1997 Atlanta Falcons season
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Schedule
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| 1 | August 31 | at Detroit Lions 1997 Detroit Lions season The 1997 season marked the Lions qualifying for the playoffs. Bobby Ross replaced Wayne Fontes as head coach. The highlight of the season was Barry Sanders becoming the third player in NFL history to rush for at least 2,000 yards in a season.-Staff:... |
L 17–28 | 0–1 | Pontiac Silverdome Silverdome The Silverdome is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue located in Launceston, Tasmania built in 1984. The Silverdome was built at an estimated cost of A$4 million, as the Tasmanian Government "proposed a world class facility" to replace the run down velodrome in the Launceston suburb of St... |
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| 2 | September 7 | Carolina Panthers 1997 Carolina Panthers season -Schedule:-References:... |
L 6–9 | 0–2 | Georgia Dome Georgia Dome The Georgia Dome is a domed stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, between downtown to the east and Vine City to the west. It is primarily the home stadium for the NFL Atlanta Falcons and the NCAA Division I FCS Georgia State Panthers football team. It is owned and operated by the... |
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| 3 | September 14 | Oakland Raiders 1997 Oakland Raiders season The 1997 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 38th season in the NFL. Led by Joe Bugel, the club finished with a 4–12 record. The Raiders missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Awards and records:... |
L 31–36 | 0–3 | Georgia Dome | |
| 4 | September 21 | at San Francisco 49ers 1997 San Francisco 49ers season The 1997 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 48th year with the National Football League. The franchise appeared in the NFC Championship Game for the fifth time in the 1990’s and, to date, is their last appearance in the NFC title game.-Regular season:... |
L 7–34 | 0–4 | 3Com Park | |
| 5 | September 28 | Denver Broncos 1997 Denver Broncos season The Denver Broncos finished the 1997 NFL season by winning Super Bowl XXXII. They went 12–4 during the regular season. The Broncos were the third team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl but not win the Division Title.- Season summary :... |
L 21–29 | 0–5 | Georgia Dome | |
| 6 | Bye Bye (sports) A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing... |
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| 7 | October 12 | at New Orleans Saints 1997 New Orleans Saints season The 1997 New Orleans Saints season was the Saints 31st season.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:**... |
W 23–17 | 1–5 | Louisiana Superdome | |
| 8 | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | L 28–35 | 1–6 | Georgia Dome | |
| 9 | October 26 | at Carolina Panthers | L 12–21 | 1–7 | Ericsson Stadium Bank of America Stadium Bank of America Stadium is a 73,778-seat football stadium located on of land in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the home facility of the Carolina Panthers NFL franchise. It also hosts the annual Belk Bowl which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Big East... |
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| 10 | November 2 | St. Louis Rams 1997 St. Louis Rams season The 1997 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 60th year with the National Football League and the third season in St. Louis.-Schedule:-References:... |
W 34–31 | 2–7 | Georgia Dome | |
| 11 | November 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season The 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on a 6-10 season from 1996. The 1997 season was notable for several reasons... |
L 10–31 | 2–8 | Georgia Dome | |
| 12 | November 16 | at St. Louis Rams | W 27–21 | 3–8 | Trans World Dome Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome The Edward Jones Dome (more formally known as the Edward Jones Dome at America's Center, and previously known as The Trans World Dome (from 1995–2001) is a multi-purpose stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, and home of the St. Louis Rams of the NFL. It was... |
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| 13 | November 23 | New Orleans Saints | W 20–3 | 4–8 | Georgia Dome | |
| 14 | November 30 | at Seattle Seahawks 1997 Seattle Seahawks season The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League. The team traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Frieze's backup... |
W 24–17 | 5–8 | Kingdome Kingdome The Kingdome was a multi-purpose stadium located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. Owned and operated by King County, the Kingdome opened in 1976 and was best known as the home stadium of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League , the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball , and the... |
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| 15 | December 7 | at San Diego Chargers 1997 San Diego Chargers season The 1997 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1996. It was Kevin Gilbride's first season as the teams head coach. The team's stadium, Qualcomm Stadium hosted Super Bowl XXXII at the end of the season.-Staff:... |
W 14–3 | 6–8 | Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area.... |
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| 16 | December 14 | Philadelphia Eagles 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 65th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 10–6, winning only six games and failing to reach the playoffs for the first time in three seasons.-Player Selections:... |
W 20–17 | 7–8 | Georgia Dome | |
| 17 | December 21 | at Arizona Cardinals 1997 Arizona Cardinals season The 1997 Arizona Cardinals season was the 78th season the franchise was in the National Football League and 10th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 7-9, instead winning only four games. The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive... |
L 26–29 | 7–9 | Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium, located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. The stadium's current seating capacity is 71,706 and the playing surface is natural grass... |
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