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1998 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 268 points (16.8/g), 27th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 452 points (28.2/g), 30th.
Differential of -184 points (-11.5/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 3.6-12.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 17th.
Simple Rating System: Total -11.0, Offense: -4.5, Defense: -6.5, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Bruce Coslet
Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau
Training Camp: Georgetown College (Georgetown, Kentucky)
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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 | Neil O'Donnell | 32 | 7 | 11 | 212 for 343, 2,216 yards, 15 td, 4 int, & 13 rushes for 34 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Corey Dillon | 24 | 1 | 15 | 262 rushes for 1,130 yards, 4 td, & 28 catches for 178 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| FB | Brian Milne | 25 | 2 | 14 | 10 rushes for 41 yards, 1 td, & 26 catches for 124 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 115th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Carl Pickens | 28 | 6 | 16 | 82 catches for 1,023 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1992 |
| WR | Darnay Scott | 26 | 4 | 13 | 51 catches for 817 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Tony McGee | 27 | 5 | 16 | 22 catches for 363 yards, 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Kevin Sargent | 29 | 6 | 16 | ||
| LG | Rich Braham | 28 | 4 | 12 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 | |
| C | Darrick Brilz | 34 | 11 | 16 | ||
| RG | Ken Blackman | 26 | 2 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1996 | |
| RT | Willie Anderson | 23 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Bankston | 28 | 6 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| NT | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 27 | 4 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 | |
| RDE | Clyde Simmons | 34 | 12 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 233rd pick / 1986 |
| LOLB | James Francis | 30 | 8 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1990 | |
| LILB | Brian Simmons | 23 | Rook | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| RILB | Takeo Spikes | 22 | Rook | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| ROLB | Reinard Wilson | 25 | 1 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Ashley Ambrose | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Artrell Hawkins | 22 | Rook | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| SS | Sam Shade | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 102nd pick / 1995 |
| FS | Greg Myers | 26 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doug Pelfrey | 28 | 5 | 0 | 19 of 27 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1993 |
| P | Lee Johnson | 37 | 13 | 0 | 69 punts for a 44.7 average, 1 blocked | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| PR | Damon Gibson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Tremain Mack | 24 | 1 | 0 | 45 kick returns for a 25.9 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | 28 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 190 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley St. | 9/17/1970 | 6 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| 71 | Willie Anderson | 23 | RT | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/11/1975 | 2 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| 90 | Michael Bankston | 28 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-5 | Sam Houston St. | 3/12/1970 | 6 | 6 | Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992 |
| 89 | Marco Battaglia | 25 | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Rutgers | 1/25/1973 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996 | |
| 40 | Myron Bell | 27 | db | 16 | 2 | 203 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 9/15/1971 | 4 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994 |
| 36 | Brandon Bennett | 25 | rb | 14 | 1 | 220 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/3/1973 | Rook | 3 | |
| 21 | Eric Bieniemy | 29 | 16 | 0 | 207 | 5-7 | Colorado | 8/15/1969 | 7 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1991 | |
| 66 | Ken Blackman | 26 | RG | 8 | 8 | 320 | 6-6 | Illinois | 11/8/1972 | 2 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1996 |
| 37 | Roosevelt Blackmon | 24 | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 9/10/1974 | Rook | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 121st pick / 1998 | |
| 45 | Michael Blair | 24 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 5-11 | Ball St. | 11/26/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 8 | Jeff Blake | 28 | qb | 8 | 2 | 223 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 12/4/1970 | 6 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992 |
| 74 | Rich Braham | 28 | LG | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 11/6/1970 | 4 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
| 65 | Darrick Brilz | 34 | C | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-3 | Oregon St. | 2/14/1964 | 11 | 6 | |
| 75 | Anthony Brown | 26 | rg | 16 | 5 | 315 | 6-5 | Utah | 11/6/1972 | 3 | 3 | |
| 88 | Steve Bush | 24 | te | 12 | 2 | 280 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 7/4/1974 | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | Ki-Jana Carter | 25 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 9/12/1973 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1995 | |
| 92 | John Copeland | 28 | 5 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Alabama | 9/20/1970 | 5 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993 | |
| 6 | Brad Costello | 24 | 3 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Michigan St.,Boston Univ. | 12/24/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 98 | Canute Curtis | 24 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 8/4/1974 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997 | |
| 28 | Corey Dillon | 24 | RB | 15 | 15 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 10/24/1974 | 1 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997 |
| 80 | David Dunn | 26 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Fresno St. | 6/10/1972 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 139th pick / 1995 | |
| 95 | Steve Foley | 23 | lb | 10 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 9/11/1975 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998 |
