He was however, one tournament short of Kitanoumi's top division record.
The loss gave the Patriots a 4-2 division record and 9-4 record overall.
There was also the matter of the division record for home attendance.
The Saints would have been declared the champion on the basis of a better division record.
And they lifted their division record, important in tie breakers, to 2-0.
"This year we've got a good division record," Testaverde said.
His 52 goals in the club's 1971-72 campaign set a second division record that still stands.
Washington would have a 2-3 division record and a 5-3 conference record.
The Twins also had the same division record as the Indians (47-29).
The Eagles, however, lost the game 42-7, to end the season with a 1-5 division record and 4-12 overall record.