 Miami had a solid 10–6 season in 1998 with a career season for receiver O.J.McDuffie, but it was not enough to get past the New York Jets into first place in the division.The Dolphins beat the Bills 24–17 in the wild card round, but lost in the next round to the eventual champion Denver Broncos, 38–3 (the Broncos lost only two regular season games in 1998, one of which was to the Dolphins).