1998 Denver Broncos roster: 14-2

The Denver Broncos went 14-2 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the AFC West. They won Super Bowl XXXIII, 34-19.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Denver Broncos team stats
Points31.32nd of 30
Passing Yards226.57th of 30
Passing Touchdowns2.05th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.98th of 30
Rushing Yards154.32nd of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.61st of 30
Sacks2.96th of 30
Tackles41.325th of 30
Touchdowns3.92nd of 30
Total Yards392.33rd of 30
Points Allowed19.38th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %43.56th of 30

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

1998 Broncos roster: passing

1998 Denver Broncos 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.
John ElwayQB132103562,806221093.0
Bubby BristerQB77813198610399.0
Rod SmithWR16111400118.8
Brian GrieseQB1132012.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Broncos roster: rushing

1998 Denver Broncos 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.
Terrell DavisRB163922,0085.121
Derek LovilleRB16531613.02
Bubby BristerQB7191025.41
John ElwayQB1337942.51
Rod SmithWR1666310.50
Vaughn HebronRB159313.41
Howard GriffithRB144133.30
Brian GrieseQB14-4-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Broncos roster: receiving

1998 Denver Broncos 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.
Rod SmithWR168601,22214.26
Ed McCaffreyWR156401,05316.510
Shannon SharpeTE1664076812.010
Terrell DavisRB162502178.72
Willie GreenWR1516019412.11
Howard GriffithRB14150976.53
Marcus NashWR8407619.00
Dwayne CarswellOG16405112.80
Byron ChamberlainTE16303511.70
Derek LovilleRB16202914.50
Detron SmithRB1530248.00
Justin ArmourWR8102323.00
John ElwayQB13101414.00
Vaughn HebronRB152052.50

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Broncos roster: defense

1998 Denver Broncos 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 MobleyLB16111921.01120
Glenn CadrezLB1674564.0221
Bill RomanowskiLB1670557.52122
Darrien GordonDB1663570.04131
Steve AtwaterFS1655430.0150
Ray CrockettCB1651460.53130
Maa TanuvasaDE1644338.5011
Trevor PryceDE1643308.5120
Tyrone BraxtonSS1638320.0151
Keith TraylorDT1532242.0010
Eric BrownSS1132230.0031
Darrius JohnsonDB1631261.0282
Neil SmithDE1426204.0171
Marvin WashingtonDE1623142.0000
Harald HasselbachDE1621193.0000
Keith BurnsLB161770.0000
Tory JamesDB1615100.0020
Alfred WilliamsDE1013103.0010
Tito PaulDB16730.0011
George CoghillDB9760.0120
Mike LodishDT15652.0000
Seth JoynerLB16640.0000
Anthony LynnRB16600.0001
Dwayne CarswellOG16400.0001
Detron SmithRB15400.0000
Byron ChamberlainTE16300.0000
Derek LovilleRB16100.0001

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

Results

  1. Sep 7, 1998vs NET 0-0
  2. Sep 13, 1998vs DALW 42-23
  3. Sep 20, 1998@ LVW 34-17
  4. Sep 27, 1998@ WSHW 38-16
  5. Oct 4, 1998vs PHIW 41-16
  6. Oct 11, 1998@ SEAW 21-16
  7. Oct 25, 1998vs JAXW 37-24
  8. Nov 1, 1998@ CINW 33-26
  9. Nov 8, 1998vs LACW 27-10
  10. Nov 16, 1998@ KCT 0-0
  11. Nov 22, 1998vs LVW 40-14
  12. Nov 29, 1998@ LACW 31-16
  13. Dec 6, 1998vs KCW 35-31
  14. Dec 13, 1998@ NYGL 16-20
  15. Dec 21, 1998@ MIAT 0-0
  16. Dec 27, 1998vs SEAW 28-21
  17. Jan 9, 1999vs MIAW 38-3playoffs
  18. Jan 17, 1999vs NYJW 23-10playoffs
  19. Jan 31, 1999@ ATLW 34-19playoffs

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.