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1998 Oakland Raiders

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 288 points (18.0/g), 22nd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 356 points (22.2/g), 20th.
 Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 21st.
 Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 24th.

Coached by Jon Gruden (8-8-0)

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 @ Kansas City Chiefs 8 28 18 264 212 52 5 18 300 157 143
2 Sun September 13 box W 1-1 New York Giants 20 17 21 414 252 162 1 15 233 162 71 1
3 Sun September 20 box L 1-2 Denver Broncos 17 34 13 258 164 94 3 25 338 193 145 2
4 Sun September 27 box W 2-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 13 12 13 288 159 129 16 275 207 68 3
5 Sun October 4 box W 3-2 @ Arizona Cardinals 23 20 14 222 110 112 3 16 236 187 49 4
6 Sun October 11 box W 4-2 San Diego Chargers 7 6 6 159 141 18 1 9 195 78 117 4
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 25 box W 5-2 Cincinnati Bengals 27 10 23 411 160 251 14 170 108 62 3
9 Sun November 1 box W 6-2 @ Seattle Seahawks 31 18 14 293 220 73 1 22 333 253 80 5
10 Sun November 8 box L 6-3 @ Baltimore Ravens 10 13 20 356 245 111 3 15 213 87 126 1
11 Sun November 15 box W 7-3 Seattle Seahawks 20 17 21 380 249 131 3 15 293 192 101 3
12 Sun November 22 box L 7-4 @ Denver Broncos 14 40 15 294 245 49 3 28 397 201 196 1
13 Sun November 29 box L 7-5 Washington Redskins 19 29 23 376 189 187 4 17 303 209 94 1
14 Sun December 6 box L 7-6 Miami Dolphins 17 27 20 314 207 107 7 9 260 170 90 1
15 Sun December 13 box L 7-7 @ Buffalo Bills 21 44 13 178 87 91 4 18 316 182 134
16 Sun December 20 box W 8-7 @ San Diego Chargers 17 10 14 287 167 120 3 16 315 236 79 3
17 Sat December 26 box L 8-8 Kansas City Chiefs 24 31 25 321 281 40 2 20 373 254 119 3

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 288 4815 1035 4.7 273 282 519 3088 21 25 5.3 156 449 1727 6 3.8 89 43 18 28
Team Defense 356 4550 1020 4.5 451 291 497 2876 22 21 5.3 150 482 1674 8 3.5 273 35 14 28
Lg Rank Offense 22 18 18 16 21 14 28 26 17 16 29 18 29 29
Lg Rank Defense 20 5 8 11 4 15 4 5 21 15 4 5 5 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
Donald Hollas 31 qb 12 6 4-2-0 135 260 51.9 1754 10 3.8 16 6.2 47 6.7 4.4 13.0 146.2 60.6 36 207 5.2 3.1 12.2
Jeff George 31 QB 8 7 3-4-0 93 169 55.0 1186 4 2.4 5 3.0 75 7.0 5.9 12.8 148.3 72.7 22 162 5.4 4.4 11.5
Wade Wilson 39 5 3 1-2-0 52 88 59.1 568 7 8.0 4 4.5 68 6.5 5.2 10.9 113.6 85.8 9 77 5.1 3.9 9.3
Leo Araguz 28 P 16 0 1 1 100.0 -1 0 0.0 0 0.0 -1 -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -0.1 79.2 0 0 -1.0 -1.0 0.0
Harvey Williams 31 16 3 1 1 100.0 27 0 0.0 0 0.0 27 27.0 27.0 27.0 1.7 118.7 0 0 27.0 27.0 0.0
Team Total 28.2 16 8-8-0 282 519 54.3 3534 21 4.0 25 4.8 75 6.8 5.0 12.5 220.9 69.2 67 446 5.3 3.7 11.4
Opp Total 16 291 497 58.6 2876 22 4.4 21 4.2 5.8 4.3 9.9 179.8 72.1 41 258 5.3 3.5

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
Napoleon Kaufman 25 RB 13 13 217 921 2 80 4.2 70.8 16.7 25 191 7.6 0 39 1.9 14.7 1112 2 2
Harvey Williams 31 16 3 128 496 2 25 3.9 31.0 8.0 26 173 6.7 0 15 1.6 10.8 669 2 3
Randy Jordan 28 16 0 47 159 1 23 3.4 9.9 2.9 3 2 0.7 0 2 0.2 0.1 161 1 1
Donald Hollas 31 qb 12 6 29 120 1 14 4.1 10.0 2.4 120 1 10
Jon Ritchie 24 FB 15 10 9 23 0 14 2.6 1.5 0.6 29 225 7.8 0 31 1.9 15.0 248 0 2
Jeff George 31 QB 8 7 8 2 0 8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2 0 7
Wade Wilson 39 5 3 7 24 0 12 3.4 4.8 1.4 24 0 1
Tim Brown 32 WR 16 16 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 -0.4 0.1 81 1012 12.5 9 49 5.1 63.3 1005 9 3
James Jett 28 WR 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.2 0.1 45 882 19.6 6 75 2.8 55.1 885 6 0
Rickey Dudley 26 TE 16 15 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -0.1 0.1 36 549 15.3 5 32 2.3 34.3 547 5 1
Leo Araguz 28 P 16 0 1 -12 0 -12 -12.0 -0.8 0.1 -12 0 0
Terry Mickens 27 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 346 14.4 1 32 1.5 21.6 346 1 0
Derek V. Brown 28 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 89 12.7 0 27 0.4 5.6 89 0 0
Kenny Shedd 27 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 50 16.7 0 21 0.2 3.3 50 0 0
Desmond Howard 28 RET 15 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 16 8.0 0 10 0.1 1.1 16 0 4
James Folston 27 llb 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 -1 0 0
Team Total 28.2 16 449 1727 6 80 3.8 107.9 28.1 282 3534 12.5 21 75 17.6 220.9 5261 27 38
Opp Total 16 482 1674 8 3.5 104.6 30.1 291 2876 9.9 22 18.2 179.8 4550 30 26

