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1998 Arizona Cardinals

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 325 points (20.3/g), 15th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 378 points (23.6/g), 24th.
 Differential of -53 points (-3.3/g), 18th.
 Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.

Coached by Vince Tobin (9-7-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 @ Dallas Cowboys 10 38 13 205 160 45 2 30 444 256 188 3
2 Sun September 13 box L 0-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 14 33 17 274 163 111 4 16 244 121 123 2
3 Sun September 20 box W 1-2 Philadelphia Eagles 17 3 16 282 129 153 1 20 317 226 91 3
4 Sun September 27 box W 2-2 @ St. Louis Rams 20 17 22 281 203 78 1 17 264 144 120
5 Sun October 4 box L 2-3 Oakland Raiders 20 23 16 236 187 49 4 14 222 110 112 3
6 Sun October 11 box W 3-3 Chicago Bears 20 7 21 288 150 138 5 12 289 223 66 8
7 Sun October 18 box L 3-4 @ New York Giants 7 34 15 194 132 62 3 26 390 249 141
8 Bye Week
9 Sun November 1 box W 4-4 @ Detroit Lions 17 15 11 209 172 37 2 18 280 167 113 6
10 Sun November 8 box W 5-4 Washington Redskins 29 27 23 351 164 187 1 18 256 167 89 2
11 Sun November 15 box L 5-5 Dallas Cowboys 28 35 28 480 448 32 2 23 354 208 146
12 Sun November 22 box W 6-5 @ Washington Redskins 45 42 25 436 248 188 1 31 421 353 68 2
13 Sun November 29 box L 6-6 @ Kansas City Chiefs 24 34 22 338 214 124 2 20 376 248 128 1
14 Sun December 6 box L 6-7 New York Giants 19 23 17 328 253 75 3 15 344 144 200 2
15 Sun December 13 box W 7-7 @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 17 25 424 220 204 2 21 367 219 148 1
16 Sun December 20 box W 8-7 New Orleans Saints 19 17 28 513 394 119 3 18 320 238 82 1
17 Sun December 27 box W 9-7 San Diego Chargers 16 13 16 270 245 25 22 377 203 174 5
Playoffs
WildCard Sat January 2 box W 10-7 @ Dallas Cowboys 20 7
Division Sun January 10 box L 10-8 @ Minnesota Vikings 21 41

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 325 5109 1052 4.9 315 326 552 3482 17 20 5.8 179 450 1627 18 3.6 98 36 16 38
Team Defense 378 5265 1049 5.0 525 299 518 3276 21 20 5.9 177 492 1989 18 4.0 321 39 19 27
Lg Rank Offense 15 13 8 8 8 20 25 18 15 21 6 24 28 25
Lg Rank Defense 24 21 25 15 17 11 8 17 26 20 25 18 3 3

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%
Jake Plummer 24 QB 16 16 324 547 59.2 3737 17 3.1 20 3.7 57 6.8 5.5 11.5 233.6 75.0 49 280 5.8 4.6 8.2
Dave M. Brown 28 1 0 2 5 40.0 31 0 0.0 0 0.0 19 6.2 6.2 15.5 31.0 61.2 1 6 4.2 4.2 16.7
Team Total 26.3 16 326 552 59.1 3768 17 3.1 20 3.6 57 6.8 5.5 11.6 235.5 74.9 50 286 5.8 4.6 8.3
Opp Total 16 299 518 57.7 3276 21 4.1 20 3.9 6.3 5.0 11.0 204.8 74.0 39 250 5.9 4.2

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
Adrian Murrell 28 RB 15 14 274 1042 8 32 3.8 69.5 18.3 18 169 9.4 2 30 1.2 11.3 1211 10 6
Mario Bates 25 16 1 60 165 6 15 2.8 10.3 3.8 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 0.9 179 6 0
Jake Plummer 24 QB 16 16 51 217 4 27 4.3 13.6 3.2 217 4 12
Larry Centers 30 FB 16 12 31 110 0 14 3.5 6.9 1.9 69 559 8.1 2 54 4.3 34.9 669 2 1
Michael Pittman 23 15 0 29 91 0 11 3.1 6.1 1.9 91 0 1
Frank Sanders 25 WR 16 16 4 0 0 7 0.0 0.0 0.3 89 1145 12.9 3 42 5.6 71.6 1145 3 3
Dave M. Brown 28 1 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 2.0 1.0 2 0 0
Rob Moore 30 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 67 982 14.7 5 57 4.2 61.4 982 5 0
Eric Metcalf 30 RET 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 31 324 10.5 0 29 1.9 20.3 324 0 5
Johnny McWilliams 26 TE 16 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 284 10.9 4 26 1.6 17.8 284 4 0
Chris Gedney 28 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 271 12.3 1 32 1.4 16.9 271 1 1
Fred Brock 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 12 6.0 0 7 0.2 1.0 12 0 0
Ronnie Anderson 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.3 2.0 8 0 0
Team Total 26.3 16 450 1627 18 32 3.6 101.7 28.1 326 3768 11.6 17 57 20.4 235.5 5395 35 30
Opp Total 16 492 1989 18 4.0 124.3 30.8 299 3276 11.0 21 18.7 204.8 5265 39 31

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
Eric Metcalf 30 RET 16 3 43 295 0 24 6.9 57 1218 0 59 21.4 1837
Michael Pittman 23 15 0 4 84 0 22 21.0 175
Chris Gedney 28 16 3 2 12 0 7 6.0 283
Team Total 26.3 16 43 295 0 24 6.9 63 1314 0 59 20.9 7004
Opp Total 16 38 0 56 1200 0 21.4

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
Scott Player 29 P 16 0 81 3378 67 1 41.7
Joe Nedney 25 K 12 0 6 6 1 1 8 5 4 1 19 13 68.4% 30 30 100.0%
Chris Jacke 32 4 0 3 3 6 5 3 1 2 1 14 10 71.4% 6 6 100.0%
Team Total 26.3 16 9 9 7 6 11 6 6 2 33 23 69.7% 36 36 100.0% 81 3378 67 1 41.7
Opp Total 16 30 24 80.0% 41 40 97.6% 75 3292 43.9

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
Jake Plummer 24 QB 16 16 12 3 -2 0
Simeon Rice 24 RDE 16 16 10.0 1 0 4 39 0 34 5
Ronald McKinnon 25 MLB 13 13 2.0 5 25 0 17 3 1 2 0 0 66 29
Mark Smith 24 RDT 14 13 9.0 1 0 1 0 0 52 20
Kwamie Lassiter 29 fs 16 6 8 80 0 29 2 0 1 0 0 40 15
Andre Wadsworth 24 LDE 16 15 5.0 1 0 3 0 0 42 15
Eric Metcalf 30 RET 16 3 5 2 0 0
Adrian Murrell 28 RB 15 14 6 1 0 0
Jamir Miller 25 LLB 16 16 3.0 2 0 2 0 0 82 31
Frank Sanders 25 WR 16 16 3 2 0 0
Eric Swann 28 ldt 7 5 4.0 2 0 0 0 0 25 7
Tommy Bennett 25 SS 16 16 2 100 1 70 58 27
Corey Chavous 22 rcb 16 5 2 0 0 0 20 5
James Dexter 25 RT 16 16 0 2 0 0
Mark Maddox 30 14 3 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 13 7
Tony McCombs 24 RLB 14 13 1 14 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 33 17
Michael Pittman 23 15 0 1 1 0 0
Aeneas Williams* 30 LCB 16 16 1.0 1 15 0 15 57 13
Ronnie Anderson 24 4 0 0 1 0 0
Fred Brock 24 12 0 0 1 19 0
J.B. Brown 31 RCB 15 6 0 0 1 0 0 27 7
Larry Centers 30 FB 16 12 1 0 0 0
Mike Devlin 29 15 3 0 1 0 0
Chris Dishman 24 LG 12 11 0 1 0 0
Chris Gedney 28 16 3 1 0 0 0
Tom Knight 24 rcb 8 5 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 30 3
J.J. McCleskey 28 12 0 1 1 0 1 11 1
Patrick Sapp 25 16 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 16 11
Pat Tillman 22 FS 16 10 1.0 46 27
Zack Walz 22 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Bernard Wilson 28 16 3 1.0 8 4
Team Total 26.3 16 39.0 20 235 1 70 16 30 32 56 0 728 274
Opp Total 16 50 31 12

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
Joe Nedney 25 K 12 0 30 13 69
Adrian Murrell 28 RB 15 14 8 2 60
Mario Bates 25 16 1 6 36
Chris Jacke 32 4 0 6 10 36
Rob Moore 30 WR 16 16 5 30
Johnny McWilliams 26 TE 16 15 4 24
Jake Plummer 24 QB 16 16 4 24
Frank Sanders 25 WR 16 16 3 18
Larry Centers 30 FB 16 12 2 12
Tommy Bennett 25 SS 16 16 1 6
Chris Gedney 28 16 3 1 6
Team Total 26.3 16 18 17 1 36 23 321
Opp Total 16 18 21 1 40 24 378