Cardinals 29-26 Falcons (21 Dec, 1997) Box Score

Atlanta Falcons

7-9, 4-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL					26
ARI					29

Arizona Cardinals

4-12, 3-5 home

Atlanta Passing


Chris Chandler
Jamal Anderson
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
13/19	176	9.3	2	0	3-9	132.8
0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0-0	0.0
13/20	167	8.8	2	1	3-9	105.4

Arizona Passing


Jake Plummer
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
19/39	237	6.1	3	2	2-6	72.3
19/39	231	6.1	3	2	2-6	72.3

Atlanta Rushing


Jamal Anderson
Chris Chandler
Bob Christian
Harold Green
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
33	152	4.6	20
5	35	7.0	17
1	2	2.0	2
1	0	0.0	0
40	189	4.7	20

Arizona Rushing


Ronald Moore
Larry Centers
Jake Plummer
Cedric Smith
Leeland McElroy
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
10	36	3.6	0	16
3	20	6.7	0	13
3	8	2.7	1	4
1	2	2.0	0	2
1	0	0.0	0	0
18	66	3.7	1	16

Atlanta Receiving


Bert Emanuel
Terance Mathis
Jamal Anderson
Brian Kozlowski
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
5	75	15.0	1	38
3	49	16.3	1	17
4	36	9.0	0	11
1	16	16.0	0	16
13	176	13.5	2	38

Arizona Receiving


Rob Moore
Frank Sanders
Larry Centers
Kevin R. Williams
Pat Carter
Chris Gedney
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	91	13.0	1	21
4	82	20.5	0	44
4	32	8.0	1	15
2	25	12.5	0	16
1	6	6.0	0	6
1	1	1.0	1	1
19	237	12.5	3	44

Atlanta Fumbles


Chris Chandler
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	0
1	0	0

Arizona Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No Arizona Fumbles

Atlanta Defense



William White
Dan Owens
Devin Bush
Travis Hall
Jessie Tuggle
Ray Buchanan
Henri Crockett
Chuck Smith
Ronnie Bradford
John Burrough
Lester Archambeau
Juran Bolden
Michael Booker
Gary Downs
Lenny McGill
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	2	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	3	0	0	1	0	0
4	2	0	0	1	0	0
3	3	0	0	2	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	31	2	0	9	0	0

Arizona Defense



Tommy Bennett
Kwamie Lassiter
Jamir Miller
Brad Ottis
Brent Alexander
Michael Bankston
Mark Smith
Eric Hill
Rashod Swinger
Mike Caldwell
J.J. McCleskey
Ronald McKinnon
Aeneas Williams
Ty Howard
Mark Campbell
Lomas Brown
Kenny Harris
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
10	8	0	0	1	0	0
9	3	0	0	0	0	0
9	2	0	0	0	0	0
8	6	0	0	0	0	0
7	5	0	0	0	0	0
6	6	0	0	0	0	0
6	4	2	0	0	0	0
6	2	0	0	0	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
4	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
84	52	3	0	1	0	0

Atlanta Interceptions


William White
Chuck Smith
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	11	0
1	4	0
2	15	0

Arizona Interceptions


Tommy Bennett
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

Atlanta Kick Returns


Byron Hanspard
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	53	17.7	26	0
3	53	17.7	26	0

Arizona Kick Returns


Kevin R. Williams
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
7	207	29.6	43	0
7	207	29.6	43	0

Atlanta Punt Returns


Todd Kinchen
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	32	16.0	18	0
2	32	16.0	18	0

Arizona Punt Returns

	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
No Arizona Punt Returns

Atlanta Kicking


Morten Andersen
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
4/4	100.0	31	2/2	14
4/4	100.0	31	2/2	14

Arizona Kicking


Joe Nedney
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3
0/0	0.0	0	3/3	3

Atlanta Punting


Dan Stryzinski
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
2	69	34.5	1	0	38
2	69	34.5	1	0	38

Arizona Punting


Jeff Feagles
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
4	183	45.8	1	0	57
4	183	45.8	1	0	57

5:00 AM, 21 December 1997

Attendance: 32,003

Referees:
Gerald Austin

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

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia	12	3	.800	402	283
Washington	10	5	.667	432	348
Dallas	7	8	.467	324	404
New York	2	13	.133	215	362

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