Atlanta Falcons vs San Diego Chargers

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← Week 14

December 7th, 1997

1997 Week 15

Regular Season

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Falcons Away

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Chandler

RB J. Anderson

FB B. Christian

WR T. Mathis

WR B. Emanuel

TE B. Kozlowski

T B. Whitfield

G R. Tobeck

C C. Collins

G G. Williams

T M. Willig

Defensive Starters

DE L. Archambeau

DT T. Hall

DT D. Owens

DE C. Smith

LB C. Bennett

LB J. Tuggle

LB H. Crockett

CB R. Buchanan

CB R. Bradford

S W. White

S D. Bush Sr.

Score by Quarter

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

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

Key Performers

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

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

Team Comparison

Falcons

Stat

Chargers

First Downs

204

Total Yards

268

Rushes

Rush YDS

Rush TD

43.5%

PASS %

53.7%

108

NET PASS YDS

221

PASS TD

Takeaways

30:13

Time of Possession

29:47

Offensive Starters

C. Whelihan QB

G. Brown RB

A. Craver FB

B. Still WR

T. Martin WR

F. Hartley TE

V. Parker T

J. Cocozzo G

R. McKenzie C

T. Sienkiewicz G

T. Berti T

Defensive Starters

W. Fuller DE

J. Parrella DT

S. Lee DT

M. Coleman DE

P. Sapp LB

L. Bush LB

J. Seau LB

D. Harper CB

T. Shaw CB

R. Harrison S

M. Dumas S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 15 match up between the Atlanta Falcons and the San Diego Chargers featuring 9 tackles by Jessie Tuggle.

Legend

Moment: Falcons

Moment: Chargers

Falcons Momentum

Chargers 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
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

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Byron Hanspard	1	99	99	1
Team Totals	1	99	99.0	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Todd Kinchen	1	6	6	0
Team Totals	1	6	6.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Morten Andersen	0	0	2	2
Team Totals	0	0	2	2

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Dan Stryzinski	5	191	38.2
Team Totals	5	191	38.2

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