1997 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (7-9)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1997 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference.
Atlanta scored 320 points, while the defensive squad allowed 361. Chris Chandler passed for 2,692 yards. Bert Emanuel paced pass catchers, hauling in 65 passes for 991 yards, while Terance Mathis was targeted regularly also.
Jamal Anderson ran for a team-best 1,002 yards for the Falcons.
Ray Buchanan picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Chuck Smith topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 55 sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Scott Adams | G-T | September 28, 1966 | 6'5" | 301 | Georgia | Lake City, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | RB | September 30, 1972 | 5'11" | 237 | Utah | Woodland Hills, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 92 | Lester Archambeau | LDE | June 27, 1967 | 6'5" | 275 | Stanford | Montville, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | Chris Bayne | DB | March 22, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Fresno St. | Riverside, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 97 | Cornelius Bennett | LLB | August 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 237 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Scott Bentley | K | April 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 203 | Florida St. | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Juran Bolden | DB | June 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 207 | Mississippi Delta CC | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 20 | Michael Booker | DB | April 27, 1975 | 6'2" | 203 | Nebraska | Oceanside, CA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | RCB | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | Colorado | Minot, ND USA | 16 | 15 |
| 51 | David Brandon | LB | February 9, 1965 | 6'4" | 234 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Ray Buchanan | LCB | September 29, 1971 | 5'9" | 186 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | John Burrough | DE | May 17, 1972 | 6'5" | 275 | Washington St. | Laramie, WY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 25 | Devin Bush | FS | July 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Chris Chandler | QB | October 12, 1965 | 6'4" | 224 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Bob Christian | FB | November 14, 1968 | 5'11" | 226 | Northwestern | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 12 |
| 68 | Calvin Collins | C | January 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 307 | Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 15 | 13 |
| 94 | Henri Crockett | RLB | October 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 76 | Antone Davis | T | February 28, 1967 | 6'4" | 330 | Tennessee | Sweetwater, TN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 99 | Nathan Davis | DE | February 6, 1974 | 6'5" | 312 | Indiana | Hartford, CT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 72 | Scott Davis | G | January 29, 1970 | 6'3" | 292 | Iowa | Glenwood, IA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 45 | Gary Downs | RB | June 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 212 | North Carolina St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Shane Dronett | DT | January 12, 1971 | 6'6" | 300 | Texas | Orange, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 87 | Bert Emanuel | WR | October 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | UCLA | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Roman Fortin | C | February 26, 1967 | 6'5" | 297 | Oregon St. | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | Jamal Fountaine | DE | January 29, 1971 | 6'3" | 240 | Washington | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Graziani | QB | December 23, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Oregon | Las Vegas, NV USA | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | Harold Green | RB | January 29, 1968 | 6'2" | 222 | South Carolina | Ladson, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 27 | Donovan Greer | DB | September 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 178 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Travis Hall | LDT | August 3, 1972 | 6'5" | 295 | BYU | Kenai, AK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Ruffin Hamilton | LB | March 2, 1971 | 6'1" | 235 | Tulane | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 24 | Byron Hanspard | KR | January 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 198 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Mercury Hayes | WR | January 1, 1973 | 5'11" | 195 | Michigan | Houston, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 82 | Michael Haynes | WR | December 24, 1965 | 6'0" | 184 | Northern Arizona | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 89 | Todd Kinchen | PR | January 7, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | TE | October 4, 1970 | 6'3" | 250 | Connecticut | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 5 |
| 81 | Terance Mathis | WR | June 7, 1967 | 5'10" | 177 | New Mexico | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Lenny McGill | DB | May 31, 1971 | 6'1" | 195 | Arizona St. | Long Beach, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 55 | Nate Miller | G | October 8, 1971 | 6'3" | 310 | LSU | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 93 | Dan Owens | RDT | March 16, 1967 | 6'3" | 280 | USC | Whittier, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 96 | Anthony Pleasant | DE-DT | January 27, 1968 | 6'5" | 280 | Tennessee St. | Century, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 88 | O.J. Santiago | TE | April 4, 1974 | 6'7" | 265 | Kent St. | Whitby, ON Canada | 11 | 11 |
| 52 | Craig Sauer | LB | December 13, 1972 | 6'1" | 240 | Minnesota | Sartell, MN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 49 | Brian Saxton | TE | March 13, 1972 | 6'6" | 256 | Boston Col. | Whippany, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Adam Schreiber | G-C | February 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Texas | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Freddie Scott | WR | August 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 188 | Penn St. | Miami Beach, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Chris Shelling | DB | November 3, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Columbus, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Chuck Smith | RDE | December 21, 1969 | 6'2" | 257 | Tennessee | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 86 | Ed Smith | TE | June 5, 1969 | 6'4" | 253 | none | Trenton, NJ USA | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Dan Stryzinski | P | May 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 237 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Eddie Sutter | LB | October 3, 1969 | 6'3" | 240 | Northwestern | Peoria, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 61 | Robbie Tobeck | LG | March 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 297 | Washington St. | Tarpon Springs, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 11 | Billy Tolliver | QB | February 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 217 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle | MLB | April 4, 1965 | 5'11" | 230 | Valdosta St. | Spalding County, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Ed West | TE | August 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 250 | Auburn | Colbert County, AL USA | 12 | 3 |
| 35 | William White | SS | February 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | LT | October 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Gene Williams | RG | October 14, 1968 | 6'2" | 310 | Iowa St. | Blair, NE USA | 15 | 15 |
| 77 | Matt Willig | RT | January 21, 1969 | 6'8" | 315 | USC | LA Mirada, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 48 | Marcus Wimberly | DB | July 8, 1974 | 5'11" | 192 | Miami (FL) | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 0 |
