1998 Chicago Bears Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 4-12-0, 5th in NFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dave Wannstedt (4-12-0)

Points For: 276 (17.3/g) 25th of 30

Points Against: 368 (23.0/g) 23rd of 30

Expected W-L: 5.4-10.6

SRS: -3.71 (21st of 30), SOS: 2.04

Offensive Coordinator: Matt Cavanaugh

Defensive Coordinator: Bob Slowik

Other Notable Asst.: Ron Rivera (Defensive Quality Control), Tom Rossley (Wide Receivers/TE), Greg Schiano (Secondary) and Eric Studesville (Offensive Quality Control)

Stadium: Soldier Field

VP of Personnel/de facto General Manager: Mark Hatley

Secretary of the Board of Directors: Virginia Halas McCaskey

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +20000; O/U: 5.0

Training Camp: UW Platteville (Platteville, Wisconsin)

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	276	4766	979	4.9	34	21	264	284	494	3053	16	13	5.8	154	454	1713	9	3.8	89	86	714	21
Opp. Stats	368	5103	963	5.3	28	14	300	292	456	3228	27	14	6.7	155	479	1875	12	3.9	121	102	852	24
Lg Rank Offense	25	21			24	30	24		20	23	23	5	17		14	17	22	20
Lg Rank Defense	23	14			17	7	18		3	15	25	19	27		18	19	14	14

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	L		0-1		Jacksonville Jaguars	23	24	16	321	189	132	2	21	367	207	160	3	-3.51	0.11	3.64
2	Sun	September 13	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		0-2	@	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	17	19	320	190	130	2	17	251	109	142	1	-8.28	5.79	-2.48
3	Sun	September 20	4:05PM ET	boxscore	L		0-3	@	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	27	13	254	169	85	2	20	364	144	220	2	-14.87	-6.82	9.57
4	Sun	September 27	4:15PM ET	boxscore	L		0-4		Minnesota Vikings	28	31	23	452	361	91	1	17	351	258	93		13.47	-13.24	-2.55
5	Sun	October 4	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-4		Detroit Lions	31	27	23	405	280	125	5	15	340	246	94		-2.07	2.44	5.93
6	Sun	October 11	4:05PM ET	boxscore	L		1-5	@	Arizona Cardinals	7	20	12	289	223	66	8	21	288	150	138	5	-19.66	15.80	-6.78
7	Sun	October 18	4:15PM ET	boxscore	W		2-5		Dallas Cowboys	13	12	18	299	220	79	2	13	236	128	108	1	-5.81	13.54	-0.80
8	Sun	October 25	4:05PM ET	boxscore	W		3-5	@	Tennessee Oilers	23	20	20	286	138	148	1	25	356	176	180	4	1.34	-7.43	10.09
9									Bye Week
10	Sun	November 8	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-6		St. Louis Rams	12	20	15	251	122	129	1	20	266	202	64	1	-5.84	-3.88	1.74
11	Sun	November 15	8:20PM ET	boxscore	L		3-7	@	Detroit Lions	3	26	14	252	147	105		24	391	246	145		-4.96	-14.77	-5.75
12	Sun	November 22	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-8	@	Atlanta Falcons	13	20	10	210	104	106	3	21	358	263	95	2	-13.83	-0.71	4.87
13	Sun	November 29	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-9		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	31	13	224	155	69	2	13	267	153	114	2	-25.51	15.42	-3.68
14	Sun	December 6	8:20PM ET	boxscore	L		3-10	@	Minnesota Vikings	22	48	19	339	272	67	2	23	458	349	109	1	-7.05	-27.56	8.74
15	Sun	December 13	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-11	@	Green Bay Packers	20	26	12	192	98	94		24	393	274	119	2	-11.19	-1.41	4.28
16	Sun	December 20	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-11		Baltimore Ravens	24	3	20	391	202	189		12	178	154	24	1	11.13	10.99	-3.13
17	Sun	December 27	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		4-12		Green Bay Packers	13	16	17	281	183	98	3	14	239	169	70	3	-16.01	11.34	0.05