Английская Википедия:1972 Kansas City Chiefs season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NFL team season The 1972 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's third season in the National Football League, tenth as the Kansas City Chiefs, and thirteenth overall. The Chiefs moved into the new Arrowhead Stadium and ended with an 8–6 record, runner-up in the AFC West, but missed the playoffs.[1]
The last original member of the franchise (1960 Dallas Texans) departed on July 12 when safety Johnny Robinson announced his retirement at training camp.[2] Starting quarterback Len Dawson ended speculation about his retirement and signed a two-year contract. Franchise owner Lamar Hunt became the first AFL figure to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29;[3] Dawson was inducted in Шаблон:Nfly and Robinson in Шаблон:Nfly.
After two different construction strikes and a myriad of other delays, Arrowhead Stadium was officially dedicated on August 12,[4] when the Chiefs registered a 24–14 preseason victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. On a very warm Saturday night with an attendance of 78,190, running back Ed Podolak scored the first touchdown in the facility.[5][6] Regular season ticket prices for this first season at Arrowhead were eight dollars for box seats and $7 for reserved seating.[3]
In the opener on September 17, the Chiefs lost 20–10 to Miami (the first win of their perfect season) in the first regular season game at the new Arrowhead Stadium, in front of a crowd of 79,829.[3][7] A standing-room-only crowd of 82,094 was in attendance for a 27–14 victory over division rival Oakland on November 5,[8] the largest “in-house” attendance total for an NFL contest in Arrowhead's history.[3] After a 5–3 start, a three-game losing streak effectively eliminated the club from playoff contention.[9] An 8–6 record was only good enough for a second-place finish in the AFC West, 2½ games behind Oakland.[1] Linebacker Willie Lanier became the first Chiefs player to receive the prestigious NFL Man of the Year Award in the offseason.[3]
In week six, the Chiefs dropped a shocking 21–20 decision at home to the lowly Philadelphia Eagles, who entered the game 0–5 and won only once more (also a one-point victory, over the Houston Oilers, who finished 1–13). It was the only time the Chiefs and Eagles met until 1992,[10] and Kansas City did not visit Philadelphia until 1998.[11]
Offseason
NFL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/club team |
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Roster
Preseason
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
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| HOF | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | vs. New York Giants | W 23–17 | 1–0 | Fawcett Stadium Шаблон:Small | 19,307 | Recap |
| 1 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | vs. Chicago Bears | W 24–10 | 2–0 | Notre Dame Stadium Шаблон:Small | 32,391 | Recap |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–14 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,190 | Recap |
| 3 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Baltimore Colts | L 17–23 | 3–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 76,882 | Recap |
| 4 | August 27 | Los Angeles Rams | W 19–13 | 4–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 77,064 | Recap |
| 5 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | Dallas Cowboys | W 20–10 | 5–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,592 | Recap |
| 6 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–20 | 5–2 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 47,281 | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
| style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Venue | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance | style="Шаблон:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Recap |
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| 1 | September 17 | Miami Dolphins | L 10–20 | 0–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,829 | Recap |
| 2 | Шаблон:Dow tooltip | at New Orleans Saints | W 20–17 | 1–1 | Tulane Stadium | 70,793 | Recap |
| 3 | October 1 | at Denver Broncos | W 45–24 | 2–1 | Mile High Stadium | 51,656 | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | at Cleveland Browns | W 31–7 | 3–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 83,819 | Recap |
| 5 | October 15 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 16–23 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,068 | Recap |
| 6 | October 22 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–21 | 3–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 78,389 | Recap |
| 7 | October 29 | at San Diego Chargers | W 26–14 | 4–3 | San Diego Stadium | 54,533 | Recap |
| 8 | November 5 | Oakland Raiders | W 27–14 | 5–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 82,094 | Recap |
| 9 | November 12 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–16 | 5–4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 50,350 | Recap |
| 10 | November 19 | San Diego Chargers | L 17–27 | 5–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | 79,011 | Recap |
| 11 | November 26 | at Oakland Raiders | L 3–26 | 5–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,801 | Recap |
| 12 | December 3 | Denver Broncos | W 24–21 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 66,725 | Recap |
| 13 | December 10 | Baltimore Colts | W 24–10 | 7–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | 44,175 | Recap |
| 14 | December 17 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 17–14 | 8–6 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 2: at New Orleans Saints
Week 3: at Denver Broncos
Week 4: at Cleveland Browns
Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 7: at San Diego Chargers
Week 8: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 9: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 11: at Oakland Raiders
Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 13: vs. Baltimore Colts
Week 14: at Atlanta Falcons
Standings
Шаблон:1972 AFC West standings
References
Шаблон:Kansas City Chiefs Шаблон:Kansas City Chiefs seasons Шаблон:1972 NFL season by team
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- ↑ Urena, Ivan; Pro Football Schedules: A Complete Historical Guide from 1933 to the Present, p. 18 Шаблон:ISBN
- ↑ Urena; Pro Football Schedules, p. 17
