1998 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

1998 Seattle Seahawks season
Owner	Paul Allen
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home stadium	Kingdome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	DE Michael Sinclair (2nd team) LB Chad Brown (1st team)
Pro Bowlers	DE Michael Sinclair DT Cortez Kennedy LB Chad Brown CB Shawn Springs
← 1997 Seahawks seasons 1999 →

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 goal line 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.

Offseason

NFL draft

1998 Seattle Seahawks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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	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

1998 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
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

1998 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office Chairman – Paul Allen President – Bob Whitsitt Vice president of football operations – Randy Mueller Assistant football operations director – Rick Thompson College scouting director – Pat Mondock Pro scouting director – Bill Quinter Head coaches Head coach – Dennis Erickson 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 Defensive coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Jim Johnson Defensive backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Special teams coaches Assistant head coach/special teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc Assistant strength and conditioning – Darren Krein

Final roster

1998 Seattle Seahawks roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 17 John Friesz  7 Jon Kitna  1 Warren Moon Running backs (RB) 31 Steve Broussard 34 Reggie Brown 30 Ahman Green 38 Mack Strong 32 Ricky Watters Wide receivers (WR) 89 Brian Blades 84 Joey Galloway 82 James McKnight 85 Mike Pritchard 83 Robert Wilson Tight ends (TE) 87 Carlester Crumpler 86 Christian Fauria 88 Deems May

Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Howard Ballard T 72 Tony Berti T 60 Greg Bloedorn C 62 Chris Gray C 68 Brian Habib G 71 Walter Jones T 66 Pete Kendall G 52 Jason McEndoo C 74 Todd Weiner G 79 Grant Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Sam Adams DT 93 Phillip Daniels DE 96 Cortez Kennedy DT 99 Matt LaBounty DE 76 Riddick Parker DT 97 Dan Saleaumua DT 70 Michael Sinclair DE

Linebackers (LB) 94 Chad Brown OLB 55 Hillary Butler OLB 90 Mike Croel OLB 50 DeShone Myles MLB 51 Anthony Simmons OLB 59 Darrin Smith OLB 95 Dean Wells MLB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Jay Bellamy SS 25 Mark Collins CB/S 43 Joey Eloms CB/S 40 Kerry Joseph SS 36 Terry McDaniel CB 24 Shawn Springs CB 37 Eric Stokes FS 22 Fred Thomas CB 33 Darryl Williams FS 27 Willie Williams CB Special teams (ST) 10 Jeff Feagles P 57 Jason Kyle LS  2 Todd Peterson K

Practice squad 29 Michael Black RB 19 Michael Jenkins WR 58 Derek Strey LB Reserve 63 Frank Beede C/G (IR) 53 Kevin Glover C (IR) 56 James Logan LB (IR) 49 Itula Mili TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 4 reserve, 3 practice squad

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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
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	BC Place (Vancouver)	—
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	—

Source: Seahawks Media Guides^[2][3]

Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Recap
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
view talk edit	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

Preseason

Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys

Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	6	7	0	20
Cowboys	7	3	9	0	19

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: July 31
• Game time: 8:00 pm local
• Game weather: 103 °F (39 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,357
• TV: KING

Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	0	7	7	21
Seahawks	10	14	0	0	24

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: August 8
• Game time: 7:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 52,645
• TV: KING

Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	14	7	0	3	24
Seahawks	0	7	3	11	21

at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

• Date: August 15
• Game time: 5:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 45,202
• TV: CBS

Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals

Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	24	0	0	31
Cardinals	7	7	7	3	24

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: August 22
• Game time: 7:00 pm local
• Game attendance: 32,683
• TV: KING

Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	14	6	0	20
Seahawks	3	3	8	7	21

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:00 pm local
• Game weather: indoors
• Game attendance: 57,014
• TV: KING

