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1998 New England Patriots
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 4th in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 337 points (21.1/g), 11th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 14th.
Differential of 8 points (0.5/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 8.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +7 (0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by Pete Carroll (9-7-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Mon | September 7 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Denver Broncos | 21 | 27 | 17 | 339 | 258 | 81 | 20 | 339 | 248 | 91 | ||
| 2 | Sun | September 13 | box | W | 1-1 | Indianapolis Colts | 29 | 6 | 15 | 321 | 218 | 103 | 20 | 309 | 173 | 136 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Sun | September 20 | box | W | 2-1 | Tennessee Oilers | 27 | 16 | 13 | 322 | 228 | 94 | 18 | 306 | 194 | 112 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sun | October 4 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 30 | 27 | 20 | 388 | 291 | 97 | 4 | 19 | 276 | 237 | 39 | 2 |
| 6 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 4-1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 40 | 10 | 31 | 438 | 232 | 206 | 1 | 9 | 134 | 120 | 14 | 2 | |
| 7 | Mon | October 19 | box | L | 4-2 | New York Jets | 14 | 24 | 19 | 291 | 181 | 110 | 1 | 25 | 392 | 271 | 121 | ||
| 8 | Sun | October 25 | box | L | 4-3 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 9 | 12 | 13 | 251 | 225 | 26 | 1 | 18 | 333 | 263 | 70 | 3 |
| 9 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 5-3 | @ | Indianapolis Colts | 21 | 16 | 20 | 370 | 293 | 77 | 1 | 18 | 310 | 278 | 32 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 8 | box | L | 5-4 | Atlanta Falcons | 10 | 41 | 15 | 223 | 205 | 18 | 5 | 22 | 366 | 249 | 117 | 2 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 5-5 | @ | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 13 | 11 | 206 | 158 | 48 | 23 | 391 | 178 | 213 | 3 | |
| 12 | Mon | November 23 | box | W | 6-5 | Miami Dolphins | 26 | 23 | 21 | 455 | 414 | 41 | 2 | 17 | 322 | 289 | 33 | 1 | |
| 13 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 7-5 | Buffalo Bills | 25 | 21 | 24 | 259 | 215 | 44 | 1 | 23 | 428 | 329 | 99 | ||
| 14 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 8-5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 23 | 9 | 19 | 377 | 304 | 73 | 3 | 13 | 249 | 195 | 54 | 3 |
| 15 | Sun | December 13 | box | L | 8-6 | @ | St. Louis Rams | 18 | 32 | 14 | 319 | 119 | 200 | 2 | 18 | 278 | 162 | 116 | 3 |
| 16 | Sun | December 20 | box | W | 9-6 | San Francisco 49ers | 24 | 21 | 20 | 332 | 200 | 132 | 2 | 21 | 410 | 259 | 151 | 3 | |
| 17 | Sun | December 27 | box | L | 9-7 | @ | New York Jets | 10 | 31 | 9 | 249 | 119 | 130 | 1 | 21 | 339 | 190 | 149 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 3 | box | L | 9-8 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 25 | ||||||||||