NFL team 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.
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1998 Seattle Seahawks staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Bob Bratkowski Quarterbacks – Rich Olson Running backs – Tim Lappano Wide receivers – Milt Jackson Tight ends – Keith Gilbertson Offensive line – Gregg Smith Assistant offensive line – Bill Meyers Offensive quality control – Eric Yarber Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc Assistant strength and conditioning – Darren Krein
1998 Seattle Seahawks final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 active, 4 inactive, 3 practice squad
[ 1]
Starters in bold. (*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1999 Pro Bowl . Source: Seahawks Media Guides[ 2] [ 3] Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
Bold indicates division opponents. Source: 1998 NFL season results[ 4] Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 6 7 0 20 Cowboys 7 3 9 0 19
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : Game time : 8:00 pm local Game weather : 103 °F (39 °C)Game attendance : 59,357TV : KING
Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ] Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 7 0 7 7 21 Seahawks 10 14 0 0 24
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : Game time : 7:00 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 52,645TV : KING
Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 14 7 0 3 24 Seahawks 0 7 3 11 21
at BC Place , Vancouver , British Columbia
Date : Game time : 5:00 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 45,202TV : CBS
Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals [ edit ] Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 24 0 0 31 Cardinals 7 7 7 3 24
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : Game time : 7:00 pm local Game attendance : 32,683TV : KING
Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 14 6 0 20 Seahawks 3 3 8 7 21
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : Game time : 7:00 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 57,014TV : KING
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 14 0 17 7 38 Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Date : September 6Game time : 1:01 pm local Game weather : clear, 81 °F (27 °C), 65% humidity, wind SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)Game attendance : 66,418Referee : Larry Nemmers TV announcers (CBS ) : Don Criqui and Beasley ReeceGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Mack Strong 11-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 10:43 (SEA 21–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:54 (SEA 28–0) SEA – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 0:25 (SEA 31–0) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 218 – 188 – 406 – 0 PHI – 12 – 162 – 174 – 3
Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals [ edit ] Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 7 14 Seahawks 10 10 0 13 33
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : September 13Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 57,678TV announcers (Fox ) : Steve Buckhantz and Trevor MatichGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Mack Strong 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 10:03 (SEA 17–0) SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 20–0) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
ARI – 163 – 111 – 274 – 4 SEA – 121 – 123 – 244 – 2
Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 7 0 0 7 14 Seahawks 7 3 14 0 24
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : September 20Game time : 1:00 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 63,336Referee : Mike Carey TV announcers (Fox ) : Sam Rosen and Jerry GlanvilleGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 1:11 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WAS – Michael Westbrook 26-yard pass from Trent Green (David Akers kick), 0:31 (SEA 24–14) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
WAS – 369 – 96 – 465 – 3 SEA – 136 – 163 – 299 – 0
Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ] Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 7 3 0 10 Steelers 3 7 3 0 13
at Three Rivers Stadium , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania
Date : September 27Game time : 4:05 pm local Game weather : cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C), 54% humidity, wind SW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)Game attendance : 58,413Referee : Johnny Grier TV announcers (CBS ) : Kevin Harlan and Sam WycheGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PIT – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 6:24 (PIT 13–7) SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 1:32 (PIT 13–10) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 169 – 61 – 230 – 4 PIT – 100 – 185 – 285 – 0
Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 3 0 3 0 6 Chiefs 3 7 7 0 17
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Date : October 4Game time : 7:20 pm local Game weather : rain, 66 °F (19 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)Game attendance : 66,418Referee : Phil Luckett TV announcers (ESPN ) : Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul MaguireGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Rich Gannon 4-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:13 (KC 10–3) Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 10:01 (KC 10–6) KC – Andre Rison 80-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24 (KC 17–6) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 94 – 73 – 167 – 4 KC – 120 – 131 – 251 – 5
Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 14 0 0 7 21 Seahawks 0 7 3 6 16
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 8:24 (DEN 14–10) Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
DEN – 171 – 202 – 373 – 2 SEA – 242 – 77 – 319 – 1
Week 8: at San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 10 3 7 27 Chargers 0 10 7 3 20
at Qualcomm Stadium , San Diego , California
Date : October 25Game time : 1:15 pm local Game weather : cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 84% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)Game attendance : 58,512Referee : Larry Nemmers TV announcers (CBS ) : Ian Eagle and Mark MayGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SD – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 10:46 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 8:51 (SEA 10–3) SEA – Joey Galloway 74-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 7:26 (SEA 17–3) SD – Mikhael Ricks 5-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (John Carney kick), 0:33 (SEA 17–10) Third quarter
SD – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 5:35 (Tied 17–17) SEA – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 0:54 (SEA 20–17) Fourth quarter
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:34 (SEA 27–17) SD – John Carney 45-yard field goal, 4:16 (SEA 27–20) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 234 – 40 – 274 – 0 SD – 280 – 111 – 391 – 0
Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders [ edit ] Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 7 0 14 10 31 Seahawks 3 7 8 0 18
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : November 1Game time : 5:20 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 66,246Referee : Tony Corrente TV announcers (ESPN ) : Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul MaguireGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
OAK – James Jett : 3 rec, 85 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 9 rec, 68 yds Team – – – –
OAK – 220 – 73 – 293 – 1 SEA – 253 – 80 – 333 – 5
Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Chiefs 3 3 0 6 12 Seahawks 14 10 0 0 24