Regular season

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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 °F (27 °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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Shawn Springs 42-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 6:54 (SEA 7–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 25-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 5:58 (SEA 14–0) Second quarter No scoring plays 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 SEA – Ahman Green 6-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:25 (SEA 38–0) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 13/21, 204 yds, 3 TD PHI – Bobby Hoying: 9/23, 60 yds, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Ahman Green: 6 car, 100 yds, 1 TD PHI – Duce Staley: 20 car, 95 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 6 rec, 142 yds, 2 TD PHI – Jeff Graham: 3 rec, 30 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 218 – 188 – 406 – 0 PHI – 12 – 162 – 174 – 3

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal, 6:10 (SEA 3–0) SEA – Willie Williams 28-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 5:50 (SEA 10–0) 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 ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 8:34 (SEA 20–7) Fourth quarter SEA – Joey Galloway 9-yard pass from Warren Moon (PAT failed), 14:13 (SEA 26–7) SEA – Shawn Springs 56-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 12:03 (SEA 33–7) ARI – Chris Gedney 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick), 4:07 (SEA 33–14) Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer: 22/36, 204 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 14/23, 146 yds, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell: 20 car, 79 yds, 1 TD SEA – Ricky Watters: 22 car, 105 yds Top receivers ARI – Larry Centers: 7 rec, 54 yds SEA – Mike Pritchard: 3 rec, 54 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to ARI – 163 – 111 – 274 – 4 SEA – 121 – 123 – 244 – 2

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steve Broussard 90-yard kickoff return (Todd Peterson kick), 14:45 (SEA 7–0) WAS – Michael Westbrook 36-yard pass from Trent Green (David Akers kick), 6:09 (Tied 7–7) Second quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 1:11 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter SEA – Ricky Watters 13-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:38 (SEA 17–7) SEA – Mike Pritchard 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:12 (SEA 24–7) Fourth quarter WAS – Michael Westbrook 26-yard pass from Trent Green (David Akers kick), 0:31 (SEA 24–14) Top passers WAS – Trent Green: 27/54, 383 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 16/33, 141 yds, 1 TD Top rushers WAS – Terry Allen: 20 car, 92 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 136 yds, 1 TD Top receivers WAS – Michael Westbrook: 7 rec, 132 yds, 2 TD SEA – Mike Pritchard: 3 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to WAS – 369 – 96 – 465 – 3 SEA – 136 – 163 – 299 – 0

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	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 27
• Game 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: 58,413
• Referee: Johnny Grier
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter PIT – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 0:32 (PIT 3–0) Second quarter SEA – Christian Fauria 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 12:39 (SEA 7–3) PIT – Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 10-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:26 (PIT 10–7) 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 No scoring plays Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 14/27, 183 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT PIT – Kordell Stewart: 16/25, 108 yds Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 17 car, 47 yds PIT – Jerome Bettis: 28 car, 138 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 7 rec, 139 yds PIT – Courtney Hawkins: 5 rec, 42 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 169 – 61 – 230 – 4 PIT – 100 – 185 – 285 – 0

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	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 4
• Game 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: 66,418
• Referee: Phil Luckett
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 12:05 (SEA 3–0) KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 0:50 (Tied 3–3) 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 No scoring plays Top passers SEA – John Friesz: 8/19, 52 yds, 1 INT KC – Rich Gannon: 12/19, 142 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 22 car, 59 yds KC – Donnell Bennett: 17 car, 62 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 50 yds KC – Andre Rison: 4 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 94 – 73 – 167 – 4 KC – 120 – 131 – 251 – 5

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter DEN – Rod Smith 50-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 7:22 (DEN 7–0) DEN – Shannon Sharpe 29-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 2:07 (DEN 14–0) Second quarter SEA – Darrin Smith 23-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 14:08 (DEN 14–7) Third quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 8:24 (DEN 14–10) Fourth quarter DEN – Terrell Davis 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 13:56 (DEN 21–10) SEA – Mike Pritchard 50-yard pass from John Friesz (PAT failed), 10:34 (DEN 21–16) Top passers DEN – John Elway: 13/27, 185 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 15/32, 154 yds Top rushers DEN – Terrell Davis: 30 car, 208 yds, 1 TD SEA – Ricky Watters: 20 car, 76 yds Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith: 8 rec, 136 yds, 1 TD SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to DEN – 171 – 202 – 373 – 2 SEA – 242 – 77 – 319 – 1

