| Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals Game Statistics |
| Date: December 21, 1997 Location: Tempe, AZ |
| Venue: Sun Devil Stadium Attendance: 32003 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 61 F Humidty: 56% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta FalconsATL | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| Arizona CardinalsARI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | ATL | ARI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Bert Emanuel 38 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Chris Gedney 1 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 1 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Terance Mathis 17 pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 2 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 25 FG | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Jake Plummer 1 run (Joe Nedney kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 31 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 20 FG | 23 | 14 |
| 4 | Atlanta FalconsATL | Morten Andersen 26 FG | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Rob Moore 21 pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick) | 26 | 21 |
| 4 | Arizona CardinalsARI | Larry Centers 1 pass from Jake Plummer (Jake Plummer run) | 26 | 29 |
| 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 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Rob Moore |
| 81 | WR | Frank Sanders |
| 75 | LOT | Lomas Brown |
| 73 | LOG | Matt Joyce |
| 54 | C | Aaron Graham |
| 60 | ROG | Anthony Redmon |
| 64 | ROT | James Dexter |
| 80 | TE | Pat Carter |
| 84 | TE | Chris Gedney |
| 16 | QB | Jake Plummer |
| 37 | FB | Larry Centers |
| Defense | ||
| 63 | LDE | Michael Bankston |
| 96 | LDT | Brad Ottis |
| 93 | RDT | Mark Smith |
| 97 | RDE | Simeon Rice |
| 95 | LLB | Jamir Miller |
| 58 | MLB | Eric Hill |
| 57 | RLB | Ronald McKinnon |
| 35 | LCB | Aeneas Williams |
| 28 | SS | Tommy Bennett |
| 46 | FS | Brent Alexander |
| 29 | RCB | Ty Howard |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Jamal Anderson | 33 | 152 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Moore | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Jake Plummer | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 |
| Cedric Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leeland McElroy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||
| Chris Chandler | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 0 | 176 | 9.3 | 38t | 2 | 3 | 9 | 132.8 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||||
| Jake Plummer | 39 | 19 | 48.7 | 2 | 237 | 6.1 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 72.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Bert Emanuel | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 38t | 1 |
| Jamal Anderson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 17t | 1 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Rob Moore | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 21t | 1 |
| Frank Sanders | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Larry Centers | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 15 | 1 |
| Kevin Williams | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Pat Carter | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chris Gedney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| William White | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Chuck Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Tommy Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |||||
| Dan Stryzinski | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |||||
| Jeff Feagles | 4 | 183 | 45.8 | 57 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Todd Kinchen | 2 | 0 | 32 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||
| Morten Andersen | 7 | 473 | 67.6 | 0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||
| Joe Nedney | 5 | 342 | 68.4 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | ||||||
| Byron Hanspard | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | ||||||
| Kevin Williams | 7 | 207 | 29.6 | 43 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | |
| Dan Owens | 2.0 |
| Arizona Cardinals | |
| Mark Smith | 2.0 |
| Ronald McKinnon | 1.0 |
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