Game 43. Philadelphia at Atlanta
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1997 Game 172 (Week 13) New Orleans at Atlanta
Saints win a tale of two halves
In the first half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, New Orleans Saints’ QB Billy Jo Hobert was atrocious. He was 5 of 12 for 92 yards with 3 INTs and the Saints trailed 17-0 at halftime. In the second half, Hobert flipped the switch, and he got hot in the second. He was 13 of 18 passing for 259 yards and 3 TDs and led the Saints to a 31-24 come-from-behind win over the Falcons.
The Falcons took a 17-0 lead at halftime due to their explosive offense. QB Chris Chandler and the Falcons racked up 236 yards by halftime and were rolling. Chandler hit RB Jamal Anderson on a 23-yard touchdown pass and then Anderson snaked his way through the Saints defense for another first half touchdown.
Then the Saints started rolling in the third quarter as they scored 24 answered points. RB Ray Zellars scored on a TD run of 3 yards, and then Hobert connected on TD pass of 5 and 59 yards to WR Andre Hastings.
The Falcons tied the game with 4 minutes to play in the game when Chandler tossed a TD strike to WR Terrence Mathis for 43 yards; however, a minute later, Hobert connected with WR Randal Hill on an 83-yard game-winning bomb. The Saints held on to win 31-24.
The Saints are now 7-5 and are in the thick of the NFC Wildcard race. They snapped a three-game losing streak with this win and will travel to Charlotte next Sunday to take on the Carolina Panthers. The Falcons are now 5-7 and are on the outside looking in of the NFC Wildcard race. They will travel next Sunday to take on the red-hot Seattle Seahawks.
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1997 Game 152 (Week 12) Atlanta at St. Louis
Chandler throws the Falcons to victory
Atlanta Falcons’ QB Chris Chandler had his best day of the season in a 34-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams Sunday in the TWA Dome. Chandler threw for only 214 yards on 22 of 30 passing but he tossed 4 TD passes.
The Rams jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead in the 1st quarter, but then the Falcons went to work offensively and outscored the Rams 34-7 the rest of the day. The Falcons’ defense turned the heat up on Rams’ QB Tony Banks and sacked him six times on the afternoon and picked him off twice, which set up Falcon TDs.
Offensively, the Falcons relied on their ground game as they rushed for 199 yards on the afternoon. RB Jamal Anderson rushed for 143 yards on 23 carries with most of the production coming in the 4th quarter to salt the game away.
Chandler connected with his top two wideouts in Bert Emanuel and Terrence Mathis. Emanuel caught eight passes for 92 yards and 2 TDs, while Mathis caught six passes for 65 yards and 2 TDs.
Veteran LB Cornelius Bennett had his best day as a Falcon. He had 2.5 sacks and forced a fumble, which resulted in a Falcons’ TD.
Next week, the 5-6 Falcons will try to climb into the NFC playoff hunt when they host the New Orleans Saints. The struggling Rams (2-9) will host the Carolina Panthers.