| Atlanta Falcons at San Diego Chargers Game Statistics |
| Date: December 7, 1997 Location: San Diego, CA |
| Venue: Qualcomm Stadium Attendance: 46317 |
| Weather: Mostly Cloudy Temp: 66 F Humidty: 73% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| San Diego ChargersSD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 19 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Byron Hanspard 99 kickoff return (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Greg Davis 37 FG | 14 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Bert Emanuel |
| 81 | WR | Terance Mathis |
| 70 | LOT | Bob Whitfield |
| 61 | LOG | Robbie Tobeck |
| 68 | C | Calvin Collins |
| 69 | ROG | Gene Williams |
| 77 | ROT | Matt Willig |
| 85 | TE | Brian Kozlowski |
| 12 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 32 | RB | Jamal Anderson |
| 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 |
| 94 | RLB | Henri Crockett |
| 34 | LCB | Ray Buchanan |
| 35 | SS | William White |
| 25 | FS | Devin Bush |
| 23 | RCB | Ronnie Bradford |
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | WR | Tony Martin |
| 80 | WR | Bryan Still |
| 70 | LOT | Vaughn Parker |
| 68 | LOG | Joe Cocozzo |
| 63 | C | Raleigh McKenzie |
| 65 | ROG | Troy Sienkiewicz |
| 75 | ROT | Tony Berti |
| 89 | TE | Frank Hartley |
| 5 | QB | Craig Whelihan |
| 33 | RB | Gary Brown |
| 34 | FB | Aaron Craver |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | William Fuller |
| 97 | LDT | John Parrella |
| 98 | RDT | Shawn Lee |
| 90 | RDE | Marco Coleman |
| 56 | OLB | Patrick Sapp |
| 55 | LILB | Junior Seau |
| 58 | RILB | Lew Bush |
| 28 | LCB | Dwayne Harper |
| 37 | SS | Rodney Harrison |
| 20 | FS | Mike Dumas |
| 29 | RCB | Terrance Shaw |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 22 | 60 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Gary Brown | 11 | 24 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Craig Whelihan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 23 | 10 | 43.5 | 1 | 115 | 5.0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 55.5 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| Craig Whelihan | 41 | 22 | 53.7 | 3 | 259 | 6.3 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 42.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Todd Kinchen | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19t | 1 |
| Michael Haynes | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Eric Metcalf | 8 | 109 | 13.6 | 47 | 0 |
| Bryan Still | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Terrell Fletcher | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Frank Hartley | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Tony Martin | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gary Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Shannon Mitchell | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Jones | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Ray Buchanan | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Dan Owens | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lenny McGill | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Rodney Harrison | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 5 | 191 | 38.2 | 46 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Darren Bennett | 4 | 156 | 39.0 | 52 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Eric Metcalf | 2 | 1 | -5 | -2.5 | -1 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Scott Bentley | 3 | 182 | 60.7 | 0 |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||
| Greg Davis | 2 | 141 | 70.5 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Byron Hanspard | 1 | 99 | 99.0 | 99 | 1 | |
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Kenny Bynum | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 25 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Lester Archambeau | 1.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Travis Hall | 1.0 |
| Jessie Tuggle | 1.0 |
| San Diego Chargers | |
| Rodney Harrison | 1.0 |
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