1998 Miami Dolphins season

1998 Miami Dolphins season
Head Coach	Jimmy Johnson
Home Field
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost Divisional Round
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

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. The team qualified for the playoffs for the second straight year.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	at Indianapolis Colts	W 24–15	CBS 1:00pm	60,587
2	September 13, 1998	Buffalo Bills	W 13–7	CBS 1:00pm	73,097
3	September 20, 1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 21–0	CBS 1:00pm	73,948
4	Bye
5	October 4, 1998	at New York Jets	L 20–9	CBS 1:00pm	75,257
6	October 12, 1998	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 28–21	ABC 9:00pm	74,051
7	October 18, 1998	St. Louis Rams	W 14–0	FOX 4:15pm	65,418
8	October 25, 1998	New England Patriots	W 12–9	CBS 1:00pm	73,973
9	November 1, 1998	at Buffalo Bills	L 30–24	CBS 1:00pm	79,011
10	November 8, 1998	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–14	CBS 1:00pm	73,400
11	November 15, 1998	at Carolina Panthers	W 13–9	CBS 1:00pm	67,887
12	November 23, 1998	at New England Patriots	L 26–23	ABC 9:00pm	58,729
13	November 29, 1998	New Orleans Saints	W 30–10	FOX 4:15pm	73,216
14	December 6, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	W 27–17	CBS 4:15pm	61,254
15	December 13, 1998	New York Jets	L 21–16	ESPN 8:15pm	74,369
16	December 21, 1998	Denver Broncos	W 31–21	ABC 9:00pm	74,363
17	December 27, 1998	at Atlanta Falcons	L 38–16	CBS 1:00pm	69,754

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
Wild Card	January 2, 1999	Buffalo Bills	W 24–17	ABC 12:30pm	72,698
Division	January 9, 1999	at Denver Broncos	L 38–3	CBS 4:00pm	75,729

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