1998 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachBruce Coslet
Home fieldCinergy Field
Results
Record3–13
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersNone

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 QB 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.[1] 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

Main article: 1998 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  Cornerback 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 Marcus Parker  Running back Virginia Tech
7 222 Damian Vaughn  Tight end Miami (OH)
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Alonzo Clayton Wide receiver Northern Iowa
Brad Costello Punter Boston University
Mike Doughty Tackle Notre Dame
Damon Gibson Wide receiver Iowa
Daryle Heidelburg Wide receiver Jackson State
Jeff Leonard Defensive end Wyoming
Derrick LeVake Tackle Wisconsin–Whitewater
Adrian Luster Defensive Tackle The Citadel
Ric Mathias Cornerback Wisconsin–La Crosse
Jason Moore Safety San Diego State
Kevin Moore Safety Morgan State
Buddy Rodgers Fullback Maryland
Adrian Ross Linebacker Colorado State
Erik Storz Linebacker Boston College

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


Practice squad

53 active, 11 inactive, 5 practice squad


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

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

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

Milestones

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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