The Atlanta Falcons eked out a victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, 20 to 17, on December 14, 1997.
Final
1st quarter
PHI
ATL
Michael Timpson 3-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (Chris Boniol kick)
7
0
2nd quarter
PHI
ATL
Byron Hanspard 10-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)
7
7
3rd quarter
PHI
ATL
Jamal Anderson 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick)
7
14
4th quarter
PHI
ATL
Morten Andersen 21-yard field goal
7
17
Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Chris Boniol kick)
14
17
Chris Boniol 39-yard field goal
17
17
Morten Andersen 33-yard field goal
17
20
Eagles
Falcons
1st Downs
15
21
Passing 1st Downs
8
9
Rushing 1st Downs
6
12
1st downs from penalties
1
0
3rd down efficiency
3 - 12
5 - 12
4th down efficiency
1 - 1
1 - 1
Total Plays
55
62
Total Yards
277
386
Yards per play
5.0
6.2
Passing
171
175
Comp - Att
16 - 34
12 - 21
Yards per pass
4.9
6.7
Interceptions thrown
1
0
Sacks - Yards lost
1 - 9
5 - 35
Rushing
106
211
Rushing Attempts
20
36
Yards per rush
5.3
5.9
Penalties
6
4
Turnovers
1
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions
1
0
Possession
24:20
35:40
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hoying | 16 | 34 | 180 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60.9 |
Team | 16 | 34 | 171 | 5.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Watters | 15 | 95 | 6.3 | 1 |
B. Hoying | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
C. Garner | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 |
Team | 20 | 106 | 5.3 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Solomon | 2 | 64 | 32.0 | 0 | |
I. Fryar | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | |
R. Watters | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | |
J. Dunn | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
C. T. Jones | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | |
C. Lewis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
C. Garner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
M. Timpson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | |
K. Turner | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 16 | 180 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Dent | 1.0 | |||||
R. Farmer | 1.0 | |||||
G. Jefferson | 2.0 | |||||
M. Mamula | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Boniol | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hutton | 6 | 249 | 41.5 | |
Team | 6 | 249 | 41.5 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Staley | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 88 | 22.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Chandler | 12 | 21 | 210 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 107.2 |
Team | 12 | 21 | 175 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 107.2 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson | 21 | 78 | 3.7 | 1 |
B. Hanspard | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 |
C. Chandler | 8 | 38 | 4.8 | 0 |
H. Green | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
Team | 36 | 211 | 5.9 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Mathis | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | |
H. Green | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | |
B. Kozlowski | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
T. Kinchen | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | |
B. Emanuel | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | |
B. Hanspard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | |
Team | 12 | 210 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Archambeau | 0.5 | |||||
C. Smith | 0.5 | |||||
Team | 1.0 |
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 | 4 | 155 | 38.8 | |
Team | 4 | 155 | 38.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Hanspard | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | |
Team | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kinchen | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 |
More Falcons Stats
PPG
24.6
12th
OPP PPG
24.0
20th
RUSH YDS/G
118.4
18th
PASS YDS/G
260.2
6th
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
 Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
 Saints | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
 Panthers | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 |
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Chiefs | NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Commanders | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 |
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 |
 Vikings | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Falcons | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 |
| Buccaneers | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
 Rams | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
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