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1998 Kansas City Chiefs
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 327 points (20.4/g), 14th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 363 points (22.7/g), 22nd.
Differential of -36 points (-2.2/g), 16th.
Expected W-L: 7.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Marty Schottenheimer (7-9-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Rich Gannon | 33 | 11 | 10 | 206 for 354, 2,305 yards, 10 td, 6 int, & 44 rushes for 168 yards and 3 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 |
| QB | Elvis Grbac | 28 | 4 | 6 | 98 for 188, 1,142 yards, 5 td, 12 int, & 7 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 219th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Donnell Bennett | 26 | 4 | 10 | 148 rushes for 527 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 91 yards and 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Bam Morris | 26 | 4 | 5 | 129 rushes for 481 yards, 8 td, & 12 catches for 95 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1994 |
| FB | Kimble Anders | 32 | 7 | 15 | 58 rushes for 230 yards, 1 td, & 64 catches for 462 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Derrick Alexander | 27 | 4 | 14 | 54 catches for 992 yards, 4 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 29th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Andre Rison | 31 | 9 | 13 | 40 catches for 542 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 12 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| TE | Tony Gonzalez | 22 | 1 | 16 | 59 catches for 621 yards, 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Jeff Criswell | 34 | 11 | 14 | ||
| LG | Glenn Parker | 32 | 8 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| C | Tim Grunhard | 30 | 8 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 40th pick / 1990 |
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| RG | Will Shields* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1993 |
| RT | Victor Riley | 24 | Rook | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leslie O'Neal | 34 | 12 | 13 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| LDE | John Browning | 25 | 2 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 68th pick / 1996 |
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| LDE | Ty Parten | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1993 |
| NT | Tom Barndt | 26 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 207th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Chester McGlockton | 29 | 6 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| LOLB | Derrick Thomas | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989 |
| LOLB | Leslie O'Neal | 34 | 12 | 13 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Wayne Simmons | 29 | 5 | 10 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
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| RILB | Donnie Edwards | 25 | 2 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| ROLB | Anthony Davis | 29 | 5 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 11th / 301st pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Mark McMillian | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 272nd pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Dale Carter | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | James Hasty | 33 | 10 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Reggie Tongue | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Jerome Woods | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 28th pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Pete Stoyanovich | 31 | 9 | 0 | 27 of 32 field goals & 34 of 34 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| P | Louie Aguiar | 32 | 7 | 0 | 75 punts for a 43.0 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Tamarick Vanover | 24 | 3 | 0 | 27 punt returns for a 9.8 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 81st pick / 1995 |
| KR | Tamarick Vanover | 24 | 3 | 0 | 41 kick returns for a 23.3 average and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 81st pick / 1995 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Louie Aguiar | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Utah State | 6/30/1966 | 7 | |
| 82 | Derrick Alexander | 27 | WR | 15 | 14 | 195 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/6/1971 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 29th pick / 1994 |
| 38 | Kimble Anders | 32 | RB | 16 | 15 | 225 | 5-11 | Houston | 9/10/1966 | 7 | |
| 71 | Tom Barndt | 26 | DT-NT-G-C | 16 | 16 | 301 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 3/14/1972 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 207th pick / 1995 |
| 30 | Donnell Bennett | 26 | RB | 16 | 10 | 242 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 9/14/1972 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1994 |
| 45 | Bucky Brooks | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/22/1971 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1994 |
| 93 | John Browning | 25 | DT-DE | 8 | 8 | 297 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 9/30/1973 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 68th pick / 1996 |
| 34 | Dale Carter | 29 | DB | 11 | 9 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/28/1969 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| 41 | Keith Crawford | 28 | WR-DB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Howard Payne | 11/21/1970 | 5 | |
| 69 | Jeff Criswell | 34 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 291 | 6-7 | Graceland College (IA) | 3/7/1964 | 11 | |
| 50 | Anthony Davis | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Utah | 3/7/1969 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 301st pick / 1992 |
| 56 | Ernest Dixon | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 243 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/17/1971 | 4 | |
| 90 | Ronnie Dixon | 27 | DT-NT | 4 | 0 | 301 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 5/10/1971 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 165th pick / 1993 |
| 59 | Donnie Edwards | 25 | LB | 15 | 15 | 227 | 6-2 | UCLA | 4/6/1973 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 98th pick / 1996 |
| 54 | Greg Favors | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 4 | 242 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 9/30/1974 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 120th pick / 1998 |
| 12 | Rich Gannon | 33 | QB | 12 | 10 | 210 | 6-3 | Delaware | 12/20/1965 | 11 | New England Patriots / 4th / 98th pick / 1987 |
| 55 | Ron George | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Air Force,Stanford | 3/20/1970 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 121st pick / 1993 |
