1997 Atlanta Falcons roster: 7-9

The Atlanta Falcons went 7-9 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Atlanta Falcons team stats
Points20.018th of 30
Passing Yards192.122nd of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.65th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.76th of 30
Rushing Yards102.719th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.526th of 30
Sacks3.42nd of 30
Tackles42.419th of 30
Touchdowns2.317th of 30
Total Yards318.022nd of 30
Points Allowed22.621st of 30
3rd Down Conversion %35.223rd of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Falcons roster: passing

1997 Atlanta Falcons passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Chris ChandlerQB142023422,69220795.1
Tony GrazianiQB372341023.7
Jamal AndersonRB1614271155.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Falcons roster: rushing

1997 Atlanta Falcons rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Jamal AndersonRB162901,0023.57
Byron HanspardRB16533356.30
Chris ChandlerQB14431583.70
Harold GreenRB1636782.21
Terance MathisWR1633511.70
Tony GrazianiQB33196.30
Bob ChristianFB16781.10

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Falcons roster: receiving

1997 Atlanta Falcons receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Bert EmanuelWR1665099115.29
Terance MathisWR1662080212.96
Harold GreenRB1629036012.40
Jamal AndersonRB162902849.83
Todd KinchenWR1616026616.61
O.J. SantiagoTE1117021712.82
Michael HaynesWR1212015412.81
Bob ChristianFB162201547.01
Brian KozlowskiTE16709914.11
Ed WestTE1270639.01
Byron HanspardRB1660538.81
Ed SmithTE51022.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Falcons roster: defense

1997 Atlanta Falcons defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Jessie TuggleLB1692691.5040
Cornelius BennettLB1689667.0032
Devin BushFS1684690.0171
William WhiteSS1679630.0140
Travis HallDT16796010.5040
Chuck SmithDE16544212.0154
Ray BuchananFS1652480.05180
Ronnie BradfordFS1650420.04151
Dan OwensDT1548388.0141
Lester ArchambeauDE1641308.5145
Henri CrockettLB1630262.0010
Shane DronettDT1625153.0030
Michael BookerDB1521190.0380
Lenny McGillDB1514120.0110
John BurroughDE1613101.0010
Craig SauerLB161180.0010
Anthony PleasantDE111080.5000
Juran BoldenCB14770.0010
David BrandonLB4771.0000
Gary DownsRB16400.0000
Chris BayneDB13320.0000
Bob ChristianFB16300.0000
Eddie SutterLB16200.0000
Ruffin HamiltonLB12100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ DETL 17-28
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs CARL 6-9
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs LVL 31-36
  4. Sep 21, 1997@ SFL 7-34
  5. Sep 28, 1997vs DENL 21-29
  6. Oct 12, 1997@ NOW 23-17
  7. Oct 19, 1997vs SFL 28-35
  8. Oct 26, 1997@ CARL 12-21
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs LARW 34-31
  10. Nov 9, 1997vs TBL 10-31
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ LARW 27-21
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs NOW 20-3
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ SEAW 24-17
  14. Dec 7, 1997@ LACW 14-3
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs PHIW 20-17
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ ARIL 26-29

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.