1972 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Depth chart

Staff

Preseason

Schedule

Game summaries

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

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Week 2: at Cincinnati Bengals

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  Week 3: at St. Louis Cardinals

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  Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

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  Week 5: vs. Houston Oilers

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  Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

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  Week 7: at Buffalo Bills

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  Week 8: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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  Week 9: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

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• Kansas City – Kearney 65 interception return – Chiefs 7–0
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 25 – Chiefs 7–3
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 10 – Chiefs 7–6
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 49 – Steelers 9–7
• Pittsburgh – Harris 7 run – Steelers 16–7

  Week 10: Cleveland Browns

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• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 39 – Steelers 3–0
• Cleveland – FG Cockroft 26 – Tie 3–3
• Cleveland – Phipps 1 run – Browns 10–3
• Cleveland – FG Cockroft 38 – Browns 13–3
• Cleveland – Pitts 17 pass from Phipps – Browns 20–3
• Pittsburgh – Mullins 3 pass from Bradshaw – Browns 20–10
• Cleveland – FG Cockroft 12 – Browns 23–10
• Pittsburgh – Fuqua 1 run – Browns 23–17
• Pittsburgh – Harris 75 run - Steelers 24–23
• Cleveland – FG Cockroft 26 – Browns 26–24

  Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 12: vs. Cleveland Browns

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• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 19 – Steelers 3–0
• Pittsburgh – Harris 1 run – Steelers 10–0
• Pittsburgh – Harris 11 run – Steelers 17–0
• Pittsburgh – McMakin 78 pass from Bradshaw – Steelers 24–0
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 44 – Steelers 27–0
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 37 – Steelers 30–0

  Week 13: at Houston Oilers

• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 24 – Steelers 3–0
• Houston – FG Butler 34 – Tie 3–3
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 39 – Steelers 6–3
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 13 – Steelers 9–3

Week 14: San Diego Chargers

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• Pittsburgh – Harris 7 yd run Steelers 7-0
• San Diego – Safety, Costa tackled Bradshaw in end zone – Steelers 7-2
• Pittsburgh – Fuqua 2 run – Steelers 14–2
• Pittsburgh – FG Gerela 24 – Steelers 17–2
• Pittsburgh – Shanklin 17 pass from Bradshaw – Steelers 24–2

  Standings

Postseason

Game summaries

AFC Divisional: vs. Oakland Raiders

AFC Championship: vs. Miami Dolphins

• PIT – Mullins recovered fumble in end zone PIT 7–0
• MIA – Csonka 9 pass from Morrall 7–7
• PIT – FG Gerela 14 PIT 10–7
• MIA – Kiick 2 run MIA 14–10
• MIA – Kiick 3 run MIA 21–10
• PIT – Young 12 pass from Bradshaw MIA 21–17