1972 NFL defense downs stats by Team | NFL.com
| Team | 3rd Att | 3rd Md | 4th Att | 4th Md | Rec 1st | Rec 1st% | Rush 1st | Rush 1st% | Scrm Plys |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 60.6 | 122 | 24.2 | 0 |
 Bills Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 72.5 | 125 | 23.5 | 0 |
 Bears Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 60 | 96 | 20.2 | 0 |
 Bengals Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 55.1 | 98 | 24.1 | 0 |
 Browns Browns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 55.6 | 130 | 25 | 0 |
 Cowboys Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 60.4 | 81 | 18.9 | 0 |
 Broncos Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 59.7 | 102 | 23.2 | 0 |
 Lions Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 60.2 | 126 | 25.7 | 0 |
 Packers Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 62.6 | 85 | 19.2 | 0 |
 Oilers Oilers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 57.5 | 147 | 26.9 | 0 |
 Colts Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 61.2 | 111 | 21.6 | 0 |
 Chiefs Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 62.4 | 93 | 20.5 | 0 |
 Rams Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 60.8 | 101 | 23.1 | 0 |
 Raiders Raiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 62.6 | 97 | 20.7 | 0 |
 Dolphins Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 53.9 | 76 | 19.5 | 0 |
 Vikings Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 48.5 | 103 | 22.7 | 0 |
 Patriots Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 70.9 | 143 | 26.1 | 0 |
 Saints Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 60.6 | 107 | 22.2 | 0 |
 Giants Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 61 | 101 | 25.1 | 0 |
 Jets Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 63.4 | 121 | 25.4 | 0 |
 Eagles Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 66.9 | 137 | 25.2 | 0 |
 Cardinals Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 62.4 | 119 | 21.7 | 0 |
 Steelers Steelers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 56.3 | 88 | 19.8 | 0 |
 Chargers Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 61.7 | 99 | 22.8 | 0 |
 49ers 49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 62.1 | 96 | 21.5 | 0 |
 Redskins Redskins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 58.1 | 95 | 22.2 | 0 |