1998 New York Jets roster: 12-4

The New York Jets went 12-4 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the AFC East. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1998 New York Jets team stats
Points26.05th of 30
Passing Yards239.84th of 30
Passing Touchdowns2.13rd of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.85th of 30
Rushing Yards117.413th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.812th of 30
Sacks2.323rd of 30
Tackles42.123rd of 30
Touchdowns3.15th of 30
Total Yards369.44th of 30
Points Allowed16.62nd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %46.02nd of 30

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

1998 Jets roster: passing

1998 New York Jets 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.
Vinny TestaverdeQB142594213,256297101.6
Glenn FoleyQB5581087494664.9
Ray LucasQB1513270067.4

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1998 Jets roster: rushing

1998 New York Jets 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.
Curtis MartinRB153691,2873.58
Leon JohnsonRB12411854.52
Jerald SowellFB16401644.10
Vinny TestaverdeQB14241044.31
Keyshawn JohnsonWR1626030.01
Keith ByarsFB134348.50
David MeggettRB27243.40
Ray LucasQB155234.60
Dedric WardWR16273.50
Richie AndersonFB8122.00
Glenn FoleyQB55-11-2.20

What the columns mean: CAR

1998 Jets roster: receiving

1998 New York Jets 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.
Keyshawn JohnsonWR168301,13113.610
Wayne ChrebetWR167501,08314.48
Dedric WardWR1625047719.14
Curtis MartinRB154303658.51
Kyle BradyTE1630031510.55
Keith ByarsFB132602589.93
Leon JohnsonRB1213022217.12
Jerald SowellFB16100595.90
Fred BaxterTE14305016.70
Alex Van DykeWR1650408.00
David MeggettRB2101515.00
Richie AndersonFB830124.00
Blake SpenceTE51055.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1998 Jets roster: defense

1998 New York Jets 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.
Victor GreenDB1692681.0481
Mo LewisLB1680667.0141
Otis SmithCB1670570.02150
Bryan CoxLB1669476.0021
Jason FergusonDT1663424.0011
Pepper JohnsonLB1662411.0110
Dwayne GordonLB1652340.0131
Ernie LoganDT1650312.5001
Aaron GlennCB1348470.06110
Anthony PleasantDE1644326.0022
Rick LyleDE1640281.5031
Ray MickensDB1635300.03150
Kevin WilliamsDB1531260.0131
James FarriorLB1228170.0010
Jerome HendersonFS1327221.0180
Corwin BrownSS1624140.0171
Chad CascaddenLB1322185.0040
Bobby HamiltonDE1621130.0000
Chris HayesDB151040.0000
Eric OgboguLB12850.0000
Marcus ColemanDB14750.0040
Scott FrostDB13720.0020
Dorian BooseDE12320.0001
John HallPK16200.0000
Jerald SowellFB16200.0000
Leon JohnsonRB12200.0000
Ray LucasQB15100.0000
Todd BurgerOG2100.0000
Carl HansenDT5110.0000
Fred BaxterTE14100.0000

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

Results

  1. Sep 6, 1998@ SFL 30-36
  2. Sep 13, 1998vs BALL 10-24
  3. Sep 20, 1998vs INDW 44-6
  4. Oct 4, 1998vs MIAW 20-9
  5. Oct 11, 1998@ LARL 10-30
  6. Oct 19, 1998@ NET 0-0
  7. Oct 25, 1998vs ATLW 28-3
  8. Nov 1, 1998@ KCW 20-17
  9. Nov 8, 1998vs BUFW 34-12
  10. Nov 15, 1998@ INDL 23-24
  11. Nov 22, 1998@ TENW 24-3
  12. Nov 29, 1998vs CARW 48-21
  13. Dec 6, 1998vs SEAW 32-31
  14. Dec 13, 1998@ MIAW 21-16
  15. Dec 19, 1998@ BUFW 17-10
  16. Dec 27, 1998vs NEW 31-10
  17. Jan 10, 1999vs JAXW 34-24playoffs
  18. Jan 17, 1999@ DENL 10-23playoffs

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.