1998 Cincinnati Bengals Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bruce Coslet (3-13)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1998 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1998 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bengals stumbled, scoring only 268 points, and the leaky defense allowed 452, most in the league. Neil O'Donnell threw for 2,216 yards. Carl Pickens grabbed 82 passes for 1,023 yards. Darnay Scott contributed to the receiving game, too.

Corey Dillon carried the ball for a team-best 1,130 yards for Cincinnati.

Sam Shade and Artrell Hawkins each seized 3 opponent throws. Reinard Wilson sacked quarterbacks 6 times.

Bruce Coslet coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 268
Regular Season Points Against: 452

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 6, 1998 Tennessee Oilers 23 at Cincinnati Bengals 14 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 13, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 34 at Detroit Lions 28 W 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 OT
September 20, 1998 Green Bay Packers 13 at Cincinnati Bengals 6 L 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0
September 27, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 24 at Baltimore Ravens 31 L 0-2-0 1-1-0 1-3-0
October 11, 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 at Cincinnati Bengals 25 W 1-2-0 1-1-0 2-3-0
October 18, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 14 at Tennessee Oilers 44 L 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-4-0
October 25, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 10 at Oakland Raiders 27 L 1-2-0 1-3-0 2-5-0
November 1, 1998 Denver Broncos 33 at Cincinnati Bengals 26 L 1-3-0 1-3-0 2-6-0
November 8, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 11 at Jacksonville Jaguars 24 L 1-3-0 1-4-0 2-7-0
November 15, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 3 at Minnesota Vikings 24 L 1-3-0 1-5-0 2-8-0
November 22, 1998 Baltimore Ravens 20 at Cincinnati Bengals 13 L 1-4-0 1-5-0 2-9-0
November 29, 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars 34 at Cincinnati Bengals 17 L 1-5-0 1-5-0 2-10-0
December 6, 1998 Buffalo Bills 33 at Cincinnati Bengals 20 L 1-6-0 1-5-0 2-11-0
December 13, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 26 at Indianapolis Colts 39 L 1-6-0 1-6-0 2-12-0
December 20, 1998 Cincinnati Bengals 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers 24 W 1-6-0 2-6-0 3-12-0
December 27, 1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35 at Cincinnati Bengals 0 L 1-7-0 2-6-0 3-13-0


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