1998 Buffalo Bills roster: 10-6

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

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
3rd Down Conversion %44.35th of 30

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

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 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.
Doug FlutieQB132023542,711201187.4
Rob JohnsonQB86710791083102.9

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 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.
Antowain SmithRB163001,1243.78
Thurman ThomasRB14933814.12
Doug FlutieQB13482485.21
Jonathan LintonFB14451954.31
Rob JohnsonQB8241235.11
Kevin R. WilliamsWR165469.20
Sam GashFB1611322.90
Clarence WilliamsRB3252.50
Alex Van PeltQB11-1-1.00

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 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.
Eric MouldsWR166701,36820.49
Andre ReedWR1563079512.65
Kevin R. WilliamsWR1629039213.51
Jay RiemersmaTE1625028811.56
Thurman ThomasRB142602208.51
Quinn EarlyWR1619021711.41
Sam GashFB161901658.73
Lonnie JohnsonTE1614014610.42
Antowain SmithRB1650112.20
Jonathan LintonFB14101010.00

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 HolecekLB1378570.0060
Sam CowartLB1671530.0232
Henry JonesDB1670560.03101
Phil HansenDE1567467.5000
Sam RogersLB1557384.5011
Bruce SmithDE15503510.0002
Ken IrvinDB1650440.01132
Ted WashingtonDT1649344.5142
Marlo PerryLB1649340.0041
Kurt SchulzFS1243280.0690
Thomas SmithDB1433300.0190
Gabe NorthernDE1631252.0161
Manny MartinDB1430220.0150
Marcellus WileyDE1624173.5010
Eric SmedleyDB1623162.0000
Shawn PriceDE1422165.0011
Donovan GreerCB1118140.0070
Pat WilliamsDT1312113.5000
Joe CummingsLB911110.0010
Raymond JacksonDB14850.0230
Dan BrandenburgLB16430.0010
Mark PikeLB13200.0000
Marlon KernerDB1110.0000
Sean MoranDE9100.0000

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

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.