1998 Miami Dolphins season
| 1998 Miami Dolphins season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Johnson |
| Home field | Pro Player Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Round |
The 1998 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 33rd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 9–7, winning ten games.[1] The team qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year.
The 2012 Football Outsiders Almanac states that the 1998 Dolphins had the single biggest defensive improvement (from the previous season) from 1991–2011.[2]
As with the 1985 Bears, the Dolphins defeated a team (the Broncos) widely tipped a few weeks earlier to beat their unbeaten 1972 season,[3][4] although this time the Dolphins were not defending their status as the only unbeaten team since the Giants had already beaten the Broncos. Owing to the fact that before the admission of the Texans in 2002, scheduling for NFL games outside a team’s division were subject to much greater influence from table position during the previous season,[5] that game was the first time the Dolphins had opposed the Broncos since that same 1985 season.[6]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 6, 1998 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 24–15 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 2 | September 13, 1998 | Buffalo Bills | W 13–7 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 3 | September 20, 1998 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–0 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 4 | Bye | ||||
| 5 | October 4, 1998 | at New York Jets | L 9–20 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 6 | October 12, 1998 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 21–28 | ABC 9:00pm | |
| 7 | October 18, 1998 | St. Louis Rams | W 14–0 | FOX 4:15pm | |
| 8 | October 25, 1998 | New England Patriots | W 12–9 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 9 | November 1, 1998 | at Buffalo Bills | L 24–30 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 10 | November 8, 1998 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–14 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 11 | November 15, 1998 | at Carolina Panthers | W 13–9 | CBS 1:00pm | |
| 12 | November 23, 1998 | at New England Patriots | L 23–26 | ABC 9:00pm | |
| 13 | November 29, 1998 | New Orleans Saints | W 30–10 | FOX 4:15pm | |
| 14 | December 6, 1998 | at Oakland Raiders | W 27–17 | CBS 4:15pm | |
| 15 | December 13, 1998 | New York Jets | L 16–21 | ESPN 8:15pm | |
| 16 | December 21, 1998 | Denver Broncos | W 31–21 | ABC 9:00pm | |
| 17 | December 27, 1998 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 16–38 | CBS 1:00pm | |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | TV Time | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Card | January 2, 1999 | Buffalo Bills | W 24–17 | ABC 12:30pm | |
| Division | January 9, 1999 | at Denver Broncos | L 38–3 | CBS 4:00pm |
Standings
| AFC East | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Jets | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 416 | 266 | W-6 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 321 | 265 | L-1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 400 | 333 | W-1 |
| New England Patriots | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 337 | 329 | L-1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 310 | 444 | L-2 |
References
- ^ 1998 Miami Dolphins
- ^ Football Outsiders Almanac 2012 (ISBN 1478201525), p.102
- ^ “Denver eyes 19–0, but there’s no rush” in Minneapolis Star Tribune, November 16, 1998
- ^ Freeman, Mike; “Chasing Perfection and Taking Questions; Voluble Broncos Are 13–0 and Ready to Talk” in New York Times, December 9, 1998
- ^ History of the NFL’s Structure and Formats
- ^ Denver Broncos v Miami Dolphins