Madden NFL 1998 Player Ratings - 1997 NFL Season

1997 NFL Season / Madden NFL 98

Madden NFL 1998 shipped in summer 1997 for the 1997 NFL season. Launch ratings are set before the season is played, so they reflect the previous year’s performance - a player’s breakout shows up in the next year’s game.

Madden NFL 98 released in 1997 with John Madden on the cover, the last entry built for the Genesis and SNES generation as the series committed to the PlayStation and its 3D engine.

Denver won Super Bowl XXXII, 31-24 over Green Bay, Terrell Davis named game MVP despite a migraine that cost him the second quarter, finishing with three rushing touchdowns. Brett Favre and Barry Sanders shared regular-season MVP, Sanders running for 2,053 yards, and Dana Stubblefield won Defensive Player of the Year with 15 sacks.

Sanders became the third man to break 2,000 rushing yards and was the marquee skill-position rating in the game, his cuts impossible to capture on the controller. Davis' title run ended the AFC's long Super Bowl losing streak and made the Broncos the league's new measuring stick.

Year Madden NFL 1998 ▼

Position Linebackers ▼

Scale

#	Player	OVR*	SPD	AGI	AWR	TKL
1	MLB Hardy Nickerson	95*	86	92	99	46
2	LILB Sam Mills	92*	86	86	99	46
3	LILB Levon Kirkland	89*	86	73	92	46
4	LOLB Derrick Thomas	89*	86	86	92	33
5	ROLB Lamar Lathon	89*	92	79	86	33
6	ROLB Greg Lloyd	89*	86	86	92	33
7	MLB Zach Thomas	86*	86	73	86	46
8	LOLB Bryce Paup	85*	79	66	92	33
9	MLB Marvcus Patton	85*	79	66	92	33
10	LILB Wayne Simmons	82*	79	73	86	33
11	LB Jim Schwantz	79*	79	66	79	66
12	MLB Bryan Cox	79*	73	59	86	40
13	MLB Jessie Tuggle	79*	73	73	86	46
14	LB Ron George	76*	66	59	86	33
15	LILB Chris Spielman	76*	66	59	86	46
16	MLB Ted Johnson	76*	73	73	79	46
17	LB Joe Cain	73*	73	59	73	33
18	LOLB Micheal Barrow	73*	73	66	73	40
19	LB George Koonce	72*	66	59	79	53
20	LOLB Mo Lewis	72*	66	59	79	33
21	MLB Ray Lewis	72*	79	66	59	46
22	LB David Brandon	69*	66	73	40	40
23	LILB Terry Wooden	69*	59	59	79	46
24	LILB Pepper Johnson	69*	59	53	79	46
25	LILB Dwayne Gordon	69*	66	66	73	53
26	MLB Gary Plummer	69*	66	59	73	33
27	MLB Allen Aldridge	69*	73	66	66	46
28	MLB Eric Hill	69*	59	59	79	40
29	MLB Dean Wells	69*	73	66	53	46
30	ROLB Sam Rogers	69*	73	66	66	33
31	LB Tracy Simien	66*	59	66	66	46
32	LOLB Jason Gildon	66*	59	53	73	33
33	MLB Kurt Gouveia	66*	59	59	73	53
34	MLB Barron Wortham	66*	66	66	46	53
35	MLB Greg Biekert	66*	66	53	66	46
36	LB Daryl Carter	62*	59	66	46	46
37	LB Lenoy Jones	62*	59	66	40	53
38	LB Troy Dumas	62*	53	59	66	46
39	LB Dwayne Rudd	62*	66	59	46	7
40	MLB Steve Grant	62*	59	53	66	33
41	MLB James Willis	62*	66	59	53	46
42	MLB Robert Jones	62*	66	59	59	46
