The Atlanta Falcons were 7-9 in 1997. They finished 3rd in the NFC West and 9th in the NFC.
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 320 | 4,716 | 980 | 4.8 | 1,643 | 442 | 3.7 | 3,445 | 484 | 7.1 | 54 | 372 | 281 | 88 | 168 | 25 | 101 | 773 |
Team Rank | 18th | 23rd | 26th | 17th | 19th | 18th | 21st | 21st | 24th | 8th | 26th | 5th | 21st | 20th | 19th | 10th | 14th | 7th | |
Opponent | 16 | 361 | 5,106 | 960 | 5.3 | 1,666 | 409 | 4.1 | 3,794 | 496 | 7.6 | 55 | 354 | 274 | 76 | 180 | 18 | 115 | 872 |
Opponent Rank | 21st | 20th | 6th | 27th | 8th | 4th | 19th | 24th | 8th | 30th | 2nd | 27th | 6th | 2nd | 21st | 6th | 5th | 12th | |
Net | -41 | -390 | +20 | -0.5 | -23 | +33 | -0.4 | -349 | -12 | -0.5 | -1 | +18 | +7 | +12 | -12 | +7 | -14 | -99 | |
Net Rank | 19th | 23rd | 11th | 26th | 14th | 9th | 24th | 23rd | 16th | 23rd | 18th | 11th | 13th | 10th | 19th | 7th | 7th | 9th |
NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
---|---|---|---|---|
Eagles | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
Commanders | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 |
NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
Lions | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 |
Vikings | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 |
NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
Buccaneers | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 |
NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
Cardinals | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 |
Rams | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 |