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1997 Atlanta Falcons

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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 18th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 361 points (22.6/g), 21st.
 Differential of -41 points (-2.6/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.2, Offense: -1.2, Defense: -2.9, SoS: -1.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dan Reeves

 Offensive Coordinator: George Sefcik
 Defensive Coordinator: Rich Brooks

Training Camp: Falcons' Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 320 4716 980 4.8 281 273 484 3073 26 11 5.7 168 442 1643 8 3.7 88 24 13 25
Team Defense 361 5106 960 5.3 274 275 496 3440 24 18 6.2 180 409 1666 18 4.1 76 28 10 18
Lg Rank Offense 18 23 21 24 22 5 6 15 18 19 26 21 13 16
Lg Rank Defense 21 20 6 8 20 22 8 26 4 8 27 19 15 25

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 boxscore L 0-1 @ Detroit Lions 17 28 13 323 268 55 4 10 221 175 46 3
2 Sun September 7 boxscore L 0-2 Carolina Panthers 6 9 8 210 162 48 2 21 321 228 93 2
3 Sun September 14 boxscore L 0-3 Oakland Raiders 31 36 24 366 250 116 2 11 414 265 149 1
4 Sun September 21 boxscore L 0-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 7 34 15 211 154 57 1 18 424 353 71
5 Sun September 28 boxscore L 0-5 Denver Broncos 21 29 17 308 196 112 1 16 329 228 101 1
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 12 boxscore W 1-5 @ New Orleans Saints 23 17 14 166 77 89 2 13 179 99 80 4
8 Sun October 19 boxscore L 1-6 San Francisco 49ers 28 35 19 292 253 39 24 438 241 197 1
9 Sun October 26 boxscore L 1-7 @ Carolina Panthers 12 21 17 301 233 68 3 14 228 91 137 3
10 Sun November 2 boxscore W 2-7 St. Louis Rams 34 31 28 462 265 197 1 24 507 399 108 1
11 Sun November 9 boxscore L 2-8 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10 31 18 275 173 102 2 20 349 150 199
12 Sun November 16 boxscore W 3-8 @ St. Louis Rams 27 21 22 314 214 100 2 22 330 242 88
13 Sun November 23 boxscore W 4-8 New Orleans Saints 20 3 16 269 177 92 1 11 173 118 55 5
14 Sun November 30 boxscore W 5-8 @ Seattle Seahawks 24 17 14 273 201 72 19 351 228 123 1
15 Sun December 7 boxscore W 6-8 @ San Diego Chargers 14 3 13 204 108 96 1 16 268 221 47 3
16 Sun December 14 boxscore W 7-8 Philadelphia Eagles 20 17 21 386 175 211 1 15 277 171 106 1
17 Sun December 21 boxscore L 7-9 @ Arizona Cardinals 26 29 22 356 167 189 1 20 297 231 66 2

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
12 Chris Chandler* 32 QB 14 14 7-7-0 202 342 59.1 2692 20 5.8 7 2.0 56 7.9 8.1 13.3 192.3 95.1 39 261 6.38 6.60 10.2 1 3
11 Billy Joe Tolliver 31 qb 6 1 0-1-0 63 115 54.8 685 5 4.3 1 0.9 47 6.0 6.4 10.9 114.2 83.4 14 104 4.50 4.93 10.9
13 Tony Graziani 24 qb 3 1 0-1-0 7 23 30.4 41 0 0.0 2 8.7 13 1.8 -2.1 5.9 13.7 3.7 1 7 1.42 -2.33 4.2
32 Jamal Anderson 25 RB 16 15 1 4 25.0 27 1 25.0 1 25.0 27 6.8 0.5 27.0 1.7 55.2 0 0 6.75 0.50 0.0
Team Total 27.2 16 7-9-0 273 484 56.4 3445 26 5.4 11 2.3 56 7.1 7.2 12.6 215.3 87.2 54 372 5.71 5.76 10.0 1 3
Opp Total 16 275 496 55.4 3794 24 4.8 18 3.6 7.6 6.98 13.8 237.1 81.2 55 354 6.2 5.6 10.0

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
32 Jamal Anderson 25 RB 16 15 290 1002 7 39 3.5 62.6 18.1 29 284 9.8 3 47 1.8 17.8 1286 10 4
24 Byron Hanspard 21 KR 16 0 53 335 0 77 6.3 20.9 3.3 6 53 8.8 1 21 0.4 3.3 388 1 3
12 Chris Chandler* 32 QB 14 14 43 158 0 19 3.7 11.3 3.1 158 0 9
28 Harold Green 29 rb 16 1 36 78 1 22 2.2 4.9 2.3 29 360 12.4 0 47 1.8 22.5 438 1 0
44 Bob Christian 29 FB 16 12 7 8 0 3 1.1 0.5 0.4 22 154 7.0 1 19 1.4 9.6 162 1 3
11 Billy Joe Tolliver 31 qb 6 1 7 8 0 12 1.1 1.3 1.2 8 0 6
81 Terance Mathis 30 WR 16 16 3 35 0 16 11.7 2.2 0.2 62 802 12.9 6 49 3.9 50.1 837 6 0
13 Tony Graziani 24 qb 3 1 3 19 0 10 6.3 6.3 1.0 19 0 0
87 Bert Emanuel 27 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 65 991 15.2 9 56 4.1 61.9 991 9 2
88 O.J. Santiago 23 TE 11 11 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 217 12.8 2 30 1.5 19.7 217 2 1
89 Todd Kinchen 28 PR 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 266 16.6 1 53 1.0 16.6 266 1 5
82 Michael Haynes 32 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 154 12.8 1 24 1.0 12.8 154 1 0
85 Brian Kozlowski 27 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 99 14.1 1 29 0.4 6.2 99 1 0
83 Ed West 36 te 12 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 63 9.0 1 23 0.6 5.3 63 1 0
86 Ed Smith 28 te 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2 0.4 2 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 442 1643 8 77 3.7 102.7 27.6 273 3445 12.6 26 56 17.1 215.3 5088 34 34
Opp Total 16 409 1666 18 4.1 104.1 25.6 275 3440 12.5 24 17.2 215.0 5106 42 27

