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1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 314 points (19.6/g), 18th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 5th.
 Differential of 19 points (1.2/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.

Coached by Tony Dungy (8-8-0)

1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 6 box L 0-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 7 31 17 319 251 68 2 19 298 181 117 1
2 Sun September 13 box L 0-2 @ Green Bay Packers 15 23 17 211 161 50 4 15 260 223 37 2
3 Sun September 20 box W 1-2 Chicago Bears 27 15 20 364 144 220 2 13 254 169 85 2
4 Mon September 28 box L 1-3 @ Detroit Lions 6 27 6 133 78 55 2 17 280 124 156 1
5 Sun October 4 box W 2-3 New York Giants 20 3 16 234 60 174 2 8 135 71 64 3
6 Bye Week
7 Sun October 18 box W 3-3 Carolina Panthers 16 13 21 349 213 136 2 17 290 223 67
8 Sun October 25 box L 3-4 @ New Orleans Saints 3 9 11 238 180 58 3 12 266 210 56 1
9 Sun November 1 box W 4-4 Minnesota Vikings 27 24 22 378 132 246 18 340 270 70 1
10 Sun November 8 box L 4-5 Tennessee Oilers 22 31 19 397 294 103 1 20 353 117 236 1
11 Sun November 15 box L 4-6 @ Jacksonville Jaguars 24 29 13 343 186 157 3 18 374 230 144
12 Sun November 22 box L 4-7 Detroit Lions 25 28 22 428 283 145 2 19 300 188 112
13 Sun November 29 box W 5-7 @ Chicago Bears 31 17 13 267 153 114 2 13 224 155 69 2
14 Mon December 7 box W 6-7 Green Bay Packers 24 22 12 283 178 105 1 23 333 228 105 2
15 Sun December 13 box W 7-7 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 3 14 253 109 144 1 10 166 78 88 5
16 Sat December 19 box L 7-8 @ Washington Redskins 16 20 17 237 87 150 3 11 226 136 90 2
17 Sun December 27 box W 8-8 @ Cincinnati Bengals 35 0 22 320 97 223 1 11 246 159 87 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 314 4754 1000 4.8 262 234 449 2606 21 18 5.5 139 523 2148 12 4.1 111 31 13 12
Team Defense 295 4345 925 4.7 244 274 473 2762 15 12 5.4 148 415 1583 12 3.8 75 26 14 21
Lg Rank Offense 18 22 26 29 27 14 18 22 3 4 12 10 18 18
Lg Rank Defense 5 2 1 5 2 1 26 7 11 8 14 11 19 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. 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%
12 Trent Dilfer 26 QB 16 16 8-8-0 225 429 52.4 2729 21 4.9 15 3.5 79 6.4 5.8 12.1 170.6 74.0 27 172 5.6 5.0 5.9
4 Steve Walsh 32 5 0 9 19 47.4 58 0 0.0 3 15.8 12 3.1 -4.1 6.4 11.6 14.7 1 9 2.5 -4.3 5.0
40 Mike Alstott*+ 25 FB 16 16 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.0 16 8-8-0 234 449 52.1 2787 21 4.7 18 4.0 79 6.2 5.3 11.9 174.2 70.3 28 181 5.5 4.6 5.9
Opp Total 16 274 473 57.9 3014 15 3.2 12 2.5 6.4 5.9 11.0 188.4 76.9 37 252 5.4 4.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
28 Warrick Dunn 23 RB 16 14 245 1026 2 50 4.2 64.1 15.3 44 344 7.8 0 31 2.8 21.5 1370 2 1
40 Mike Alstott*+ 25 FB 16 16 215 846 8 37 3.9 52.9 13.4 22 152 6.9 1 26 1.4 9.5 998 9 5
12 Trent Dilfer 26 QB 16 16 40 141 2 17 3.5 8.8 2.5 141 2 9
37 Jerry Ellison 27 16 0 9 24 0 10 2.7 1.5 0.6 24 0 0
41 Lorenzo Neal 28 16 1 5 25 0 12 5.0 1.6 0.3 5 14 2.8 1 5 0.3 0.9 39 1 0
85 Reidel Anthony 22 WR 15 13 4 43 0 32 10.8 2.9 0.3 51 708 13.9 7 79 3.4 47.2 751 7 0
81 Jacquez Green 22 RET 12 1 3 12 0 18 4.0 1.0 0.3 14 251 17.9 2 64 1.2 20.9 263 2 5
87 Bert Emanuel 28 WR 11 11 1 11 0 11 11.0 1.0 0.1 41 636 15.5 2 62 3.7 57.8 647 2 0
5 Michael Husted 28 K 16 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 1.3 0.1 20 0 0
83 Dave Moore 29 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 255 10.6 4 44 1.5 15.9 255 4 1
86 Karl Williams 27 wr 13 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 252 12.0 1 29 1.6 19.4 252 1 0
82 Patrick Hape 24 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 27 6.8 0 11 0.3 1.7 27 0 1
88 Brice Hunter 24 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 73 18.3 1 45 0.4 7.3 73 1 0
80 John Davis 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 12 6.0 1 11 0.1 0.8 12 1 0
84 Robb Thomas 32 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 63 31.5 1 50 0.3 9.0 63 1 0
Team Total 26.0 16 523 2148 12 50 4.1 134.3 32.7 234 2787 11.9 21 79 14.6 174.2 4935 33 23
Opp Total 16 415 1583 12 3.8 98.9 25.9 274 2762 10.1 15 17.1 172.6 4345 27 28

