1998 Cincinnati Bengals season
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]
Offseason
NFL Draft
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Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood
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Roster
Chad Cornelius #21 Backup Punter
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
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Team leaders
Passing
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Neil O'Donnell | 343 | 212 | 2216 | 15 | 4 | 90.2 |
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Rushing
Receiving
Defensive
Kicking and punting
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Doug Pelfrey | 27 | 19 | 70.4% | 21 | 21 | 100.0% | 78 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Lee Johnson | 69 | 3083 | 69 | 1 | 44.7 |
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Special teams
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| Tremain Mack | 45 | 1165 | 25.9 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon Gibson | 17 | 372 | 21.9 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 218 | 8.1 | 65 | 1 |
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, a Miami University, All-American, had NFL leading 49.3 yards per kick in the Preseason. Was first NFL Punter to down his own punt. NFL Preseason Special Teams player of the year. Retired, after earning 2.7 million dollars, tearing his meniscus in final preseason game.
References
- ↑ Season summary and statistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
- ↑ "1998 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 436
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 440
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