Sports headlines for Sunday October 1, 1972:
- Pirates' Blass Hurt -- Hit On Elbow By Liner
- Beman Fires 67 To Win By Stroke Over Watson
Click on a team's logo to see its 1972 roster, stats and more!
| Today's Top Performances |
| Passing |
| Joe Namath (NYJ) | 301 yards |
| Dan Pastorini (HOU) | 278 yards |
| Jim Plunkett (NE) | 255 yards |
| Steve Ramsey (DEN) | 247 yards |
| Terry Bradshaw (PIT) | 229 yards |
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| Rushing |
| Dave Hampton (ATL) | 161 yards |
| Larry Brown (WAS) | 113 yards |
| Josh Ashton (NE) | 108 yards |
| Art Malone (ATL) | 103 yards |
| Bobby Douglass (CHI) | 97 yards |
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| Receiving |
| Charley Taylor (WAS) | 134 yards |
| J.D. Hill (BUF) | 115 yards |
| Frank Pitts (CLE) | 105 yards |
| Jerome Barkum (NYJ) | 102 yards |
| Cid Edwards (SD) | 100 yards |
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