The Atlanta Falcons lost to the San Francisco 49ers, 35 to 28, on October 19, 1997.

1997 Atlanta Falcons

Final

SF

49ers

6-1-0

35

ATL

Falcons

1-6-0

28

1

7

7

2

14

7

3

7

7

4

7

7

Total

35

28

1st quarter

SF

ATL

Falcons

Bert Emanuel 27-yard pass from Jamal Anderson (Morten Andersen kick)

0

7

49ers

Terrell Owens 5-yard pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick)

7

7

2nd quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Terry Kirby 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed)

13

7

49ers

Terry Kirby 7-yard run (Terry Kirby rush for two-point conversion)

21

7

Falcons

O.J. Santiago 7-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

21

14

3rd quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

Terrell Owens 31-yard pass from Steve Young (Gary Anderson kick)

28

14

Falcons

Todd Kinchen 53-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

28

21

4th quarter

SF

ATL

49ers

William Floyd 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick)

35

21

Falcons

Terance Mathis 4-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Morten Andersen kick)

35

28

49ers

Falcons

1st Downs

24

19

Passing 1st Downs

11

14

Rushing 1st Downs

10

2

1st downs from penalties

3

3

3rd down efficiency

7 - 12

7 - 15

4th down efficiency

0 - 0

1 - 3

Total Plays

63

66

Total Yards

438

292

Yards per play

7.0

4.4

Passing

241

253

Comp - Att

16 - 25

22 - 44

Yards per pass

8.6

5.1

Interceptions thrown

1

0

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 18

6 - 46

Rushing

197

39

Rushing Attempts

35

16

Yards per rush

5.6

2.4

Penalties

11

9

Turnovers

1

0

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

0

Possession

32:02

27:58

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Steve Young 16 25 259 10.4 2 1 3 108.6
Team 16 25 241 10.4 2 1 3 108.6

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Garrison Hearst 18 105 5.8 0
William Floyd 7 39 5.6 1
Steve Young 4 29 7.3 0
Terry Kirby 6 24 4.0 2
Team 35 197 5.6 3

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Terry Kirby 3 93 31.0 0
Terrell Owens 6 93 15.5 2
J.J. Stokes 4 52 13.0 0
William Floyd 2 15 7.5 0
Greg Clark 1 6 6.0 0
Team 16 259 10.4 2 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Roy Barker 3.0
Kevin Greene 1.0
Dana Stubblefield 1.0
Bryant Young 1.0
Team 6.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Gary Anderson 0 0 3 3
Team 0 0 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tommy Thompson 3 144 48.0
Team 3 144 48.0

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Chuck Levy 2 56 28.0 0
Team 2 56 28.0 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Team 0 0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Chris Chandler 15 30 230 7.7 2 0 2 97.9
Billy Joe Tolliver 6 13 42 3.2 1 0 4 79.6
Jamal Anderson 1 1 27 27.0 1 0 0 158.3
Team 22 44 253 6.8 4 0 6 102.4

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Jamal Anderson 13 19 1.5 0
Billy Joe Tolliver 1 12 12.0 0
Byron Hanspard 1 6 6.0 0
Bob Christian 1 2 2.0 0
Team 16 39 2.4 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Todd Kinchen 3 85 28.3 1
Terance Mathis 7 75 10.7 1
Bert Emanuel 4 60 15.0 1
Jamal Anderson 2 28 14.0 0
Michael Haynes 2 23 11.5 0
Ed West 1 13 13.0 0
O.J. Santiago 2 11 5.5 1
Harold Green 1 4 4.0 0
Team 22 299 6.8 4 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 2 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Cornelius Bennett 1.0
Dan Owens 2.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 0 0 4 4
Team 0 0 4 4

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dan Stryzinski 5 229 45.8
Team 5 229 45.8

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Byron Hanspard 4 107 26.8 0
Brian Kozlowski 1 26 26.0 0
Juran Bolden 1 19 19.0 0
Team 6 152 25.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Ray Buchanan 0 37 0
Todd Kinchen 2 9 4.5 0
Team 2 46 23.0 0

Explore

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Team Leaders

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PASS

2,836

Ridder

Desmond Ridder

RUSH

976

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

905

London

Drake London

Team Rankings

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PPG

18.9

26th

OPP PPG

21.9

18th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

222.1

22nd

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
Falcons Falcons
7 10 0 .412
Panthers Panthers
2 15 0 .118

Last Game

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NO Saints

9-8-0

48

Final

17

ATL Falcons

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

NFL 2023 Rankings

NFL 2023 Betting

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM