1998 Buffalo Bills season
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1998 Buffalo Bills season
| 1998 Buffalo Bills season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Wade Phillips | ||||||
| Owner | Ralph Wilson | ||||||
| Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–6 | ||||||
| Division Place | 3rd AFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost AFC Wildcard | ||||||
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The 1998 Buffalo Bills season was the 39th season for the team in the National Football League.[1] The season marked an important development in the Bills history as a quarterback controversy would consume the whole season between Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie. It would also mark the beginning of the Wade Phillips era. The Bills finished second in the AFC East with a 10–6 record,[2] and would qualify for the play-offs only to lose in the wild card round to the Miami Dolphins.
The Bills lost their first three games of the season, all by six points or less, and looked to be headed for a losing season. After a bye in Week Four, quarterback Rob Johnson finally won his first game with Buffalo, holding on for a 26-20 win over San Francisco in Week Five.
Flutie started the next eleven games, winning nine of them. The Bills had a playoff spot locked up by the final game of the season, which Johnson started and won.
The Bills played the Dolphins in the Wild Card round of the 1998 AFC Playoffs, where wide receiver Eric Moulds would set the NFL playoff record for receiving yards, with 240. The Bills would end up losing the game 17-24, as Dolphins lineman Trace Armstrong sacked Flutie on Buffalo's last drive, forcing him to fumble, and icing the game for Miami.
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Offseason
The Bills, looking to upgrade the quarterback position, signed Rob Johnson, who had played for Jacksonville in 1997, and improved his stock with a win in relief of Jaguars quarterback Mark Brunell. Bills general manager John Butler traded away the Bills' first- and fourth-round picks to Jacksonville for the rights to Johnson.
The Bills also signed long-time CFL quarterback Doug Flutie to back up Johnson; Flutie who would end the 1998 season with the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award.
NFL Draft
Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
| = Pro Bowler [3] |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 2 | 39 | Sam Cowart[4] | Middle linebacker | Florida State |
| 3 | 68 | Robert Hicks | Offensive tackle | Mississippi State |
| 5 | 131 | Jonathan Linton | Fullback | North Carolina |
| 6 | 160 | Fred Coleman | Wide receiver | Washington |
| 7 | 198 | Victor Allotey | Offensive guard | Indiana |
| 7 | 238 | Kamil Loud | Wide receiver | Cal-Poly SLO |
Personnel
Staff
| 1998 Buffalo Bills staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | TV Time | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1998 | CBS 4:00 pm ET | at San Diego Chargers | L 16–14 |
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| 2 | September 13, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | at Miami Dolphins | L 13–7 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1998 | FOX 1:00 pm ET | St. Louis Rams | L 34–33 |
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| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | October 4, 1998 | FOX 1:00 pm ET | San Francisco 49ers | W 26–21 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31–24 |
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| 7 | October 18, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 17–16 |
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| 8 | October 25, 1998 | ESPN 8:15 pm ET | at Carolina Panthers | W 30–14 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | Miami Dolphins | W 30–24 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1998 | CBS 4:15 pm ET | at New York Jets | L 34–12 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | New England Patriots | W 13–10 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | Indianapolis Colts | W 34–11 |
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| 13 | November 29, 1998 | CBS 4:15 pm ET | at New England Patriots | L 25–21 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 33–20 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | Oakland Raiders | W 44–21 |
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| 16 | December 19, 1998 | CBS 12:30 pm ET | New York Jets | L 17–10 |
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| 17 | December 27, 1998 | CBS 1:00 pm ET | at New Orleans Saints | W 45–33 |
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Standings
| AFC East | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| New York Jets | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 416 | 266 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 321 | 265 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 400 | 333 |
| New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 337 | 329 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 310 | 444 |
Roster
Playoffs
AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17
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Awards and honors
- Doug Flutie, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
- Doug Flutie, NFL Comeback Player of the Year
References
- ^ "1998 Buffalo Bills Starters, Roster, & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com". www.pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1998_roster.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Buffalo Bills". www.buffalobills.com. http://www.buffalobills.com/display_cont.jsp?cont_id=73872&print=yes. Retrieved 2008-04-16.[dead link]
- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ elected to Pro Bowl in 2000
- ^ 1998 Buffalo Bills Media Guide.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 290
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