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The 1972 Buffalo Bills season was the 13th season for the club and its third in the National Football League. It was also their last season at War Memorial Stadium which has been their home field since 1960. The season also marked the return of former Bills coach Lou Saban,〔Saban had coached the Bills from 1962–1965 before leaving for the University of Maryland〕 who had previously led the team to two AFL Championships. Saban had a new offensive philosophy for Buffalo in 1972: in his first three seasons, former number one overall pick O.J. Simpson had only carried the ball an average of 161 times per season. Saban rushed Simpson 292 times in 1972,〔(Pro-Football-Reference.com: O.J. Simpson )〕 the second-most in the league.〔Behind the Giants' Ron Johnson, (Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1972 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards )〕 Despite losing two starting offensive lineman – center Bruce Jarvis and guard Jim Reilly—in the season opener,〔Neft, David S.; Cohen, Richard M.; and Korch, Rich (The Sports Encyclopedia: Pro Football, 12th Edition ), p. 234, Martin's Press, August 1994, ISBN 0-312-11073-1〕 O.J. Simpson still led the league in rushing with 1,251 yards.〔It was Simpson's first of four rushing titles over the next five seasons.〕 Although the Bills had a potent, yard-gaining rushing attack, they could not put enough points on the scoreboard, scoring only 257 points (18.3 per game) all season, 19th in the league.〔Out of 26 teams, (Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1972 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics )〕 Furthermore, Buffalo's defense gave up 377 points (23.5 per game), the third-most in the NFL in 1972.〔(Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1972 NFL Opposition & Defensive Statistics )〕 ==Offseason== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1972 Buffalo Bills season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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