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1998 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 400 points (25.0/g), 7th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (20.8/g), 15th.
Differential of 67 points (4.2/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.2, Offense: 4.4, Defense: 0.7, SoS: 1.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Wade Phillips
Offensive Coordinator: Joe Pendry
Defensive Coordinator: Ted Cottrell
Training Camp: SUNY Fredonia (Fredonia, New York)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Doug Flutie* | 36 | 12 | 10 | 202 for 354, 2,711 yards, 20 td, 11 int, & 48 rushes for 248 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| RB | Antowain Smith | 26 | 1 | 14 | 300 rushes for 1,124 yards, 8 td, & 5 catches for 11 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Sam Gash* | 29 | 6 | 12 | 11 rushes for 32 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 165 yards and 3 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Eric Moulds* | 25 | 2 | 15 | 67 catches for 1,368 yards, 9 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Andre Reed | 34 | 13 | 13 | 63 catches for 795 yards, 5 td | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Lonnie Johnson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 14 catches for 146 yards, 2 td | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| LT | John Fina | 29 | 6 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 | |
| LG | Ruben Brown* | 26 | 3 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 | |
| C | Dusty Zeigler | 25 | 2 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 | |
| RG | Joe Panos | 27 | 4 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994 | |
| RT | Jerry Ostroski | 28 | 4 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Phil Hansen | 30 | 7 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| NT | Ted Washington* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Bruce Smith* | 35 | 13 | 15 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Sam Rogers | 28 | 4 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| LILB | John Holecek | 26 | 3 | 13 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 | |
| RILB | Sam Cowart | 23 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| ROLB | Gabe Northern | 24 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ken Irvin | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Thomas Smith | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| SS | Henry Jones | 31 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Kurt Schulz | 30 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 31 | 8 | 0 | 33 of 41 field goals & 41 of 41 extra points | |
| P | Chris Mohr | 32 | 9 | 0 | 69 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| KR | Kevin Williams | 27 | 5 | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Kevin Williams | 27 | 5 | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 22.5 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ethan Albright | 27 | 16 | 0 | 283 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/1/1971 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 96 | Dan Brandenburg | 25 | lb | 16 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Indiana St. | 2/16/1973 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 237th pick / 1996 |
| 79 | Ruben Brown* | 26 | LG | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/13/1972 | 3 | 10 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995 |
| 2 | Steve Christie | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 8 | 3 | |
| 63 | Bill Conaty | 25 | c | 15 | 1 | 306 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 3/8/1973 | 1 | 2 | |
| 56 | Sam Cowart | 23 | RILB | 16 | 11 | 245 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 2/26/1975 | Rook | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998 |
| 51 | Joe Cummings | 24 | lb | 9 | 2 | 242 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 6/8/1974 | 2 | 1 | |
| 88 | Quinn Early | 33 | wr | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Iowa | 4/13/1965 | 10 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988 |
| 70 | John Fina | 29 | LT | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-5 | Arizona | 3/11/1969 | 6 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992 |
| 7 | Doug Flutie* | 36 | QB | 13 | 10 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston Col. | 10/23/1962 | 12 | 13 | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| 5 | Cole Ford | 26 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | USC | 12/31/1972 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 247th pick / 1995 | |
| 33 | Sam Gash* | 29 | FB | 16 | 12 | 242 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 3/7/1969 | 6 | 4 | New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992 |
| 25 | Donovan Greer | 24 | db | 11 | 2 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/11/1974 | 1 | 1 | |
| 90 | Phil Hansen | 30 | LDE | 15 | 15 | 278 | 6-5 | North Dakota St. | 5/20/1968 | 7 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991 |
| 77 | Robert Hicks | 24 | t | 9 | 2 | 338 | 6-7 | Mississippi St. | 11/17/1974 | Rook | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 68th pick / 1998 |
| 38 | Ray Hill | 23 | 4 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | Michigan St. | 8/7/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 52 | John Holecek | 26 | LILB | 13 | 13 | 240 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/7/1972 | 3 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995 |
| 44 | Darick Holmes | 27 | 3 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Portland St. | 7/1/1971 | 3 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 | |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | 26 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 3 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| 31 | Raymond Jackson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 189 | 5-10 | Colorado St. | 2/17/1973 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1996 | |
