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1998 Carolina Panthers

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 336 points (21.0/g), 12th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 413 points (25.8/g), 27th.
 Differential of -77 points (-4.8/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.

Coached by Dom Capers (4-12-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 6 box L 0-1 Atlanta Falcons 14 19 16 317 263 54 2 19 323 230 93 1
2 Sun September 13 box L 0-2 @ New Orleans Saints 14 19 20 375 238 137 3 18 311 104 207
3 Bye Week
4 Sun September 27 box L 0-3 Green Bay Packers 30 37 13 230 170 60 1 26 487 378 109 4
5 Sun October 4 box L 0-4 @ Atlanta Falcons 23 51 16 346 289 57 6 18 323 193 130 2
6 Sun October 11 box L 0-5 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 27 16 304 267 37 3 22 428 277 151 2
7 Sun October 18 box L 0-6 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 16 17 290 223 67 21 349 213 136 2
8 Sun October 25 box L 0-7 Buffalo Bills 14 30 21 360 279 81 3 18 426 282 144 1
9 Sun November 1 box W 1-7 New Orleans Saints 31 17 16 216 110 106 2 21 354 301 53 4
10 Sun November 8 box L 1-8 @ San Francisco 49ers 23 25 16 287 237 50 2 22 366 261 105 6
11 Sun November 15 box L 1-9 Miami Dolphins 9 13 12 210 148 62 2 15 315 131 184 1
12 Sun November 22 box W 2-9 @ St. Louis Rams 24 20 17 257 184 73 1 17 281 239 42 2
13 Sun November 29 box L 2-10 @ New York Jets 21 48 15 216 134 82 1 21 456 255 201
14 Sun December 6 box L 2-11 San Francisco 49ers 28 31 22 429 226 203 3 22 474 238 236 2
15 Sun December 13 box L 2-12 Washington Redskins 25 28 16 365 241 124 3 27 409 249 160
16 Sun December 20 box W 3-12 St. Louis Rams 20 13 11 246 164 82 1 16 261 151 110 4
17 Sun December 27 box W 4-12 @ Indianapolis Colts 27 19 17 332 149 183 2 12 279 207 72 2

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 336 4780 966 4.9 261 292 507 3322 25 18 5.9 171 405 1458 11 3.6 68 35 17 22
Team Defense 413 5842 1029 5.7 535 298 501 3709 30 19 6.9 197 491 2133 14 4.3 315 33 14 23
Lg Rank Offense 12 20 27 18 14 9 18 16 24 28 16 25 27 27
Lg Rank Defense 27 30 27 12 28 30 10 29 24 26 23 25 7 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Steve Beuerlein 33 QB 12 12 216 343 63.0 2613 17 5.0 12 3.5 68 7.6 6.5 12.1 217.8 88.2 44 251 6.1 5.1 11.4
Kerry Collins 26 qb 4 4 76 162 46.9 1011 8 4.9 5 3.1 72 6.2 5.3 13.3 252.8 70.8 10 51 5.6 4.7 5.8
William Floyd 26 FB 16 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Ken Walter 26 P 16 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.2 16 292 507 57.6 3624 25 4.9 18 3.6 72 7.1 6.0 12.4 226.5 81.5 54 302 5.9 4.9 9.6
Opp Total 16 298 501 59.5 3709 30 6.0 19 3.8 7.4 6.3 12.4 231.8 86.7 37 228 6.9 5.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Fred Lane 23 RB 14 11 205 717 5 31 3.5 51.2 14.6 12 85 7.1 0 16 0.9 6.1 802 5 4
Tim Biakabutuka 24 10 3 101 427 3 41 4.2 42.7 10.1 8 138 17.3 1 42 0.8 13.8 565 4 1
Anthony Johnson 31 16 2 36 135 0 21 3.8 8.4 2.3 27 242 9.0 1 38 1.7 15.1 377 1 3
William Floyd 26 FB 16 13 28 71 3 7 2.5 4.4 1.8 24 123 5.1 1 20 1.5 7.7 194 4 1
Steve Beuerlein 33 QB 12 12 22 26 0 13 1.2 2.2 1.8 26 0 13
Kerry Collins 26 qb 4 4 7 40 0 16 5.7 10.0 1.8 1 -11 -11.0 0 -11 0.3 -2.8 29 0 5
Rocket Ismail 29 WR 16 15 3 42 0 36 14.0 2.6 0.2 69 1024 14.8 8 62 4.3 64.0 1066 8 2
Ken Walter 26 P 16 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0 0 2
Muhsin Muhammad 25 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 68 941 13.8 6 72 4.3 58.8 941 6 2
Wesley Walls* 32 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 49 506 10.3 5 30 3.5 36.1 506 5 0
Mark Carrier 33 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 19 301 15.8 2 42 1.2 18.8 301 2 0
Luther Broughton 24 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 142 23.7 1 68 0.4 8.9 142 1 1
Rae Carruth 24 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 59 14.8 0 47 2.0 29.5 59 0 0
Donald Hayes 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 62 20.7 0 35 0.4 8.9 62 0 0
Kris Mangum 25 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 0.8 5 0 0
Dwight Stone 34 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.4 7 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 405 1458 11 41 3.6 91.1 25.3 292 3624 12.4 25 72 18.3 226.5 5082 36 39
Opp Total 16 491 2133 14 4.3 133.3 30.7 298 3709 12.4 30 18.6 231.8 5842 44 24

