1998 Detroit Lions season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Detroit Lions 1998 5–11 4th NFC Central Bobby Ross Chuck Schmidt William Clay Ford Sr. Pontiac Silverdome Did not qualify 3 RB Barry Sanders DT Luther Elliss DE Robert Porcher 1 RB Barry Sanders (2nd team) File:NFC-Throwback2-Uniform-DET.PNG Lions seasons The 1998 Detroit Lions season was their 69th in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7 and did not make a repeat playoff appearance, instead posting their third 5–11 mark in seven seasons.1998 Detroit Lions This was the last season Barry Sanders would play in the NFL. Offseason Additions Subtractions C Jim Pyne (Buccaneers) WR/KR Glyn Milburn (Bears) LB Allen Aldridge (Broncos) DT Shane Bonham (49ers) LB Rob Fredrickson (Raiders) TE Pete Metzelaars (retirement) DT Mike Wells (Bears) NFL draft 1998 NFL draft 1998 Detroit Lions 1 20 Terry Fair Defensive back Tennessee yes 2 50 Germane Crowell Wide receiver Virginia yes 2 60 Charlie Batch Quarterback Eastern Michigan yes 6 185 Jamaal Alexander Defensive back Southern Miss 7 207 Chris Liwienski Tackle Indiana no Undrafted free agents + 1998 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTutu AtwellWide receiverMinnesotaKerlin BlaiseGuardMiami (FL)Lamar CampbellCornerbackWisconsinKywin SupernawDefensive backIndianaTravis ReeceRunning backMichigan StateCorey ThomasWide ReceiverDuke Personnel Staff 1998 Detroit Lions staffFront office Owner and chairman – William Clay Ford Sr. Vice chairman – William Clay Ford Jr. Executive vice president and coo – Chuck Schmidt Vice president of football operations – Larry Lee Vice president of player personnel – Ron Hughes Director of pro scouting – Kevin Colbert Head coaches Head coach – Bobby Ross Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Sylvester Croom Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn Running backs – Frank Falks Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan Tight ends – Bob Palcic Offensive line – Jack Henry Offensive assistant – Stan Kwan Quality control/offense – John Misciagna Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Larry Peccatiello Defensive line – Brian Baker Linebackers – Gary Moeller Defensive backs – Richard Selcer Defensive assistant – Don Clemons Quality control/defense – Dennis Murphy Special teams coaches Special teams – Chuck Priefer Special teams assistant – Stan Kwan Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bert Hill All-Time Coaches DetroitLions.com http://www.detroitlions.com/team/history/all-time-coaches.html 2010-04-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011245/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/history/all-time-coaches.html 23 March 2010 dead Roster 1998 Detroit Lions 53 11 13 Chris Dittoe y 19 Scott Mitchell quarterback 14 Frank Reich 21 Jerris McPhail 36 Travis Reece y 34 Ron Rivers 20 Barry Sanders 30 Cory Schlesinger FB 44 Tommy Vardell FB 80 Tommie Boyd KR/PR 82 Germane Crowell y 84 Herman Moore 87 Johnnie Morton 83 Brian Stablein 15 Corey Thomas American football y 81 Pete Chryplewicz 89 Walter Rasby 86 David Sloan American football 79 Eric Beverly C 77 Mike Compton American football G/LS 64 Jeff Hartings G 70 Andre Johnson offensive lineman G/T 61 Jim Pyne C 75 Tony Ramirez T 72 Ray Roberts American football T 62 Tony Semple G 71 Larry Tharpe T 95 Mike Chalenski DE 94 Luther Elliss DT 73 Darius Holland DT 91 Robert Porcher DE 98 Don Sasa DT 97 Tracy Scroggins DE 92 Marc Spindler DT 93 Kerwin Waldroup DE 55 Allen Aldridge OLB/LS 53 Rob Fredrickson OLB 58 George Jamison OLB 99 Richard Jordan American football MLB 52 Scott Kowalkowski OLB 59 Kevin O'Neill American football y MLB 24 Kevin Abrams cornerback CB 35 Robert Bailey American football CB 39 Lamar Campbell American football y CB/S 27 Mark Carrier safety FS 23 Terry Fair y CB/KR/PR 25 Greg Jeffries FS 28 Ron Rice American football SS 42 Ryan Stewart American football SS 29 Kywin Supernaw y SS 32 Bryant Westbrook CB  4 Jason Hanson K 18 John Jett P 10 Charlie Batch y QB IR 65 Kerlin Blaise y G IR 57 Stephen Boyd American football LB IR 69 Jerome Davis offensive tackle T IR 66 Hessley Hempstead G IR 67 Travis Kirschke DE IR 90 Dan Owens DT IR 73 Juan Roque T IR 54 Matt Russell LB IR 49 Eric Stocz TE IR 96 Henry Taylor American football y DT IR -- Brad Keeney DT 26 Brock Olivo y FB -- Deron Thorp T 53 active, 11 inactive, 3 practice squad Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 at Green Bay Packers L 