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 Running Backs ▼

Scale

#	Player	OVR*	SPD	AGI	CAR	BTK	CTH
1	RB Emmitt Smith	99*	92	86	73	99	99
2	RB Barry Sanders	99*	86	99	86	99	99
3	RB Eddie George	95*	86	79	92	99	79
4	RB Terry Allen	95*	86	86	99	73	92
5	RB Jerome Bettis	95*	79	79	66	99	92
6	FB Larry Centers	92*	79	73	92	59	92
7	RB Terrell Davis	92*	86	92	86	92	92
8	RB Marcus Allen	92*	79	79	92	66	92
9	RB Ricky Watters	92*	92	92	66	86	92
10	RB Curtis Martin	92*	86	92	86	92	92
11	RB Napoleon Kaufman	92*	92	92	73	40	66
12	RB Bam Morris	92*	73	66	99	86	59
13	FB Kimble Anders	89*	66	66	86	46	92
14	RB Garrison Hearst	89*	86	79	92	73	79
15	RB Thurman Thomas	89*	79	79	92	66	86
16	RB Anthony Johnson	89*	86	79	92	66	73
17	RB Dave Meggett	89*	79	86	59	40	92
18	RB Earnest Byner	89*	66	79	99	40	59
19	RB Terry Kirby	86*	66	73	99	46	59
20	RB Marshall Faulk	86*	79	79	86	86	73
21	RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar	86*	86	79	86	53	66
22	RB Charlie Garner	86*	86	86	79	59	73
23	RB Ronnie Harmon	86*	66	73	99	40	59
24	RB Michael Bates	86*	86	86	46	40	86
25	RB Chris Warren	86*	86	79	79	73	86
26	RB Robert Smith	86*	86	79	86	46	79
27	RB Natrone Means	85*	79	73	79	92	73
28	RB Lawrence Phillips	85*	79	79	92	53	66
29	RB Leeland McElroy	82*	86	79	66	46	46
30	RB Jamal Anderson	82*	79	79	79	86	79
31	RB Byron Hanspard	82*	86	79	33	33	40
32	RB Adrian Murrell	82*	86	79	66	79	73
33	RB Tim Biakabutuka	82*	86	79	46	40	66
34	FB William Floyd	79*	66	59	92	33	66
35	FB Herschel Walker	79*	66	73	46	33	86
36	FB Craig Heyward	79*	59	66	86	20	73
37	RB Chuck Levy	79*	79	79	13	13	20
38	RB Rashaan Salaam	79*	79	59	79	66	59
39	RB Ki-Jana Carter	79*	79	79	33	26	59
40	RB Eric Bieniemy	79*	66	79	79	46	53
41	RB LeShon Johnson	79*	73	66	86	59	59
42	RB Terrell Fletcher	79*	79	79	46	33	40
43	RB Rodney Hampton	79*	79	73	79	66	79
44	RB Rodney Thomas	79*	79	79	66	40	26
45	RB Aaron Hayden	79*	79	79	79	33	40
46	RB Leroy Hoard	79*	66	66	53	79	79
47	FB Daryl Johnston	76*	66	66	46	66	86
48	FB Sam Gash	76*	59	66	53	40	86
49	FB Harvey Williams	76*	79	73	73	40	73
50	RB Errict Rhett	76*	79	73	73	53	73
51	RB Greg Hill	76*	79	73	73	46	59
52	RB Lamont Warren	76*	73	79	40	33	46
53	RB Bernie Parmalee	76*	59	73	79	46	59
54	RB Tyrone Wheatley	76*	73	79	46	46	46
55	RB James Stewart	76*	66	73	79	33	53
