1998 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Arizona Cardinals 1998 9–7 2nd NFC East Vince Tobin Bill Bidwill Sun Devil Stadium Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Cowboys) 20–7Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Vikings) 21–41 DB Aeneas Williams Cardinals seasons The 1998 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 100th season, 79th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 11th in Arizona. The club posted its first winning record since 1984, appeared in the postseason for the first time since 1982, its first postseason appearance in a non-strike season since 1975, and won its first postseason game since 1947 (it was also their first ever playoff win on the road). It was the Cardinals' first playoff appearance in the franchise's tenure in Arizona. After shocking the 10–6 Dallas Cowboys in the opening round in which the Cardinals won 20–7, Arizona ended up losing to the 15–1 Minnesota Vikings, 41–21 in the Divisional round. Over the next ten seasons, the Cardinals fell out of contention. They returned to the playoffs following the 2008 season, including a Super Bowl appearance despite a similarly mediocre 9–7 record. As such, this was the only playoff appearance for the Cardinals during their stay in Tempe. By 2008, they had moved west to Glendale. Statistics site Football Outsiders states that the 1998 Arizona Cardinals are the third-worst team behind the 2004 Rams and 2010 Seahawks to qualify for the NFL playoffs since they began calculating ratings.Football Outsiders: Final 2010 DVOA Ratings “The Seahawks do pass the 1998 Cardinals as the second-worst playoff team in DVOA history.” Ironically, all three of those teams won their first playoff games before falling in the divisional round. The Cardinals benefited from a weak schedule which allowed them to avoid the eventual two-time Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos from the AFC West. The other four teams in the division failed to post a winning record. Arizona also faced four of the NFC worst team's from the Central (Bears, Lions) and West (Rams, Saints) divisions. The season also marked the Cardinals' first game in St. Louis since re-locating to Arizona after the 1987 season. The Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Rams 20–17. Prior to the 2002 season, the Cardinals would be realigned to the NFC West, thus becoming divisional rivals to the Rams, and from then would play a regular season game in their former city every year until the Rams' return to the Los Angeles metropolitan area after the 2015 season. Offseason NFL draft 1998 NFL draft 1998 Arizona Cardinals 1 3 Andre Wadsworth Defensive end Florida State yes 2 33 Corey Chavous Defensive back Vanderbilt yes yes 2 36 Anthony Clement Offensive tackle Louisiana–Lafayette yes 4 95 Michael Pittman Running back Fresno State yes 5 125 Terry Hardy Tight end Southern Miss yes 6 158 Zack Walz Linebacker Dartmouth yes 7 193 Phil Savoy Wide receiver Colorado 7 209 Jomo Cousins Defensive end Florida A&M 7 226 Pat Tillman Defensive back Arizona State yes 7 233 Ron Janes Running back Missouri no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1998_draft.htm 1998 Arizona Cardinals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 2, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1998 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeCory SauterQuarterbackMinnesotaCory WedelKickerWyoming Personnel 1998 Arizona Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Vice president – Larry Wilson Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice president of player personnel – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the president – Rod Graves Head coach – Vince Tobin Offensive coordinator – Marc Trestman Quarterbacks – Geep Chryst Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Vic Rapp Tight ends – Hank Kuhlmann Offensive line – George Warhop Defensive coordinator – Dave McGinnis Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Glenn Pires Defensive backs – Larry Marmie Special teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki Roster 1998 Arizona Cardinals 53 9 4 17 Dave Brown quarterback 15 Stoney Case 16 Jake Plummer 24 Mario Bates 37 Larry Centers 21 Eric Metcalf KR/PR 29 Adrian Murrell 32 Michael Pittman 82 Ronnie Anderson 89 Fred Brock 48 Jarius Hayes 85 Rob Moore American football 81 Frank Sanders American football 84 Chris Gedney 80 Terry Hardy y 48 Jarius Hayes 87 Johnny McWilliams 75 Lomas Brown T 79 Jon Clark American football T 72 Jerome Daniels G 69 Allen DeGraffenreid offensive lineman C/T 62 Mike Devlin American football C 64 James Dexter T 67 Chris Dishman G 54 Aaron Graham C 71 Lester Holmes G 73 Matt Joyce American football G/T 92 Jomo Cousins y DE 74 Mike Moten y DE 97 Simeon Rice DE 78 Carl Simpson DT 93 Mark Smith American football DT 91 Rashod Swinger DT 90 Andre Wadsworth y DE 94 Bernard Wilson American football DT 56 Terry Irving OLB 53 Mark Maddox MLB 50 Tony McCombs OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon American football MLB 95 Jamir Miller OLB 55 Patrick Sapp OLB 52 Zack Walz y OLB 28 Tommy Bennett SS 26 J. B. Brown cornerback CB 25 Corey Chavous y CB 27 Ty Howard CB 22 Tom Knight American football RCB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 44 J. J. McCleskey CB/S 40 Pat Tillman y FS 35 Aeneas Williams CB 13 Chris Jacke K 86 Trey Junkin LS 10 Scott Player P 12 Chad Carpenter wide receiver WR IR 65 Anthony Clement y T IR 76 Jerry Drake American football DT IR 83 Anthony Edwards American football WR IR 70 Thomas Guynes G/T IR  6 Joe Nedney K IR 96 Brad Ottis DE IR 45 Cedric Smith American football FB IR 98 Eric Swann DT IR 31 Rod Brown fullback FB 14 Kevin Drake wide receiver y WR 63 Antonio Fleming y G 18 Andy McCullough y WR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–38 0–1 Texas Stadium 63,602 2 September 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–33 0–2 Kingdome 57,678 3 September 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–3 1–2 Sun Devil Stadium 39,782 4 September 27 at St. Louis Rams W 20–17 2–2 Trans World Dome 55,832 5 October 4 Oakland Raiders L 20–23 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium 53,240 6 