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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.

Coached by Bruce Coslet (3-13-0)

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 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

RG Anthony Brown 26 3 5
RG Mike Goff 22 Rook 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998

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

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ashley Ambrose 28 DB 15 15 190 5-11 Miss. Valley State 9/17/1970 6

Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992

Willie Anderson 23 T 16 16 340 6-5 Auburn 7/11/1975 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996

Michael Bankston 28 DE-NT-DT 16 16 285 6-5 Sam Houston State 3/12/1970 6

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 100th pick / 1992

Marco Battaglia 25 TE 16 0 250 6-3 Rutgers 1/25/1973 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1996

Myron Bell 27 DB 16 2 203 5-11 Michigan State 9/15/1971 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 140th pick / 1994

Brandon Bennett 25 RB 14 1 220 5-11 South Carolina 2/3/1973 Rook
Eric Bieniemy 29 RB 16 0 207 5-7 Colorado 8/15/1969 7

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 39th pick / 1991

Ken Blackman 26 G 8 8 320 6-6 Illinois 11/8/1972 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1996

Roosevelt Blackmon 24 DB 12 0 185 6-1 Morris Brown 9/10/1974 Rook

Green Bay Packers / 4th / 121st pick / 1998

Michael Blair 24 RB 2 0 245 5-11 Ball State 11/26/1974 Rook
Jeff Blake 28 QB 8 2 223 6-1 East Carolina 12/4/1970 6

New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992

Rich Braham 28 C-G 12 12 305 6-4 West Virginia 11/6/1970 4

Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994

Darrick Brilz 34 C-G 16 16 287 6-3 Oregon State 2/14/1964 11
Anthony Brown 26 T-G 16 5 315 6-5 Utah 11/6/1972 3
Steve Bush 24 TE 12 2 280 6-3 Arizona State 7/4/1974 1
Ki-Jana Carter 25 RB 1 0 222 5-10 Penn State 9/12/1973 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1995

John Copeland 28 DE-DT-NT 5 0 285 6-3 Alabama 9/20/1970 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1993

Brad Costello 24 P 3 0 231 6-0 Boston University,Michigan State 12/24/1974 Rook
Canute Curtis 24 LB 5 0 250 6-2 West Virginia 8/4/1974 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 176th pick / 1997

Corey Dillon 24 RB 15 15 225 6-1 Washington 10/24/1974 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1997

David Dunn 26 WR 1 0 215 6-3 Fresno State 6/10/1972 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 139th pick / 1995

Steve Foley 23 LB 10 1 265 6-4 La-Monroe 9/11/1975 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 75th pick / 1998

James Francis 30 LB 14 14 253 6-5 Baylor 8/4/1968 8

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1990

Damon Gibson 23 WR 16 0 180 5-9 Iowa 2/25/1975 Rook
Mike Goff 22 G 10 5 306 6-5 Iowa 1/6/1976 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 78th pick / 1998

Billy Granville 24 LB 16 0 252 6-3 Duke 3/11/1974 1
Brock Gutierrez 25 C 1 0 304 6-3 Central Michigan 9/25/1973 1
Artrell Hawkins 22 DB 16 16 190 5-10 Cincinnati 11/24/1976 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1998

James Hundon 27 WR 9 3 180 6-1 Portland State 4/9/1971 2
Willie Jackson 27 WR 8 0 212 6-1 Florida 8/16/1971 3

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994

Lee Johnson 37 P 13 0 200 6-2 BYU 11/27/1961 13

Houston Oilers / 5th / 138th pick / 1985

Rod E. Jones 24 T 7 2 325 6-4 Kansas 1/11/1974 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 219th pick / 1996

Paul Justin 30 QB 5 3 211 6-4 Arizona State 5/19/1968 3

Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1991

Eric Kresser 25 QB 2 0 209 6-2 Florida,Marshall 2/6/1973 Rook
Jevon Langford 24 DE 14 1 290 6-3 Oklahoma State 2/16/1974 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 108th pick / 1996

Tremain Mack 24 DB 12 0 193 6-0 Miami (FL) 11/21/1974 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 111th pick / 1997

Ric Mathias 23 DB 3 0 180 5-10 Wisconsin-LaCrosse 12/10/1975 Rook
Tony McGee 27 TE 16 16 247 6-3 Michigan 4/21/1971 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1993

Brian Milne 25 RB 14 14 255 6-3 Penn State 1/7/1973 2

Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 115th pick / 1996

Kelvin Moore 23 DB 4 0 210 6-0 Iowa State,Morgan State 3/7/1975 Rook
Greg Myers 26 DB 16 16 202 6-1 Colorado State 9/30/1972 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1996

Neil O'Donnell 32 QB 13 11 228 6-3 Maryland 7/3/1966 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990

Rod Payne 24 C 6 0 305 6-4 Michigan 6/14/1974 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1997

Doug Pelfrey 28 K 16 0 185 5-11 Kentucky 9/25/1970 5

Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1993

Carl Pickens 28 WR 16 16 206 6-2 Tennessee 3/23/1970 6

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1992

Andre Purvis 25 DT 9 0 310 6-4 North Carolina 7/14/1973 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 144th pick / 1997

Thomas Randolph 28 DB 16 1 180 5-9 Kansas State 10/5/1970 4

New York Giants / 2nd / 47th pick / 1994

Adrian Ross 23 LB 14 1 245 6-2 Colorado State 2/19/1975 Rook
Kevin Sargent 29 T 16 16 289 6-6 Eastern Washington 3/31/1969 6
Corey Sawyer 27 DB 3 0 177 5-11 Florida State 10/4/1971 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 104th pick / 1994

Darnay Scott 26 WR 13 13 200 6-1 San Diego State 7/7/1972 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1994

Sam Shade 25 DB 16 14 205 6-0 Alabama 6/14/1973 3

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 102nd pick / 1995

Scott Shaw 24 G 2 0 303 6-3 Michigan State 6/2/1974 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 5th / 143rd pick / 1998

Brian Simmons 23 LB 14 12 244 6-3 North Carolina 6/21/1975 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998

Clyde Simmons 34 DE-DT 16 16 292 6-5 Western Carolina 8/4/1964 12

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 233rd pick / 1986

Takeo Spikes 22 LB 16 16 242 6-2 Auburn 12/17/1976 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 13th pick / 1998

Jimmy Sprotte 24 LB 5 0 237 6-3 Arizona 10/2/1974 Rook

Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 205th pick / 1998

Glen Steele 24 DT 10 0 300 6-4 Michigan 10/4/1974 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 105th pick / 1998

Mike Thompson 27 DT 9 0 295 6-4 Wisconsin 12/22/1971 3

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 123rd pick / 1995

Greg Truitt 33 C 11 0 235 6-0 Penn State 12/8/1965 4
Tom Tumulty 25 LB 4 4 247 6-3 Pittsburgh 2/11/1973 2

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 178th pick / 1996

Kimo von Oelhoffen 27 DE-NT-DT 16 16 300 6-4 Boise State,Hawaii 1/30/1971 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 162nd pick / 1994

Stepfret Williams 25 WR 5 0 170 6-0 La-Monroe 6/14/1973 2

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 94th pick / 1996

Reinard Wilson 25 LB-DE 16 15 270 6-2 Florida State 12/17/1973 1

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1997

Team Total 26.1 16 243.9 6-1.9 2.8