56	RB Dorsey Levens	76*	73	79	59	46	73
57	RB Marrio Grier	76*	73	79	40	40	40
58	RB David Thompson	76*	73	66	79	13	33
59	RB Troy Davis	76*	79	73	46	26	46
60	RB Moe Williams	76*	53	66	86	33	53
61	FB Howard Griffith	73*	59	73	73	40	53
62	FB Mike Alstott	73*	66	73	40	40	73
63	FB William Henderson	73*	66	66	73	46	73
64	FB Derrick Fenner	73*	73	73	66	53	59
65	RB Darick Holmes	73*	59	73	73	40	46
66	RB Vaughn Hebron	73*	73	73	33	33	46
67	RB Mario Bates	73*	73	73	66	53	66
68	RB Lamar Smith	73*	73	73	33	26	46
69	FB Tim Lester	72*	53	59	86	20	53
70	RB Sherman Williams	72*	66	79	40	40	53
71	RB Winslow Oliver	72*	79	66	53	33	40
72	FB Richie Anderson	69*	53	59	79	40	53
73	FB Keith Byars	69*	66	73	59	33	66
74	RB Darnell Autry	69*	59	73	66	26	26
75	RB Raymont Harris	69*	66	73	53	33	53
76	RB Robert Chancey	69*	73	66	46	20	33
77	RB Donnell Bennett	69*	59	59	79	26	46
78	RB Clif Groce	69*	53	59	79	33	46
79	RB Derrick Witherspoon	69*	66	73	40	20	33
80	RB Tiki Barber	69*	73	66	53	33	46
81	RB Joe Aska	69*	66	73	46	46	46
82	RB Brian Mitchell	69*	66	73	33	26	66
83	RB Robert Green	69*	73	66	20	13	33
84	FB Ray Zellars	66*	59	73	53	40	59
85	RB Ron Rivers	66*	66	66	40	33	46
86	RB Steve Broussard	66*	59	73	33	46	40
87	RB Fred McAfee	66*	66	66	46	26	40
88	FB Tim Tindale	63*	53	73	53	20	33
89	FB Marc Edwards	62*	66	59	33	33	46
90	FB Tony Carter	62*	59	66	40	40	40
91	FB Zack Crockett	62*	59	66	53	40	46
92	FB Stanley Pritchett	62*	59	66	53	33	46
93	FB Kevin Turner	62*	59	66	59	33	40
94	FB Mack Strong	62*	59	66	46	26	46
95	FB Charles Evans	62*	59	66	59	33	53
96	RB Leon Johnson	62*	66	59	33	26	26
97	RB Stephen Davis	62*	53	66	59	46	46
98	FB Cedric Smith	59*	59	59	26	26	46
99	FB Charles Way	59*	53	59	59	33	46
100	FB Daimon Shelton	59*	59	59	40	33	33
101	FB Lorenzo Neal	59*	53	59	33	26	59
102	FB Tommy Vardell	59*	59	59	59	33	46
103	FB Scott Greene	59*	59	59	40	40	46
104	RB Jerris McPhail	59*	59	59	26	40	40
105	RB Randy Jordan	59*	46	66	53	33	40
106	RB Travis Jervey	59*	59	59	26	40	46
107	RB Nicky Sualua	56*	59	53	33	33	33
108	RB Ronald Moore	56*	53	59	40	33	26
109	RB Jon Witman	56*	46	66	46	33	40
110	FB Carwell Gardner	53*	53	53	40	20	46
111	FB Bob Christian	49*	46	53	20	33	26
112	FB Larry Bowie	49*	46	53	46	33	46
113	RB Mike Dulaney	49*	46	46	53	13	46
114	RB Gary Downs	46*	33	46	20	26	46

