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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.9, Offense: 1.1, Defense: 2.8, SoS: 3.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Pete Carroll
Offensive Coordinator: Ernie Zampese
Defensive Coordinator: Steve Sidwell
Training Camp: Bryant College (Smithfield, Rhode Island)
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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 | 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 |
| TE | Ben Coates* | 29 | 7 | 14 | 67 catches for 668 yards, 6 td | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| 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 | |
| C | Dave Wohlabaugh | 26 | 3 | 16 | New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995 | |
| RG | Todd Rucci | 28 | 5 | 16 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993 | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Bruce Armstrong | 33 | LT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-4 | Louisville | 9/7/1965 | 11 | 8 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1987 |
| 86 | Mike Bartrum | 28 | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Marshall | 6/23/1970 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Drew Bledsoe | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 238 | 6-5 | Washington St. | 2/14/1972 | 5 | 12 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Vincent Brisby | 27 | wr | 6 | 1 | 190 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 1/25/1971 | 5 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 56th pick / 1993 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | 27 | PR | 10 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Marshall | 7/2/1971 | 5 | 3 | New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | 25 | rlb | 16 | 7 | 247 | 6-1 | Arizona | 6/9/1973 | 2 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996 |
| 26 | Chris Canty | 22 | RCB | 16 | 9 | 185 | 5-9 | Kansas St. | 3/30/1976 | 1 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 29th pick / 1997 |
| 42 | Chris Carter | 24 | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/27/1974 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997 | |
| 30 | Tony Carter | 26 | FB | 11 | 7 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 4 | 2 | |
| 32 | Willie Clay | 28 | FS | 16 | 16 | 193 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 9/5/1970 | 6 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| 87 | Ben Coates* | 29 | TE | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-5 | Livingstone | 8/16/1969 | 7 | 8 | New England Patriots / 5th / 124th pick / 1991 |
| 59 | Todd F. Collins | 28 | RLB | 12 | 10 | 248 | 6-2 | Georgia,Tennessee,Carson-Newman | 5/27/1970 | 6 | 4 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 64th pick / 1992 |
| 92 | Ferric Collons | 29 | LDE | 14 | 11 | 290 | 6-7 | California | 12/4/1969 | 3 | 5 | |
| 45 | Dana Cottrell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 1/11/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 99 | Vernon Crawford | 24 | lb | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 6/25/1974 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 159th pick / 1997 |
| 29 | Derrick Cullors | 26 | KR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | TCU,Murray St. | 12/26/1972 | 1 | 2 | |
| 61 | Damon Denson | 23 | g | 11 | 4 | 305 | 6-4 | Michigan | 2/8/1975 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 97th pick / 1997 |
| 90 | Chad Eaton | 26 | LDT | 15 | 14 | 303 | 6-5 | Washington St. | 4/6/1972 | 2 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 7th / 241st pick / 1995 |
| 47 | Robert Edwards | 24 | RB | 16 | 15 | 218 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/2/1974 | Rook | 11 | New England Patriots / 1st / 18th pick / 1998 |
| 17 | Henry Ellard | 37 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Fresno St. | 7/21/1961 | 15 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1983 | |
| 66 | Ed Ellis | 23 | 7 | 0 | 325 | 6-5 | Buffalo | 10/13/1975 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 125th pick / 1997 | |
| 37 | Chris Floyd | 23 | rb | 16 | 2 | 231 | 6-2 | Michigan | 6/23/1975 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 81st pick / 1998 |
| 88 | Terry Glenn | 24 | WR | 10 | 9 | 195 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 7/23/1974 | 2 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 7th pick / 1996 |
| 63 | Heath Irwin | 25 | g | 13 | 3 | 300 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/27/1973 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Steve Israel | 29 | rcb | 11 | 7 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 3/16/1969 | 6 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1992 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Central Florida | 2/22/1969 | 7 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 9th / 240th pick / 1991 |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | 26 | MLB | 13 | 13 | 253 | 6-4 | Colorado | 12/4/1972 | 3 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995 |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | 24 | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 | |
| 18 | Anthony Ladd | 25 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/23/1973 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 68 | Max Lane | 27 | LG | 16 | 11 | 315 | 6-6 | Navy | 2/22/1971 | 4 | 6 | New England Patriots / 6th / 168th pick / 1994 |
| 24 | Ty Law*+ | 24 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Michigan | 2/10/1974 | 3 | 14 | New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995 |
| 28 | Steve Lofton | 30 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 11/26/1968 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Willie McGinest | 27 | RDE | 9 | 8 | 270 | 6-5 | USC | 12/11/1971 | 4 | 4 | New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy* | 25 | SS | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-0 | Washington | 11/14/1973 | 2 | 10 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996 |
| 98 | Brandon Mitchell | 23 | de | 7 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1975 | 1 | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 59th pick / 1997 |
| 58 | Marty Moore | 27 | lb | 14 | 2 | 244 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 3/19/1971 | 4 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 222nd pick / 1994 |
| 77 | Zefross Moss | 32 | RT | 14 | 14 | 325 | 6-6 | Alabama St. | 8/17/1966 | 9 | 7 | |
| 85 | Lovett Purnell | 26 | te | 16 | 5 | 245 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 4/7/1972 | 2 | 2 | New England Patriots / 7th / 216th pick / 1996 |
| 60 | Scott Rehberg | 25 | 2 | 0 | 325 | 6-8 | Central Michigan | 11/17/1973 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997 | |
| 75 | Leonta Rheams | 22 | 6 | 0 | 303 | 6-2 | Houston | 8/1/1976 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 4th / 115th pick / 1998 | |
| 71 | Todd Rucci | 28 | RG | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 7/14/1970 | 5 | 7 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 51st pick / 1993 |
| 51 | Bernard Russ | 25 | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 11/4/1973 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Rod Rutledge | 23 | te | 16 | 4 | 262 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/12/1975 | Rook | 1 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| 44 | Harold Shaw | 24 | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 9/3/1974 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 6th / 176th pick / 1998 | |
| 23 | Sedrick Shaw | 25 | rb | 13 | 1 | 214 | 6-0 | Iowa | 11/16/1973 | 1 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 61st pick / 1997 |
| 81 | Tony Simmons | 24 | wr | 11 | 6 | 210 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/8/1974 | Rook | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| 53 | Chris Slade | 27 | LLB | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-5 | Virginia | 1/30/1971 | 5 | 6 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 31st pick / 1993 |
| 94 | Greg Spires | 24 | de | 15 | 1 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/12/1974 | Rook | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| 93 | Shawn Stuckey | 23 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Vanderbilt,Troy | 10/22/1975 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 74 | Chris Sullivan | 25 | RDE | 15 | 10 | 279 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 3/14/1973 | 2 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Henry Thomas | 33 | RDT | 16 | 15 | 277 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1965 | 11 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1987 |
| 19 | Tom Tupa | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 2/6/1966 | 10 | 0 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988 |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | South Dakota St. | 12/28/1972 | 2 | 0 | |
| 97 | Mark Wheeler | 28 | dt | 10 | 2 | 285 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 4/1/1970 | 6 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 59th pick / 1992 |
| 25 | Larry Whigham | 26 | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | La-Monroe | 6/23/1972 | 4 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 110th pick / 1994 | |
| 64 | Dave Wohlabaugh | 26 | C | 16 | 16 | 296 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 4/13/1972 | 3 | 7 | New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995 |
| 16 | Scott Zolak | 31 | qb | 6 | 2 | 230 | 6-5 | Maryland | 12/13/1967 | 6 | 1 | New England Patriots / 4th / 84th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 243.3 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |
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