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
85 Reidel Anthony 22 WR 15 13 46 1118 0 60 24.3 1869
81 Jacquez Green 22 RET 12 1 30 453 1 95 15.1 10 229 0 44 22.9 945
86 Karl Williams 27 wr 13 6 10 83 0 18 8.3 335
40 Mike Alstott*+ 25 FB 16 16 1 8 0 8 8.0 1006
20 Ronde Barber 23 RCB 16 9 1 23 1 23 23.0 23
28 Warrick Dunn 23 RB 16 14 1 25 0 25 25.0 1395
37 Jerry Ellison 27 16 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 43
Team Total 26.0 16 41 559 2 95 13.6 59 1399 0 60 23.7 6893
Opp Total 16 38 1 62 1333 1 21.5

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
6 Tommy Barnhardt 35 P 16 0 81 3340 55 0 41.2
5 Michael Husted 28 K 16 0 1 7 7 12 8 7 5 1 1 28 21 75.0% 30 29 96.7%
Team Total 26.0 16 1 7 7 12 8 7 5 1 1 28 21 75.0% 30 29 96.7% 81 3340 55 0 41.2
Opp Total 16 30 26 86.7% 29 29 100.0% 87 3654 42.0

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
55 Derrick Brooks* 25 RLB 16 16 1 25 0 25 2 0 0 0 0 123 35
47 John Lynch 27 SS 15 15 2.0 2 29 0 17 1 0 1 0 0 50 35
20 Ronde Barber 23 RCB 16 9 3.0 2 67 0 56 2 0 0 0 0 59 11
22 Charles Mincy 29 FS 16 16 4 58 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 54 21
56 Hardy Nickerson* 33 MLB 10 10 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 45 25
73 Brad Culpepper 29 LDT 16 16 9.0 2 0 1 0 0 38 14
50 Jeff Gooch 24 LLB 16 16 1.0 4 0 1 0 0 35 18
99 Warren Sapp* 26 RDT 16 16 7.0 2 0 1 0 0 28 17
21 Donnie Abraham 25 LCB 13 13 1 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 32 6
59 Jamie Duncan 23 mlb 14 6 30 6
27 Anthony Parker 32 rcb 11 7 1.0 28 8
91 Regan Upshaw 23 RDE 16 16 7.0 1 26 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 23 6
25 Brian Kelly 22 16 3 1 4 0 4 0 1 1 15 0 25 2
97 Tyoka Jackson 27 LDE 16 12 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 21 6
94 Steve White 25 16 0 2.0 2 0 1 0 0 14 4
72 Chidi Ahanotu 28 4 4 9 8
51 Alshermond Singleton 23 15 0 11 4
53 Shelton Quarles 27 16 0 1.0 9 3
24 Damien Robinson 25 7 0 6 6
33 Eric Vance 23 3 1 7 3
12 Trent Dilfer 26 QB 16 16 9 2 -5 0
31 Floyd Young 23 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0
78 Marcus Jones 25 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
81 Jacquez Green 22 RET 12 1 5 2 0 0
23 Tony Bouie 26 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1
40 Mike Alstott*+ 25 FB 16 16 5 0 0 0
28 Warrick Dunn 23 RB 16 14 0 1 1 0 0
37 Jerry Ellison 27 16 0 0 2 0 0
85 Reidel Anthony 22 WR 15 13 0 1 0 0
52 Greg Bellisari 23 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
82 Patrick Hape 24 16 2 1 0 0 0
83 Dave Moore 29 TE 16 16 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 37.0 12 212 1 56 19 23 21 10 0 657 240
Opp Total 16 28 28 14 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
5 Michael Husted 28 K 16 0 29 21 92
40 Mike Alstott*+ 25 FB 16 16 8 1 9 54
85 Reidel Anthony 22 WR 15 13 7 7 1 44
83 Dave Moore 29 TE 16 16 4 4 24
81 Jacquez Green 22 RET 12 1 2 1 3 18
12 Trent Dilfer 26 QB 16 16 2 2 12
28 Warrick Dunn 23 RB 16 14 2 2 12
87 Bert Emanuel 28 WR 11 11 2 2 12
88 Brice Hunter 24 10 0 1 1 1 8
20 Ronde Barber 23 RCB 16 9 1 1 6
80 John Davis 25 16 0 1 1 6
22 Charles Mincy 29 FS 16 16 1 1 6
41 Lorenzo Neal 28 16 1 1 1 6
84 Robb Thomas 32 7 0 1 1 6
86 Karl Williams 27 wr 13 6 1 1 6
82 Patrick Hape 24 16 2 1 2
Team Total 26.0 16 12 21 2 1 36 3 29 21 314
Opp Total 16 12 15 1 1 29 26 1 295