Madden NFL 1998 Player Ratings - 1997 NFL Season

1997 NFL Season / Madden NFL 98

Running Backs, Madden NFL 1998

RB EmmittSmith

RB BarrySanders

RB EddieGeorge

RB TerryAllen

RB JeromeBettis

FB LarryCenters

RB TerrellDavis

RB MarcusAllen

RB RickyWatters

RB CurtisMartin

RB NapoleonKaufman

RB BamMorris

FB KimbleAnders

RB GarrisonHearst

RB ThurmanThomas

RB AnthonyJohnson

RB DaveMeggett

RB EarnestByner

RB TerryKirby

RB MarshallFaulk

RB KarimAbdul-Jabbar

RB CharlieGarner

RB RonnieHarmon

RB MichaelBates

RB ChrisWarren

RB RobertSmith

RB NatroneMeans

RB LawrencePhillips

RB LeelandMcElroy

RB JamalAnderson

RB ByronHanspard

RB AdrianMurrell

RB TimBiakabutuka

FB WilliamFloyd

FB HerschelWalker

FB CraigHeyward

RB ChuckLevy

RB RashaanSalaam

RB Ki-JanaCarter

RB EricBieniemy

RB LeShonJohnson

RB TerrellFletcher

RB RodneyHampton

RB RodneyThomas

RB AaronHayden

RB LeroyHoard

FB DarylJohnston

FB SamGash

FB HarveyWilliams

RB ErrictRhett

RB GregHill

RB LamontWarren

RB BernieParmalee

RB TyroneWheatley

RB JamesStewart

RB DorseyLevens

RB MarrioGrier

RB DavidThompson

RB TroyDavis

RB MoeWilliams

FB HowardGriffith

FB MikeAlstott

FB WilliamHenderson

FB DerrickFenner

RB DarickHolmes

RB VaughnHebron

RB MarioBates

RB LamarSmith

FB TimLester

RB ShermanWilliams

RB WinslowOliver

FB RichieAnderson

FB KeithByars

RB DarnellAutry

RB RaymontHarris

RB RobertChancey

RB DonnellBennett

RB
Emmitt
Smith

RB
Barry
Sanders

RB
Eddie
George

RB
Terry
Allen

RB
Jerome
Bettis

FB
Larry
Centers

RB
Terrell
Davis

RB
Marcus
Allen

RB
Ricky
Watters

RB
Curtis
Martin

RB
Napoleon
Kaufman

RB
Bam
Morris

FB
Kimble
Anders

RB
Garrison
Hearst

RB
Thurman
Thomas

RB
Anthony
Johnson

RB
Dave
Meggett

RB
Earnest
Byner

RB
Terry
Kirby

RB
Marshall
Faulk

RB
Karim
Abdul-Jabbar

RB
Charlie
Garner

RB
Ronnie
Harmon

RB
Michael
Bates

RB
Chris
Warren

RB
Robert
Smith

RB
Natrone
Means

RB
Lawrence
Phillips

RB
Leeland
McElroy

RB
Jamal
Anderson

RB
Byron
Hanspard

RB
Adrian
Murrell

RB
Tim
Biakabutuka

FB
William
Floyd

FB
Herschel
Walker

FB
Craig
Heyward

RB
Chuck
Levy

RB
Rashaan
Salaam

RB
Ki-Jana
Carter

RB
Eric
Bieniemy

RB
LeShon
Johnson

RB
Terrell
Fletcher

RB
Rodney
Hampton

RB
Rodney
Thomas

RB
Aaron
Hayden

RB
Leroy
Hoard

FB
Daryl
Johnston

FB
Sam
Gash

FB
Harvey
Williams

RB
Errict
Rhett

RB
Greg
Hill

RB
Lamont
Warren

RB
Bernie
Parmalee

RB
Tyrone
Wheatley

RB
James
Stewart

RB
Dorsey
Levens

RB
Marrio
Grier

RB
David
Thompson

RB
Troy
Davis

RB
Moe
Williams

FB
Howard
Griffith

FB
Mike
Alstott

FB
William
Henderson

FB
Derrick
Fenner

RB
Darick
Holmes

RB
Vaughn
Hebron

RB
Mario
Bates

RB
Lamar
Smith

FB
Tim
Lester

RB
Sherman
Williams

RB
Winslow
Oliver

FB
Richie
Anderson

FB
Keith
Byars

RB
Darnell
Autry

RB
Raymont
Harris

RB
Robert
Chancey

RB
Donnell
Bennett

RB
Clif
Groce

RB
Derrick
Witherspoon

RB
Tiki
Barber