1997 Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons beat the New Orleans Saints, 20 to 3, on November 23, 1997.

Final

NO

Saints

4-8-0

3

ATL

Falcons

4-8-0

20

1

0

3

2

3

3

3

0

7

4

0

7

Total

3

20

1st quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Morten Andersen 43-yard field goal

0

3

2nd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Morten Andersen 22-yard field goal

0

6

Saints

Doug Brien 21-yard field goal

3

6

3rd quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Bert Emanuel 36-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

3

13

4th quarter

NO

ATL

Falcons

Terance Mathis 4-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

3

20

Saints

Falcons

1st Downs

11

16

Passing 1st Downs

7

9

Rushing 1st Downs

3

6

1st downs from penalties

1

1

3rd down efficiency

1 - 13

5 - 14

4th down efficiency

1 - 1

0 - 0

Total Plays

55

64

Total Yards

173

269

Yards per play

3.1

4.2

Passing

118

177

Comp - Att

14 - 29

17 - 27

Yards per pass

3.4

5.5

Interceptions thrown

4

0

Sacks - Yards lost

6 - 32

5 - 34

Rushing

55

92

Rushing Attempts

20

32

Yards per rush

2.8

2.9

Penalties

3

4

Turnovers

5

1

Fumbles lost

1

1

Interceptions

4

0

Possession

24:13

35:47

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
D. Nussmeier
10
19
101
5.3
0
3
6
28.5
B. Joe Hobert
4
10
49
4.9
0
1
0
16.3
Team
14
29
118
5.2
0
4
6
24.3

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
D. Nussmeier
5
25
5.0
0
R. Zellars
10
17
1.7
0
F. McCrary
5
13
2.6
0
Team
20
55
2.8
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
E. Guliford
4
40
10.0
0
I. Smith
2
30
15.0
0
B. Bech
1
22
22.0
0
F. McCrary
2
20
10.0
0
A. Hastings
1
15
15.0
0
R. Zellars
2
13
6.5
0
R. Hill
1
7
7.0
0
T. Davis
1
3
3.0
0
Team
14
150
5.2
0
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
2
1
1

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
D. Brien
1
2
0
3
Team
1
2
0
3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
M. Royals
6
290
48.3
Team
6
290
48.3

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Guliford
4
88
22.0
0
Team
4
88
22.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
E. Guliford
1
10
10.0
0
Team
1
10
10.0
0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RTG
C. Chandler
17
26
211
8.1
2
0
5
116.0
J. Anderson
0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
39.6
Team
17
27
177
7.8
2
0
5
111.8

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
J. Anderson
21
65
3.1
0
B. Hanspard
6
14
2.3
0
C. Chandler
4
13
3.3
0
B. Christian
1
0
0.0
0
Team
32
92
2.9
0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
B. Emanuel
4
96
24.0
1
T. Mathis
3
30
10.0
1
H. Green
1
21
21.0
0
B. Christian
3
17
5.7
0
J. Anderson
2
16
8.0
0
E. West
2
15
7.5
0
M. Haynes
1
12
12.0
0
T. Kinchen
1
4
4.0
0
Team
17
211
7.8
2
0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team
4
1
1

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
M. Andersen
2
3
2
8
Team
2
3
2
8

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
D. Stryzinski
6
199
33.2
Team
6
199
33.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
B. Hanspard
1
24
24.0
0
J. Burrough
1
6
6.0
0
Team
2
30
15.0
0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
T. Kinchen
4
39
9.8
0
Team
4
39
9.8
0

More Falcons Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

12th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

118.4

18th

PASS YDS/G

260.2

6th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
Saints Saints
2
7
0
.222
Panthers Panthers
2
7
0
.222
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/17
ATL ATL
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
12/1
LAC LAC
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/8
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Mon
12/16
ATL ATL
@
LV LV
8:30 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

6-3-0

27

Final

21

DAL Cowboys

3-5-0

Sun 3 Nov 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
7
2
0
.778
Jets Jets
3
6
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
6
2
0
.750
Ravens Ravens
6
3
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
6
3
0
.667
Colts Colts
4
5
0
.444
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
8
0
0
1.000
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC East W L T PCT
Commanders Commanders
7
2
0
.778
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
7
1
0
.875
Vikings Vikings
6
2
0
.750
NFC South W L T PCT
Falcons Falcons
6
3
0
.667
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
5
0
.444
NFC West W L T PCT
Cardinals Cardinals
5
4
0
.556
Rams Rams
4
4
0
.500

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
11/3
TB TB
@
KC KC
24-30
Sat
11/2
IND IND
@
MIN MIN
13-21
Sat
11/2
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
26-20
Sat
11/2
DET DET
@
GB GB
24-14
Sat
11/2
JAX JAX
@
PHI PHI
23-28

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
11/7
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
11/10
NYG NYG
@
CAR CAR
9:30 AM
Sun
11/10
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
ATL ATL
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
11/10
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
1:00 PM