Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons were 7-9 in 1997. They finished 3rd in the NFC West and 9th in the NFC.

Scores & Schedules

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Sun 12/21	@	ARI	L 26-29
Sun 12/14	vs	PHI	W 20-17
Sun 12/7	@	SD	W 14-3
Sun 11/30	@	SEA	W 24-17
Sun 11/23	vs	NO	W 20-3

Team Leaders

See roster

PASS YDS

2,692

Chandler

RUSH YDS

1,002

Anderson

REC YDS

991

Emanuel

1997 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	13	3	.813
Falcons	7	9	.438
Panthers	7	9	.438
Saints	6	10	.375
Rams	5	11	.313

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1997 Stats

See stats

	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
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	4th	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

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000