1998 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1998 3–13 5th AFC Central Bruce Coslet Cinergy Field Mike Brown Did not qualify None Bengals seasons The 1998 season was the Cincinnati Bengals' 31st in professional football and their 29th in the National Football League (NFL). The Bengals finished with a 3–13 record for the fourth time in the 1990s, as new free agent quarterback Neil O'Donnell was sacked 30 times. Despite the poor showing by the offensive line, running back Corey Dillon established himself as one of the NFL's premier running backs, as he rushed for 1,120 yards.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Season summary and statistics Sports E Cyclopedia April 10, 2012 May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527121139/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html dead The only bright spot for the Bengals in 1998 was when they swept division rival Pittsburgh. This was the Bengals only sweep of the Steelers during the "Bungles" years. Offseason NFL draft 1998 NFL draft The Bengals drafted nine players in 1998.1998 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1998_draft.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080207075431/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1998_draft.htm 2008-02-07 2024-05-11 Pro Football Reference 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 1 13 Takeo Spikes Linebacker Auburn yes yes 1 17 Brian Simmons Linebacker North Carolina yes 2 43 Artrell Hawkins Cornerback Cincinnati yes 3 75 Steve Foley Linebacker Louisiana–Monroe yes 3 78 Mike Goff Guard Iowa yes 4 105 Glen Steele Defensive tackle Michigan yes 6 167 Jason Tucker Wide receiver TCU 7 202 Marcus Parker Running back Virginia Tech 7 222 Damian Vaughn Tight end Miami (OH) no Undrafted free agents + 1998 undrafted free agents of note PlayerPositionCollegeAlonzo ClaytonWide receiverNorthern IowaBrad CostelloPunterBoston UniversityMike DoughtyTackleNotre DameDamon GibsonWide receiverIowaDaryle HeidelburgWide receiverJackson StateJeff LeonardDefensive endWyomingDerrick LeVakeTackleWisconsin–WhitewaterAdrian LusterDefensive TackleThe CitadelRic MathiasCornerbackWisconsin–La CrosseJason MooreSafetySan Diego StateKevin MooreSafetyMorgan StateBuddy RodgersFullbackMarylandAdrian RossLinebackerColorado StateErik StorzLinebackerBoston College Personnel Staff 1998 Cincinnati Bengals President – Mike Brown Head coach – Bruce Coslet Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive coordinator – Ken Anderson Running backs – Jim Anderson Tight ends – Bob Wylie Offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive staff assistant – John Garrett Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive backs – Ray Horton Defensive staff assistant – Louie Cioffi Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood Roster 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 10 Paul Justin 15 Eric Kresser 36 Brandon Bennett 21 Eric Bieniemy 28 Corey Dillon 46 Clif Groce 44 Brian Milne FB 45 Ray Zellars 84 Damon Gibson y KR/PR 85 James Hundon 80 Willie Jackson American football 81 Carl Pickens 86 Darnay Scott 87 Stepfret Williams 89 Marco Battaglia 88 Steve Bush 82 Tony McGee tight end 71 Willie Anderson offensive tackle T 65 Darrick Brilz C 75 Anthony Brown offensive lineman G 63 Mike Goff American football y G 62 Brock Gutierrez C 60 Rod Jones offensive lineman G 64 Rod Payne C 77 Kevin Sargent American football T 68 Scott Shaw American football y G 90 Michael Bankston DE 92 John Copeland DE 94 Jevon Langford DE 97 Andre Purvis NT 96 Clyde Simmons DE 93 Mike Thompson American football NT 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen NT 98 Canute Curtis OLB 95 Steve Foley linebacker y OLB 50 James Francis American football OLB 91 Billy Granville ILB 57 Adrian Ross American football y OLB 56 Brian Simmons y ILB 51 Takeo Spikes y ILB 52 Jimmy Sprotte y ILB 55 Reinard Wilson OLB 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 40 Myron Bell SS 37 Roosevelt Blackmon y CB 27 Artrell Hawkins y CB 29 Kelvin Moore defensive back y FS 31 Greg Myers American football FS 20 Thomas Randolph American football CB 35 Sam Shade SS  6 Brad Costello y P  9 Doug Pelfrey K 59 Greg Truitt LS  8 Jeff Blake QB IR 66 Ken Blackman G IR 74 Rich Braham G IR 32 Ki-Jana Carter RB IR 16 Alonzo Clayton American football y WR IR 34 Tremain Mack CB Left Squad 12 Neil O'Donnell QB IR 23 Corey Sawyer CB IR 70 Glen Steele y DE IR 53 Tom Tumulty LB IR 53 active, 11 inactive, 5 practice squad 76 Mike Doughty American football y T IR 24 Ric Mathias y CB 52 Tim Terry LB 49 Damian Vaughn y TE -- Cory Withrow y C 42 Lawrence Wright American football S Regular season Schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 September 6 Tennessee Oilers L 14–23 0–1 Cinergy Field 55,848 2 September 13 at Detroit Lions W 34–28 (OT) 1–1 Pontiac Silverdome 66,354 3 September 20 Green Bay Packers L 6–13 1–2 Cinergy Field 56,346 4 September 27 at Baltimore Ravens L 24–31 1–3 Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards 68,154 5 Bye 6 October 11 Pittsburgh Steelers W 25–20 2–3 Cinergy Field 59,979 7 October 18 at Tennessee Oilers L 14–44 2–4 Vanderbilt Stadium 33,288 8 October 25 at Oakland Raiders L 10–27 2–5 Network Associates Coliseum 40,089 9 November 1 Denver Broncos L 26–33 2–6 Cinergy Field 59,974 10 November 8 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 11–24 2–7 Alltel Stadium 67,040 11 November 15 at Minnesota Vikings L 3–24 2–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,232 12 November 22 Baltimore Ravens L 13–20 2–9 Cinergy Field 52,571 13 November 29 Jacksonville Jaguars L 17–34 2–10 Cinergy Field 55,432 14 December 6 Buffalo Bills L 20–33 2–11 Cinergy Field 54,359 15 December 13 at Indianapolis Colts L 26–39 2–12 RCA Dome 55,179 16 December 20 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 25–24 3–12 Three Rivers Stadium 52,017 17 December 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 0–35 3–13 Cinergy Field 49,826 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book March 2001 Workman Publishing Co 0-7611-2480-2 New York Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Neil O'Donnell 343 212 2216 15 4 90.2 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Corey Dillon 262 1130 4.3 66 4 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Carl Pickens 82 1023 12.5 67 5 Darnay Scott 51 817 16.0 70 7 Defensive Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Takeo Spikes 112 2.0 0 0 0 Reinard Wilson 63 6.0 0 2 0 Sam Shade 78 1.0 3 0 2 Artrell Hawkins 70 1.0 3 2 1 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 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)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co 37 Milestones Corey Dillon, 2nd 1,000-yard rushing season (1,130 rushing yards)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co 436 Carl Pickens, 4th 1,000-yard receiving season (1,023 receiving yards)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co 440 Chad Cornelius, led NFL in punt average in the preseason before tearing the ACL/MCL on his kicking leg. Was the first punter to down his own punt.April 2021 References External links http://www.bengals.com/team/history/bengalshistory1998.html 1998 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincin Category:Long stubs with short prose