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : November 8Game time : 1:15 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 66,251Referee : Bill Carollo TV announcers (CBS ) : Ian Eagle and Mark MayGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 38-yard field goal, 11:50 (SEA 14–6) SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 2:00 (SEA 17–6) SEA – Darrin Smith 26-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 1:49 (SEA 24–6) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
KC – Rich Gannon: 3 car, 29 yds, 1 TD SEA – Ricky Watters : 24 car, 105 yds, 2 TD Top receivers
Team – – – –
KC – 260 – 97 – 357 – 4 SEA – 94 – 108 – 202 – 2
Week 11: at Oakland Raiders [ edit ] Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 3 0 7 17 Raiders 0 7 0 13 20
at Network Associates Coliseum , Oakland, California
Date : November 15Game time : 1:05 pm local Game weather : cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C), 65% humidity, wind W 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 51,527Referee : Tom White TV announcers (CBS ) : Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele TafoyaGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 11:32 (SEA 10–0) OAK – Desmond Howard 63-yard punt return (Greg Davis kick), 1:30 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
OAK – Greg Davis 26-yard field goal, 8:17 (Tied 10–10) OAK – Harvey Williams 25-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 3:50 (OAK 17–10) SEA – Christian Fauria 12-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:01 (Tied 17–17) OAK – Greg Davis 38-yard field goal, 0:21 (OAK 20–17) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 192 – 101 – 293 – 3 OAK – 249 – 131 – 380 – 3
Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 14 0 8 22 Cowboys 10 6 0 14 30
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : November 22Game 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 : 64,142Referee : Gerry Austin TV announcers (CBS ) : Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele TafoyaGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Richie Cunningham 44-yard field goal, 11:56 (DAL 13–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 44-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 6:28 (DAL 13–7) SEA – Sam Adams 25-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 1:52 (SEA 14–13) DAL – Richie Cunningham 28-yard field goal, 0:00 (DAL 16–14) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 183 – 66 – 249 – 2 DAL – 292 – 173 – 465 – 1
Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers [ edit ] Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Oilers 3 3 0 12 18 Seahawks 0 3 7 10 20
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : November 29Game time : 1:05 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 59,048Referee : Dick Hantak TV announcers (CBS ) : Gus Johnson and Steve TaskerGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
TEN – Al Del Greco 30-yard field goal, 5:57 (TEN 6–0) SEA – Todd Peterson 50-yard field goal, 0:03 (TEN 6–3) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
TEN – Al Del Greco 43-yard field goal, 11:54 (SEA 10–9) SEA – James McKnight 55-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 11:04 (SEA 17–9) TEN – Steve McNair 3-yard run (PAT failed), 4:59 (SEA 17–15) TEN – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal, 0:33 (TEN 18–17) SEA – Todd Peterson 48-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 20–18) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
TEN – Eddie George: 5 rec, 64 yds SEA – James McKnight : 5 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD Team – – – –
TEN – 179 – 164 – 343 – 2 SEA – 296 – 82 – 378 – 3
Week 14: at New York Jets [ edit ] Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 14 7 10 0 31 Jets 7 6 6 13 32
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : December 6Game time : 1:02 pm local Game weather : hazy, 63 °F (17 °C), 83% humidity, wind W 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 72,200Referee : Phil Luckett TV announcers (CBS ) : Kevin Harlan and Sam WycheGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NYJ – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 9:50 (SEA 14–10) SEA – Ricky Watters 39-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:56 (SEA 21–10) NYJ – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 21–13) Third quarter
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson 3-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick), 12:22 (SEA 31–26) NYJ – Vinny Testaverde 5-yard run (PAT failed), 0:20 (NYJ 32–31) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 271 – 106 – 377 – 4 NYJ – 418 – 70 – 488 – 3
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 [ edit ] Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 7 7 0 3 17 Seahawks 14 7 7 10 38
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : December 13Game time : 1:04 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 62,690Referee : Walt Coleman TV announcers (CBS ) : Kevin Harlan and Sam WycheGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
SEA – Joey Galloway 9-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:01 (SEA 28–14) Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 14:53 (SEA 28–17) SEA – Cortez Kennedy 39-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:15 (SEA 35–17) SEA – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 8:16 (SEA 38–17) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SD – 211 – 66 – 277 – 8 SEA – 130 – 108 – 238 – 3
Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts [ edit ] Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 7 3 10 3 23 Seahawks 7 3 0 17 27
at Kingdome , Seattle , Washington
Date : December 20Game time : 1:06 pm local Game weather : indoorsGame attendance : 58,703Referee : Jerry Markbreit TV announcers (CBS ) : Bill Macatee and John DockeryGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 7:31 (SEA 10–7) IND – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 10–10) Third quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 48-yard field goal, 11:48 (IND 13–10) IND – Marcus Pollard 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 6:18 (IND 20–10) Fourth quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 20-yard field goal, 12:17 (IND 23–10) SEA – Ricky Watters 33-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:19 (IND 23–17) SEA – Shawn Springs 14-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick), 7:36 (SEA 24–23) SEA – Todd Peterson 30-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 27–23) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
IND – 330 – 32 – 362 – 2 SEA – 150 – 226 – 376 – 0
Week 17 at Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 0 0 14 21 Broncos 0 14 7 7 28
at Mile High Stadium , Denver , Colorado
Date : December 27Game time : 2:15 pm local Game weather : partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 26% humidity, wind NW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)Game attendance : 74,057Referee : Bernie Kukar TV announcers (CBS ) : Kevin Harlan and Sam WycheGamebook
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
DEN – Terrell Davis 2-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 8:26 (DEN 21–7) Fourth quarter
DEN – Shannon Sharpe 1-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 11:45 (DEN 28–7) SEA – Mike Pritchard 7-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:59 (DEN 28–14) SEA – Deems May 7-yard pass from Ricky Watters (Todd Peterson kick), 1:32 (DEN 28–21) Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Team – – – –
SEA – 217 – 24 – 241 – 1 DEN – 316 – 195 – 511 – 1
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.
^ "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.
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