La stagione dei New England Patriots è stata la 29ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 39ª complessiva e la seconda con Pete Carroll come capo-allenatore. Con un record di 9-7 finirono al quarto posto della division ma fu sufficiente per qualificarsi per l'ultimo posto nei playoff, dove furono eliminati dai Jaguars nel primo turno.
Roster Roster dei New England Patriots nel 1998 Quarterback 11 Drew Bledsoe 17 Todd Philcox 16 Scott Zolak
Running Back 30 Tony Carter FB 29 Derrick Cullors 47 Robert Edwards R 37 Chris Floyd FB R 44 Harold Shaw FB R 23 Sedrick Shaw
Wide Receiver 80 Troy Brown 84 Shawn Jefferson 18 Anthony Ladd 81 Tony Simmons R
Tight End 86 Mike Bartrum TE/LS 87 Ben Coates 85 Lovett Purnell 83 Rod Rutledge R Offensive Linemen 67 Jason Andersen C/G R 78 Bruce Armstrong T 61 Damon Denson G 66 Ed Ellis T 63 Heath Irwin G 68 Max Lane G 77 Zefross Moss T 71 Todd Rucci G 60 Scott Rehberg T 64 Dave Wohlabaugh C
Defensive Linemen 92 Ferric Collons DE 90 Chad Eaton DT 55 Willie McGinest DE 75 Leonta Rheams DT R 94 Greg Spires DE R 74 Chris Sullivan DE 95 Henry Thomas DT 97 Mark Wheeler DT Linebacker 54 Tedy Bruschi OLB 59 Todd Collins OLB 45 Dana Cottrell LB UR 99 Vernon Crawford OLB 52 Ted Johnson ILB 53 Chris Slade OLB 93 Shawn Stuckey LB UR
Defensive Back 26 Chris Canty CB 42 Chris Carter FS 32 Willie Clay FS 21 Steve Israel CB 34 Tebucky Jones CB R 24 Ty Law CB 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 31 Kato Serwanga CB UR 25 Larry Whigham FS
Special Team 19 Tom Tupa P 4 Adam Vinatieri K Lista delle riserve data possibly incomplete 82 Vincent Brisby WR (IR) 88 Terry Glenn WR (IR) -- Ron Merkerson LB (NF-Inj.) R 96 Brandon Mitchell DT (IR) 51 Bernard Russ LB (IR) 72 Devin Wyman DT (IR)
Note R: Rookie UR: Rookie non scelto nel draft
Calendario Stagione regolare Turno Data Avversario Risultato TV ora Pubblico 1 7/9/1998 at Denver Broncos S 27–21 ABC 9:00 pm 74,745 2 13/9/1998 Indianapolis Colts V 29–6 ESPN 8:15 pm 60,068 3 20/9/1998 Tennessee Oilers V 27–16 CBS 1:00 pm 59,973 4 Settimana di pausa 5 4/10/1998 at New Orleans Saints V 30–27 CBS 1:00 pm 56,172 6 11/10/1998 Kansas City Chiefs V 40–10 CBS 1:00 pm 59,749 7 19/10/1998 New York Jets S 24–14 ABC 9:00 pm 60,062 8 25/10/1998 at Miami Dolphins S 12–9 CBS 1:00 pm 73,973 9 1/11/1998 at Indianapolis Colts V 21–16 CBS 1:00 pm 58,056 10 8/11/1998 Atlanta Falcons S 41–10 FOX 1:00 pm 59,790 11 15/11/1998 at Buffalo Bills S 13–10 CBS 1:00 pm 72,020 12 23/11/1998 Miami Dolphins V 26–23 ABC 9:00 pm 58,729 13 29/11/1998 Buffalo Bills V 25–21 CBS 4:15 pm 58,304 14 6/12/1998 at Pittsburgh Steelers V 23–9 CBS 4:15 pm 58,632 15 13/12/1998 at St. Louis Rams S 32–18 CBS 1:00 pm 48,946 16 20/12/1998 San Francisco 49ers V 24–21 FOX 1:00 pm 59,153 17 27/12/1998 at New York Jets S 31–10 CBS 1:00 pm 74,302
Playoff Turno Data Avversario Risultato Wildcard 3/1/1999 at Jacksonville Jaguars S 25–10
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