| 84 | Lonnie Johnson | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 2/14/1971 | 4 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994 |
| 11 | Rob Johnson | 25 | qb | 8 | 6 | 204 | 6-4 | USC | 3/18/1973 | 3 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995 |
| 20 | Henry Jones | 31 | SS | 16 | 16 | 197 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/29/1967 | 7 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991 |
| 46 | Marlon Kerner | 25 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Ohio St. | 3/18/1973 | 3 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1995 | |
| 35 | Jonathan Linton | 24 | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | North Carolina | 11/7/1974 | Rook | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 131st pick / 1998 | |
| 89 | Kamil Loud | 22 | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 6/25/1976 | Rook | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 238th pick / 1998 | |
| 21 | Emanuel Martin | 29 | db | 14 | 4 | 184 | 5-11 | Alabama St. | 7/31/1969 | 5 | 3 | |
| 9 | Chris Mohr | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | 9 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| 98 | Sean Moran | 25 | lb | 9 | 2 | 275 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 6/5/1973 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1996 |
| 80 | Eric Moulds* | 25 | WR | 16 | 15 | 210 | 6-2 | Mississippi St. | 7/17/1973 | 2 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996 |
| 74 | Jamie Nails | 21 | g | 15 | 3 | 335 | 6-6 | Florida A&M | 6/3/1977 | 1 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Gabe Northern | 24 | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | LSU | 6/8/1974 | 2 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996 |
| 60 | Jerry Ostroski | 28 | RT | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1970 | 4 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992 |
| 72 | Joe Panos | 27 | RG | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Wisc-Whitewater,Wisconsin | 1/24/1971 | 4 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994 |
| 58 | Marlo Perry | 26 | lb | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Jackson St. | 8/25/1972 | 4 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | 35 | 13 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 12/27/1963 | 11 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 178th pick / 1986 | |
| 22 | Daryl Porter | 24 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 5-9 | Boston Col. | 1/16/1974 | 1 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 186th pick / 1997 | |
| 91 | Shawn Price | 28 | de | 14 | 2 | 290 | 6-4 | Pacific | 3/28/1970 | 5 | 2 | |
| 83 | Andre Reed | 34 | WR | 15 | 13 | 190 | 6-2 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 1/29/1964 | 13 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985 |
| 85 | Jay Riemersma | 25 | te | 16 | 4 | 255 | 6-5 | Michigan | 5/17/1973 | 1 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Sam Rogers | 28 | LOLB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-3 | Colorado | 5/30/1970 | 4 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Kurt Schulz | 30 | FS | 12 | 12 | 208 | 6-1 | East. Washington | 12/12/1968 | 6 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992 |
| 55 | Wayne Simmons | 29 | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/15/1969 | 5 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 | |
| 40 | Eric Smedley | 25 | 16 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Indiana | 7/23/1973 | 2 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 249th pick / 1996 | |
| 23 | Antowain Smith | 26 | RB | 16 | 14 | 232 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/14/1972 | 1 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith* | 35 | RDE | 15 | 15 | 262 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 6/18/1963 | 13 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985 |
| 28 | Thomas Smith | 28 | RCB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-11 | North Carolina | 12/5/1970 | 5 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993 |
| 69 | Marcus Spriggs | 24 | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Houston | 5/30/1974 | 1 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1997 | |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | 32 | rb | 14 | 3 | 200 | 5-10 | Oklahoma St. | 5/16/1966 | 10 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988 |
| 10 | Alex Van Pelt | 28 | 1 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 5/1/1970 | 3 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993 | |
| 92 | Ted Washington* | 30 | NT | 16 | 16 | 365 | 6-5 | Louisville | 4/13/1968 | 7 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991 |
| 75 | Marcellus Wiley | 24 | de | 16 | 3 | 275 | 6-4 | Columbia | 11/30/1974 | 1 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Kevin Williams | 27 | KR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 1/25/1971 | 5 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993 |
| 93 | Pat Williams | 26 | 13 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | NE State (OK),Texas A&M | 10/24/1972 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 39 | Pooh Bear Williams | 23 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 1/20/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 87 | Duane Young | 30 | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 5/29/1968 | 7 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1991 | |
| 61 | Dusty Zeigler | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/27/1973 | 2 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 242.4 | 6-1.8 | 4.0 |
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