1998 Seattle Seahawks season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 Seattle Seahawks 1998 8–8 3rd AFC West Dennis Erickson Paul Allen Kingdome Did not qualify DE Michael SinclairDT Cortez KennedyLB Chad BrownCB Shawn Springs DE Michael Sinclair (2nd team)LB Chad Brown (1st team) Seahawks seasons 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 NFL draft 1998 Seattle Seahawks 1 15 Anthony Simmons Linebacker Clemson yes 2 47 Todd Weiner Offensive tackle Kansas State yes 3 76 Ahman Green Running back Nebraska yes yes 4 108 DeShone Myles Linebacker Nevada yes 6 162 Carl Hansen Defensive tackle Stanford (from Dallas) no 6 169 Bobby Shaw Wide receiver California no 7 197 Jason McEndoo Center Washington State yes Undrafted free agents + 1998 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBrian FinneranWide receiverVillanovaVershan JacksonFullbackNebraskaStanley JacksonWide receiverOhio StateDirk JohnsonPunterNorthern ColoradoPaul SpicerDefensive endSaginaw Valley StateJason SadlerOffensive TackleNevada Personnel Staff 1998 Seattle Seahawks 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 coach – Dennis Erickson 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 coordinator – Greg McMackin Defensive line – Tommy Brasher Linebackers – Jim Johnson Defensive backs – Willy Robinson Defensive – Dave Brown Assistant head coach/special teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning – Dana LeDuc Assistant strength and conditioning – Darren Krein Final roster 1998 Seattle Seahawks 53 4 3 17 John Friesz  7 Jon Kitna  1 Warren Moon y 31 Steve Broussard 34 Reggie Brown fullback 30 Ahman Green y 38 Mack Strong 32 Ricky Watters y 89 Brian Blades y 84 Joey Galloway y 82 James McKnight American football 85 Mike Pritchard y 83 Robert Wilson wide receiver 87 Carlester Crumpler 86 Christian Fauria y 88 Deems May 75 Howard Ballard y T 72 Tony Berti T 60 Greg Bloedorn C 62 Chris Gray American football C 68 Brian Habib y G 71 Walter Jones American football y T 66 Pete Kendall y G 52 Jason McEndoo y C 74 Todd Weiner y G 79 Grant Williams American football T 98 Sam Adams American football y DT 93 Phillip Daniels y DE 96 Cortez Kennedy y DT 99 Matt LaBounty DE 76 Riddick Parker DT 97 Dan Saleaumua DT 70 Michael Sinclair American football y DE 94 Chad Brown linebacker y OLB 55 Hillary Butler OLB 90 Mike Croel OLB 50 DeShone Myles y MLB 51 Anthony Simmons American football y OLB 59 Darrin Smith y OLB 95 Dean Wells American football y MLB 20 Jay Bellamy y SS 25 Mark Collins American football CB/S 43 Joey Eloms y CB/S 40 Kerry Joseph SS 36 Terry McDaniel CB 24 Shawn Springs y CB 37 Eric Stokes American football executive FS 22 Fred Thomas cornerback CB 33 Darryl Williams safety y FS 27 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1970 y CB 10 Jeff Feagles P 57 Jason Kyle LS  2 Todd Peterson K 63 Frank Beede C/G IR 53 Kevin Glover y C IR 56 James Logan American football LB IR 49 Itula Mili TE IR 29 Michael Black running back y no RB 19 Michael Jenkins no WR 58 Derek Strey y no LBhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/ Home pro-football-reference.com 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, 1998 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–19 1–0 Texas Stadium — 2 August 8, 1998 Indianapolis Colts W 24–21 2–0 Kingdome — AB August 15, 1998 San Francisco 49ers L 21–24 2–1 Canada BC Place (Vancouver) — 4 August 22, 1998 at Arizona Cardinals W 31–24 3–1 Sun Devil Stadium — 5 August 28, 1998 San Francisco 49ers W 21–20 4–1 Kingdome — Source: Seahawks Media Guides1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.1999 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015. 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 7Bye 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 results1998 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015. Standings Game summaries Preseason Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary July 31 Saturday 8:00 pm local Seahawks 7 6 7 0 Cowboys 7 3 9 0 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 59,357 103 °F °C KING Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary August 8 Saturday 7:00 pm local Colts 7 0 7 7 Seahawks 10 14 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 52,645 indoors KING Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 15 Saturday 5:00 pm local 49ers 14 7 0 3 Seahawks 0 7 3 11 BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia 45,202 indoors CBS Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary August 22 Saturday 7:00 pm local Seahawks 7 24 0 0 Cardinals 7 7 7 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 32,683 KING Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers background:white;color:#002366;border:2px solid #008542;text-align:center; Preseason Week Five: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers – Game summary August 28 Friday 7:00 pm local 49ers 0 14 6 0 Seahawks 3 3 8 7 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 57,014 indoors KING Regular season Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary September 6 1:01 pm local Seahawks 14 0 17 7 Eagles 0 0 0 0 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66,418 clear, 81 °F °C, 65% humidity, wind SW 10 mph km/h Larry Nemmers CBS Don Criqui and Beasley Reece Gamebook 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 completions/21 attempts, 204 yds, 3 TD touchdowns PHI – Bobby Hoying: 9/23, 60 yds, 1 INT interceptions Top rushers SEA – Ahman Green: 6 car carries, 100 yds, 1 TD PHI – Duce Staley: 20 car, 95 yds Top receivers SEA – Joey Galloway: 6 rec receptions, 142 yds, 2 TD PHI – Jeff Graham: 3 rec, 30 yds Team – pass passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 218 – 188 – 406 – 0 PHI – 12 – 162 – 174 – 3 Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 13 1:00 pm local Cardinals 0 0 7 7 Seahawks 10 10 0 13 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 57,678 indoors Fox Steve Buckhantz and Trevor Matich Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers ARI – 163 – 111 – 274 – 4 SEA – 121 – 123 – 244 – 2 Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary September 20 1:00 pm local Redskins 7 0 0 7 Seahawks 7 3 14 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 63,336 indoors Mike Carey Fox Sam Rosen and Jerry Glanville Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers WAS – 369 – 96 – 465 – 3 SEA – 136 – 163 – 299 – 0 Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary September 27 4:05 pm local Seahawks 0 7 3 0 Steelers 3 7 3 0 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 58,413 cloudy, 85 °F °C, 54% humidity, wind SW 14 mph km/h Johnny Grier CBS Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 169 – 61 – 230 – 4 PIT – 100 – 185 – 285 – 0 Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 4 7:20 pm local Seahawks 3 0 3 0 Chiefs 3 7 7 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 66,418 rain, 66 °F °C, 97% humidity, wind SE 14 mph km/h Phil Luckett ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 94 – 73 – 167 – 4 KC – 120 – 131 – 251 – 5 Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary October 11 1:14 pm local Broncos 14 0 0 7 Seahawks 0 7 3 6 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 66,258 indoors Ed Hochuli CBS Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers DEN – 171 – 202 – 373 – 2 SEA – 242 – 77 – 319 – 1 Week 8: at San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at San Diego Chargers – Game summary October 25 1:15 pm local Seahawks 7 10 3 7 Chargers 0 10 7 3 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 58,512 cloudy, 67 °F °C, 84% humidity, wind WSW 9 mph km/h Larry Nemmers CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 234 – 40 – 274 – 0 SD – 280 – 111 – 391 – 0 Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 1 5:20 pm local Raiders 7 0 14 10 Seahawks 3 7 8 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 66,246 indoors Tony Corrente ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers OAK – 220 – 73 – 293 – 1 SEA – 253 – 80 – 333 – 5 Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 8 1:15 pm local Chiefs 3 3 0 6 Seahawks 14 10 0 0 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 66,251 indoors Bill Carollo CBS Ian Eagle and Mark May Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers KC – 260 – 97 – 357 – 4 SEA – 94 – 108 – 202 – 2 Week 11: at Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary November 15 1:05 pm local Seahawks 7 3 0 7 Raiders 0 7 0 13 Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California 51,527 cloudy, 63 °F °C, 65% humidity, wind W 5 mph km/h Tom White CBS Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 192 – 101 – 293 – 3 OAK – 249 – 131 – 380 – 3 Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 22 12:01 pm local Seahawks 0 14 0 8 Cowboys 10 6 0 14 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 64,142 clear, 62 °F °C, 60% humidity, wind SE 15 mph km/h Gerry Austin CBS Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SEA – 183 – 66 – 249 – 2 DAL – 292 – 173 – 465 – 1 Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary November 29 1:05 pm local Oilers 3 3 0 12 Seahawks 0 3 7 10 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 59,048 indoors Dick Hantak CBS Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers TEN – 179 – 164 – 343 – 2 SEA – 296 – 82 – 378 – 3 Week 14: at New York Jets Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Seattle Seahawks at New York Jets – Game summary December 6 1:02 pm local Seahawks 14 7 10 0 Jets 7 6 6 13 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 72,200 hazy, 63 °F °C, 83% humidity, wind W 4 mph km/h Phil Luckett CBS Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers 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.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 Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers – Game summary December 13 1:04 pm local Chargers 7 7 0 3 Seahawks 14 7 7 10 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 62,690 indoors Walt Coleman CBS Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers SD – 211 – 66 – 277 – 8 SEA – 130 – 108 – 238 – 3 Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary December 20 1:06 pm local Colts 7 3 10 3 Seahawks 7 3 0 17 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 58,703 indoors Jerry Markbreit CBS Bill Macatee and John Dockery Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers IND – 330 – 32 – 362 – 2 SEA – 150 – 226 – 376 – 0 Week 17 at Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 27 2:15 pm local Seahawks 7 0 0 14 Broncos 0 14 7 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,057 partly cloudy, 46 °F °C, 26% humidity, wind NW 13 mph km/h Bernie Kukar CBS Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche Gamebook 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 passing yards – rush rushing yards – total total yards – to turnovers 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). http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/6118167.html NFL Notes 2008-11-18 In 2012 the Chicago Bears tied the record. Milestones References External links https://www.seahawks.com/ 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 Seattle Category:Seattle Seahawks seasons Seattle