| 50 | James Francis | 30 | LOLB | 14 | 14 | 253 | 6-5 | Baylor | 8/4/1968 | 8 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1990 |
| 84 | Damon Gibson | 23 | PR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Iowa | 2/25/1975 | Rook | 3 | |
| 63 | Mike Goff | 22 | rg | 10 | 5 | 306 | 6-5 | Iowa | 1/6/1976 | Rook | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Billy Granville | 24 | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Duke | 3/11/1974 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 62 | Brock Gutierrez | 25 | 1 | 0 | 304 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 9/25/1973 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Artrell Hawkins | 22 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-10 | Cincinnati | 11/24/1976 | Rook | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998 |
| 85 | James Hundon | 27 | wr | 9 | 3 | 180 | 6-1 | Portland St. | 4/9/1971 | 2 | 1 | |
| 80 | Willie Jackson | 27 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/16/1971 | 3 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 | |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | 37 | P | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | BYU | 11/27/1961 | 13 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985 |
| 60 | Rod E. Jones | 24 | t | 7 | 2 | 325 | 6-4 | Kansas | 1/11/1974 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 219th pick / 1996 |
| 10 | Paul Justin | 30 | qb | 5 | 3 | 211 | 6-4 | Arizona St. | 5/19/1968 | 3 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1991 |
| 15 | Eric Kresser | 25 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Florida,Marshall | 2/6/1973 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 94 | Jevon Langford | 24 | de | 14 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Oklahoma St. | 2/16/1974 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 108th pick / 1996 |
| 34 | Tremain Mack | 24 | KR | 12 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 11/21/1974 | 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Ric Mathias | 23 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Wisc-LaCrosse | 12/10/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 82 | Tony McGee | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | Michigan | 4/21/1971 | 5 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993 |
| 44 | Brian Milne | 25 | FB | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/7/1973 | 2 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 115th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Kelvin Moore | 23 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Iowa St.,Morgan St. | 3/7/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 31 | Greg Myers | 26 | FS | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-1 | Colorado St. | 9/30/1972 | 2 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1996 |
| 12 | Neil O'Donnell | 32 | QB | 13 | 11 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | 7 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| 64 | Rod Payne | 24 | 6 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Michigan | 6/14/1974 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1997 | |
| 9 | Doug Pelfrey | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 9/25/1970 | 5 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1993 |
| 81 | Carl Pickens | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/23/1970 | 6 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1992 |
| 97 | Andre Purvis | 25 | 9 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 7/14/1973 | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1997 | |
| 20 | Thomas Randolph | 28 | db | 16 | 1 | 180 | 5-9 | Kansas St. | 10/5/1970 | 4 | 1 | New York Giants / 2nd / 47th pick / 1994 |
| 57 | Adrian Ross | 23 | lb | 14 | 1 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado St. | 2/19/1975 | Rook | 1 | |
| 77 | Kevin Sargent | 29 | LT | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-6 | East. Washington | 3/31/1969 | 6 | 7 | |
| 23 | Corey Sawyer | 27 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 10/4/1971 | 4 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 104th pick / 1994 | |
| 86 | Darnay Scott | 26 | WR | 13 | 13 | 200 | 6-1 | San Diego St. | 7/7/1972 | 4 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994 |
| 35 | Sam Shade | 25 | SS | 16 | 14 | 205 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/14/1973 | 3 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 102nd pick / 1995 |
| 68 | Scott Shaw | 24 | 2 | 0 | 303 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 6/2/1974 | Rook | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 143rd pick / 1998 | |
| 56 | Brian Simmons | 23 | LILB | 14 | 12 | 244 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 6/21/1975 | Rook | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| 96 | Clyde Simmons | 34 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-5 | West. Carolina | 8/4/1964 | 12 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 233rd pick / 1986 |
| 51 | Takeo Spikes | 22 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Auburn | 12/17/1976 | Rook | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998 |
| 52 | Jimmy Sprotte | 24 | 5 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Arizona | 10/2/1974 | Rook | 0 | Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 205th pick / 1998 | |
| 70 | Glen Steele | 24 | 10 | 0 | 300 | 6-4 | Michigan | 10/4/1974 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998 | |
| 93 | Mike Thompson | 27 | 9 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 12/22/1971 | 3 | 0 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 123rd pick / 1995 | |
| 59 | Greg Truitt | 33 | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 12/8/1965 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 53 | Tom Tumulty | 25 | lb | 4 | 4 | 247 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 2/11/1973 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 178th pick / 1996 |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | 27 | NT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Hawaii,Boise St. | 1/30/1971 | 4 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994 |
| 87 | Stepfret Williams | 25 | 5 | 0 | 170 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 6/14/1973 | 2 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 94th pick / 1996 | |
| 55 | Reinard Wilson | 25 | ROLB | 16 | 15 | 270 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 12/17/1973 | 1 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 243.9 | 6-1.9 | 2.8 |
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