Oakland Raiders vs Atlanta Falcons

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← Week 2

September 14th, 1997

1997 Week 3

Regular Season

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Raiders Away

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Falcons Home

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Offensive Starters

QB J. George

RB N. Kaufman

FB H. Williams

WR T. Brown

WR J. Jett

TE R. Dudley

T P. Harlow

G S. Wisniewski

C B. Robbins

G L. Holmes

T L. Kennedy

Defensive Starters

DE A. Smith

DT R. Maryland

DT C. McGlockton

DE L. Johnstone

LB R. Fredrickson

LB G. Biekert

LB M. Morton

CB T. McDaniel

CB P. Carter

S J. Trapp

S E. Turner

Score by Quarter

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FINAL
Raiders	7	3	21	5	36
Falcons	7	7	10	7	31

	Raiders	Falcons
Q1	7	7
Q2	3	7
Q3	21	10
Q4	5	7
FINAL	36	31

Key Performers

Raiders

PassingJ. George

12/22, 286 YDS, 1 TD

RushingN. Kaufman

14, 140 YDS, 2 TD

ReceivingR. Dudley

2, 90 YDS

TacklesR. Fredrickson

SacksA. Smith

3.0

InterceptionsN/A

Falcons

PassingC. Chandler

16/25, 199 YDS, 2 TD

RushingB. Hanspard

4, 84 YDS

ReceivingB. Emanuel

4, 92 YDS

TacklesT. Hall

SacksT. Hall

2.0

InterceptionsN/A

Team Comparison

Raiders

Stat

Falcons

First Downs

414

Total Yards

366

Rushes

149

Rush YDS

116

Rush TD

54.5%

PASS %

61.9%

265

NET PASS YDS

250

PASS TD

Takeaways

22:54

Time of Possession

37:06

Offensive Starters

C. Chandler QB

H. Green RB

B. Christian FB

T. Mathis WR

B. Emanuel WR

O. Santiago TE

B. Whitfield T

R. Tobeck G

R. Fortin C

G. Williams G

A. Davis T

Defensive Starters

L. Archambeau DE

T. Hall DT

D. Owens DT

C. Smith DE

C. Bennett LB

J. Tuggle LB

D. Brandon 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 3 match up between the Oakland Raiders and the Atlanta Falcons featuring 140 rushing yards by Napoleon Kaufman.

Legend

Moment: Raiders

Moment: Falcons

Raiders Momentum

Falcons Momentum

Scoring Timeline

< Q1 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Harold Green left guard for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Falcons opens scoring → 7-0

< Q1 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Napoleon Kaufman left tackle for 61 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders ties it up → 7-7

< Q2 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to O.J. Santiago for 1 yard touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 14-7

< Q2 > • OAK FG OAK FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cole Ford 49 yard field goal good

Raiders cuts lead → 14-10

< Q3 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Jeff George pass complete to James Jett for 51 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders takes the lead → 17-14

< Q3 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Chris Chandler pass complete to Bob Christian for 3 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons takes the lead → 21-17

< Q3 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Leo Araguz punts 58 yards returned by Todd Kinchen for 10 yards. Todd Kinchen fumbles (forced by James Folston) recovered by Kenny Shedd at AF25 and returned for 25 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders takes the lead → 24-21

< Q3 > • ATL FG ATL FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Morten Andersen 51 yard field goal good

Falcons ties it up → 24-24

< Q3 > • OAK TD OAK TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Napoleon Kaufman left end for 58 yards touchdown - PAT good

Raiders takes the lead → 31-24

< Q4 > • ATL TD ATL TD

TOUCHDOWN 🏈

Billy Joe Tolliver pass complete to Terance Mathis for 6 yards touchdown - PAT good

Falcons ties it up → 31-31

< Q4 > • OAK FG OAK FG

FIELD GOAL 🙌

Cole Ford 31 yard field goal good

Raiders takes the lead → 34-31

< Q4 > • OAK SAF OAK SAF

SAFETY 🙏

Billy Joe Tolliver sacked by Darrell Russell for 1 yard - Safety!

Raiders extends lead → 36-31

Detailed Player Statistics

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Sk	Rate
Jeff George	22	12	54.5	286	1	0	76	3	114.8
Team Totals	22	12	54.5	286	1	0	76	3

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Napoleon Kaufman	14	140	10.0	2	61
Derrick Fenner	4	8	2.0	0	4
Jeff George	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1
Tim Brown	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team Totals	20	149	7.5	2	61

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Tim Brown	6	4	69	17.3	0	33
Napoleon Kaufman	2	2	26	13.0	0	15
Rickey Dudley	3	2	90	45.0	0	76
Derrick Fenner	1	1	9	9.0	0	9
James Jett	4	1	51	51.0	1	51
Jerone Davison	3	1	25	25.0	0	25
Kenny Shedd	2	1	16	16.0	0	16
Team Totals	21	12	286	23.8	1	76

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Rob Fredrickson	10	7	3	1
James Trapp	9	9	0	0
Anthony Smith	6	6	0	3
Greg Biekert	6	3	3	1
Mike Morton	6	3	3	0
Eric Turner	6	3	3	0
Lance Johnstone	5	2	3	0
Chester McGlockton	4	3	1	0.5
Darrell Russell	4	3	1	0.5
Albert Lewis	3	2	1	0
Russell Maryland	3	2	1	0
Lionel Washington	3	3	0	0
Kevin Johnson	2	1	1	0
Terry McDaniel	2	1	1	0
Perry Carter	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	70	49	21	6

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg
Desmond Howard	2	57	28.5
Tim Brown	1	7	7
Team Totals	3	64	21.3

Player	Ret	Yds	Avg	TD
Desmond Howard	2	0	0	0
Team Totals	2	0	0.0	0

Player	FGA	FGM	XPA	XPM
Cole Ford	2	2	4	4
Team Totals	2	2	4	4

Player	Pnt	Yds	Y/P
Leo Araguz	7	318	45.4
Team Totals	7	318	45.4

Player	Att	Cmp	CMP%	Yds	TD	Lng	Sk	Rate
Chris Chandler	25	16	64.0	199	2	54	2	115.2
Billy Joe Tolliver	17	10	58.8	100	1	17	4	95.2
Team Totals	42	26	61.9	299	3	54	6

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Lng
Harold Green	11	2	0.2	1	3
Jamal Anderson	9	26	2.9	0	7
Byron Hanspard	4	84	21.0	0	77
Chris Chandler	2	4	2.0	0	4
Team Totals	26	116	4.5	1	77

Player	Tgt	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Lng
Terance Mathis	13	6	55	9.2	1	14
O.J. Santiago	6	5	40	8.0	1	12
Bert Emanuel	9	4	92	23.0	0	54
Michael Haynes	3	3	41	13.7	0	20
Bob Christian	3	3	24	8.0	1	18
Byron Hanspard	2	2	30	15.0	0	21
Harold Green	2	2	16	8.0	0	17
Jamal Anderson	1	1	1	1.0	0	1
Ed West	2	0	0	0.0	0	0
Team Totals	41	26	299	11.5	3	54

Player	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sk
Travis Hall	8	7	1	2
Devin Bush Sr.	5	5	0	0
Jessie Tuggle	4	3	1	0
Lester Archambeau	3	2	1	0
Ronnie Bradford	3	1	2	0
Chuck Smith	3	3	0	0
William White	3	2	1	0
Cornelius Bennett	2	2	0	1
Ray Buchanan	2	2	0	0
Lenny McGill	2	2	0	0
David Brandon	1	1	0	0
Shane Dronett	1	1	0	0
Team Totals	37	31	6	3