1972 NFL playoffs

The Miami Dolphins won Super Bowl VII over the Washington Redskins, 14-7. The 1972 NFL postseason had 7 games over 2 rounds.

Bracket

Conference championships

Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins1Cleveland Browns0Las Vegas Raiders0Pittsburgh Steelers1ChampionMiami Dolphins1Pittsburgh Steelers0Washington Commanders1Green Bay Packers0San Francisco 49ers0Dallas Cowboys1Washington Commanders1Dallas Cowboys1

1972 postseason leaders

Passing yards

  1. 1Roger StaubachDAL272
  2. 2Terry BradshawPIT255
  3. 3Bob GrieseMIA158
  4. 4John BrodieSF150
  5. 5Earl MorrallMIA139

Rushing yards

  1. 1Larry CsonkaMIA212
  2. 2Calvin HillDAL147
  3. 3Franco HarrisPIT140
  4. 4Roger StaubachDAL82
  5. 5Paul WarfieldMIA41

Receiving yards

  1. 1Charley TaylorWSH182
  2. 2Paul WarfieldMIA149
  3. 3Franco HarrisPIT99
  4. 4Lance AlworthDAL55
  5. 5Fred BiletnikoffLV28

Super Bowl

Miami Dolphins1-0Pittsburgh Steelers

  1. Game 1Dec 31, 1972MIA 21 at PIT 17

Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers all-time: head to head

Washington Commanders1-1Dallas Cowboys

  1. Game 1Dec 31, 1972DAL 3 at WSH 26
  2. Game 2Jan 14, 1973DAL 14 at WSH 7

Washington Commanders and Dallas Cowboys all-time: head to head

Conference championships

Dallas Cowboys1-0San Francisco 49ers

  1. Game 1Dec 23, 1972DAL 30 at SF 28

Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers all-time: head to head

Miami Dolphins1-0Cleveland Browns

  1. Game 1Dec 24, 1972CLE 14 at MIA 20

Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns all-time: head to head

Rounds are worked out from the bracket: a club’s second series of the postseason is the second round. Game links open the box score where one is on file, and the preview before the first pitch.