October 11 Chicago Bears W 20–7 3–3 Sun Devil Stadium 50,495 7 October 18 at New York Giants L 7–34 3–4 Giants Stadium 70,456 8 Bye 9 November 1 at Detroit Lions W 17–15 4–4 Pontiac Silverdome 66,087 10 November 8 Washington Redskins W 29–27 5–4 Sun Devil Stadium 45,950 11 November 15 Dallas Cowboys L 28–35 5–5 Sun Devil Stadium 71,670 12 November 22 at Washington Redskins W 45–42 6–5 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 63,435 13 November 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–34 6–6 Arrowhead Stadium 69,613 14 December 6 New York Giants L 19–23 6–7 Sun Devil Stadium 46,128 15 December 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 (OT) 7–7 Veterans Stadium 62,176 16 December 20 New Orleans Saints W 19–17 8–7 Sun Devil Stadium 51,617 17 December 27 San Diego Chargers W 16–13 9–7 Sun Devil Stadium 71,670 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary September 6 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 10 0 Cowboys 0 14 7 17 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 63,602 88 F C Fox Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, Ronnie Lott, & Mike Doocy Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter DAL – Troy Aikman 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 7–0. DAL – Ernie Mills 30-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 14–0. Third quarter ARI – Joe Nedney 22-yard field goal. Cowboys 14–3. DAL – Troy Aikman 2-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 21–3. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 21–10. Fourth quarter DAL – Billy Davis 7-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 28–10. DAL – Richie Cunningham 25-yard field goal. Cowboys 31–10. DAL – Kenny Wheaton 15-yard fumble return (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 38–10. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 14/33, 166 yards DAL – Troy Aikman – 22/32, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 35 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 124 yards Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 4 receptions, 84 yards DAL – Michael Irvin – 9 receptions, 119 yards Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 13 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 7 7 Seahawks 10 10 0 13 Kingdome, Seattle, Washington 57,678 None (Indoor stadium) Jerry Markbreit Fox Steve Buckhantz & Trevor Matich Box Score First quarter SEA – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal. Seahawks 3–0. SEA – Willie Williams 28-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick). Seahawks 10–0. Second quarter SEA – Mack Strong 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick). Seahawks 17–0. SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal. Seahawks 20–0. Third quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Seahawks 20–7. Fourth quarter SEA – Joey Galloway 9-yard pass from Warren Moon (run failed). Seahawks 26–7. SEA – Shawn Springs 56-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick). Seahawks 33–7. ARI – Chris Gedney 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Seahawks 33–14. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 22/36, 204 yards, TD, 3 INT SEA – Warren Moon – 22/32, 146 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD SEA – Ricky Watters – 22 rushes, 105 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Centers – 7 receptions, 54 yards SEA – Mike Pritchard – 3 receptions, 54 yards Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 20 6:20 p.m. MST Eagles 0 0 0 3 Cardinals 0 0 0 17 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 36,717 90 F C ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Thiesmann, Paul Maguire, & Solomon Wilcots Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter PHI – Chris Boniol 29-yard field goal. Eagles 3–0. ARI – Joe Nedney 47-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. ARI – Johnny McWilliams 7-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–3. ARI – Adrian Murrell 25-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–3. Top passers PHI – Rodney Peete – 13/23, 145 yards ARI – Jake Plummer – 21/35, 137 yards, TD Top rushers PHI – Duce Staley – 17 rushes, 67 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 22 rushes, 145 yards, TD Top receivers PHI – Russell Copeland – 6 receptions, 76 yards ARI – Johnny McWilliams – 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD Week 4: at St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary September 27 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 17 0 3 Rams 7 3 0 7 Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 55,832 None (Indoor stadium) Fox Kenny Albert & Tim Green Box Score First quarter STL – Robert Holcombe 5-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick). Rams 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Joe Nedney 22-yard field goal. Rams 7–3. ARI – Frank Sanders 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–7. ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–7. STL – Jeff Wilkins 57-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter STL – Robert Holcombe 4-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick). Tied 17–17. ARI – Joe Nedney 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–17. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 21/31, 211 yards, TD, INT STL – Tony Banks – 15/26, 171 yards Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 29 rushes, 68 yards, TD STL – Robert Holcombe – 21 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 9 receptions, 86 yards, TD STL – Amp Lee – 5 receptions, 53 yards Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 4 2:05 p.m. MST Raiders 6 17 0 0 Cardinals 7 7 0 6 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 52,178 80 F C CBS Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, & Michele Tafoya Box Score First quarter ARI – Johnny McWilliams 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 7–0. OAK – Greg Davis 51-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–3. OAK – Greg Davis 40-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–6. Second quarter ARI – Rob Moore 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 14–6. OAK – Greg Davis 34-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–9. OAK – Charles Woodson 46-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Raiders 16–14. OAK – Donald Hollas 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Raiders 23–14. