1997 Atlanta Falcons season

1997 Atlanta Falcons season
Head coach Dan Reeves
Home field Georgia Dome
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 3rd NFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 1997 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 32nd season in the National Football League (NFL). It was their first season with new Head Coach Dan Reeves, who had been hired on January 21.

For the season, they added a new logo and added the numerals & socks on the road jerseys are switched from black to red.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1997 NFL draft
1997 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Michael Booker  Cornerback Nebraska
2 32 Nathan Davis  Defensive end Indiana
2 41 Byron Hanspard  Running back Texas Tech
3 70 O. J. Santiago  Tight end Kent State
4 100 Henri Crockett  Linebacker Florida State
5 133 Marcus Wimberly  Defensive back Miami (FL)
6 180 Calvin Collins  Guard Texas A&M
7 204 Tony Graziani  Quarterback Oregon
7 222 Chris Bayne  Safety Fresno State
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff

1997 Atlanta Falcons staff
Front office
  • President – Taylor Smith
  • Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Dan Reeves
  • Director of Player Personnel/College – Reed Johnson
  • Director of Player Personnel/Pro – Chuck Connor
  • Assistant to Head Coach/Pro Personnel – Marvin Bass

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Dan Reeves
  • Assistant Head Coach – Rich Brooks
  • Assistant Head Coach/Football Operations – Harold Richardson

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Tim Jorgensen

Roster

1997 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 August 31 at Detroit Lions L 17–28 0–1 Pontiac Silverdome
61,244
2 September 7 Carolina Panthers L 6–9 0–2 Georgia Dome
51,829
3 September 14 Oakland Raiders L 31–36 0–3 Georgia Dome
47,922
4 September 21 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–34 0–4 3Com Park
60,404
5 September 28 Denver Broncos L 21–29 0–5 Georgia Dome
48,211
6 Bye
7 October 12 at New Orleans Saints W 23–17 1–5 Louisiana Superdome
65,619
8 October 19 San Francisco 49ers L 28–35 1–6 Georgia Dome
53,378
9 October 26 at Carolina Panthers L 12–21 1–7 Ericsson Stadium
54,675
10 November 2 St. Louis Rams W 34–31 2–7 Georgia Dome
36,583
11 November 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–31 2–8 Georgia Dome
46,018
12 November 16 at St. Louis Rams W 27–21 3–8 Trans World Dome
64,299
13 November 23 New Orleans Saints W 20–3 4–8 Georgia Dome
48,620
14 November 30 at Seattle Seahawks W 24–17 5–8 Kingdome
52,584
15 December 7 at San Diego Chargers W 14–3 6–8 Qualcomm Stadium
46,317
16 December 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 7–8 Georgia Dome
42,866
17 December 21 at Arizona Cardinals L 26–29 7–9 Sun Devil Stadium
32,003

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 13 3 0 .813 375 265 L1
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 265 314 L2
Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 320 361 L1
New Orleans Saints 6 10 0 .375 237 327 L1
St. Louis Rams 5 11 0 .313 299 359 W1

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References

  1. ↑ "1997 Atlanta Falcons draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1997 Atlanta Falcons starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 290

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