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1997 Atlanta Falcons Game Log

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Record: 7-9-0, 3rd in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dan Reeves (7-9-0)

Points For: 320 (20.0/g) 18th of 30

Points Against: 361 (22.6/g) 21st of 30

Expected W-L: 6.9-9.1

SRS: -4.17 (23rd of 30), SOS: -1.60

Offensive Coordinator: George Sefcik

Defensive Coordinator: Rich Brooks

Other Notable Asst.: Don Blackmon (Linebackers), Jack Burns (Quarterbacks), Pete Mangurian (Offensive Line), Ron Meeks (Secondary) and Art Shell (Offensive Line)

Stadium: Georgia Dome

Principal Owner: Taylor Smith

Head Coach/de facto General Manager: Dan Reeves

Offensive Scheme: Smashmouth

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +10000; O/U: 6.0

Training Camp: Atlanta Falcons Training Facility (Suwanee, Georgia)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	17	28	20	37	268	1	3	4	22	7.8	6.5	54.1	52.5	29	55	1.9	1	1	2	2	2	8	328	3	17	2	2	35:40
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	L			Carolina Panthers	6	9	11	23	162	0	0	0	0	7.0	7.0	47.8	71.3	27	48	1.8	0	2	2	0	0	8	352	2	12	0	0	26:40
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	31	36	26	42	250	3	0	6	49	7.1	5.2	61.9	102.3	26	116	4.5	1	1	1	4	4	5	185	7	17	0	1	37:06
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	7	34	20	36	154	1	1	3	25	5.0	3.9	55.6	63.9	29	57	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	9	369	6	16	0	1	35:36
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L			Denver Broncos	21	29	18	31	196	3	1	4	26	7.2	5.6	58.1	95.6	21	112	5.3	0	0	1	3	3	7	294	4	12	0	0	27:51
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	23	17	10	22	77	1	0	5	40	5.3	2.9	45.5	69.7	31	89	2.9	1	3	3	2	2	6	252	4	13	0	0	30:10
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	28	35	22	44	253	4	0	6	46	6.8	5.1	50.0	98.0	16	39	2.4	0	0	0	4	4	5	230	7	15	1	3	27:58
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L		@	Carolina Panthers	12	21	21	46	233	1	2	2	8	5.2	4.9	45.7	50.4	23	68	3.0	0	2	2	0	0	7	245	3	15	0	1	27:58
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W			St. Louis Rams	34	31	19	32	265	3	1	2	11	8.6	7.8	59.4	104.3	26	197	7.6	1	2	2	4	4	4	168	4	8	0	0	29:01
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	31	19	27	173	1	0	5	39	7.9	5.4	70.4	99.8	24	102	4.3	0	1	1	1	1	5	160	3	10	1	1	30:39
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Rams	27	21	20	30	214	1	1	2	18	7.7	6.7	66.7	84.6	29	100	3.4	2	2	2	3	3	3	120	7	12	0	0	30:30
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	3	17	27	177	2	0	5	34	7.8	5.5	63.0	106.6	32	92	2.9	0	2	3	2	2	6	198	5	14	0	0	35:47
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	24	17	15	23	201	1	0	1	3	8.9	8.4	65.2	107.3	25	72	2.9	1	1	1	3	3	5	185	2	11	2	2	26:27
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	14	3	10	23	108	1	1	1	7	5.0	4.5	43.5	54.3	28	96	3.4	0	0	0	2	2	5	190	6	13	1	1	30:13
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	20	17	12	21	175	1	0	5	35	10.0	6.7	57.1	100.3	36	211	5.9	1	2	3	2	2	4	156	5	12	1	1	35:40
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Arizona Cardinals	26	29	13	20	167	2	1	3	9	8.8	7.3	65.0	103.5	40	189	4.7	0	4	4	2	2	2	70	6	13	0	0	36:29

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	L		@	Detroit Lions	17	28	12	30	175	2	1	4	30	6.8	5.1	40.0	68.1	23	46	2.0	0	0	0	4	4	9	316	3	15	0	0	24:20
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	L			Carolina Panthers	6	9	21	35	228	0	0	6	40	7.7	5.6	60.0	79.2	28	93	3.3	0	3	4	0	0	6	151	7	15	0	0	33:20
3	Sun	September 14	boxscore	L			Oakland Raiders	31	36	12	22	265	1	0	3	21	13.0	10.6	54.5	112.9	20	149	7.5	2	2	2	4	4	7	220	2	10	0	0	22:54
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L		@	San Francisco 49ers	7	34	19	31	353	2	0	3	15	11.9	10.4	61.3	122.1	20	71	3.6	2	2	2	4	4	6	158	1	9	0	0	24:24
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L			Denver Broncos	21	29	18	33	228	3	1	3	15	7.4	6.3	54.5	94.0	27	101	3.7	1	0	0	1	1	6	166	7	15	1	1	32:09
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	23	17	14	22	99	1	2	10	76	8.0	3.1	63.6	51.1	28	80	2.9	1	1	1	2	2	6	148	2	13	2	3	29:50
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	L			San Francisco 49ers	28	35	16	25	241	2	1	3	18	10.4	8.6	64.0	105.6	35	197	5.6	3	0	0	3	3	3	43	7	12	0	0	32:02
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	L		@	Carolina Panthers	12	21	12	25	91	1	1	3	16	4.3	3.3	48.0	53.9	36	137	3.8	2	0	0	3	3	8	282	7	16	0	0	32:02
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	W			St. Louis Rams	34	31	23	34	399	2	1	1	2	11.8	11.4	67.6	114.7	29	108	3.7	2	1	1	4	4	4	67	4	11	1	1	30:59
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	L			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	10	31	12	20	150	2	0	0	0	7.5	7.5	60.0	116.7	38	199	5.2	2	1	1	4	4	5	90	6	12	0	0	29:21
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	W		@	St. Louis Rams	27	21	21	38	242	2	0	3	24	7.0	5.9	55.3	92.2	25	88	3.5	1	0	2	3	3	5	105	8	16	0	1	29:30
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	W			New Orleans Saints	20	3	14	29	118	0	4	6	32	5.2	3.4	48.3	19.7	20	55	2.8	0	1	2	0	0	6	173	1	13	1	1	24:13
14	Sun	November 30	boxscore	W		@	Seattle Seahawks	24	17	24	38	228	2	1	3	12	6.3	5.6	63.2	86.3	25	123	4.9	0	1	2	2	2	5	98	8	16	1	1	33:33
15	Sun	December 7	boxscore	W		@	San Diego Chargers	14	3	22	41	221	0	3	4	38	6.3	4.9	53.7	38.8	17	47	2.8	0	1	2	0	0	4	62	7	15	0	0	29:47
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	W			Philadelphia Eagles	20	17	16	34	171	1	1	1	9	5.3	4.9	47.1	59.8	20	106	5.3	1	1	1	2	2	6	151	3	12	1	1	24:20
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	L		@	Arizona Cardinals	26	29	19	39	231	3	2	2	6	6.1	5.6	48.7	71.6	18	66	3.7	1	0	0	3	3	4	74	5	13	3	3	23:31

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