Atlanta Falcons vs Denver Broncos

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September 28th, 1997

1997 Week 5

Regular Season

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Falcons Home

Final

Broncos Away

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Offensive Starters

QB C. Chandler

RB J. Anderson

FB B. Christian

WR B. Emanuel

WR T. Mathis

TE O. Santiago

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	7	21
Broncos	15	8	6	0	29

	Falcons	Broncos
Q1	0	15
Q2	7	8
Q3	7	6
Q4	7	0
FINAL	21	29

Key Performers

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

12/22, 137 YDS, 2 TD

RushingB. Hanspard

8, 67 YDS

ReceivingJ. Anderson

3, 68 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesW. White

SacksT. Hall

1.0

InterceptionsR. Bradford

Broncos

PassingJ. Elway

18/33, 243 YDS, 3 TD

RushingT. Davis

23, 79 YDS, 1 TD

ReceivingS. Sharpe

6, 119 YDS, 1 TD

TacklesJ. Mobley

SacksA. Williams

2.0

InterceptionsD. Gordon

Team Comparison

Falcons

Stat

Broncos

First Downs

308

Total Yards

329

Rushes

112

Rush YDS

101

Rush TD

58.1%

PASS %

54.5%

196

NET PASS YDS

228

PASS TD

Takeaways

27:51

Time of Possession

32:09

Offensive Starters

J. Elway QB

T. Davis RB

H. Griffith FB

R. Smith WR

E. McCaffrey WR

S. Sharpe TE

T. Jones T

M. Schlereth G

T. Nalen C

B. Habib G

G. Zimmerman T

Defensive Starters

N. Smith DE

K. Traylor DT

M. Dean Perry DT

A. Williams DE

J. Mobley LB

A. Aldridge LB

B. Romanowski LB

R. Crockett CB

D. Gordon CB

T. Braxton S

S. Atwater S

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Momentum and Moments

Review the key moments and momentum swings in this 1997 Week 5 match up between the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos featuring 11 tackles by William White.

Legend

Moment: Falcons

Moment: Broncos

Falcons Momentum

Broncos Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Shannon Sharpe for 65 yards touchdown - PAT good

Broncos opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Willie Green for 10 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Broncos extends lead → 15-0

< Q2 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Terrell Davis left end for 13 yards touchdown - 2PT conversion good

Broncos extends lead → 23-0

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Ed West for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 23-7

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Bert Emanuel for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 23-14

< Q3 > • DEN TD DEN TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

John Elway pass complete to Detron Smith for 17 yards touchdown

Broncos extends lead → 29-14

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Tolliver pass complete to Jamal Anderson for 47 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons cuts lead → 29-21

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	22	12	54.5	137	2	1	49	2	84.8
Billy Joe Tolliver	9	6	66.7	85	1	0	47	2	134
Team Totals	31	18	58.1	222	3	1	49	4

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng
Jamal Anderson	13	45	3.5	16
Byron Hanspard	8	67	8.4	57
Team Totals	21	112	5.3	57

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Bert Emanuel	12	8	58	7.3	1	21
Jamal Anderson	4	3	68	22.7	1	47
O.J. Santiago	3	2	22	11.0	0	15
Byron Hanspard	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Terance Mathis	4	1	49	49.0	0	49
Harold Green	2	1	15	15.0	0	15
Bob Christian	3	1	4	4.0	0	4
Ed West	1	1	1	1.0	1	1
Todd Kinchen	1	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	31	18	222	12.3	3	49

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
William White	11	9	2	0	0
Cornelius Bennett	7	5	2	0	0
Ronnie Bradford	6	5	1	0	1
Travis Hall	5	5	0	1	0
Jessie Tuggle	4	3	1	0	0
Dan Owens	3	1	2	1	0
Chuck Smith	3	2	1	1	0
Devin Bush Sr.	3	2	1	0	0
Henri Crockett	3	3	0	0	0
Juran Bolden	2	2	0	0	0
John Burrough	2	2	0	0	0
Ray Buchanan	1	1	0	0	0
Lenny McGill	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	51	41	10	3	1

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Byron Hanspard	3	46	15.3
Juran Bolden	1	15	15
Team Totals	4	61	15.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Todd Kinchen	4	40	10	0
Team Totals	4	40	10.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Morten Andersen	1	0	3	3
Team Totals	1	0	3	3

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Dan Stryzinski	7	297	42.4
Team Totals	7	297	42.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
John Elway	33	18	54.5	243	3	1	65	3	95.9
Team Totals	33	18	54.5	243	3	1	65	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Terrell Davis	23	79	3.4	1	13
John Elway	3	21	7.0	0	23
Detron Smith	1	1	1.0	0	1
Team Totals	27	101	3.7	1	23

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Shannon Sharpe	10	6	119	19.8	1	65
Ed McCaffrey	8	4	48	12.0	0	16
Rod Smith	6	3	28	9.3	0	11
Willie Green	3	3	26	8.7	1	10
Detron Smith	1	1	17	17.0	1	17
Patrick Jeffers	1	1	5	5.0	0	5
Terrell Davis	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	31	18	243	13.5	3	65

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk	Int
John Mobley	8	6	2	0	0
Tyrone Braxton	6	6	0	0	0
Alfred Williams	5	5	0	2	0
Allen Aldridge	5	3	2	0	0
Ray Crockett	5	5	0	0	0
Keith Traylor	5	4	1	0	0
Darrien Gordon	3	3	0	1	1
Bill Romanowski	2	2	0	1	0
Michael Dean Perry	2	0	2	0	0
Steve Atwater	1	1	0	0	0
Tim McKyer	1	1	0	0	0
Neil Smith	1	1	0	0	0
Maa Tanuvasa	1	1	0	0	0
Team Totals	45	38	7	4	1