43	MLB Jeff Brady	62*	66	59	59	40
44	ROLB Anthony Davis	62*	59	66	59	33
45	LB Marlo Perry	59*	59	59	33	53
46	LB Alshermond Singleton	59*	59	59	33	7
47	LB Troy Dumas	59*	53	66	33	46
48	LB Nate Hemsley	59*	59	59	40	7
49	LB Patrise Alexander	59*	59	59	20	53
50	LB Jerry Olsavsky	59*	59	59	33	53
51	LILB Steve Tovar	59*	59	59	53	46
52	MLB Winfred Tubbs	59*	53	53	66	46
53	LB Kevin Mitchell	56*	59	53	40	53
54	LB Mark Maddox	56*	53	59	26	53
55	LB Greg Bellisari	56*	59	46	33	53
56	LB Sammie Burroughs	56*	53	59	33	33
57	LB Dwight Hollier	56*	59	53	46	33
58	LB Ronnie Ward	56*	59	53	33	7
59	LB Pete Monty	56*	53	59	40	7
60	LB Doug Colman	56*	53	59	46	53
61	LB Vernon Crawford	56*	59	53	26	7
62	LB Rob Holmberg	56*	59	53	46	33
63	LB Greg Jones	56*	59	53	40	7
64	LOLB James Francis	56*	59	53	53	33
65	MLB Fred Strickland	56*	59	53	53	46
66	RILB Ricardo McDonald	56*	59	53	46	33
67	ROLB James Farrior	56*	59	53	53	7
68	LB Keith Burns	53*	53	46	33	53
69	LB Mike Caldwell	53*	53	53	20	46
70	LB Toran James	53*	53	53	26	53
71	LB Bobby Houston	53*	53	53	33	7
72	LB Vinson Smith	53*	53	53	46	46
73	LB Marcus Buckley	53*	53	53	33	46
74	LB Brant Boyer	53*	53	53	46	46
75	LB Jeff Kopp	53*	53	53	40	46
76	LB Chad Cascadden	53*	53	53	40	46
77	LB Dennis Stallings	53*	53	53	33	7
78	LB Lamont Hollinquest	53*	53	53	26	46
79	LB Carlton Bailey	53*	53	53	33	53
80	LB Tedy Bruschi	53*	53	53	20	53
81	LB James Logan	53*	53	53	26	53
82	LB Mike Barber	53*	53	53	26	33
83	LB Pete Bercich	53*	53	53	40	53
84	MLB Bryan Schwartz	53*	53	53	46	46
85	MLB Stephen Boyd	53*	53	53	40	33
86	MLB Bernardo Harris	53*	53	53	26	46
87	RILB Damien Covington	53*	46	53	26	53
88	RILB Donnie Edwards	53*	53	53	20	53
89	RILB Earl Holmes	53*	53	53	46	53
90	LB James Hamilton	52*	59	46	46	13
91	LB Eric Unverzagt	52*	40	40	46	59
92	LB Randy Kirk	49*	53	46	46	46
93	LB Michael Lowery	49*	53	46	26	46
94	LB Tony Peterson	49*	46	53	26	46
95	LB Gabe Northern	49*	53	40	46	46
96	LB Glenn Cadrez	49*	53	40	46	46
97	LB Lyron Cobbins	49*	46	53	40	40
98	LB Greg Manusky	49*	46	53	40	46
99	LB Eddie Sutter	49*	53	46	20	7
100	LB Scott Galyon	49*	53	46	40	33
101	LB Chris Wing	49*	53	46	33	33
102	LB Matt Russell	49*	53	46	40	13
103	LB Scott Kowalkowski	49*	46	53	33	46
104	LB Tyrus McCloud	49*	53	46	40	20
105	LB Twan Russell	49*	53	46	-	7
106	LB Don Davis	49*	46	46	26	53
107	LB Derrick Barnes	49*	53	40	40	46
108	LB Carlos Emmons	49*	53	46	20	46
109	LB Kevin Greene	46*	46	46	40	46
110	LB Reinard Wilson	46*	40	33	26	53
111	LB Andre Collins	46*	46	46	20	46
112	LB Lemanski Hall	46*	46	40	40	46
113	LB Marty Moore	46*	40	33	26	53
114	LILB Tom Tumulty	46*	40	33	26	53
115	MLB Corey Widmer	46*	46	46	46	46
116	LB Tarek Saleh	43*	46	40	20	7
117	LILB Sean Moran	43*	40	40	-	46

