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Media guide for the 1972 Atlanta Falcons, featuring quarterback Bob Berry and star right tackle George Kunz.
1972 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerRankin M. Smith Sr.
General managerNorm Van Brocklin
Head coachNorm Van Brocklin
Home fieldAtlanta Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT George Kunz
TE Jim R. Mitchell
DE Claude Humphrey
LB Tommy Nobis

The 1972 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's seventh year in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–6–1, finishing 7–7 and failing to reach the playoffs.[1] Standing at 7–5 the Falcons traveled to San Francisco with the NFC West division title on the line. However, the Falcons were never in the game and saw their playoff hopes dim with a 20–0 shutout loss. Facing the Kansas City Chiefs in their final game of the season, Running Back Dave Hampton surpassed the 1,000-yard mark. However, a play later he was thrown for a six-yard loss to end the season with 995 yards, as the Falcons lost and finished 7–7.

Offseason

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NFL Draft

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advantage in time of possession did not score any offensive points

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft
1972 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Clarence Ellis  Safety Notre Dame
2 40 Pat Sullivan  Quarterback Auburn
2 41 Steve Okoniewski  Defensive tackle Montana
2 42 Rosie Manning  Defensive tackle Northeastern State
3 67 Les Goodman  Running back Yankton
      Made roster  

Personnel

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Staff

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1972 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Norm Van Brocklin

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




Roster

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1972 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad
Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 17 at Chicago Bears W 37–21 1–0 Soldier Field 55,701
2 September 24 at New England Patriots L 20–21 1–1 Schaefer Stadium 60,999
3 October 1 Los Angeles Rams W 31–3 2–1 Atlanta Stadium 57,122
4 October 8 Detroit Lions L 23–26 2–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
5 October 15 at New Orleans Saints W 21–14 3–2 Tulane Stadium 66,294
6 October 22 at Green Bay Packers W 10–9 4–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,967
7 October 29 San Francisco 49ers L 14–49 4–3 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
8 November 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–20 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 75,018
9 November 12 New Orleans Saints W 36–20 5–4 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
10 November 20 at Washington Redskins L 13–24 5–5 RFK Stadium 53,034
11 November 26 Denver Broncos W 23–20 6–5 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
12 December 3 Houston Oilers W 20–10 7–5 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
13 December 10 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–20 7–6 Candlestick Park 61,214
14 December 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–17 7–7 Atlanta Stadium 58,850
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers 8 5 1 .607 3–2–1 6–4–1 353 249 W2
Atlanta Falcons 7 7 0 .500 3–3 5–5 269 274 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 7 1 .464 4–2 5–5–1 291 286 L2
New Orleans Saints 2 11 1 .179 1–4–1 2–8–1 215 361 L3
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 4 0 .714 5–1 8–3 304 226 W3
Detroit Lions 8 5 1 .607 2–4 6–5 339 290 W1
Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 .500 4–2 6–5 301 252 L2
Chicago Bears 4 9 1 .321 1–5 3–7–1 225 275 L1
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

References

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  1. ^ 1972 Atlanta Falcons
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