1998 Detroit Lions roster: 5-11

The Detroit Lions went 5-11 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the NFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Detroit Lions team stats
Points19.121st of 30
Passing Yards195.619th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.120th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.85th of 30
Rushing Yards122.210th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.812th of 30
Sacks2.79th of 30
Tackles42.024th of 30
Touchdowns2.021st of 30
Total Yards334.614th of 30
Points Allowed23.624th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %34.121st of 30

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

1998 Lions roster: passing

1998 Detroit Lions 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.
Charlie BatchQB121733032,17811683.5
Frank ReichQB6631107685478.9
Scott MitchellQB238754521357.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Lions roster: rushing

1998 Detroit Lions 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.
Barry SandersRB163431,4914.34
Charlie BatchQB12412295.61
Ron RiversRB15191025.41
Tommy VardellFB1418372.16
Germane CrowellWR1413535.00
Scott MitchellQB27304.30
Cory SchlesingerRB155173.40
Johnnie MortonWR1611111.00
Frank ReichQB6630.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Lions roster: receiving

1998 Detroit Lions 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.
Johnnie MortonWR166901,02814.92
Herman MooreWR1582098312.05
Germane CrowellWR1425046418.63
Barry SandersRB163702897.80
David SloanTE1011014613.31
Tommy VardellFB1414014310.21
Walter RasbyTE161501197.91
Brian StableinWR10708011.40
Ron RiversRB15305819.30
Tommie BoydWR9405213.01
Pete ChryplewiczTE1640205.02
Cory SchlesingerRB1530165.31

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Lions roster: defense

1998 Detroit Lions 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.
Stephen BoydLB13110734.0062
Ron RiceSS1691563.5381
Rob FredricksonLB1686562.5151
Bryant WestbrookDB1673590.03210
Allen AldridgeLB1668463.0011
Robert PorcherDE16614111.5041
Terry FairDB1457391.0030
Mark Anthony CarrierFS1353410.0382
Kevin AbramsCB1649413.0082
Luther EllissDT1649373.0010
Richard JordanLB1639250.0120
Kerwin WaldroupDE1337191.5020
Dan OwensDT1127152.5010
Tracy ScrogginsDE1127246.5000
Greg JeffriesCB1526230.0020
Robert BaileyDB1618120.0010
Darius HollandDT1011110.0000
Marc SpindlerDT15930.0010
Ryan StewartDB16540.0001
Scott KowalkowskiLB15530.0001
Mike ChalenskiDE8420.0010
Henry TaylorDT1220.0000
George JamisonLB14210.0120
Ron RiversRB15200.0000
Lamar CampbellFS12110.0001
Cory SchlesingerRB15100.0000
Tommie BoydWR9100.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998@ GBL 19-38
  2. Sep 13, 1998vs CINL 28-34
  3. Sep 20, 1998@ MINL 6-29
  4. Sep 28, 1998vs TBT 0-0
  5. Oct 4, 1998@ CHIL 27-31
  6. Oct 15, 1998vs GBW 27-20
  7. Oct 25, 1998vs MINL 13-34
  8. Nov 1, 1998vs ARIL 15-17
  9. Nov 8, 1998@ PHIL 9-10
  10. Nov 15, 1998vs CHIW 26-3
  11. Nov 22, 1998@ TBW 28-25
  12. Nov 26, 1998vs PITW 19-16
  13. Dec 6, 1998@ JAXL 22-37
  14. Dec 14, 1998@ SFT 0-0
  15. Dec 20, 1998vs ATLL 17-24
  16. Dec 27, 1998@ BALL 10-19

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.