1972 Washington Redskins season

1972 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Edward Bennett Williams
General manager	George Allen
President	Edward Bennett Williams
Head coach	George Allen
Offensive coordinator	Ted Marchibroda
Defensive coordinator	LaVern Torgeson
Home stadium	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st NFC East
Playoffs	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Packers) 16–3 Won NFC Championship (vs. Cowboys) 26–3 Lost Super Bowl VII (vs. Dolphins) 7–14
Pro Bowlers	WR Charley Taylor QB Billy Kilmer C Len Hauss RB Larry Brown RLB Chris Hanburger

The Redskins playing against the Dolphins in Super Bowl VII.

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 franchise history and only the second ten-win season in team history after 1942 (the win record would not be surpassed until the 1983 season).

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 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. 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.

Running back Larry Brown led the league with 101.3 yard per game (while rushing for 1,216 yards) on his way to be named league MVP, becoming the first Redskin to receive the honor.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1972 NFL draft

1972 Washington Redskins draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
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 (QB) 17 Billy Kilmer 18 Sam Wyche Running backs (RB) 43 Larry Brown 26 Bob Brunet 31 Charley Harraway 25 Mike Hull 30 Jeff Jordan 28 Herb Mul-Key 40 George Nock Wide receivers (WR) 80 Roy Jefferson 85 Clifton McNeil 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends (TE) 81 Mack Alston 87 Jerry Smith

Offensive linemen (OL) 58 George Burman C 56 Len Hauss C 75 Terry Hermeling T 73 Paul Laaveg G 76 Walt Rock T 62 Ray Schoenke G/T 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen (DL) 89 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 68 Mike Fanucci DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT

Linebackers (LB) 55 Chris Hanburger OLB 53 Harold McLinton MLB 32 Jack Pardee OLB 66 Myron Pottios MLB 67 Rusty Tillman OLB Defensive backs (DB) 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB/S 37 Pat Fischer CB 13 Alvin Haymond SS 48 Jon Jaqua SS 23 Brig Owens SS 44 Jeff Severson FS 22 Roosevelt Taylor FS 29 Ted Vactor CB Special teams (ST) 4 Mike Bragg P 5 Curt Knight K

Practice squad 39 Frank Grant WR 63 Mitch Johnson T 57 Steve Kiner LB 19 Mike Taliaferro QB Reserve 71 Steve Boekholder DE (IR) 82 Jimmie Jones DE (IR)  9 Sonny Jurgensen QB (IR) 24 Bill Malinchak WR (IR) 16 Richie Petitbon S (IR) 74 Jim Snowden T (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
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

Game summaries

Week P1: vs. Baltimore Colts

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

Quarter	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

Week P2: vs. Denver Broncos

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

Quarter	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

Week P3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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

Quarter	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

Week P4: at Detroit Lions

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

Quarter	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

Week P5: vs. Miami Dolphins

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

Quarter	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

Week P6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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

Quarter	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

Regular season

Main article: 1972 NFL 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.

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

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Cardinals

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 3: at New England Patriots

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 5: at St. Louis Cardinals

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Main article: Redskins Rule

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 7: at New York Giants

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 8: at New York Jets

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

Quarter	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
• TV: NONE (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers strike)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 9: vs. New York Giants

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles

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

Quarter	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)

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
WAS	Passing	Billy Kilmer	12/15, 155 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Charley 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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Week 14: vs. Buffalo Bills

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

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	1,648	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	2,281	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	2,130	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	1,216	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	2,082	17	38	4.1	148.7	36.6
Opp total		14		427	1,733	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	2,281	14.3	21	89	11.4	162.9
Opp total		14		186	1,862	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	2,273	62	0	38.5
Team total		14		59	2,273	62	0	38.5
Opp total		14		69	2,767			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	1,133	0	45	23.6
Opp total		14		53	1,191	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	4,275	808	5.3	26	11	235	159	284	2,193	21	15	7.4	106	513	2,082	17	4.1	110	78	721	19
Opp Stats	218	3,595	829	4.3	32	15	223	186	367	1,862	10	17	4.6	108	427	1,733	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

Main article: 1972–73 NFL playoffs

Schedule

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	Miami Dolphins	3:30 p.m. EST	NBC	L 7–14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	90,182	Recap

Game summaries

NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. Green Bay Packers

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

NFC Championship Game: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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

Quarter	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)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Super Bowl VII: vs. Miami Dolphins

Main article: Super Bowl VII

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

Quarter	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)
• Game attendance: 90,182 (paid); 81,706 (actual)
• Referee: Tom Bell
• TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy (play-by-play), Al DeRogatis (color commentator) and Bill Enis (sideline reporter)

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 Plays Yards TOP 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

Awards and records

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

Further reading

• Brig Owens and Chuck Cascio, Over the Hill to the Superbowl. New York: Robert B. Luce, 1973.