1998 Seattle Seahawks season
The 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 23rd playing their home games at the Kingdome, and the fourth and final under head coach head coach Dennis Erickson. They matched their 8–8 record from 1997, but a late-season loss to the New York Jets came due to a controversial call when Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran in a touchdown but was downed short of the goalline yet the play was ruled a touchdown; the loss helped knock Seattle to 6-7. They won the next two games but a loss to the Denver Broncos in the final week saw them finish 8-8 and out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.
1998 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
Head coach | Dennis Erickson |
Home field | Kingdome |
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Record | 8–8 |
Division place | 3rd AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | DE Michael Sinclair DT Cortez Kennedy LB Chad Brown CB Shawn Springs |
AP All-Pros | DE Michael Sinclair (2nd team) LB Chad Brown (1st team) |
Offseason
NFL draft
1998 Seattle Seahawks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 15 | Anthony Simmons | Linebacker | Clemson | |
2 | 47 | Todd Weiner | Offensive tackle | Kansas State | |
3 | 76 | Ahman Green * | Running back | Nebraska | |
4 | 108 | DeShone Myles | Linebacker | University of Nevada | |
6 | 162 | Carl Hansen | Defensive tackle | Stanford | (from Dallas) |
6 | 169 | Bobby Shaw | Wide receiver | California | |
7 | 197 | Jason McEndoo | Center | Washington State | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
Player | Position | College |
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Brian Finneran | Wide receiver | Villanova |
Vershan Jackson | Fullback | Nebraska |
Stanley Jackson | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
Dirk Johnson | Punter | Northern Colorado |
Paul Spicer | Defensive end | Saginaw Valley State |
Jason Sadler | Offensive Tackle | Nevada |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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- Starters in bold.
- (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1999 Pro Bowl.
Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | July 31 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 20–19 | 1–0 | Texas Stadium | — |
2 | August 8 | Indianapolis Colts | W 24–21 | 2–0 | Kingdome | — |
AB | August 15 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–24 | 2–1 | ![]() |
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4 | August 22 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 31–24 | 3–1 | Sun Devil Stadium | — |
5 | August 28 | San Francisco 49ers | W 21–20 | 4–1 | Kingdome | — |
Regular season
Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | September 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–0 | 1–0 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 13 | Arizona Cardinals | W 33–14 | 2–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | September 20 | Washington Redskins | W 24–14 | 3–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | September 27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–13 | 3–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 6–17 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 11 | Denver Broncos | L 16–21 | 3–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 25 | at San Diego Chargers | W 27–20 | 4–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 1 | Oakland Raiders | L 18–31 | 4–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
10 | November 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–12 | 5–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 15 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 5–5 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
12 | November 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 22–30 | 5–6 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
13 | November 29 | Tennessee Oilers | W 20–18 | 6–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | December 6 | at New York Jets | L 31–32 | 6–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 13 | San Diego Chargers | W 38–17 | 7–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
16 | December 20 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–23 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
17 | December 27 | at Denver Broncos | L 21–28 | 8–8 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1998 NFL season results[4]
Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
(1) Denver Broncos | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 501 | 309 | W1 | ||
Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 288 | 356 | L1 | ||
Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 372 | 310 | L1 | ||
Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 327 | 363 | W1 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 241 | 342 | L5 |
Game summaries
Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Seahawks | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
Seahawks | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 33 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
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Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: September 20
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 63,336
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Jerry Glanville
- Gamebook
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Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: October 11
- Game time: 1:14 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,258
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
- Gamebook
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Week 8: at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Chargers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
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Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 18 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 1
- Game time: 5:20 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,246
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire
- Gamebook
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Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
Seahawks | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: November 8
- Game time: 1:15 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 66,251
- Referee: Bill Carollo
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
- Gamebook
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Week 11: at Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
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Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 22 |
Cowboys | 10 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
- Date: November 22
- Game time: 12:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 62 °F (17 °C), 60% humidity, wind SE 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 64,142
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
- Gamebook
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Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
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Week 14: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Jets | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
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Vinny Testaverde's controversial touchdown on fourth down from the five-yard line with 20 seconds remaining gave the Jets the victory. Replays showed that Testaverde's helmet crossed the goal line, but not the ball. This play is widely attributed as being responsible for bringing back instant replay to the NFL in 1999.[5]
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 1:04 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 62,690
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 20
- Game time: 1:06 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 58,703
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and John Dockery
- Gamebook
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Week 17 at Denver Broncos
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Broncos | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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Awards and records
The 1998 Seahawks hold the record for most defensive touchdowns in a season, with 10 (as of the 2007 NFL Season). [6] In 2012 the Chicago Bears tied the record.
References
- "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
- 1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1999 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
- 1998 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
- http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/quarterback-sneak-vinny-testaverde-1998-opened-door-coaches-request-video-replays-article-1.178092 New York Daily News, June 3, 2010, accessed on March 15, 2015
- "NFL Notes". November 18, 2008.