1998 Pittsburgh Steelers roster: 7-9
The Pittsburgh Steelers went 7-9 in the 1998 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the AFC Central.
Team stats and league rank
Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.
1998 Steelers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kordell Stewart | QB | 16 | 252 | 458 | 2,560 | 11 | 18 | 62.9 |
| Mike Tomczak | QB | 16 | 21 | 30 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 83.2 |
| Hines Ward | WR | 16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
1998 Steelers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Bettis | RB | 15 | 316 | 1,185 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Kordell Stewart | QB | 16 | 81 | 406 | 5.0 | 2 |
| Richard Huntley | RB | 16 | 55 | 242 | 4.4 | 1 |
| Fred McAfee | RB | 14 | 18 | 111 | 6.2 | 0 |
| Courtney Hawkins | WR | 15 | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | RB | 12 | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 2 |
| Hines Ward | WR | 16 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Charles Johnson | WR | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Jon Witman | FB | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: CAR
1998 Steelers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Johnson | WR | 16 | 65 | 0 | 815 | 12.5 | 7 |
| Courtney Hawkins | WR | 15 | 66 | 0 | 751 | 11.4 | 1 |
| Will Blackwell | WR | 16 | 32 | 0 | 297 | 9.3 | 1 |
| Hines Ward | WR | 16 | 15 | 0 | 246 | 16.4 | 0 |
| Mark Bruener | TE | 16 | 19 | 0 | 157 | 8.3 | 2 |
| Jerome Bettis | RB | 15 | 16 | 0 | 90 | 5.6 | 0 |
| David Dunn | WR | 10 | 9 | 0 | 87 | 9.7 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | RB | 12 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 9.3 | 1 |
| Jon Witman | FB | 16 | 13 | 0 | 74 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Andre Coleman | WR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 |
| Tim Lester | RB | 9 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | RB | 14 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Mitch Lyons | TE | 15 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | RB | 16 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Kordell Stewart | QB | 16 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 |
| Harold Bishop | TE | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
1998 Steelers roster: 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levon Kirkland | LB | 16 | 113 | 75 | 2.5 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| Lee Flowers | DB | 16 | 97 | 75 | 1.0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Dewayne Washington | DB | 16 | 93 | 79 | 0.0 | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| Earl Holmes | LB | 14 | 80 | 56 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Carnell Lake | DB | 16 | 68 | 63 | 1.0 | 4 | 23 | 0 |
| Darren Perry | FS | 14 | 67 | 53 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Carlos Emmons | LB | 15 | 60 | 44 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Jason Gildon | LB | 16 | 53 | 41 | 11.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Joel Steed | DT | 16 | 48 | 36 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Orpheus Roye | DE | 16 | 43 | 29 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Henry | DE | 16 | 41 | 28 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donta Jones | LB | 16 | 28 | 17 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Oldham | DB | 16 | 25 | 17 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Harrison | DE | 9 | 19 | 12 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Gibson | DT | 16 | 15 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | CB | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Vrabel | LB | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | DB | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Fiala | LB | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Brown | DB | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred McAfee | RB | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Orlando | DB | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Conley | LB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hines Ward | WR | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala | RB | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Manuel | DE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Huntley | RB | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
- Sep 6, 1998@ BALW 20-13
- Sep 13, 1998vs CHIW 17-12
- Sep 20, 1998@ MIAL 0-21
- Sep 27, 1998vs SEAW 13-10
- Oct 11, 1998@ CINL 20-25
- Oct 18, 1998vs BALW 16-6
- Oct 26, 1998@ KCT 0-0
- Nov 1, 1998vs TENL 31-41
- Nov 9, 1998vs GBT 0-0
- Nov 15, 1998@ TENL 14-23
- Nov 22, 1998vs JAXW 30-15
- Nov 26, 1998@ DETL 16-19
- Dec 6, 1998vs NEL 9-23
- Dec 13, 1998@ TBL 3-16
- Dec 20, 1998vs CINL 24-25
- Dec 28, 1998@ JAXT 0-0
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.