1998 Buffalo Bills season

Infobox NFL season
team = Buffalo Bills
year = 1998
record = 10-6
division_place = 3rd
coach = Wade Phillips
stadium = Ralph Wilson Stadium
playoffs = Lost AFC Wildcard

The 1998 Buffalo Bills season was the 39th season for the team in the National Football League [cite web|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1998_roster.htm|title=1998 Buffalo Bills Starters, Roster, & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com|publisher=www.pro-football-reference.com|accessdate=2008-04-16|last=|first] . The season marked an important development in the bills history as a quarterback controversy would consume the whole season between Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie. It would also mark the beginning of the Wade Phillips era. The Bills finished second in the AFC East with a 10-6 record [cite web|url=http://www.buffalobills.com/display_cont.jsp?cont_id=73872&print=yes|title=Buffalo Bills|publisher=www.buffalobills.com
accessdate=2008-04-16|last=|first=] , and would qualify for the play-offs only to lose in the wild card round to the Miami Dolphins.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Postseason

AFC: Miami Dolphins 24, Buffalo Bills 17

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Bills
R1=0
R2=7
R3=7
R4=3
RT=17
Home=Dolphins
H1=3
H2=3
H3=8
H4=10
HT=24

"at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida"

*Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
*Game weather: convert|80|°F|°C, partly cloudy
*TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), Dan Dierdorf and Boomer Esiason (color commentators)
*Referee: Mike Carey
*Game attendance: 72,698

Awards and Honors

* Doug Flutie, AFC Pro Bowl Selection
* Doug Flutie, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1998.htm?redir Bills on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1998-buf Bills on jt-sw.com]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/stats.nsf/Annual/1998-buf Bills Stats on jt-sw.com]

References