1998 Buffalo Bills roster

10-6

Coach: Wade Phillips

Made the playoffs

The Buffalo Bills went 10-6 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the AFC East. They made the playoffs.

1998 Bills roster: passing

1998 Buffalo Bills 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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.
Doug Flutie7QB36132023542,711201187.4
Rob Johnson11QB2586710791083102.9

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Bills roster: rushing

1998 Buffalo Bills rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Antowain Smith23RB26163001,1243.78
Thurman Thomas34RB3214933814.12
Doug Flutie7QB3613482485.21
Jonathan Linton35FB2414451954.31
Rob Johnson11QB258241235.11
Kevin R. Williams82WR27165469.20
Sam Gash33FB291611322.90
Clarence Williams39RB233252.50
Alex Van Pelt10QB2811-1-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Bills roster: receiving

1998 Buffalo Bills 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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Eric Moulds80WR25166701,36820.49
Andre Reed83WR341563079512.65
Kevin R. Williams82WR271629039213.51
Jay Riemersma85TE251625028811.56
Thurman Thomas34RB32142602208.51
Quinn Early88WR331619021711.41
Sam Gash33FB29161901658.73
Lonnie Johnson84TE271614014610.42
Antowain Smith23RB261650112.20
Jonathan Linton35FB2414101010.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Bills roster: defense

1998 Buffalo Bills 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.
John Holecek52LB261378570.0060
Sam Cowart56LB231671530.0232
Henry Jones20DB311670560.03101
Phil Hansen90DE301567467.5000
Sam Rogers59LB281557384.5011
Bruce Smith78DE3515503510.0002
Ken Irvin27DB261650440.01132
Ted Washington92DT301649344.5142
Marlo Perry58LB261649340.0041
Kurt Schulz24FS301243280.0690
Thomas Smith28DB281433300.0190
Gabe Northern99DE241631252.0161
Manny Martin21DB291430220.0150
Marcellus Wiley75DE241624173.5010
Eric Smedley40DB251623162.0000
Shawn Price91DE281422165.0011
Donovan Greer25CB241118140.0070
Pat Williams93DT261312113.5000
Joe Cummings51LB24911110.0010
Raymond Jackson31DB2514850.0230
Dan Brandenburg96LB2516430.0010
Mark Pike94LB3513200.0000
Marlon Kerner46DB251110.0000
Sean Moran98DE259100.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

1998 Buffalo Bills team stats
Points25.07th of 30
Passing Yards211.312th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.86th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.98th of 30
Rushing Yards135.13rd of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.811th of 30
Sacks2.79th of 30
Tackles39.329th of 30
Touchdowns2.79th of 30
Total Yards361.47th of 30
Points Allowed20.815th of 30
Point Differential678th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %44.35th of 30

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

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998@ LACL 14-16
  2. Sep 13, 1998@ MIAL 7-13
  3. Sep 20, 1998vs LARL 33-34
  4. Oct 4, 1998vs SFW 26-21
  5. Oct 11, 1998@ INDW 31-24
  6. Oct 18, 1998vs JAXW 17-16
  7. Oct 25, 1998@ CARW 30-14
  8. Nov 1, 1998vs MIAW 30-24
  9. Nov 8, 1998@ NYJL 12-34
  10. Nov 15, 1998vs NEW 13-10
  11. Nov 22, 1998vs INDW 34-11
  12. Nov 29, 1998@ NEL 21-25
  13. Dec 6, 1998@ CINW 33-20
  14. Dec 13, 1998vs LVW 44-21
  15. Dec 19, 1998vs NYJL 10-17
  16. Dec 27, 1998@ NOW 45-33
  17. Jan 2, 1999@ MIAL 17-24playoffs

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.