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1998 Buffalo Bills (NFL)

3rd place American Football Conference Eastern Division 10-6-0 .625
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Head Coach: Wade Phillips
Max BowmanAssistant to the Head Coach/Tight Ends
Bill BradleyDefensive Backs
Ted CottrellDefensive Coordinator
Bruce DeHavenSpecial Teams
Chris DicksonOffensive Quality Control
Bishop HarrisRunning Backs
Charlie JoinerReceivers
Rusty JonesStrength and Conditioning
Chuck LesterAssistant Linebackers
John LevraDefensive Line
Carl MauckOffensive Line
Joe PendryOffensive Coordinator
Dick RoachDefensive Backs
Turk SchonertQuarterbacks
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/8/1998APittsburgh Steelers13-24LPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium51315
Fri8/14/1998HCarolina Panthers7-12LOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium30010
Fri8/21/1998AChicago Bears17-9WChicago, ILSoldier Field41684
Fri8/28/1998HWashington Redskins27-17WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium33073
Sun9/6/1998ASan Diego Chargers14-16LSan Diego, CAQualcomm Stadium64037
Sun9/13/1998AMiami Dolphins7-13LMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium73097
Sun9/20/1998HSt. Louis Rams33-34LOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium65199
Sun10/4/1998HSan Francisco 49ers26-21WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium76615
Sun10/11/1998AIndianapolis Colts31-24WIndianapolis, INRCA Dome52938
Sun10/18/1998HJacksonville Jaguars17-16WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium77635
Sun10/25/1998ACarolina Panthers30-14WCharlotte, NCEricsson Stadium64050
Sun11/1/1998HMiami Dolphins30-24WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium79011
Sun11/8/1998ANew York Jets12-34LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium75043
Sun11/15/1998HNew England Patriots13-10WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium72020
Sun11/22/1998HIndianapolis Colts34-11WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium49032
Sun11/29/1998ANew England Patriots21-25LFoxborough, MAFoxboro Stadium58304
Sun12/6/1998ACincinnati Bengals33-20WCincinnati, OHCinergy Field54359
Sun12/13/1998HOakland Raiders44-21WOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium62002
Sat12/19/1998HNew York Jets10-17LOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium79056
Sun12/27/1998ANew Orleans Saints45-33WNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome39707
AFC Wild Card Playoff
Sat1/2/1999AMiami Dolphins17-24LMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium72698
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
76Ethan AlbrightC6-526827North Carolina160
96Dan BrandenburgSLB6-225525Indiana State161
79Ruben BrownLOG6-330226Pittsburgh1313
2Steve ChristieK6-019131William & Mary160
63Billy ConatyC-TE6-230225Virginia Tech151
56Sam CowartSILB6-224523Florida State1611
51Joe CummingsWILB6-224224Wyoming92
88Quinn EarlyWR6-019033Iowa162
70John FinaLOT6-529829Arizona1414
7Doug FlutieQB5-1017836Boston College1310
5Cole FordK6-219526Southern California10
33Sam GashFB6-023729Penn State1613
25Donovan GreerRCB5-917824Texas A&M112
90Phil HansenLDE-UT6-527630North Dakota State1515
77Robert HicksLOT6-833524Mississippi State92
38Ray HillCB6-019023Michigan State40
52John HolecekWILB-MLB6-224026Illinois1313
44Darick HolmesRB6-023227Sacramento CC; Portland State30
27Ken IrvinLCB5-1118426Memphis1616
31Ray JacksonCB5-1018925Colorado State140
84Lonnie JohnsonTE6-324227Florida State1616
11Rob JohnsonQB6-421025Southern California86
20Henry JonesSS6-019931Illinois1616
46Marlon KernerCB5-1019025Ohio State10
35Jonathan LintonFB6-024024North Carolina140
89Kamil LoudWR6-019022Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)50
21Manny MartinFS-CB5-1118429Alabama State144
9Chris MohrP6-521532Alabama160
98Sean MoranUT6-327225Colorado State92
80Eric MouldsWR6-220925Mississippi State1615
74Jamie NailsLOG-OT6-634523Florida A&M153
99Gabe NorthernWLB6-324024Louisiana State1616
60Jerry OstroskiROT6-331928Tulsa1616
72Joe PanosROG6-229627Wisconsin-Whitewater; Wisconsin1616
58Marlo PerryWILB6-425026Jackson State161
94Mark PikeLB6-427235Georgia Tech130
22Daryl PorterCB5-918824Boston College20
91Shawn PriceUT6-527928Sierra JC; Pacific142
83Andre ReedWR6-218934Kutztown1513
85Jay RiemersmaTE6-525425Michigan163
59Sam RogersSLB6-324528West Hills CC; West Los Angeles JC; Colorado1515
24Kurt SchulzFS6-120830Eastern Washington1212
55Wayne SimmonsLB6-225229Clemson60
40Eric SmedleyS5-1119925Indiana160
23Antowain SmithRB6-222926East Mississippi CC; Houston1614
78Bruce SmithRDE6-427335Virginia Tech1515
28Thomas SmithRCB5-1118928North Carolina1414
69Marcus SpriggsOT6-330824Hinds CC; Houston10
34Thurman ThomasRB-FB5-1019832Oklahoma State143
