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1998 New England Patriots
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 337 points (21.1/g), 11th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 14th.
Differential of 8 points (0.5/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by Pete Carroll (9-7-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Drew Bledsoe | 26 | 5 | 14 | 263 for 481, 3,633 yards, 20 td, 14 int, & 28 rushes for 44 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| RB | Robert Edwards | 24 | Rook | 15 | 291 rushes for 1,115 yards, 9 td, & 35 catches for 331 yards and 3 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1998 |
| FB | Tony Carter | 26 | 4 | 7 | 2 rushes for 3 yards, 0 td, & 18 catches for 166 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Terry Glenn | 24 | 2 | 9 | 50 catches for 792 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Shawn Jefferson | 29 | 7 | 16 | 34 catches for 771 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Tony Simmons | 24 | Rook | 6 | 23 catches for 474 yards, 3 td | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Ben Coates* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 67 catches for 668 yards, 6 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Lovett Purnell | 26 | 2 | 5 | 12 catches for 92 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 7th / 216th pick / 1996 |
| LT | Bruce Armstrong | 33 | 11 | 16 | 3 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| LG | Max Lane | 27 | 4 | 11 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
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| C | Dave Wohlabaugh | 26 | 3 | 16 | New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995 |
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| RG | Todd Rucci | 28 | 5 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993 |
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| RT | Zefross Moss | 32 | 9 | 14 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ferric Collons | 29 | 3 | 11 | ||
| LDT | Chad Eaton | 26 | 2 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| RDT | Henry Thomas | 33 | 11 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Willie McGinest | 27 | 4 | 8 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Chris Sullivan | 25 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Chris Slade | 27 | 5 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Ted Johnson | 26 | 3 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| RLB | Todd F. Collins | 28 | 6 | 10 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 64th pick / 1992 |
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| RLB | Tedy Bruschi | 25 | 2 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ty Law*+ | 24 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| RCB | Chris Canty | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 29th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Steve Israel | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1992 |
| SS | Lawyer Milloy* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| FS | Willie Clay | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Adam Vinatieri | 26 | 2 | 0 | 31 of 39 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Tom Tupa | 32 | 10 | 0 | 74 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988 |
| PR | Troy Brown | 27 | 5 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 13.2 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Derrick Cullors | 26 | 1 | 0 | 45 kick returns for a 24.1 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bruce Armstrong | 33 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| Mike Bartrum | 28 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Marshall | 6/23/1970 | 5 | |
| Drew Bledsoe | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington State | 2/14/1972 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| Vincent Brisby | 27 | WR | 6 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 1/25/1971 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1993 |
| Troy Brown | 27 | WR | 10 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 5 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| Tedy Bruschi | 25 | LB | 16 | 7 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| Chris Canty | 22 | DB | 16 | 9 | 185 | 5-9 | Kansas State | 3/30/1976 | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 29th pick / 1997 |
| Chris Carter | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/27/1974 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997 |
| Tony Carter | 26 | RB | 11 | 7 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 4 | |
| Willie Clay | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 193 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 9/5/1970 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| Ben Coates* | 29 | TE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | Livingstone | 8/16/1969 | 7 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| Todd F. Collins | 28 | LB | 12 | 10 | 248 | 6-2 | Carson-Newman,Georgia,Tennessee | 5/27/1970 | 6 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 64th pick / 1992 |
| Ferric Collons | 29 | DE | 14 | 11 | 290 | 6-7 | California | 12/4/1969 | 3 | |
| Dana Cottrell | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 1/11/1974 | Rook | |
| Vernon Crawford | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida State | 6/25/1974 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 159th pick / 1997 |
| Derrick Cullors | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Murray State,TCU | 12/26/1972 | 1 | |
| Damon Denson | 23 | G | 11 | 4 | 305 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/8/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1997 |
| Chad Eaton | 26 | DT-NT | 15 | 14 | 303 | 6-5 | Washington State | 4/6/1972 | 2 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| Robert Edwards | 24 | RB | 16 | 15 | 218 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/2/1974 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1998 |
| Henry Ellard | 37 | WR | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 7/21/1961 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 |
| Ed Ellis | 23 | T | 7 | 0 | 325 | 6-5 | Buffalo | 10/13/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 125th pick / 1997 |
| Chris Floyd | 23 | RB | 16 | 2 | 231 | 6-2 | Michigan | 6/23/1975 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 81st pick / 1998 |
| Terry Glenn | 24 | WR | 10 | 9 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 7/23/1974 | 2 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| Heath Irwin | 25 | G | 13 | 3 | 300 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/27/1973 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1996 |
| Steve Israel | 29 | DB | 11 | 7 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 3/16/1969 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1992 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| Ted Johnson | 26 | LB | 13 | 13 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 3 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| Tebucky Jones | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | Rook | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Anthony Ladd | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/23/1973 | Rook | |
| Max Lane | 27 | T-G | 16 | 11 | 315 | 6-6 | Navy | 2/22/1971 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
| Ty Law*+ | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| Steve Lofton | 30 | DB | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1968 | 7 | |
| Willie McGinest | 27 | DE-LB | 9 | 8 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| Lawyer Milloy* | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/14/1973 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| Brandon Mitchell | 23 | DE-DT | 7 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1975 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| Marty Moore | 27 | LB | 14 | 2 | 244 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 3/19/1971 | 4 | New England Patriots / 7th / 222nd pick / 1994 |
| Zefross Moss | 32 | T | 14 | 14 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama State | 8/17/1966 | 9 | |
| Lovett Purnell | 26 | TE | 16 | 5 | 245 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 4/7/1972 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 216th pick / 1996 |
| Scott Rehberg | 25 | G-T | 2 | 0 | 325 | 6-8 | Central Michigan | 11/17/1973 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997 |
| Leonta Rheams | 22 | DT | 6 | 0 | 303 | 6-2 | Houston | 8/1/1976 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 115th pick / 1998 |
| Todd Rucci | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1970 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993 |
| Bernard Russ | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 11/4/1973 | 1 | |
| Rod Rutledge | 23 | TE | 16 | 4 | 262 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/12/1975 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| Harold Shaw | 24 | RB | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 9/3/1974 | Rook | New England Patriots / 6th / 176th pick / 1998 |
| Sedrick Shaw | 25 | RB | 13 | 1 | 214 | 6-0 | Iowa | 11/16/1973 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 61st pick / 1997 |
| Tony Simmons | 24 | WR | 11 | 6 | 210 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/8/1974 | Rook | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| Chris Slade | 27 | LB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/30/1971 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| Greg Spires | 24 | DE | 15 | 1 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/12/1974 | Rook | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| Shawn Stuckey | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Troy State,Vanderbilt | 10/22/1975 | Rook | |
| Chris Sullivan | 25 | DE | 15 | 10 | 279 | 6-4 | Boston College | 3/14/1973 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996 |
| Henry Thomas | 33 | DT-NT | 16 | 15 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| Tom Tupa | 32 | QB-P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 2/6/1966 | 10 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988 |
| Adam Vinatieri | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota State | 12/28/1972 | 2 | |
| Mark Wheeler | 28 | DT-NT | 10 | 2 | 285 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 4/1/1970 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1992 |
| Larry Whigham | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | La-Monroe | 6/23/1972 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 110th pick / 1994 |
| Dave Wohlabaugh | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 4/13/1972 | 3 | New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995 |
| Scott Zolak | 31 | QB | 6 | 2 | 230 | 6-5 | Maryland | 12/13/1967 | 6 | New England Patriots / 4th / 84th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 243.3 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |