San Diego Chargers vs Atlanta Falcons

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← Week 14

December 7th, 1997

1997 Week 15

Regular Season

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Whelihan

RB G. Brown

FB A. Craver

WR B. Still

WR T. Martin

TE F. Hartley

T V. Parker

G J. Cocozzo

C R. McKenzie

G T. Sienkiewicz

T T. Berti

Defensive Starters

DE W. Fuller

DT J. Parrella

DT S. Lee

DE M. Coleman

LB P. Sapp

LB L. Bush

LB J. Seau

CB D. Harper

CB T. Shaw

S R. Harrison

S M. Dumas

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Chargers	0	0	3	0	3
Falcons	0	7	7	0	14

	Chargers	Falcons
Q1	0	0
Q2	0	7
Q3	3	7
Q4	0	0
FINAL	3	14

Key Performers

Chargers

PassingC. Whelihan

22/41, 259 YDS

RushingG. Brown

11, 24 YDS

ReceivingE. Metcalf

8, 109 YDS

TacklesM. Dumas

SacksR. Harrison

1.0

InterceptionsR. Harrison

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

10/23, 115 YDS, 1 TD

RushingJ. Anderson

22, 60 YDS

ReceivingB. Emanuel

3, 32 YDS

TacklesJ. Tuggle

SacksJ. Tuggle

1.0

InterceptionsR. Buchanan

Team Comparison

Chargers

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

268

Total Yards

204

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

53.7%

PASS %

43.5%

221

NET PASS YDS

108

PASS TD

Takeaways

29:47

Time of Possession

30:13

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

J. Anderson RB

B. Christian FB

T. Mathis WR

B. Emanuel WR

B. Kozlowski TE

B. Whitfield T

R. Tobeck G

C. Collins C

G. Williams G

M. Willig T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

T. Hall DT

D. Owens DT

C. Smith DE

C. Bennett LB

J. Tuggle LB

H. Crockett LB

R. Buchanan CB

R. Bradford CB

W. White S

D. Bush Sr. S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 15 match up between the San Diego Chargers and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 109 receiving yards by Eric Metcalf.

Legend

Moment: Chargers

Moment: Falcons

Chargers Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Terance Mathis for 19 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons opens scoring → 7-0

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Greg Davis kicks off 69 yards returned by Byron Hanspard for 99 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons extends lead → 14-0

< Q3 > • SDG FG SDG FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Greg Davis 37 yard field goal good

Chargers cuts lead → 14-3

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Craig Whelihan	41	22	53.7	259	0	3	47	4	42.6
Team Totals	41	22	53.7	259	0	3	47	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Gary Brown	11	24	2.2	7
Terrell Fletcher	5	16	3.2	7
Craig Whelihan	1	7	7.0	7
Team Totals	17	47	2.8	7

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	Lng
Eric Metcalf	9	8	109	13.6	47
Terrell Fletcher	5	3	27	9.0	15
Bryan Still	7	3	39	13.0	18
Gary Brown	2	2	3	1.5	4
Frank Hartley	4	2	30	15.0	17
Tony Martin	9	2	28	14.0	17
Shannon Mitchell	1	1	14	14.0	14
Charlie Jones	2	1	9	9.0	9
Aaron Craver	1	0	0	0.0	0
Team Totals	40	22	259	11.8	47

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Mike Dumas	7	5	2	0	0
Rodney Harrison	6	4	2	1	1
Junior Seau	5	5	0	0	0
William Fuller	4	4	0	0	0
Terrance Shaw	4	3	1	0	0
Lewis Bush	3	3	0	0	0
Marco Coleman	3	2	1	0	0
Patrick Sapp	3	3	0	0	0
Dwayne Harper	2	2	0	0	0
John Parrella	2	2	0	0	0
Gerome Williams	2	2	0	0	0
Paul Bradford	1	1	0	0	0
Norman Hand	1	1	0	0	0
Raylee Johnson	1	0	1	0	0
Shawn Lee	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	45	38	7	1	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Kenny Bynum	3	59	19.7	0
Team Totals	3	59	19.7	0

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Eric Metcalf	2	-5	-2.5	0
Team Totals	2	-5	-2.5	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Greg Davis	2	1	0	0
Team Totals	2	1	0	0

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Darren Bennett	4	156	39
Team Totals	4	156	39.0

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	23	10	43.5	115	1	1	22	1	55.5
Team Totals	23	10	43.5	115	1	1	22	1

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Jamal Anderson	22	60	2.7	11
Byron Hanspard	3	3	1.0	4
Chris Chandler	2	20	10.0	17
Terance Mathis	1	13	13.0	13
Team Totals	28	96	3.4	17

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bert Emanuel	7	3	32	10.7	0	12
Todd Kinchen	2	2	32	16.0	0	22
Terance Mathis	4	1	19	19.0	1	19
Byron Hanspard	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Michael Haynes	3	1	18	18.0	0	18
Brian Kozlowski	1	1	7	7.0	0	7
Bob Christian	2	1	2	2.0	0	2
Jamal Anderson	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Harold Green	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Ed Smith	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	23	10	115	11.5	1	22

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
Jessie Tuggle	9	7	2	1	0
Devin Bush Sr.	8	7	1	0	0
Travis Hall	6	5	1	1	0
Ronnie Bradford	5	5	0	0	0
Cornelius Bennett	4	3	1	1	0
Lester Archambeau	3	3	0	1	0
Chuck Smith	3	2	1	0	0
William White	3	3	0	0	0
Ray Buchanan	2	2	0	0	2
Dan Owens	1	1	0	0	1
John Burrough	1	1	0	0	0
Henri Crockett	1	1	0	0	0
Shane Dronett	1	1	0	0	0
Lenny McGill	1	1	0	0	0
Anthony Pleasant	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	49	43	6	4	3