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
Desmond Howard 28 RET 15 1 45 541 2 75 12.0 49 1040 0 42 21.2 1597
Calvin Branch 24 16 0 5 70 0 27 14.0 70
Rodney Williams 25 1 0 4 63 0 21 15.8 63
Tim Brown 32 WR 16 16 3 23 0 8 7.7 1028
Kenny Shedd 27 15 0 2 32 0 21 16.0 82
Vincent Amey 23 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bucky Brooks 27 6 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Mike Morton 26 16 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Anthony Prior 28 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 28.2 16 50 564 2 75 11.3 62 1208 0 42 19.5 7033
Opp Total 16 53 1 60 1388 0 23.1

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
Leo Araguz 28 P 16 0 98 4256 64 0 43.4
Greg Davis 33 K 16 0 6 5 8 5 11 6 2 1 27 17 63.0% 31 31 100.0%
Team Total 28.2 16 6 5 8 5 11 6 2 1 27 17 63.0% 31 31 100.0% 98 4256 64 0 43.4
Opp Total 16 37 28 75.7% 36 36 100.0% 96 4301 44.8

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
Donald Hollas 31 qb 12 6 10 4 0 0
Lance Johnstone 25 RDE 16 15 11.0 2 0 1 40 1 48 6
Darrell Russell*+ 22 LDT 16 16 10.0 3 0 1 0 0 56 8
Jeff George 31 QB 8 7 7 1 -6 0
Eric Allen 33 RCB 10 10 5 59 0 22 33 2
Tim Brown 32 WR 16 16 3 2 0 0
Richard Harvey 32 RLB 16 16 4.0 1 2 0 2 70 19
Charles Woodson* 22 LCB 16 16 5 118 1 46 2 0 0 0 0 61 3
Greg Biekert 29 MLB 16 16 3.0 2 0 1 0 0 115 31
Desmond Howard 28 RET 15 1 4 0 0 0
Grady Jackson 25 15 1 3.0 1 0 1 2 0 29 10
Eric Turner 30 ss 6 6 1.0 3 108 1 94 33 5
Harvey Williams 31 16 3 3 1 0 0
Terry Wooden 31 LLB 16 10 2.0 1 14 0 14 0 0 1 0 0 31 14
Napoleon Kaufman 25 RB 13 13 2 1 0 0
Albert Lewis 38 FS 15 12 1.0 2 74 1 74 1 0 0 0 0 52 6
Pat Swilling 34 16 0 2.0 0 0 1 0 0 12 5
Marquis Walker 26 rcb 16 7 2 28 0 28 0 0 1 3 0 38 8
Calvin Branch 24 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 1
Pat Harlow 29 lt 5 5 0 2 0 0
James Harris 30 LDE 16 16 1.0 1 0 1 1 0 19 18
Russell Maryland 29 RDT 15 15 2.0 35 13
Terry Mickens 27 16 2 0 2 3 0
Mike Morton 26 16 0 0 0 2 0 0
Anthony Newman 33 SS 11 11 2 17 0 11 36 9
Jon Ritchie 24 FB 15 10 2 0 0 0
Kenny Shedd 27 15 0 0 2 4 0
Darryl Ashmore 29 15 4 0 1 1 1
Bucky Brooks 27 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
Derek V. Brown 28 16 4 0 1 0 0
Rickey Dudley 26 TE 16 15 1 0 0 0
James Folston 27 llb 16 5 1.0 4 1
James Jett 28 WR 16 16 0 1 4 0
Randy Jordan 28 16 0 1 0 0 0
Lincoln Kennedy 27 RT 16 16 0 1 27 0
Anthony Prior 28 4 0 0 1 0 0 0
Louis Riddick 29 15 3 0 0 1 0 0 28 10
Aaron Wallace 31 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4
Rodney Williams 25 1 0 1 0 0 0
Wade Wilson 39 5 3 1 0 0 0
Team Total 28.2 16 41.0 21 420 3 94 12 38 32 79 2 734 182
Opp Total 16 67 26 12 3

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
Greg Davis 33 K 16 0 31 17 82
Tim Brown 32 WR 16 16 9 54
James Jett 28 WR 16 16 6 36
Rickey Dudley 26 TE 16 15 5 1 32
Desmond Howard 28 RET 15 1 2 12
Napoleon Kaufman 25 RB 13 13 2 12
Harvey Williams 31 16 3 2 12
Darryl Ashmore 29 15 4 1 6
Donald Hollas 31 qb 12 6 1 6
Lance Johnstone 25 RDE 16 15 1 6
Randy Jordan 28 16 0 1 6
Albert Lewis 38 FS 15 12 1 6
Terry Mickens 27 16 2 1 6
Eric Turner 30 ss 6 6 1 6
Charles Woodson* 22 LCB 16 16 1 6
Team Total 28.2 16 6 21 2 2 3 1 31 17 288
Opp Total 16 8 22 1 1 36 28 3 356