Madden NFL 1998 Player Ratings - 1997 NFL Season

1997 NFL Season / Madden NFL 98

Linebackers, Madden NFL 1998

MLB HardyNickerson

LILB SamMills

LILB LevonKirkland

LOLB DerrickThomas

ROLB LamarLathon

ROLB GregLloyd

MLB ZachThomas

LOLB BrycePaup

MLB MarvcusPatton

LILB WayneSimmons

LB JimSchwantz

MLB BryanCox

MLB JessieTuggle

LB RonGeorge

LILB ChrisSpielman

MLB TedJohnson

LB JoeCain

LOLB MichealBarrow

LB GeorgeKoonce

LOLB MoLewis

MLB RayLewis

LB DavidBrandon

LILB TerryWooden

LILB PepperJohnson

LILB DwayneGordon

MLB GaryPlummer

MLB AllenAldridge

MLB EricHill

MLB DeanWells

ROLB SamRogers

LB TracySimien

LOLB JasonGildon

MLB KurtGouveia

MLB BarronWortham

MLB GregBiekert

LB DarylCarter

LB LenoyJones

LB TroyDumas

LB DwayneRudd

MLB SteveGrant

MLB JamesWillis

MLB RobertJones

MLB JeffBrady

ROLB AnthonyDavis

LB MarloPerry

LB AlshermondSingleton

LB TroyDumas

LB NateHemsley

LB PatriseAlexander

LB JerryOlsavsky

LILB SteveTovar

MLB WinfredTubbs

LB KevinMitchell

LB MarkMaddox

LB GregBellisari

LB SammieBurroughs

LB DwightHollier

LB RonnieWard

LB PeteMonty

LB DougColman

LB VernonCrawford

LB RobHolmberg

LB GregJones

LOLB JamesFrancis

MLB FredStrickland

RILB RicardoMcDonald

ROLB JamesFarrior

LB KeithBurns

LB MikeCaldwell

LB ToranJames

LB BobbyHouston

LB VinsonSmith

LB MarcusBuckley

LB BrantBoyer

LB JeffKopp

LB ChadCascadden

LB DennisStallings

MLB
Hardy
Nickerson

LILB
Sam
Mills

LILB
Levon
Kirkland

LOLB
Derrick
Thomas

ROLB
Lamar
Lathon

ROLB
Greg
Lloyd

MLB
Zach
Thomas

LOLB
Bryce
Paup

MLB
Marvcus
Patton

LILB
Wayne
Simmons

LB
Jim
Schwantz

MLB
Bryan
Cox

MLB
Jessie
Tuggle

LB
Ron
George

LILB
Chris
Spielman

MLB
Ted
Johnson

LB
Joe
Cain

LOLB
Micheal
Barrow

LB
George
Koonce

LOLB
Mo
Lewis

MLB
Ray
Lewis

LB
David
Brandon

LILB
Terry
Wooden

LILB
Pepper
Johnson

LILB
Dwayne
Gordon

MLB
Gary
Plummer

MLB
Allen
Aldridge

MLB
Eric
Hill

MLB
Dean
Wells

ROLB
Sam
Rogers

LB
Tracy
Simien

LOLB
Jason
Gildon

MLB
Kurt
Gouveia

MLB
Barron
Wortham

MLB
Greg
Biekert

LB
Daryl
Carter

LB
Lenoy
Jones

LB
Troy
Dumas

LB
Dwayne
Rudd

MLB
Steve
Grant

MLB
James
Willis

MLB
Robert
Jones

MLB
Jeff
Brady

ROLB
Anthony
Davis

LB
Marlo
Perry

LB
Alshermond
Singleton

LB
Troy
Dumas

LB
Nate
Hemsley

LB
Patrise
Alexander

LB
Jerry
Olsavsky

LILB
Steve
Tovar

MLB
Winfred
Tubbs

LB
Kevin
Mitchell

LB
Mark
Maddox

LB
Greg
Bellisari

LB
Sammie
Burroughs

LB
Dwight
Hollier

LB
Ronnie
Ward

LB
Pete
Monty

LB
Doug
Colman

LB
Vernon
Crawford

LB
Rob
Holmberg

LB
Greg
Jones

LOLB
James
Francis

MLB
Fred
Strickland

RILB
Ricardo
McDonald

ROLB
James
Farrior

LB
Keith
Burns

LB
Mike
Caldwell

LB
Toran
James

LB
Bobby
Houston

LB
Vinson
Smith

LB
Marcus
Buckley

LB
Brant
Boyer

LB
Jeff
Kopp

LB
Chad
Cascadden

LB
Dennis
Stallings

LB
Lamont
Hollinquest

LB
Carlton
Bailey

LB
Tedy
Bruschi