1996-97 Atlanta Falcons Stats

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	1996-97 Atlanta Falcons Stats
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Team Statistics	Falcons	Opponents
Total 1st Downs	3651	309
1st Downs (Rushing - Passing - By Penalty)	846 - 2521 - 284	102 - 182 - 25
3rd Down Conversions	996 / 2506	87 / 206
4th Down Conversions	49 / 123	2 / 6
Total Offensive Yards	5116	5786
Offense (Plays - Average Yards)	971 - 5.3	994 - 5.8
Total Rushing Yards	1461	2041
Rushing (Plays - Average Yards)	329 - 4.4	473 - 4.3
Total Passing Yards	3909	3745
Passing (Completions - Attempts - Interceptions - Average)	356 - 600 - 30 - 6.5	302 - 485 - 6 - 7.7
Sacks	42	36
Field Goals	22 / 29	42 / 44
Touchdowns	35	48
Touchdowns (Rushing - Passing - Returns - Defensive)	9 - 26 - 0 - 0	18 - 26 - 2 - 2
Turnover Ratio	-18

1996-97 Falcons Passing Stats

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Player	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp%	Yds/Att	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	Long	Sck	Sack/Lost	Rating
Bobby Hebert	488	294	3152	60.20%	6.50	22	4.50%	25	5.10%	57	27	150	72.9
Jeff George	99	56	698	56.60%	7.00	3	3.00%	3	3.00%	67	11	84	76.1
Browning Nagle	13	6	59	46.20%	4.50	1	7.70%	2	15.40%	17	4	20	45.5

1996-97 Falcons Rushing Stats

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Player	Att	Yds	Yds/Att	Long	TD
Jamal Anderson	232	1055	4.6	32	5
Craig Heyward	72	321	4.5	34	3
Bobby Hebert	15	59	3.9	25	1
Jeff George	5	10	2.0	5	0
Eric Metcalf	3	8	2.7	4	0
Richard Huntley	2	8	4.0	5	0

1996-97 Falcons Receiving Stats

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Player	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	Long	TD
Bert Emanuel	75	921	12.3	53	6
Terance Mathis	69	771	11.2	55	7
Eric Metcalf	54	599	11.1	67	6
Jamal Anderson	49	473	9.6	34	1
Tyrone Brown	28	325	11.6	38	1
J.J. Birden	30	319	10.6	57	2
Roell Preston	21	208	9.9	17	1
Craig Heyward	16	168	10.5	25	0
Freddie Scott	7	80	11.4	27	0
Mitch Lyons	4	16	4.0	5	1
Robbie Tobeck	2	15	7.5	14	1
Richard Huntley	1	14	14.0	14	0

1996-97 Falcons Field Goal Stats

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Player	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60+
Morten Andersen	0-0	5-5	9-11	7-8	0-0	0-0

1996-97 Falcons Punting Stats

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Player	Punts	Yards	Long	Avg	Blk	Ret	RetY	IN 20	Net Avg
Dan Stryzinski	75	3152	58	42.0	0	32	413	22	35.4

1996-97 Falcons Punt Return Stats

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Player	Returns	FC	Yds	Long	TD
Eric Metcalf	27	9	11.0	39	0
Terance Mathis	3	1	6.3	10	0
Craig Heyward	1	0	0.0	0	0

1996-97 Falcons Kick Return Stats

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Player	Returns	FC	Yds	Yds/Ret	Long	TD
Eric Metcalf	49	0	1034	21.1	55	55
Roell Preston	32	0	681	21.3	50	50
Jamal Anderson	4	0	80	20.0	27	27
Craig Heyward	1	0	18	18.0	18	18
Lorenzo Styles	1	0	12	12.0	12	12

1996-97 Falcons Defensive Stats

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Player	Total	Solo	Assist	Sck	Sfty	Fumb
Jessie Tuggle	113	95	18	1.0	0	1
Ron George	69	49	20	2.0	0	0
Devin Bush	60	52	8	0.0	0	1
Cornelius Bennett	59	51	8	3.0	0	2
Lester Archambeau	55	41	14	2.0	0	0
Patrick Bates	52	38	14	0.0	0	0
Travis Hall	52	45	7	6.0	0	2
Darnell Walker	52	48	4	0.0	0	1
Lenny McGill	42	36	6	0.0	0	1
Chuck Smith	40	33	7	6.0	0	0
Brad Edwards	35	32	3	0.0	0	0
Dan Owens	35	29	6	5.5	0	0
Tim McKyer	34	31	3	1.0	0	0
Lorenzo Styles	28	25	3	0.0	0	0
Louis Riddick	27	24	3	1.0	0	0
Moe Gardner	23	21	2	0.0	0	0
Nate Odomes	23	23	0	0.0	0	0
Craig Sauer	23	18	5	0.0	0	1
Anthony Phillips	20	17	3	0.0	0	0
David Brandon	17	16	1	1.0	0	0

1996-97 Falcons Interception Stats

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Player	Int	Yds	Yds/Int	Long	TD
Chuck Smith	1	21	21.0	21	0
Brad Edwards	2	15	7.5	15	0
Cornelius Bennett	1	3	3.0	3	0
Devin Bush	1	2	2.0	2	0
Darnell Walker	1	0	0.0	0	0

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