The Atlanta Falcons lost to the Denver Broncos, 29 to 21, on September 28, 1997.

1997 Atlanta Falcons

Final

DEN

Broncos

5-0-0

29

ATL

Falcons

0-5-0

21

1

15

0

2

8

7

3

6

7

4

0

7

Total

29

21

1st quarter

DEN

ATL

Broncos

Shannon Sharpe 65-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick)

7

0

Broncos

Willie Green 10-yard pass from John Elway (Terrell Davis rush for two-point conversion)

15

0

2nd quarter

DEN

ATL

Broncos

Terrell Davis 13-yard run (Terrell Davis rush for two-point conversion)

23

0

Falcons

Ed West 1-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

23

7

3rd quarter

DEN

ATL

Falcons

Bert Emanuel 3-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick)

23

14

Broncos

Detron Smith 17-yard pass from John Elway (two-point conversion failed)

29

14

4th quarter

DEN

ATL

Falcons

Jamal Anderson 47-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Morten Andersen kick)

29

21

Broncos

Falcons

1st Downs

16

17

Passing 1st Downs

12

11

Rushing 1st Downs

4

4

1st downs from penalties

0

2

3rd down efficiency

7 - 15

4 - 12

4th down efficiency

1 - 1

0 - 0

Total Plays

63

56

Total Yards

329

308

Yards per play

5.2

5.5

Passing

228

196

Comp - Att

18 - 33

18 - 31

Yards per pass

6.3

5.6

Interceptions thrown

1

1

Sacks - Yards lost

3 - 15

4 - 26

Rushing

101

112

Rushing Attempts

27

21

Yards per rush

3.7

5.3

Penalties

10

5

Turnovers

1

1

Fumbles lost

0

0

Interceptions

1

1

Possession

32:09

27:51

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
John Elway 18 33 243 7.4 3 1 3 95.9
Team 18 33 228 7.4 3 1 3 95.9

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Terrell Davis 23 79 3.4 1
John Elway 3 21 7.0 0
Detron Smith 1 1 1.0 0
Team 27 101 3.7 1

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Shannon Sharpe 6 119 19.8 1
Ed McCaffrey 4 48 12.0 0
Rod Smith 3 28 9.3 0
Willie Green 3 26 8.7 1
Detron Smith 1 17 17.0 1
Patrick Jeffers 1 5 5.0 0
Team 18 243 7.4 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Darrien Gordon 1.0
Bill Romanowski 1.0
Alfred Williams 2.0
Team 4.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Jason Elam 0 0 1 1
Team 0 0 1 1

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Tom Rouen 6 277 46.2
Team 6 277 46.2

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Vaughn Hebron 2 52 26.0 0
Detron Smith 1 0 0.0 0
Team 3 52 17.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Darrien Gordon 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0

Passing

NAME CMP ATT YDS AVG TD INT SCK RATE
Chris Chandler 12 22 137 6.2 2 1 2 84.8
Billy Joe Tolliver 6 9 85 9.4 1 0 2 134.0
Team 18 31 196 7.2 3 1 4 99.1

Rushing

NAME ATT YDS YPC TD
Byron Hanspard 8 67 8.4 0
Jamal Anderson 13 45 3.5 0
Team 21 112 5.3 0

Receiving

NAME REC YDS AVG TD TRG
Jamal Anderson 3 68 22.7 1
Bert Emanuel 8 58 7.3 1
Terance Mathis 1 49 49.0 0
O.J. Santiago 2 22 11.0 0
Harold Green 1 15 15.0 0
Byron Hanspard 1 5 5.0 0
Bob Christian 1 4 4.0 0
Ed West 1 1 1.0 1
Team 18 222 7.2 3 0

Fumbles

NAME FUM LOST FR
Team 0 0 0

Defense

NAME COMB TKL SCK TFL PDEF QBH
Travis Hall 1.0
Dan Owens 1.0
Chuck Smith 1.0
Team 3.0

Kicking

NAME FGM FGA LNG XPM PTS
Morten Andersen 0 1 3 3
Team 0 1 3 3

Punting

NAME PUNT YDS AVG LNG
Dan Stryzinski 7 297 42.4
Team 7 297 42.4

Kick Return

NAME KR YDS AVG TD LNG
Byron Hanspard 3 46 15.3 0
Juran Bolden 1 15 15.0 0
Team 4 61 15.3 0

Punt Return

NAME PR YDS AVG TD LNG
Todd Kinchen 4 40 10.0 0
Team 4 40 10.0 0

Explore

More Falcons Stats

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