1998 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (14-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1998 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (14-2)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
1998 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.
The Falcons piled up points with 442 points, and the solid defense gave up 289. Jamal Anderson powered the ground game, running for a 1,846 yards for Atlanta.
Chris Chandler passed for 3,154 yards. Tony Martin paced the receiving corps, hauling in 66 passes for 1,181 yards, while Terance Mathis contributed to the receiving game also.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 44 turnovers. Ray Buchanan picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition. Lester Archambeau topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1998 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Morten Andersen | K | August 19, 1960 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Copenhagen, Denmark | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Darren Anderson | DB | January 11, 1969 | 5'10" | 185 | Toledo | Cincinnati, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Jamal Anderson | RB | September 30, 1972 | 5'11" | 237 | Utah | Woodland Hills, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Lester Archambeau | LDE | June 27, 1967 | 6'5" | 275 | Stanford | Montville, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 47 | Chris Bayne | DB | March 22, 1975 | 6'1" | 205 | Fresno St. | Riverside, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 97 | Cornelius Bennett | LLB | August 25, 1965 | 6'2" | 237 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Juran Bolden | DB | June 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 207 | Mississippi Delta CC | Tampa, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Michael Booker | RCB | April 27, 1975 | 6'2" | 203 | Nebraska | Oceanside, CA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | RCB | October 1, 1970 | 5'10" | 188 | Colorado | Minot, ND USA | 14 | 10 |
| 56 | Keith Brooking | LB | October 30, 1975 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Senoia, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Omar Brown | DB | March 28, 1975 | 5'10" | 200 | North Carolina | York, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Ray Buchanan | LCB | September 29, 1971 | 5'9" | 186 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | John Burrough | DE | May 17, 1972 | 6'5" | 275 | Washington St. | Laramie, WY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 25 | Devin Bush | DB | July 3, 1973 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Chris Chandler | QB | October 12, 1965 | 6'4" | 224 | Washington | Everett, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 44 | Bob Christian | FB | November 14, 1968 | 5'11" | 226 | Northwestern | St. Louis, MO USA | 14 | 10 |
| 68 | Calvin Collins | LG | January 5, 1974 | 6'2" | 307 | Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Henri Crockett | RLB | October 28, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 45 | Gary Downs | RB | June 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 212 | North Carolina St. | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 75 | Shane Dronett | RDT | January 12, 1971 | 6'6" | 300 | Texas | Orange, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Tim Dwight | KR | July 13, 1975 | 5'8" | 180 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 96 | Antonio Edwards | DE | March 10, 1970 | 6'3" | 271 | Valdosta St. | Moultrie, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Randy Fuller | DB | June 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Griffin, GA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Jammi German | WR | July 4, 1974 | 6'1" | 191 | Miami (FL) | Fort Myers, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Tony Graziani | QB | December 23, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Oregon | Las Vegas, NV USA | 4 | 1 |
| 28 | Harold Green | RB | January 29, 1968 | 6'2" | 222 | South Carolina | Ladson, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 98 | Travis Hall | LDT | August 3, 1972 | 6'5" | 295 | BYU | Kenai, AK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 64 | Bob Hallen | G-C | March 9, 1975 | 6'3" | 305 | Kent St. | Mentor, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 54 | Ruffin Hamilton | LB | March 2, 1971 | 6'1" | 235 | Tulane | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Ronnie Harris | WR | June 4, 1970 | 5'11" | 179 | Oregon | Granada Hills, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Todd Kinchen | WR | January 7, 1969 | 5'11" | 187 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | TE | October 4, 1970 | 6'3" | 250 | Connecticut | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 4 |
| 80 | Tony Martin | WR | September 5, 1965 | 6'0" | 181 | Bishop | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Terance Mathis | WR | June 7, 1967 | 5'10" | 177 | New Mexico | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Ken Oxendine | RB | October 4, 1975 | 6'0" | 228 | Virginia Tech | Richmond, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 76 | Jose Portilla | T | September 11, 1972 | 6'6" | 320 | Arizona | Zaragoza, Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | Eugene Robinson | FS | May 28, 1963 | 6'1" | 200 | Colgate | Hartford, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | RT | June 19, 1976 | 6'7" | 295 | San Diego St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | O.J. Santiago | TE | April 4, 1974 | 6'7" | 265 | Kent St. | Whitby, ON Canada | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Craig Sauer | RLB | December 13, 1972 | 6'1" | 240 | Minnesota | Sartell, MN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 67 | Adam Schreiber | G-C | February 20, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Texas | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Chuck Smith | RDE | December 21, 1969 | 6'2" | 257 | Tennessee | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Ed Smith | TE | June 5, 1969 | 6'4" | 253 | none | Trenton, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | Dan Stryzinski | P | May 15, 1965 | 6'0" | 237 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Shawn Swayda | DE | September 4, 1974 | 6'5" | 290 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 59 | Ben Talley | LB | July 14, 1972 | 6'3" | 248 | Tennessee | Griffin, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 61 | Robbie Tobeck | C | March 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 297 | Washington St. | Tarpon Springs, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Esera Tuaolo | NT | July 11, 1968 | 6'2" | 277 | Oregon St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 13 | 1 |
| 58 | Jessie Tuggle | MLB | April 4, 1965 | 5'11" | 230 | Valdosta St. | Spalding County, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | William White | SS | February 19, 1966 | 5'10" | 199 | Ohio St. | Lima, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | LT | October 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Dave Widell | C-T-G | May 14, 1965 | 6'7" | 303 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Elijah Williams | E | August 20, 1975 | 5'10" | 181 | Florida | Milton, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 69 | Gene Williams | RG | October 14, 1968 | 6'2" | 310 | Iowa St. | Blair, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