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Michael Bates* 29 RET 14 0 59 1480 1 99 25.1 1480
Winslow Oliver 25 RET 16 0 44 464 0 35 10.5 2 43 0 25 21.5 507
Dwight Stone 34 16 0 9 252 0 45 28.0 259
Anthony Johnson 31 16 2 2 12 0 9 6.0 389
Jeff Brady 30 LILB 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
William Floyd 26 FB 16 13 1 22 0 22 22.0 216
Jerry Jensen 23 10 0 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Tarek Saleh 24 11 1 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Team Total 27.2 16 44 464 0 35 10.5 76 1834 1 99 24.1 7380
Opp Total 16 20 0 65 1439 1 22.1

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Ken Walter 26 P 16 0 77 3131 59 0 40.7
John Kasay 29 K 16 0 5 5 5 4 9 6 7 4 26 19 73.1% 37 35 94.6%
Team Total 27.2 16 5 5 5 4 9 6 7 4 26 19 73.1% 37 35 94.6% 77 3131 59 0 40.7
Opp Total 16 31 30 96.8% 43 41 95.3% 71 3124 44.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Steve Beuerlein 33 QB 12 12 13 5 -19 0
Kevin Greene* 36 LOLB 15 15 15.0 2 18 0 18 0 0 1 2 0 50 3
Jeff Brady 30 LILB 16 16 4.0 4 85 0 43 1 1 1 0 0 76 28
Michael Barrow 28 RILB 16 16 4.0 1 10 0 10 1 0 2 0 0 97 32
Eric Davis 30 LCB 16 16 1.0 5 81 2 56 0 0 1 0 0 64 7
Sean Gilbert 28 RDE 16 16 6.0 2 0 0 0 0 39 14
Kerry Collins 26 qb 4 4 5 0 -1 0
Anthony Johnson 31 16 2 3 1 0 0
Fred Lane 23 RB 14 11 4 0 0 0
Les Miller 33 14 3 0 1 3 8 0 17 2
Ken Walter 26 P 16 0 2 2 -20 0
Rocket Ismail 29 WR 16 15 2 1 0 0
Greg Lloyd 33 ROLB 16 14 1.0 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 6 0 48 16
Muhsin Muhammad 25 WR 16 16 2 1 0 0
Blake Brockermeyer 25 LT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Luther Broughton 24 16 4 1 1 0 0
Doug Evans 28 RCB 9 7 2 18 0 18 32 5
William Floyd 26 FB 16 13 1 1 0 0
Frank Garcia 26 LG/c 14 14 0 2 2 0
Lenny McGill 27 10 0 1.0 1 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 19 1
Jason Peter 24 LDE 14 11 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 23 10
Rod M. Smith 28 6 2 1 43 0 43 0 0 1 35 0 10 1
Rick Terry 24 7 3 2.0 13 1
Brent Alexander 27 FS 16 16 1 0 1 12 0 68 29
Michael Bates* 29 RET 14 0 1 0 0 0
Tim Biakabutuka 24 10 3 1 0 0 0
Rob Bohlinger 23 13 1 0 1 0 0
Norbert Davidds-Garrido 26 RT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Mike Fox 31 nt 16 7 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 16 5
Jerry Jensen 23 10 0 1 0 -20 0
Ernest Jones 27 7 0 1.0 3 1
Corbin Lacina 28 RG 10 10 0 1 0 0
Mike Minter 24 6 4 1 7 0 7 19 7
Winslow Oliver 25 RET 16 0 1 0 0 0
Damien Richardson 22 SS 14 7 1 0 1 0 0 37 10
Kinnon Tatum 23 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 4
Tony Veland 25 fs 15 5 1 24 0 24 1 0 0 0 0 18 3
Leonard Wheeler 29 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0
Team Total 27.2 16 37.0 19 295 2 56 12 39 34 5 0 716 184
Opp Total 16 54 24 10 2

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
John Kasay 29 K 16 0 35 19 92
Rocket Ismail 29 WR 16 15 8 48
Muhsin Muhammad 25 WR 16 16 6 1 38
Fred Lane 23 RB 14 11 5 30
Wesley Walls* 32 TE 14 14 5 30
Tim Biakabutuka 24 10 3 3 1 24
William Floyd 26 FB 16 13 3 1 24
Mark Carrier 33 16 1 2 12
Eric Davis 30 LCB 16 16 2 12
Michael Bates* 29 RET 14 0 1 6
Luther Broughton 24 16 4 1 6
Anthony Johnson 31 16 2 1 6
Dwight Stone 34 16 0 1 6
Kerry Collins 26 qb 4 4 1 2
Team Total 27.2 16 11 25 1 2 1 2 35 19 336
Opp Total 16 14 30 1 1 41 30 2 413