| 88 | Tony Gonzalez | 22 | TE | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-5 | California | 2/27/1976 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 13th pick / 1997 |
| 11 | Elvis Grbac | 28 | QB | 8 | 6 | 232 | 6-5 | Michigan | 8/13/1970 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 219th pick / 1993 |
| 61 | Tim Grunhard | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 311 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 5/17/1968 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 40th pick / 1990 |
| 40 | James Hasty | 33 | DB | 16 | 14 | 203 | 6-0 | Central Washington,Washington State | 5/23/1965 | 10 | New York Jets / 3rd / 74th pick / 1988 |
| 98 | Eric Hicks | 22 | DE | 3 | 0 | 280 | 6-6 | Maryland | 6/17/1976 | Rook | |
| 99 | Darius Holland | 25 | DT | 6 | 0 | 330 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/10/1973 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995 |
| 84 | Joe Horn | 26 | WR | 16 | 1 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba Junior College | 1/16/1972 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| 83 | Danan Hughes | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Iowa | 12/11/1970 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 186th pick / 1993 |
| 35 | Melvin Johnson | 26 | DB | 7 | 1 | 198 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 4/15/1972 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1995 |
| 24 | Jason Kaiser | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Culver-Stockton | 11/9/1973 | Rook | |
| 81 | Kevin Lockett | 24 | WR | 13 | 3 | 186 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 9/8/1974 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 1997 |
| 51 | Greg Manusky | 32 | LB | 16 | 1 | 238 | 6-1 | Colgate | 8/12/1966 | 10 | |
| 77 | Pellom McDaniels | 30 | LB-DE | 11 | 2 | 284 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 2/21/1968 | 5 | |
| 75 | Chester McGlockton | 29 | DT-DE | 10 | 9 | 334 | 6-3 | Clemson | 9/16/1969 | 6 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| 29 | Mark McMillian | 28 | DB | 16 | 10 | 154 | 5-7 | Alabama | 4/29/1970 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 272nd pick / 1992 |
| 39 | Bam Morris | 26 | RB | 10 | 5 | 244 | 6-0 | Texas Tech | 1/13/1972 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1994 |
| 91 | Leslie O'Neal | 34 | DE-LB | 16 | 13 | 275 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 5/7/1964 | 12 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986 |
| 62 | Glenn Parker | 32 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona | 4/22/1966 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 69th pick / 1990 |
| 97 | Ty Parten | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 6 | 278 | 6-5 | Arizona | 10/13/1969 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1993 |
| 48 | Ted Popson | 32 | TE | 12 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Portland State | 9/10/1966 | 4 | New York Giants / 11th / 306th pick / 1991 |
| 95 | Derrick Ransom | 22 | DT | 7 | 0 | 306 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 9/13/1976 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 181st pick / 1998 |
| 49 | Tony Richardson | 27 | FB | 14 | 1 | 238 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/17/1971 | 3 | |
| 66 | Victor Riley | 24 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 328 | 6-5 | Auburn | 11/4/1974 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 |
| 89 | Andre Rison | 31 | WR | 14 | 13 | 188 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 3/18/1967 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 22nd pick / 1989 |
| 85 | Brian Roche | 25 | TE | 4 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo,San Jose State | 5/5/1973 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1996 |
| 22 | Rashaan Shehee | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Washington | 6/20/1975 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 88th pick / 1998 |
| 68 | Will Shields* | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 9/15/1971 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 74th pick / 1993 |
| 72 | Ricky Siglar | 32 | T-G | 4 | 0 | 308 | 6-7 | San Jose State | 6/14/1966 | 8 | |
| 56 | Wayne Simmons | 29 | LB | 10 | 10 | 245 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/15/1969 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 15th pick / 1993 |
| 65 | Jeff Smith | 25 | C | 11 | 3 | 322 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 5/25/1973 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 241st pick / 1996 |
| 70 | Marcus Spears | 27 | T | 12 | 0 | 320 | 6-4 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/28/1971 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1994 |
| 10 | Pete Stoyanovich | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/28/1967 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 203rd pick / 1989 |
| 79 | Dave Szott | 31 | G | 1 | 1 | 289 | 6-4 | Penn State | 12/12/1967 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1990 |
| 64 | Ralph Tamm | 32 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | West Chester | 3/11/1966 | 8 | New York Jets / 9th / 230th pick / 1988 |
| 80 | Willy Tate | 26 | TE | 1 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/7/1972 | 2 | |
| 58 | Derrick Thomas | 31 | LB | 15 | 10 | 243 | 6-3 | Alabama | 1/1/1967 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 4th pick / 1989 |
| 25 | Reggie Tongue | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 204 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 4/11/1973 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 58th pick / 1996 |
| 87 | Tamarick Vanover | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Florida State | 2/25/1974 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 81st pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Bracy Walker | 28 | DB | 8 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 10/28/1970 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 127th pick / 1994 |
| 44 | Eric Warfield | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 3/3/1976 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 216th pick / 1998 |
| 57 | Jerrott Willard | 26 | LB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | California | 7/11/1972 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 164th pick / 1995 |
| 46 | Robert Williams | 21 | DB | 16 | 1 | 177 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 5/29/1977 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 128th pick / 1998 |
| 21 | Jerome Woods | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-3 | Memphis | 3/17/1973 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 28th pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 245.3 | 6-2.1 | 4.4 |