1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 7-9-0, 3rd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Bill Cowher (7-9-0)

Points For: 263 (16.4/g) 28th of 30

Points Against: 303 (18.9/g) 7th of 30

Expected W-L: 6.7-9.3

SRS: -3.79 (22nd of 30), SOS: -1.29

Offensive Coordinator: Ray Sherman

Defensive Coordinator: Jim Haslett

Other Notable Asst.: David Culley (Wide Receivers), Tim Lewis (Defensive Backs), Mike Mularkey (Tight Ends), Ray Sherman (OC/QBs) and Ron Zook (Special Teams Coordinator)

Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium

General Manager/Director of Football Operations: Tom Donahoe

Chairman: Dan Rooney

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +1200; O/U: 9.5

Training Camp: St. Vincent College (Latrobe, Pennsylvania)

Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	263	4586	1014	4.5	32	12	268	274	489	2552	13	20	4.9	135	490	2034	8	4.2	106	79	691	27
Opp. Stats	303	4963	1002	5.0	29	13	266	268	482	3321	17	16	6.3	155	479	1642	8	3.4	88	106	854	23
Lg Rank Offense	28	25			19	15	22		22	29	27	25	27		8	7	24	9
Lg Rank Defense	7	12			16	11	6		9	18	3	17	24		18	13	4	3

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense					Expected Points
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	Offense	Defense	Sp. Tms
1	Sun	September 6	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0	@	Baltimore Ravens	20	13	14	271	157	114	3	17	376	264	112		-6.94	2.96	7.24
2	Sun	September 13	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-0		Chicago Bears	17	12	17	251	109	142	1	19	320	190	130	2	-5.79	8.28	2.48
3	Sun	September 20	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		2-1	@	Miami Dolphins	0	21	13	200	78	122	3	11	219	109	110	1	-27.50	12.00	-3.54
4	Sun	September 27	4:05PM ET	boxscore	W		3-1		Seattle Seahawks	13	10	16	285	100	185		14	230	169	61	4	-7.18	16.16	-4.25
5									Bye Week
6	Sun	October 11	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-2	@	Cincinnati Bengals	20	25	20	386	129	257	1	17	389	281	108		7.81	-14.26	0.34
7	Sun	October 18	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-2		Baltimore Ravens	16	6	13	241	162	79	2	16	230	134	96	5	-13.64	22.04	4.63
8	Mon	October 26	8:20PM ET	boxscore	W		5-2	@	Kansas City Chiefs	20	13	20	272	90	182	1	16	290	218	72	3	4.15	3.84	2.01
9	Sun	November 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		5-3		Tennessee Oilers	31	41	26	401	347	54	3	19	321	152	169		-0.10	-12.40	0.93
10	Mon	November 9	8:20PM ET	boxscore	W		6-3		Green Bay Packers	27	20	19	360	218	142	1	17	256	217	39	1	5.56	10.18	-0.72
11	Sun	November 15	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		6-4	@	Tennessee Oilers	14	23	16	310	231	79	2	18	338	230	108	1	-1.26	2.22	-8.91
12	Sun	November 22	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-4		Jacksonville Jaguars	30	15	18	329	208	121		17	301	204	97	4	0.86	23.44	-7.90
13	Thu	November 26	12:30PM ET	boxscore	L	OT	7-5	@	Detroit Lions	16	19	22	293	208	85	2	13	283	213	70	2	-0.72	2.67	-6.07
14	Sun	December 6	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		7-6		New England Patriots	9	23	13	249	195	54	3	19	377	304	73	3	-19.59	4.95	2.81
15	Sun	December 13	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		7-7	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	16	10	166	78	88	5	14	253	109	144	1	-29.21	7.80	5.93
16	Sun	December 20	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		7-8		Cincinnati Bengals	24	25	11	211	86	125	2	23	483	359	124	2	-17.48	-1.78	19.91
17	Mon	December 28	8:20PM ET	boxscore	L		7-9	@	Jacksonville Jaguars	3	21	20	361	156	205	3	16	297	168	129		-12.37	-6.69	0.56