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	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 25
• Game 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: 58,512
• Referee: Larry Nemmers
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Joey Galloway 81-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:46 (SEA 7–0) 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 SEA – John Friesz: 14/21, 234 yds, 1 TD SD – Ryan Leaf: 25/52, 281 yds, 1 TD Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 32 yds, 1 TD SD – Natrone Means: 27 car, 92 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD SD – Charlie Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 234 – 40 – 274 – 0 SD – 280 – 111 – 391 – 0

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 10:38 (SEA 3–0) OAK – Tim Brown 28-yard pass from Donald Hollas (Greg Davis kick), 6:05 (OAK 7–3) Second quarter SEA – Carlester Crumpler 1-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:13 (SEA 10–7) Third quarter OAK – Rickey Dudley 27-yard pass from Donald Hollas (Greg Davis kick), 12:53 (OAK 14–10) OAK – Albert Lewis 74-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick), 10:15 (OAK 21–10) SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (2-pt PAT: Mike Pritchard pass from Warren Moon), 4:35 (OAK 21–18) Fourth quarter OAK – Greg Davis 30-yard field goal, 14:48 (OAK 24–18) OAK – Darryl Ashmore 1-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick), 10:56 (OAK 31–18) Top passers OAK – Donald Hollas: 12/22, 237 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 29/39, 275 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 22 car, 56 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 54 yds, 1 TD Top receivers OAK – James Jett: 3 rec, 85 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 9 rec, 68 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to OAK – 220 – 73 – 293 – 1 SEA – 253 – 80 – 333 – 5

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter KC – Pete Stoyanovich 53-yard field goal, 10:53 (KC 3–0) SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 5:18 (SEA 7–3) SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:44 (SEA 14–3) 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 No scoring plays Fourth quarter KC – Rich Gannon 1-yard run (PAT failed), 0:03 (SEA 24–12) Top passers KC – Rich Gannon: 20/32, 177 yds, 1 INT SEA – Warren Moon: 12/20, 108 yds, 2 INT Top rushers KC – Rich Gannon: 3 car, 29 yds, 1 TD SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 105 yds, 2 TD Top receivers KC – Derrick Alexander: 7 rec, 91 yds SEA – Joey Galloway: 1 rec, 45 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to KC – 260 – 97 – 357 – 4 SEA – 94 – 108 – 202 – 2

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

Quarter	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 15
• Game 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: 51,527
• Referee: Tom White
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Joey Galloway 56-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:56 (SEA 7–0) 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 No scoring plays 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 SEA – Warren Moon: 17/33, 220 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT OAK – Donald Hollas: 20/31, 266 yds, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 27 car, 85 yds OAK – Harvey Williams: 12 car, 79 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 5 rec, 79 yds OAK – Rickey Dudley: 5 rec, 96 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 192 – 101 – 293 – 3 OAK – 249 – 131 – 380 – 3

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter DAL – Richie Cunningham 47-yard field goal, 9:03 (DAL 3–0) DAL – Emmitt Smith 8-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 1:20 (DAL 10–0) 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 No scoring plays Fourth quarter DAL – Billy Davis 18-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 13:41 (DAL 23–14) DAL – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick), 7:04 (DAL 30–14) SEA – James McKnight 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (2-pt PAT: Ricky Watters run), 4:30 (DAL 30–22) Top passers SEA – Warren Moon: 15/28, 201 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT DAL – Troy Aikman: 28/42, 296 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 66 yds DAL – Emmitt Smith: 17 car, 74 yds Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 6 rec, 72 yds DAL – Michael Irvin: 8 rec, 98 yds Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 183 – 66 – 249 – 2 DAL – 292 – 173 – 465 – 1

