| Oakland Raiders at Atlanta Falcons Game Statistics |
| Date: September 14, 1997 Location: Atlanta, GA |
| Venue: Georgia Dome Attendance: 47922 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland RaidersOAK | 7 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 36 |
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | OAK | ATL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Harold Green 1 run (Morten Andersen kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Napoleon Kaufman 61 run (Cole Ford kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | O.J. Santiago 1 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Cole Ford 49 FG | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | James Jett 51 pass from Jeff George (Cole Ford kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bob Christian 3 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 17 | 21 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Kenny Shedd 25 opponents fumble recovery (Cole Ford kick) | 24 | 21 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 51 FG | 24 | 24 |
| 3 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Napoleon Kaufman 58 run (Cole Ford kick) | 31 | 24 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 6 pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Morten Andersen kick) | 31 | 31 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Cole Ford 31 FG | 34 | 31 |
| 4 | Oakland RaidersOAK | Safety, Billy Joe Tolliver sacked in end zone by Anthony Smith | 36 | 31 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Tim Brown |
| 82 | WR | James Jett |
| 77 | LOT | Pat Harlow |
| 76 | LOG | Steve Wisniewski |
| 63 | C | Barret Robbins |
| 71 | ROG | Lester Holmes |
| 72 | ROT | Lincoln Kennedy |
| 83 | TE | Rickey Dudley |
| 22 | TE | Harvey Williams |
| 3 | QB | Jeff George |
| 26 | RB | Napoleon Kaufman |
| Defense | ||
| 94 | LDE | Anthony Smith |
| 67 | LDT | Russell Maryland |
| 91 | RDT | Chester McGlockton |
| 51 | RDE | Lance Johnstone |
| 53 | LOLB | Rob Fredrickson |
| 54 | MLB | Greg Biekert |
| 50 | ROLB | Mike Morton |
| 36 | LCB | Terry McDaniel |
| 37 | SS | James Trapp |
| 42 | FS | Eric Turner |
| 20 | RCB | Perry Carter |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 65 | C | Roman Fortin |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 76 | ROT | Antone Davis |
| 88 | TE | O.J. Santiago |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 28 | RB | Harold Green |
| 44 | FB | Bob Christian |
| Defense | ||
| 92 | LDE | Lester Archambeau |
| 98 | LDT | Travis Hall |
| 93 | RDT | Dan Owens |
| 90 | RDE | Chuck Smith |
| 97 | LLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | MLB | Jessie Tuggle |
| 51 | RLB | David Brandon |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Napoleon Kaufman | 14 | 140 | 10.0 | 61t | 2 |
| Derrick Fenner | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff George | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Byron Hanspard | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 77 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 11 | 2 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||||||||
| Jeff George | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 0 | 286 | 13.0 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 114.8 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 0 | 199 | 8.0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 115.2 |
| Billy Joe Tolliver | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 100 | 5.9 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 95.2 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Tim Brown | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Rickey Dudley | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 76 | 0 |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 15 | 0 |
| James Jett | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51t | 1 |
| Jerone Davison | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Kenny Shedd | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Derrick Fenner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Terance Mathis | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 15 | 1 |
| O.J. Santiago | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 12 | 1 |
| Bert Emanuel | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 54 | 0 |
| Michael Haynes | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Byron Hanspard | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |||||
| Leo Araguz | 7 | 318 | 45.4 | 58 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 5 | 184 | 36.8 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 4 | 2 | 35 | 8.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Ray Buchanan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||
| Cole Ford | 6 | 440 | 73.3 | 4 |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 6 | 432 | 72.0 | 4 |
| Dan Stryzinski | 1 | 55 | 55.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | ||||||
| Desmond Howard | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 38 | 0 | |
| Tim Brown | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Juran Bolden | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Oakland Raiders | |
| Anthony Smith | 3.0 |
| Greg Biekert | 1.0 |
| Rob Fredrickson | 1.0 |
| Chester McGlockton | 0.5 |
| Darrell Russell | 0.5 |
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Travis Hall | 2.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
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