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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 375 points (23.4/g), 5th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 265 points (16.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of 110 points (6.9/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.1-4.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +21 (1.3/g), 2nd.
Coached by Steve Mariucci (13-3-0)
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1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | August 31 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6 | 13 | 12 | 191 | 91 | 100 | 1 | 15 | 271 | 156 | 115 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 7 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 15 | 12 | 12 | 228 | 93 | 135 | 4 | 11 | 203 | 104 | 99 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | September 14 | box | W | 2-1 | New Orleans Saints | 33 | 7 | 17 | 304 | 213 | 91 | 1 | 12 | 260 | 176 | 84 | 8 | |
| 4 | Sun | September 21 | box | W | 3-1 | Atlanta Falcons | 34 | 7 | 18 | 424 | 353 | 71 | 15 | 211 | 154 | 57 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Mon | September 29 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Carolina Panthers | 34 | 21 | 27 | 368 | 149 | 219 | 1 | 16 | 254 | 210 | 44 | 4 |
| 6 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sun | October 12 | box | W | 5-1 | St. Louis Rams | 30 | 10 | 21 | 345 | 189 | 156 | 1 | 7 | 113 | 83 | 30 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 19 | box | W | 6-1 | @ | Atlanta Falcons | 35 | 28 | 24 | 438 | 241 | 197 | 1 | 19 | 292 | 253 | 39 | |
| 9 | Sun | October 26 | box | W | 7-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 23 | 0 | 21 | 347 | 210 | 137 | 6 | 142 | 87 | 55 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 2 | box | W | 8-1 | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 10 | 18 | 301 | 173 | 128 | 2 | 16 | 271 | 184 | 87 | 2 | |
| 11 | Mon | November 10 | box | W | 9-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 12 | 13 | 213 | 96 | 117 | 1 | 18 | 257 | 188 | 69 | 3 |
| 12 | Sun | November 16 | box | W | 10-1 | Carolina Panthers | 27 | 19 | 20 | 320 | 221 | 99 | 18 | 254 | 169 | 85 | 3 | ||
| 13 | Sun | November 23 | box | W | 11-1 | San Diego Chargers | 17 | 10 | 19 | 339 | 228 | 111 | 2 | 8 | 203 | 111 | 92 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | November 30 | box | L | 11-2 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 44 | 13 | 279 | 152 | 127 | 3 | 22 | 340 | 187 | 153 | 1 |
| 15 | Sun | December 7 | box | W | 12-2 | Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 17 | 24 | 368 | 270 | 98 | 20 | 298 | 161 | 137 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Mon | December 15 | box | W | 13-2 | Denver Broncos | 34 | 17 | 18 | 323 | 265 | 58 | 1 | 15 | 237 | 141 | 96 | 3 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 21 | box | L | 13-3 | @ | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 38 | 17 | 324 | 199 | 125 | 2 | 24 | 407 | 283 | 124 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Sat | January 3 | box | W | 14-3 | Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 22 | 31 | 394 | 219 | 175 | 16 | 378 | 321 | 57 | 1 | ||
| ConfChamp | Sun | January 11 | box | L | 14-4 | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 23 | 15 | 257 | 224 | 33 | 2 | 19 | 325 | 219 | 106 | ||