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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.

Coached by Wade Phillips (10-6-0)

1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
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

QB Rob Johnson 25 3 6 67 for 107, 910 yards, 8 td, 3 int, & 24 rushes for 123 yards and 1 td

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995

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

PR Kevin Williams 27 5 0 37 punt returns for a 10.0 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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ethan Albright 27 G-C-T 16 0 283 6-5 North Carolina 5/1/1971 3
Dan Brandenburg 25 LB 16 1 240 6-2 Indiana State 2/16/1973 1

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 237th pick / 1996

Ruben Brown* 26 G 13 13 300 6-3 Pittsburgh 2/13/1972 3

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 14th pick / 1995

Steve Christie 31 K 16 0 195 6-0 William & Mary 11/13/1967 8
Bill Conaty 25 C 15 1 306 6-2 Virginia Tech 3/8/1973 1
Sam Cowart 23 LB 16 11 245 6-2 Florida State 2/26/1975 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998

Joe Cummings 24 LB 9 2 242 6-2 Wyoming 6/8/1974 2
Quinn Early 33 WR 16 2 190 6-0 Iowa 4/13/1965 10

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1988

John Fina 29 T 14 14 300 6-5 Arizona 3/11/1969 6

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1992

Doug Flutie* 36 QB 13 10 180 5-10 Boston College 10/23/1962 12

Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985

Cole Ford 26 K 1 0 210 6-2 USC 12/31/1972 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 247th pick / 1995

Sam Gash* 29 FB 16 12 242 6-0 Penn State 3/7/1969 6

New England Patriots / 8th / 205th pick / 1992

Donovan Greer 24 DB 11 2 178 5-9 Texas A&M 9/11/1974 1
Phil Hansen 30 DE 15 15 278 6-5 North Dakota State 5/20/1968 7

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 54th pick / 1991

Robert Hicks 24 T 9 2 338 6-7 Mississippi State 11/17/1974 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 68th pick / 1998

Ray Hill 23 DB 4 0 182 6-0 Michigan State 8/7/1975 Rook
John Holecek 26 LB 13 13 240 6-2 Illinois 5/7/1972 3

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 144th pick / 1995

Darick Holmes 27 RB 3 0 226 6-0 Portland State 7/1/1971 3

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995

Ken Irvin 26 DB 16 16 182 5-11 Memphis 7/11/1972 3

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995

Raymond Jackson 25 DB 14 0 189 5-10 Colorado State 2/17/1973 2

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1996

Lonnie Johnson 27 TE 16 16 240 6-3 Florida State 2/14/1971 4

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 61st pick / 1994

Rob Johnson 25 QB 8 6 204 6-4 USC 3/18/1973 3

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 99th pick / 1995

Henry Jones 31 DB 16 16 197 5-11 Illinois 12/29/1967 7

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 1991

Marlon Kerner 25 DB 1 0 187 5-10 Ohio State 3/18/1973 3

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 76th pick / 1995

Jonathan Linton 24 RB 14 0 234 6-1 North Carolina 11/7/1974 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 131st pick / 1998

Kamil Loud 22 WR 5 0 190 6-0 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 6/25/1976 Rook

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 238th pick / 1998

Emanuel Martin 29 DB 14 4 184 5-11 Alabama State 7/31/1969 5
Chris Mohr 32 P 16 0 215 6-5 Alabama 5/11/1966 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989

Sean Moran 25 LB-DE 9 2 275 6-4 Colorado State 6/5/1973 2

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1996

Eric Moulds* 25 WR 16 15 210 6-2 Mississippi State 7/17/1973 2

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 24th pick / 1996

Jamie Nails 21 G 15 3 335 6-6 Florida A&M 6/3/1977 1

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 120th pick / 1997

Gabe Northern 24 LB-DE 16 16 240 6-2 LSU 6/8/1974 2

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1996

Jerry Ostroski 28 G-T-C 16 16 320 6-3 Tulsa 7/12/1970 4

Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 271st pick / 1992

Joe Panos 27 G-C 16 16 300 6-3 Wisconsin,Wisconsin-Whitewater 1/24/1971 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994

Marlo Perry 26 LB 16 1 250 6-4 Jackson State 8/25/1972 4

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 81st pick / 1994

Mark Pike 35 DE-LB 13 0 272 6-4 Georgia Tech 12/27/1963 11

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 178th pick / 1986

Daryl Porter 24 DB 2 0 188 5-9 Boston College 1/16/1974 1

Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 186th pick / 1997

Shawn Price 28 DE-DT 14 2 290 6-4 Pacific 3/28/1970 5
Andre Reed 34 WR 15 13 190 6-2 Kutztown Pennsylvania 1/29/1964 13

Buffalo Bills / 4th / 86th pick / 1985

Jay Riemersma 25 TE 16 4 255 6-5 Michigan 5/17/1973 1

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1996

Sam Rogers 28 LB 15 15 245 6-3 Colorado 5/30/1970 4

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 64th pick / 1994

Kurt Schulz 30 DB 12 12 208 6-1 Eastern Washington 12/12/1968 6

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 195th pick / 1992

Wayne Simmons 29 LB 6 0 245 6-2 Clemson 12/15/1969 5

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993

Eric Smedley 25 DB 16 0 199 5-11 Indiana 7/23/1973 2

Buffalo Bills / 7th / 249th pick / 1996

Antowain Smith 26 RB 16 14 232 6-2 Houston 3/14/1972 1

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997

Bruce Smith* 35 DE 15 15 262 6-4 Virginia Tech 6/18/1963 13

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 1st pick / 1985

Thomas Smith 28 DB 14 14 188 5-11 North Carolina 12/5/1970 5

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 28th pick / 1993

Marcus Spriggs 24 T-G 1 0 310 6-3 Houston 5/30/1974 1

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 185th pick / 1997

Thurman Thomas 32 RB 14 3 200 5-10 Oklahoma State 5/16/1966 10

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 40th pick / 1988

Alex Van Pelt 28 QB 1 0 220 6-1 Pittsburgh 5/1/1970 3

Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 216th pick / 1993

Ted Washington* 30 NT-DT 16 16 365 6-5 Louisville 4/13/1968 7

San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 25th pick / 1991

Marcellus Wiley 24 DE 16 3 275 6-4 Columbia 11/30/1974 1

Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1997

Kevin Williams 27 WR 16 0 195 5-9 Miami (FL) 1/25/1971 5

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 46th pick / 1993

Pat Williams 26 DT 13 0 315 6-3 Northeast State (OK),Texas A&M 10/24/1972 1
Pooh Bear Williams 23 RB 3 0 265 6-1 Florida State 1/20/1975 Rook
Duane Young 30 TE 4 0 270 6-3 Michigan State 5/29/1968 7

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 123rd pick / 1991

Dusty Zeigler 25 C-G 16 16 298 6-5 Notre Dame 9/27/1973 2

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996

Team Total 27.1 16 242.4 6-1.8 4.0