19–38 0–1 Lambeau Field 60,102 2 September 13 Cincinnati Bengals L 28–34 (OT) 0–2 Pontiac Silverdome 66,354 3 September 20 at Minnesota Vikings L 6–29 0–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,107 4 September 28, 1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–6 1–3 Pontiac Silverdome 74,724 5 October 4 at Chicago Bears L 27–31 1–4 Soldier Field 66,944 6 Bye 7 October 15, 1998 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 2–4 Pontiac Silverdome 77,932 8 October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 13–34 2–5 Pontiac Silverdome 77,885 9 November 1 Arizona Cardinals L 15–17 2–6 Pontiac Silverdome 66,087 10 November 8 at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–10 2–7 Veterans Stadium 66,785 11 November 15 Chicago Bears W 26–3 3–7 Pontiac Silverdome 63,152 12 November 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–25 4–7 Raymond James Stadium 64,265 13 November 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–16 (OT) 5–7 Pontiac Silverdome 78,139 14 December 6 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 22–37 5–8 Alltel Stadium 70,717 15 December 14, 1998 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–35 5–9 3Com Park 68,585 16 December 20 Atlanta Falcons L 17–24 5–10 Pontiac Silverdome 67,143 17 December 27 at Baltimore Ravens L 10–19 5–11 Raven Stadium 68,045Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1 1998 Green Bay Packers season Lions–Packers rivalry Detroit Lions 1998 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) September 6, 1998 1:00 p.m. EST Lions 3 3 13 0 Packers 10 7 7 14 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 60,102 74 F C 1 or Fox Dick Stockton and Matt Millen Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database First quarter GB – Ryan Longwell 32-yard field goal, 9:19. Packers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:41. GB – LeRoy Butler 32-yard interception return (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:23. Packers 10–0. DET – Jason Hanson 47-yard field goal, 1:10. Packers 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:13. Second quarter GB – Dorsey Levens 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:40. Packers 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:30. DET – Jason Hanson 43-yard field goal. Packers 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 2:11. Third quarter DET – Herman Moore 25-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (pass failed), 12:39. Packers 17–12. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:21. GB – Antonio Freeman 6-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:17. Packers 24–12. Drive: 18 plays, 85 yards, 9:34. DET – Terry Fair 101-yard kickoff return (Jason Hanson kick), 0:00. Packers 24–19. Fourth quarter GB – Roell Preston 100-yard kickoff return (Ryan Longwell kick), 14:38. Packers 31–19. GB – Antonio Freeman 84-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:53. Packers 38–19. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 0:29. Top passers DET – Scott Mitchell – 23/44, 248 yards, TD, INT GB – Brett Favre – 24/32, 277 yards, 2 TD Top rushers DET – Barry Sanders – 17 rushes, 70 yards GB – Dorsey Levens – 25 rushes, 59 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Herman Moore – 9 receptions, 100 yards, TD GB – Antonio Freeman – 4 receptions, 110 yards, 2 TD Week 13 (Thanksgiving) 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season Detroit Lions 1998 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) at Detroit Lions (4–7) November 26, 1998 12:30 p.m. EST Steelers 0 6 7 3 0 Lions 0 3 3 10 3 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 78,139 Dome Phil Luckett CBS Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Armen Keteyian (Sideline Reporter) , The Football Database First quarter No scoring Second quarter PIT – Norm Johnson 30-yd FG PIT – Norm Johnson 38-yd FG DET – Jason Hanson 45-yd FG Third quarter PIT – Will Blackwell 24-yd pass from Kordell Stewart (Norm Johnson kick) DET – Jason Hanson 52-yd FG Fourth quarter DET – Herman Moore 21-yd pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick) DET – Jason Hanson 35-yd FG PIT – Norm Johnson 25-yd FG Overtime DET – Jason Hanson 42-yd FG Awards and Records Barry Sanders retired as the second leading rusher in NFL history. 15,269 yards. 109 touchdowns 5.0 average per rush attempt References Category:Detroit Lions seasons Detroit Lions Detroit Lions Category:1998 in Detroit