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The Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots took the 3 wild card spots in the 1998 NFL AFC wild card race, with the last spot 1 game clear.
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AFC Wild Card standings, 1998
Team W L T Pct WCGB L10 Streak (MIA) x 10 6 0 .625 +2 6-4 L1 (BUF) x 10 6 0 .625 +2 7-3 W1 (NE) x 9 7 0 .563 +1 5-5 L1 (OAK) 8 8 0 .500 1 4-6 L1 (SEA) 8 8 0 .500 1 5-5 L1 (TEN) 8 8 0 .500 1 5-5 L2 (KC) 7 9 0 .438 2 3-7 W1 (PIT) 7 9 0 .438 2 3-7 L5 (BAL) 6 10 0 .375 3 4-6 W1 (SD) 5 11 0 .313 4 3-7 L5 (CIN) 3 13 0 .188 6 1-9 L1 (IND) 3 13 0 .188 6 2-8 L2
The top three teams hold the wild card spots. The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the last spot. A plus figure is the lead over the first team out.
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Standings Chart › NFL › 1998 › AFC Wild Card Data from FiveThirtyEight's openly licensed NFL data . Charts update soon after games go final. The league's own current standings are at NFL.com .
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