1998 Cincinnati Bengals season

1998 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Bruce Coslet
Home field Cinergy Field
Results
Record 3–13
Division place 5th AFC Central
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers none

The 1998 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 31st year in professional football and its 29th with the National Football League. The Bengals suffer another miserable 3–13 season again as new free agent QB Neil O'Donnell, is sacked 30 times. Despite the poor showing by the offensive line, running back Corey Dillon establishes himself as one of the NFL's premier running backs, as he rushes for 1,120 yard.[1] The only bright spot for the Bengals in 1998 was when they swept division rival Pittsburgh. This would be the Bengals only sweep of the Steelers during the “Bungles” years.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1998 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 13 Takeo Spikes *  Linebacker Auburn
1 17 Brian Simmons  Linebacker North Carolina
2 43 Artrell Hawkins  Defensive back Cincinnati
3 75 Steve Foley  Linebacker Louisiana–Monroe
3 78 Mike Goff  Guard Iowa
4 105 Glen Steele  Defensive tackle Michigan
6 167 Jason Tucker  Wide receiver TCU
7 202 Chad Cornelius  Punter Miami (Ohio)
7 222 Damian Vaughn  Tight end Miami (OH)
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1998 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator – Ken Anderson
  • Running Backs – Jim Anderson
  • Tight Ends – Bob Wylie
  • Offensive Line – Paul Alexander
  • Offensive Staff Assistant – John Garrett
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

1998 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 6, 1998 Tennessee Oilers L 23–14
55,848
2 September 13, 1998 at Detroit Lions W 34–28
66,354
3 September 20, 1998 Green Bay Packers L 13–6
56,346
4 September 27, 1998 at Baltimore Ravens L 31–24
68,154
5 Bye
6 October 11, 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers W 25–20
59,979
7 October 18, 1998 at Tennessee Oilers L 44–14
33,288
8 October 25, 1998 at Oakland Raiders L 27–10
40,089
9 November 1, 1998 Denver Broncos L 33–26
59,974
10 November 8, 1998 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 24–11
67,040
11 November 15, 1998 at Minnesota Vikings L 24–3
64,232
12 November 22, 1998 Baltimore Ravens L 20–13
52,571
13 November 29, 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars L 34–17
55,432
14 December 6, 1998 Buffalo Bills L 33–20
54,359
15 December 13, 1998 at Indianapolis Colts L 39–26
55,179
16 December 20, 1998 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 25–24
52,017
17 December 27, 1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 35–0
49,826

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) Jacksonville Jaguars 11 5 0 .688 392 338 W1
Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 .500 330 320 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 9 0 .438 263 303 L5
Baltimore Ravens 6 10 0 .375 269 335 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 0 .188 268 452 L1

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Team leaders

Passing

PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Neil O'Donnell343212221615490.2

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Corey Dillon26211304.3664

Receiving

PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Carl Pickens82102312.5675
Darnay Scott5181716.0707

Defensive

PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
Takeo Spikes1122.0000
Reinard Wilson636.0020
Sam Shade781.0302
Artrell Hawkins701.0321

Kicking and punting

PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Doug Pelfrey271970.4%2121100.0%78
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Lee Johnson69308369144.7

Special teams

PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Tremain Mack45116525.9971000.000
Damon Gibson1737221.9300272188.1651

Awards and records

  • Carl Pickens, Franchise Record, Most Receptions in One Game, 13 (achieved on October 11, 1998) [4]

Milestones

  • Corey Dillon, 2nd 1000 yard rushing season (1,130 rushing yards) [5]
  • Carl Pickens, 4th 1000 yard receiving season (1,023 receiving yards) [6]
  • Chad Cornelius no citation. Did not play in NFL

References

  1. ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  2. ↑ "1998 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
  4. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
  5. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
  6. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
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