Jaguars 19-17 Falcons (22 Dec, 1996) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

3-13, 1-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					17
JAX					19

Jacksonville Jaguars

9-7, 7-1 home

Atlanta Passing


Bobby Hebert
Browning Kenneth Nagle
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	SACKS	RTG
17/25	172	6.9	1	1-9	100.8
0/1	0	0.0	0	0-0	39.6
17/26	163	6.6	1	1-9	97.0

Jacksonville Passing


Mark Brunell
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
18/29	222	7.7	0	0	3-8	85.7
18/29	214	7.7	0	0	3-8	85.7

Atlanta Rushing


Craig Heyward
Jamal Anderson
Bobby Hebert
Richard Huntley
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
16	69	4.3	1	16
11	55	5.0	0	14
2	14	7.0	0	15
2	8	4.0	0	5
31	146	4.7	1	16

Jacksonville Rushing


Natrone Means
Mark Brunell
Le'Shai Maston
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
27	110	4.1	0	17
4	28	7.0	1	16
1	5	5.0	0	5
32	143	4.5	1	17

Atlanta Receiving


Bert Emanuel
Tyrone Brown
Craig Heyward
Richard Huntley
Mitch Lyons
Eric Metcalf
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	67	11.2	0	17
6	60	10.0	0	23
2	22	11.0	0	13
1	14	14.0	0	14
1	5	5.0	0	5
1	4	4.0	1	4
17	172	10.1	1	23

Jacksonville Receiving


Jimmy Smith
Keenan McCardell
Pete Mitchell
Derek Brown
Willie Jackson
Le'Shai Maston
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	75	15.0	29
4	47	11.8	17
4	46	11.5	16
3	33	11.0	14
1	13	13.0	13
1	8	8.0	8
18	222	12.3	29

Atlanta Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Atlanta Fumbles

Jacksonville Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Jacksonville Fumbles

Atlanta Defense



Jessie Tuggle
Lester Archambeau
Darnell Walker
Devin Bush
Lorenzo Styles
Ron George
Lenny McGill
Brad Edwards
Travis Hall
Craig Sauer
Jeff Zgonina
Clay Matthews
John Burrough
Louis Riddick
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
12	9	0	0	0	0	0
9	7	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	1	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
61	44	3	0	1	0	0

Jacksonville Defense



Aaron Beasley
Travis Davis
Jeff Lageman
Clyde Simmons
Kevin Hardy
Eddie Robinson Jr.
Chris Hudson
Mickey Washington
Kelvin Pritchett
Robert Massey
Don Davey
Tony Brackens
Ricky Bell
Dana Hall
Bucky Brooks
Tom McManus
Darren Studstill
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	1	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	41	1	0	4	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Atlanta Interceptions

Jacksonville Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Jacksonville Interceptions

Atlanta Kick Returns


Roell Preston
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	123	20.5	24	0
6	123	20.5	24	0

Jacksonville Kick Returns


Bucky Brooks
Ricky Bell
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	50	25.0	27
1	5	5.0	5
3	55	18.3	27

Atlanta Punt Returns


Eric Metcalf
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	18	6.0	10	0
3	18	6.0	10	0

Jacksonville Punt Returns


Chris Hudson
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	12	6.0	10	0
2	12	6.0	10	0

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/2	50.0	46	2/2	5
1/2	50.0	46	2/2	5

Jacksonville Kicking


Mike Hollis
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	42	1/1	13
4/4	100.0	42	1/1	13

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	175	43.8	0	2	52
4	175	43.8	0	2	52

Jacksonville Punting


Bryan Barker
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
3	135	45.0	0	0	53
3	135	45.0	0	0	53

5:00 AM, 22 December 1996

Attendance: 71,449

Referees:
Dale Hamer

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	9	6	.600	329	347
Seattle	8	7	.533	339	340
Arizona	7	8	.467	344	342
San Francisco	6	9	.400	331	349

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