1998 Atlanta Falcons roster: 14-2

The Atlanta Falcons went 14-2 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the NFC West. They reached Super Bowl XXXIII and lost 34-19.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Atlanta Falcons team stats
Points27.64th of 30
Passing Yards211.611th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.86th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.911th of 30
Rushing Yards131.36th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.16th of 30
Sacks2.418th of 30
Tackles40.526th of 30
Touchdowns3.34th of 30
Total Yards365.36th of 30
Points Allowed18.14th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %41.78th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1998 Falcons roster: passing

1998 Atlanta Falcons passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Chris ChandlerQB141903273,1542512100.9
Steve DeBergQB830593693180.4
Tony GrazianiQB316331990242.4
Tim DwightWR1212220089.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Falcons roster: rushing

1998 Atlanta Falcons rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Jamal AndersonRB164101,8464.514
Chris ChandlerQB14361213.42
Ken OxendineRB918502.80
Harold GreenRB620371.90
Tony GrazianiQB34215.30
Bob ChristianFB148212.62
Tim DwightWR128192.40
Gary DownsRB16144.00
Elijah WilliamsDB152-2-1.00
Terance MathisWR161-6-6.00
Steve DeBergQB88-10-1.30

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Falcons roster: receiving

1998 Atlanta Falcons receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Tony MartinWR166601,18117.96
Terance MathisWR166401,13617.811
O.J. SantiagoTE1627042815.95
Jamal AndersonRB1627031911.82
Bob ChristianFB1419021411.31
Todd KinchenWR1111015714.31
Brian KozlowskiTE1610010310.31
Tim DwightWR12409423.51
Harold GreenRB6203417.00
Gary DownsRB1640317.80
Chris ChandlerQB14102222.00
Ronnie HarrisWR6101414.00
Ken OxendineRB9101111.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Falcons roster: defense

1998 Atlanta Falcons defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Cornelius BennettLB1692691.0050
Jessie TuggleLB1685653.0031
William WhiteSS1667560.0271
Eugene RobinsonFS1666460.0482
Ray BuchananFS1660530.07221
Travis HallDT1449384.5051
Shane DronettDT1647346.5022
Chuck SmithDE1646348.5003
Lester ArchambeauDE15382810.0016
Craig SauerLB1636290.0120
Michael BookerDB1435320.0170
Ronnie BradfordFS1432310.03110
Henri CrockettLB1028211.0001
Keith BrookingLB1526190.0152
John BurroughDE162090.5000
Randy FullerDB1319172.0041
Devin BushFS1317130.0012
Esera TuaoloDT131060.0010
Antonio EdwardsDE15841.0011
Elijah WilliamsDB15860.0000
Gary DownsRB16400.0000
Ruffin HamiltonLB16320.0001
Shawn SwaydaDE5320.0000
Ben TalleyLB8300.0000
Jammi GermanWR6100.0000
Ken OxendineRB9100.0000
Bob ChristianFB14100.0000
Darren AndersonDB5100.0010

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998@ CARW 19-14
  2. Sep 13, 1998vs PHIW 17-12
  3. Sep 27, 1998@ SFL 20-31
  4. Oct 4, 1998vs CARW 51-23
  5. Oct 11, 1998@ NYGW 34-20
  6. Oct 18, 1998vs NOW 31-23
  7. Oct 25, 1998@ NYJL 3-28
  8. Nov 1, 1998vs LARW 37-15
  9. Nov 8, 1998@ NEW 41-10
  10. Nov 15, 1998vs SFW 31-19
  11. Nov 22, 1998vs CHIW 20-13
  12. Nov 29, 1998@ LARW 21-10
  13. Dec 6, 1998vs INDW 28-21
  14. Dec 13, 1998@ NOW 27-17
  15. Dec 20, 1998@ DETW 24-17
  16. Dec 27, 1998vs MIAW 38-16
  17. Jan 9, 1999vs SFW 20-18playoffs
  18. Jan 17, 1999@ MINW 30-27playoffs
  19. Jan 31, 1999vs DENL 19-34playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.