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
89 Todd Kinchen 28 PR 16 0 52 446 0 38 8.6 1 18 0 18 18.0 730
24 Byron Hanspard 21 KR 16 0 40 987 2 99 24.7 1375
43 Juran Bolden 23 db 14 1 5 106 0 34 21.2 106
85 Brian Kozlowski 27 te 16 5 2 49 0 26 24.5 148
91 John Burrough 25 de 16 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
28 Harold Green 29 rb 16 1 1 23 0 23 23.0 461
93 Dan Owens 30 RDT 15 15 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Team Total 27.2 16 52 483 0 38 9.3 51 1198 2 99 23.5 6769
Opp Total 16 21 0 52 1167 0 22.4

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
4 Dan Stryzinski 32 P 16 0 89 3498 57 0 39.3
5 Morten Andersen 37 K 16 0 1 1 10 10 7 7 6 3 3 2 27 23 85.2% 35 35 100.0%
Team Total 27.2 16 1 1 10 10 7 7 6 3 3 2 27 23 85.2% 35 35 100.0% 89 3498 57 0 39.3
Opp Total 16 20 14 70.0% 39 39 100.0% 90 3834 42.6

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
97 Cornelius Bennett 32 LLB 16 16 7.0 2 0 1 0 0 68 22
58 Jessie Tuggle* 32 MLB 16 15 1.5 69 23
25 Devin Bush 24 FS 16 16 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 70 15
98 Travis Hall 25 LDT 16 16 10.5 0 0 1 0 0 61 17
35 William White 31 SS 16 16 1 11 0 11 0 63 16
90 Chuck Smith 28 RDE 16 15 12.0 1 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 42 12
34 Ray Buchanan 26 LCB 16 16 5 49 0 31 0 48 4
93 Dan Owens 30 RDT 15 15 8.0 1 14 0 14 0 1 1 1 2 0 41 10
23 Ronnie Bradford 27 RCB 16 15 4 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 43 8
92 Lester Archambeau 30 LDE 16 16 8.5 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 33 11
94 Henri Crockett 23 RLB 16 10 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 26 4
75 Shane Dronett 26 dt 16 1 3.0 16 10
20 Michael Booker 22 db 15 2 3 16 0 10 0 19 2
22 Lenny McGill 26 15 0 1 7 0 7 0 12 0
91 John Burrough 25 de 16 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 10 3
96 Anthony Pleasant 29 11 0 0.5 9 1
52 Craig Sauer 25 lb 16 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 1
51 David Brandon 32 lb 4 4 1.0 7 0
12 Chris Chandler* 32 QB 14 14 0 9 3 -18 0
89 Todd Kinchen 28 PR 16 0 0 5 2 0 0
11 Billy Joe Tolliver 31 qb 6 1 0 6 1 0 0
32 Jamal Anderson 25 RB 16 15 0 4 1 0 0
47 Chris Bayne 22 13 0 2 1
24 Byron Hanspard 21 KR 16 0 0 3 2 0 0
44 Bob Christian 29 FB 16 12 0 3 1 0 0
87 Bert Emanuel 27 WR 16 16 0 2 2 0 0
69 Gene Williams 29 RG 15 15 0 0 2 0 0
76 Antone Davis 30 t 3 3 0 0 1 0 0
28 Harold Green 29 rb 16 1 0 0 1 0 0
54 Ruffin Hamilton 26 12 0 0 1
88 O.J. Santiago 23 TE 11 11 0 1 0 0 0
61 Robbie Tobeck 27 LG 16 15 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 55.0 18 114 0 31 0 13 34 26 -16 0 647 161
Opp Total 16 54 27 17 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
5 Morten Andersen 37 K 16 0 35 23 104
32 Jamal Anderson 25 RB 16 15 7 3 10 60
87 Bert Emanuel 27 WR 16 16 9 9 54
81 Terance Mathis 30 WR 16 16 6 6 36
24 Byron Hanspard 21 KR 16 0 1 2 3 18
88 O.J. Santiago 23 TE 11 11 2 2 12
44 Bob Christian 29 FB 16 12 1 1 6
28 Harold Green 29 rb 16 1 1 1 6
82 Michael Haynes 32 12 0 1 1 6
89 Todd Kinchen 28 PR 16 0 1 1 6
85 Brian Kozlowski 27 te 16 5 1 1 6
83 Ed West 36 te 12 3 1 1 6
Team Total 27.2 16 8 26 2 36 35 23 320
Opp Total 16 18 24 4 39 14 1 361