10Alex Van PeltQB6-121928Pittsburgh10
92Ted WashingtonNT6-534530Louisville1616
75Marcellus WileyRDE6-427424Columbia163
39Clarence WilliamsFB6-128623Florida State30
82Kevin WilliamsWR5-919527Miami (Florida)160
93Pat WilliamsNT6-330826Navarro JC; Northeastern State; Texas A&M130
87Duane YoungTE6-127330Michigan State40
61Dusty ZeiglerC6-530125Notre Dame1616
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
239Sam CowartLBFlorida State
368Robert HicksTMississippi State
5131Jonathan LintonRBNorth Carolina
6160Fred ColemanWRWashington
7198Victor AlloteyGIndiana
7238Kamil LoudWRCal Poly (San Luis Obispo)
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals671399599
Opponents Totals406770136
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSFDRFDPFDX3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY4TH DOWN EFFICIENCYPENPENY
Team Totals32:263191151762897/219 44.3%3/8 37.5%123993
Opponents Totals27:34283791683680/207 38.6%10/18 55.6%104836
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Steve Christie04141100.000334180.50140
Eric Moulds9000000054
Antowain Smith8000000048
Jay Riemersma6000000036
Andre Reed5000000030
Sam Gash3000000018
Thurman Thomas3000000018
Lonnie Johnson2000000012
Quinn Early100000006
Doug Flutie100020006
Phil Hansen100000006
Rob Johnson100000006
Jonathan Linton100000006
Gabe Northern100000006
Kevin Williams100000006
Ted Washington000000012
Team Totals434141100.002334180.51400
Opponents Totals392828100.0411212680.80333
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCT1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Steve Christie334180.51/110/1212/149/111/3
Team Totals334180.51/110/1212/149/111/3
Opponents Totals212680.80/07/75/78/111/1
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFDG20+G40+FUM
Antowain Smith30011243.730860605
Thurman Thomas933814.117t215000
Doug Flutie482485.223116203
Jonathan Linton451954.32011100
Rob Johnson241235.13217102
Kevin Williams5469.22803100
Sam Gash11322.91103000
Darick Holmes284.0500000
Clarence Williams252.5300000
Alex Van Pelt1-1-1.0-100000
Team Totals53121614.1321311512010
Opponents Totals37514934.0461179936
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPFDG20+G40+RTG
Doug Flutie35420257.114127117.713.484t205.6113.11278263313636887.4
Rob Johnson1076762.6379108.513.666t87.532.83017773340124102.9
Team Totals46126958.417836217.913.584t286.1143.0422553366176481291.0
Opponents Totals53129455.421934746.511.872t275.1183.443276319816847778.3
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTDFDG20+G40+FUM
Eric Moulds67136820.484t9542280
Andre Reed6379512.667t549820
Kevin Williams2939213.555118421
Thurman Thomas262208.526110500
Jay Riemersma2528811.528615300
Quinn Early1921711.43718300
Sam Gash191658.720312100
Lonnie Johnson1414610.427210200
Antowain Smith5112.2900000
Jonathan Linton11010.01000000
Darick Holmes199.0900000
Team Totals269362113.584t2817648121
Opponents Totals294347411.872t271684774
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Kurt Schulz6488.0240
Henry Jones300.000
Ray Jackson22713.5270
Sam Cowart22311.5230
Ken Irvin14343.0430
Gabe Northern14040.040t1
Manny Martin12323.0230
Thomas Smith100.000
Ted Washington100.000
Team Totals1820411.3431
Opponents Totals14654.6180
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20OBDNRYDSNYDSNET
Chris Mohr69288241.8570111872374228833.2
Team Totals69288241.8570111872374228833.2
Opponents Totals77345944.96901013369289037.5
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTDG20+G40+FUM
Kevin Williams371136910.0730312
Team Totals371136910.0730312
Opponents Totals321737411.775t1
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGOBTBRETRETYTDOSAOSR
Steve Christie88558263.4212741560000
Cole Ford320468.000378000
Team Totals91578663.6212771642000
Opponents Totals5711680
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTDG20+G40+FUM
Kevin Williams470105922.54602710
Sam Gash304113.7170000
Lonnie Johnson30186.0160001
Joe Cummings102121.0210100
Darick Holmes102020.0200100
Jay Riemersma1099.090000
Team Totals560116820.94602911
Opponents Totals77164221.3550
SACKSNOYDS
Bruce Smith10.0
Phil Hansen7.5
Shawn Price5.0
Sam Rogers4.5
Ted Washington4.5
Marcellus Wiley3.5
Pat Williams3.5
Gabe Northern2.0
Eric Smedley2.0
Wayne Simmons0.5
Team Totals43.0276.0
Opponents Totals41.0255.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Ethan Albright0001100
Doug Flutie3404-130
Donovan Greer00011180
Phil Hansen00033131
Lonnie Johnson100000
Rob Johnson2101-10
Jonathan Linton0010100
Kamil Loud0001100
Manny Martin0001100
Jay Riemersma0001100
Kurt Schulz0001190
Antowain Smith520200
Bruce Smith00022180
Thomas Smith0001100
Marcellus Wiley00011150
Kevin Williams320200
Dusty Zeigler3000-190
Team Totals177101323401
Opponents Totals211366120
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