1972 NFL game records

What was the highest scoring NFL game of 1972?

The highest scoring NFL game of 1972 was Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams on Nov 19, 1972: 45-41, 86 combined. The widest margin was 52, New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins on Nov 12, 1972.

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Highest scoring games

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Highest scoring NFL games of 1972

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Combined↓
Nov 19, 1972	Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams	45-41	86
Nov 17, 1972	Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams	45-34	79
Sep 24, 1972	New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers	44-34	78
Sep 24, 1972	New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts	44-34	78
Dec 17, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans	61-17	78
Nov 26, 1972	Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants	10-62	72
Oct 1, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos	45-24	69
Nov 5, 1972	San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers	34-34	68
Oct 8, 1972	New Orleans Saints at New York Giants	21-45	66
Sep 17, 1972	New York Jets at Buffalo Bills	41-24	65

Widest margins

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Widest NFL margins of 1972

Date↓	Game↓	Score↓	Margin↓
Nov 12, 1972	New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins	0-52	52
Nov 26, 1972	Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants	10-62	52
Dec 17, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans	61-17	44
Nov 12, 1972	Buffalo Bills at New York Jets	3-41	38
Oct 1, 1972	San Francisco 49ers at New Orleans Saints	37-2	35
Oct 29, 1972	San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons	49-14	35
Oct 9, 1972	Las Vegas Raiders at Tennessee Titans	34-0	34
Sep 17, 1972	Los Angeles Chargers at San Francisco 49ers	3-34	31
Oct 15, 1972	Los Angeles Rams at Philadelphia Eagles	34-3	31
Nov 5, 1972	New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings	6-37	31

Regular season games on file for 1972, by combined score, margin and overtimes played. NFL all-time records