Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – December 24, 1972
Pro Football Reference; NFC Championship Game – Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – December 31, 1972
"Super Bowl Game-Time Temperatures". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
Pro Football Reference; Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins – January 14, 1973
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400
"Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451

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[1] "Washington Redskins at Gridiron Uniform Database". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2013.

[2] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Minnesota Vikings – September 18, 1972

[3] Pro Football Reference; St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Redskins – September 24, 1972

[4] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New England Patriots – October 1, 1972

[5] Pro Football Reference; Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – October 8, 1972

[6] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at St. Louis Cardinals – October 15, 1972

[7] Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – October 22, 1972

[8] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Giants – October 29, 1972

[9] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at New York Jets – November 5, 1972

[10] Pro Football Reference; New York Giants at Washington Redskins – November 12, 1972

[11] Pro Football Reference; Atlanta Falcons at Washington Redskins – November 20, 1972

[12] Pro Football Reference; Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – November 26, 1972

[13] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – December 3, 1972

[14] Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys – December 9, 1972

[15] Pro Football Reference; Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins – December 17, 1972

[16] Pro Football Reference; NFC Divisional Playoffs – Green Bay Packers at Washington Redskins – December 24, 1972

[17] Pro Football Reference; NFC Championship Game – Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins – December 31, 1972

[18] "Super Bowl Game-Time Temperatures". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[19] Pro Football Reference; Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins – January 14, 1973

[20] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 400

[21] "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

[22] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451