1998 Seattle Seahawks season | |
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Owner | Paul Allen |
Head coach | Dennis Erickson |
Home field | Kingdome |
Results | |
Record | 8β8 |
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) |
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The 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the: franchise's 23rd season in theββNational 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 8β8 record from 1997, but a late-season lossββto the New York Jets came dueββto 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."
Offseasonβ»
NFL draftβ»
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 β Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agentsβ»
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 |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final rosterβ»
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.
Scheduleβ»
Preseasonβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
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1 | July 31 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 20β19 | 1β0 | Texas Stadium | β |
2 | August 8 | Indianapolis Colts | W 24β21 | 2β0 | Kingdome | β |
AB | August 15 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21β24 | 2β1 | ![]() |
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4 | August 22 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 31β24 | 3β1 | Sun Devil Stadium | β |
5 | August 28 | San Francisco 49ers | W 21β20 | 4β1 | Kingdome | β |
- Source: Seahawks Media Guides
Regular seasonβ»
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 38β0 | 1β0 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 13 | Arizona Cardinals | W 33β14 | 2β0 | Kingdome | Recap |
3 | September 20 | Washington Redskins | W 24β14 | 3β0 | Kingdome | Recap |
4 | September 27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10β13 | 3β1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 6β17 | 3β2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 11 | Denver Broncos | L 16β21 | 3β3 | Kingdome | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 25 | at San Diego Chargers | W 27β20 | 4β3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 1 | Oakland Raiders | L 18β31 | 4β4 | Kingdome | Recap |
10 | November 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24β12 | 5β4 | Kingdome | Recap |
11 | November 15 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17β20 | 5β5 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
12 | November 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 22β30 | 5β6 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
13 | November 29 | Tennessee Oilers | W 20β18 | 6β6 | Kingdome | Recap |
14 | December 6 | at New York Jets | L 31β32 | 6β7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 13 | San Diego Chargers | W 38β17 | 7β7 | Kingdome | Recap |
16 | December 20 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27β23 | 8β7 | Kingdome | Recap |
17 | December 27 | at Denver Broncos | L 21β28 | 8β8 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
- Bold indicates division opponents.
- Source: 1998 NFL season results
Standingsβ»
AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
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 summariesβ»
Preseasonβ»
Week P1: at Dallas Cowboysβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Cowboys | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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 Eaglesβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 6
- Game time: 1:01 pm local
- Game weather: clear, 81 Β°F (27 Β°C), 65% humidity, wind SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,418
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Beasley Reece
- Gamebook
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Fourth quarter
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Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinalsβ»
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
- Date: September 13
- Game time: 1:00 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 57,678
- TV announcers (Fox): Steve Buckhantz and Trevor Matich
- Gamebook
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Week 3: vs. Washington Redskinsβ»
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 Steelersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Steelers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 27
- Game time: 4:05 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 85 Β°F (29 Β°C), 54% humidity, wind SW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 58,413
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Chiefs | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 4
- Game time: 7:20 pm local
- Game weather: rain, 66 Β°F (19 Β°C), 97% humidity, wind SE 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
- Game attendance: 66,418
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire
- Gamebook
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Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Top receivers
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Week 6: vs. Denver Broncosβ»
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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Fourth quarter
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Top receivers
Team β pass β rush β total β to
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Week 8: at San Diego Chargersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Chargers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California
- Date: October 25
- Game time: 1:15 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 67 Β°F (19 Β°C), 84% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
- Game attendance: 58,512
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
- Gamebook
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Fourth quarter
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Top receivers
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Week 9: vs. Oakland Raidersβ»
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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Fourth quarter
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Top receivers
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Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefsβ»
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 Raidersβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California
- Date: November 15
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: cloudy, 63 Β°F (17 Β°C), 65% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
- Game attendance: 51,527
- Referee: Tom White
- TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross. And Michele Tafoya
- Gamebook
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Week 12: at Dallas Cowboysβ»
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 Β°F (17 Β°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 Oilersβ»
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
- Date: November 29
- Game time: 1:05 pm local
- Game weather: indoors
- Game attendance: 59,048
- Referee: Dick Hantak
- TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
- Gamebook
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Week 14: at New York Jetsβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
Jets | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: December 6
- Game time: 1:02 pm local
- Game weather: hazy, 63 Β°F (17 Β°C), 83% humidity, wind W 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
- Game attendance: 72,200
- Referee: Phil Luckett
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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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.
Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargersβ»
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 Coltsβ»
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 Broncosβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Broncos | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: December 27
- Game time: 2:15 pm local
- Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 Β°F (8 Β°C), 26% humidity, wind NW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
- Game attendance: 74,057
- Referee: Bernie Kukar
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
- Gamebook
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Awards and recordsβ»
The 1998 Seahawks hold the record for most defensive touchdowns in a season, with 10 (as of the 2007 NFL Season). In 2012 the Chicago Bears tied the record.
Milestonesβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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.
External linksβ»
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