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter TEN – Al Del Greco 26-yard field goal, 5:49 (TEN 3–0) 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 SEA – Joey Galloway 7-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:02 (SEA 10–6) 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 TEN – Steve McNair: 18/34, 199 yds SEA – Jon Kitna: 24/39, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers TEN – Eddie George: 19 car, 76 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 14 car, 63 yds Top receivers TEN – Eddie George: 5 rec, 64 yds SEA – James McKnight: 5 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to TEN – 179 – 164 – 343 – 2 SEA – 296 – 82 – 378 – 3

Week 14: at New York Jets

Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	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 6
• Game 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: 72,200
• Referee: Phil Luckett
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter NYJ – Keith Byars 3-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick), 7:13 (NYJ 7–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 70-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:38 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Joey Galloway 57-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 2:46 (SEA 14–7) 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 SEA – Anthony Simmons 36-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:34 (SEA 28–13) NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (2-pt PAT failed), 7:45 (SEA 28–19) SEA – Todd Peterson 50-yard field goal, 2:05 (SEA 31–19) 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 SEA – Jon Kitna: 17/24, 278 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT NYJ – Vinny Testaverde: 42/63, 418 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 84 yds, 1 TD NYJ – Curtis Martin: 17 car, 37 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 2 rec, 127 yds, 2 TD NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson: 9 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to 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

Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter SEA – Jon Kitna 2-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:31 (SEA 7–0) SD – Jamal Williams 14-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 6:07 (Tied 7–7) SEA – Terry McDaniel 43-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 2:22 (SEA 14–7) Second quarter SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:42 (SEA 21–7) SD – Terrell Fletcher 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:19 (SEA 21–14) 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 SD – Craig Whelihan: 8/28, 142 yds, 5 INT SEA – Jon Kitna: 16/31, 140 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT Top rushers SD – Terrell Fletcher: 17 car, 42 yds, 1 TD SEA – Ricky Watters: 21 car, 69 yds, 1 TD Top receivers SD – Charlie Jones: 5 rec, 78 yds SEA – Joey Galloway: 7 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SD – 211 – 66 – 277 – 8 SEA – 130 – 108 – 238 – 3

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information

First quarter IND – Lamont Warren 4-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:26 (IND 7–0) SEA – Joey Galloway 3-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 2:56 (Tied 7–7) 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 IND – Peyton Manning: 23/39, 335 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT SEA – Jon Kitna: 16/29, 177 yds, 1 TD Top rushers IND – Marshall Faulk: 13 car, 19 yds SEA – Ricky Watters: 32 car, 178 yds, 1 TD Top receivers IND – Torrance Small: 3 rec, 120 yds SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 50 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to IND – 330 – 32 – 362 – 2 SEA – 150 – 226 – 376 – 0

Week 17 at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	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 27
• Game 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: 74,057
• Referee: Bernie Kukar
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
• Gamebook

Game information

First quarter SEA – Ricky Watters 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:26 (SEA 7–0) Second quarter DEN – Rod Smith 33-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 10:25 (Tied 7–7) DEN – Shannon Sharpe 17-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 1:01 (DEN 14–7) 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 SEA – Jon Kitna: 22/37, 242 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT DEN – John Elway: 26/36, 338 yds, 4 TD Top rushers SEA – Ricky Watters: 10 car, 13 yds, 1 TD DEN – Terrell Davis: 29 car, 178 yds Top receivers SEA – Mike Pritchard: 8 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD DEN – Rod Smith: 9 rec, 158 yds, 1 TD Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 217 – 24 – 241 – 1 DEN – 316 – 195 – 511 – 1

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.

Milestones

References

1. "Home". pro-football-reference.com.
2. 1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
3. 1999 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
4. 1998 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
5. 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
6. "NFL Notes". November 18, 2008.

External links

• Official website
• 1998 Seattle Seahawks season at ESPN
• 1998 Seattle Seahawks at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 1998 Seattle Seahawks Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 1998 Seattle Seahawks Schedule at jt-sw.com

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