1998 Kansas City Chiefs roster: 7-9

The Kansas City Chiefs went 7-9 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the AFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1998 Kansas City Chiefs team stats
Points20.414th of 30
Passing Yards203.816th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.926th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.118th of 30
Rushing Yards96.823rd of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.23rd of 30
Sacks2.514th of 30
Tackles43.118th of 30
Touchdowns2.216th of 30
Total Yards313.820th of 30
Points Allowed22.722nd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %31.825th of 30

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

1998 Chiefs roster: passing

1998 Kansas City Chiefs 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.
Rich GannonQB122063542,30510680.1
Elvis GrbacQB8981881,14251253.1
Danan HughesWR16112500118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Chiefs roster: rushing

1998 Kansas City Chiefs 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.
Donnell BennettFB161485273.65
Kimble AndersRB16582304.01
Rich GannonQB12441683.83
Rashaan SheheeRB1622572.60
Tony RichardsonFB1420452.32
Elvis GrbacQB87273.90
Andre RisonWR142126.00
Tamarick VanoverWR12210.50

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Chiefs roster: receiving

1998 Kansas City Chiefs 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.
Derrick AlexanderWR1554099218.44
Tony GonzalezTE1659062110.52
Andre RisonWR1440054213.65
Kimble AndersRB166404627.22
Kevin LockettWR1319028114.80
Joe HornWR1614019814.11
Bam MorrisRB2120957.90
Donnell BennettFB16160915.71
Ted PopsonTE12130906.90
Rashaan SheheeRB16100737.30
Tony RichardsonFB1420136.50
Danan HughesWR16101010.00
Will ShieldsOG161044.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Chiefs roster: defense

1998 Kansas City Chiefs 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.
Donnie EdwardsLB15122786.0021
Reggie TongueDB1597772.0061
Jerome WoodsFS1679540.02112
Anthony DavisLB1677604.5221
James HastyDB1663531.04140
Mark McMillanCB1661580.03141
Leslie O'NealDE1646324.5023
Tom BarndtDT1643273.5000
Derrick ThomasLB15413212.0012
Dale CarterCB1138300.0251
John BrowningDE830200.0010
Chester McGlocktonDT1026221.0011
Ty PartenDT1619130.0010
Greg FavorsLB1618162.0012
Robert WilliamsDB1617140.5030
Greg ManuskyLB161670.0001
Pellom McDanielsDE1113110.0000
Ron GeorgeLB16970.0001
Melvin JohnsonDB7871.0010
Bracy WalkerSS8610.0000
Eric WarfieldDB12200.0000
Danan HughesWR16200.0002
Joe HornWR16100.0000
Rich GannonQB12110.0000
Derrick RansomDT7110.0000
Keith CrawfordDB8100.0001

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

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998vs LVW 28-8
  2. Sep 13, 1998@ JAXL 16-21
  3. Sep 20, 1998vs LACW 23-7
  4. Sep 27, 1998@ PHIW 24-21
  5. Oct 4, 1998vs SEAW 17-6
  6. Oct 11, 1998@ NEL 10-40
  7. Oct 26, 1998vs PITT 0-0
  8. Nov 1, 1998vs NYJL 17-20
  9. Nov 8, 1998@ SEAL 12-24
  10. Nov 16, 1998vs DENT 0-0
  11. Nov 22, 1998@ LACL 37-38
  12. Nov 29, 1998vs ARIW 34-24
  13. Dec 6, 1998@ DENL 31-35
  14. Dec 13, 1998vs DALW 20-17
  15. Dec 20, 1998@ NYGL 7-28
  16. Dec 26, 1998@ LVW 31-24

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.