1998 New York Jets Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Parcells (12-4)
Location: New York, New York
1998 New York Jets RosterTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Parcells (12-4)
Location: New York, New York
1998 New York Jets Results
The New York Jets of the National Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
New York moved the ball well, scoring 416 points, while the rigid defensive squad yielded 266. Vinny Testaverde directed the offense, throwing for 3,256 yards. Keyshawn Johnson hauled in 83 balls for 1,131 yards. Wayne Chrebet provided receiving help, too.
Curtis Martin rushed for a team-leading 1,287 yards for the Jets.
Aaron Glenn picked off 6 opponent throws. Mo Lewis sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Bill Parcells coached the team. The 1998 New York Jets lost in the Conference Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Vinny Testaverde | 421 | 259 | 61.5 | 3256 | 7.7 | 29 | 6.9 | 7 | 1.7 | 82 | 19 | 140 | 101.6 | Glenn Foley | 108 | 58 | 53.7 | 749 | 6.9 | 4 | 3.7 | 6 | 5.6 | 48 | 5 | 49 | 64.9 | Ray Lucas | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 67.4 | Leon Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 532 | 318 | 59.8 | 4032 | 7.6 | 33 | 6.2 | 13 | 2.4 | 82 | 25 | 196 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Curtis Martin | 369 | 1287 | 3.5 | 60 | 8 | Leon Johnson | 41 | 185 | 4.5 | 40 | 2 | Jerald Sowell | 40 | 164 | 4.1 | 33 | 0 | Vinny Testaverde | 24 | 104 | 4.3 | 25 | 1 | Keyshawn Johnson | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 35 | 1 | Keith Byars | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 | Dave Meggett | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 18 | 0 | Ray Lucas | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 16 | 0 | Dedric Ward | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | Richie Anderson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Glenn Foley | 5 | -11 | -2.2 | -1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 500 | 1879 | 3.8 | 60 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Keyshawn Johnson | 83 | 1131 | 13.6 | 41 | 10 | Wayne Chrebet | 75 | 1083 | 14.4 | 63 | 8 | Curtis Martin | 43 | 365 | 8.5 | 23 | 1 | Kyle Brady | 30 | 315 | 10.5 | 35 | 5 | Keith Byars | 26 | 258 | 9.9 | 29 | 3 | Dedric Ward | 25 | 477 | 19.1 | 71 | 4 | Leon Johnson | 13 | 222 | 17.1 | 82 | 2 | Jerald Sowell | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 | Alex Van Dyke | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 15 | 0 | Fred Baxter | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 | Richie Anderson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | Dave Meggett | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Blake Spence | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 318 | 4032 | 12.7 | 82 | 33 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Brian Hansen | 31 | 1233 | 39.8 | 62 | John Kidd | 28 | 1166 | 41.6 | 57 | Nick Gallery | 6 | 238 | 39.7 | 49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 65 | 2637 | 40.6 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Leon Johnson | 29 | 203 | 7.0 | 23 | 0 | Dedric Ward | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 | Dave Meggett | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 | Scott Frost | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 315 | 7.3 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Aaron Glenn | 24 | 585 | 24.4 | 62 | 0 | Leon Johnson | 16 | 366 | 22.9 | 37 | 0 | Kevin Williams | 11 | 230 | 20.9 | 31 | 0 | Dedric Ward | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 23 | 0 | Kyle Brady | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | Dave Meggett | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | Fred Baxter | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 57 | 1285 | 22.5 | 62 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Aaron Glenn | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 26 | 0 | Victor Green | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 87 | 0 | Ray Mickens | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | Otis Smith | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 32 | 0 | Kevin Williams | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | Dwayne Gordon | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 1 | Jerome Henderson | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | Mo Lewis | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Corwin Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Pepper Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 263 | 12.5 | 87 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Mo Lewis | 7.0 | 0.0 | Anthony Pleasant | 6.0 | 0.0 | Bryan Cox | 6.0 | 0.0 | Chad Cascadden | 5.0 | 0.0 | Jason Ferguson | 4.0 | 0.0 | Ernie Logan | 2.5 | 0.0 | Rick Lyle | 1.5 | 0.0 | Pepper Johnson | 1.0 | 0.0 | Victor Green | 1.0 | 0.0 | Jerome Henderson | 1.0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Victor Green | 80.5 | 69 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Mo Lewis | 74 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Otis Smith | 63.5 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Bryan Cox | 59 | 48 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Aaron Glenn | 47.5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pepper Johnson | 52.5 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jason Ferguson | 52.5 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Dwayne Gordon | 41 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Anthony Pleasant | 40 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Ernie Logan | 41.5 | 32 | 19 | 0 | Ray Mickens | 32 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rick Lyle | 35 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kevin Williams | 29.5 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Jerome Henderson | 24.5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 0 | Chad Cascadden | 19.5 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 1 | James Farrior | 22 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Corwin Brown | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | Bobby Hamilton | 17 | 13 | 8 | 0 | Eric Ogbogu | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Marcus Coleman | 5.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | Chris Hayes | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Scott Frost | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dorian Boose | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Carl Hansen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vinny Testaverde | 7 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | Leon Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Todd Burger | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fred Baxter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Curtis Martin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jerald Sowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Glenn Foley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kyle Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 772 | 663 | 218 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 86 | 2 | 12 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | John Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 120 | Keyshawn Johnson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | Curtis Martin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | Wayne Chrebet | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Kyle Brady | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Leon Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Dedric Ward | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Keith Byars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Dwayne Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Aaron Glenn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Vinny Testaverde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jerome Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Chad Cascadden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bryan Cox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 12 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 416 |