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ARI – Joe Nedney 41-yard field goal. Raiders 23–17. ARI – Joe Nedney 29-yard field goal. Raiders 23–20. Top passers OAK – Donald Hollas – 12/22, 104 yards ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/39, 208 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers OAK – Napoleon Kaufman – 16 rushes, 58 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers OAK – Rickey Dudley – 3 receptions, 35 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 10 receptions, 118 yards Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 11 2:05 p.m. MST Bears 0 0 0 7 Cardinals 3 14 0 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 47,860 77 F C Fox Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts Box Score First quarter ARI – Joe Nedney 49-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–0. ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ARI – Joe Nedney 40-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–0. CHI – Bobby Engram 79-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick). Cardinals 20–7. Top passers CHI – Erik Kramer – 16/28, 247 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/25, 157 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Edgar Bennett – 9 rushes, 29 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 21 rushes, 60 yards Top receivers CHI – Bobby Engram – 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD ARI – Larry Centers – 7 receptions, 52 yards Week 7: at New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary October 18 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Giants 7 10 10 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 70,456 64 F C Fox Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts Box Score NYG – Charles Way 1-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Gary Brown 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 14–0. ARI – Johnny McWilliams 14-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Giants 14–7. NYG – Brad Daluiso 26-yard field goal. Giants 17–7. Third quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 34-yard field goal. Giants 20–7. NYG – Chris Calloway 19-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 27–7. Fourth quarter NYG – Amani Toomer 18-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 34–7. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 12/21, 139 yards, TD, 2 INT NYG – Danny Kanell – 22/36, 259 yards, 3 TD Top rushers ARI – Mario Bates – 13 rushes, 45 yards NYG – Gary Brown – 24 rushes, 108 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 4 receptions, 52 yards NYG – Chris Calloway – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD Week 9: at Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary November 1 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 7 3 Lions 0 6 3 6 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan 66,087 None (Indoor stadium) Fox Ray Bentley & Ron Pitts Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter DET – Jason Hanson 28-yard field goal. Lions 3–0. ARI – Frank Sanders 16-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 7–3. DET – Jason Hanson 47-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–6. Third quarter DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal. Lions 9–7. ARI – Rob Moore 36-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 14–9. Fourth quarter DET – Tommy Vardell 1-yard run (kick failed). Lions 15–14. ARI – Joe Nedney 53-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–15. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 15/25, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Frank Reich – 10/15, 119 yards Top rushers ARI – Mario Bates – 14 rushes, 32 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 27 rushes, 107 yards Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 5 receptions, 107 yards TD DET – Johnnie Morton – 7 receptions, 115 yards Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 8 2:05 p.m. MST Redskins 3 14 0 10 Cardinals 0 7 7 15 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 43,159 65 F C Jerry Markbreit Fox Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, & Ronnie Lott Box Score First quarter WAS – Cary Blanchard 34-yard field goal. Redskins 3–0. Second quarter WAS – Skip Hicks 2-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick). Redskins 10–0. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Redskins 10–7. WAS – Brian Mitchell 6-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick). Redskins 17–7. Third quarter ARI – Larry Centers 4-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Redskins 17–14. Fourth quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 21–17. ARI – Team safety. Cardinals 23–17. ARI – Joe Nedney 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 26–17. WAS – Leslie Shepherd 35-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 26–24. WAS – Cary Blanchard 54-yard field goal. Cardinals 27–26. ARI – Joe Nedney 47-yard field goal. Cardinals 29–27. Top passers WAS – Trent Green – 17/33, 183 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 22/30, 186 yards, TD Top rushers WAS – Skip Hicks – 15 rushes, 64 yards, TD ARI – Adrian Murrell – 23 rushes, 107 yards Top receivers WAS – Brian Mitchell – 7 receptions, 58 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 50 yards Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 15 2:15 p.m. MST Cowboys 14 14 7 0 Cardinals 0 7 14 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 69,923 64 F C Ron Blum Fox Pat Summerall, John Madden, & Kevin McCabe Box Score First quarter DAL – Chris Warren 3-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 7–0. DAL – Daryl Johnston 1-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 14–0. Second quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 21–0. DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 28–0. ARI – Frank Sanders 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 28–7. Third quarter ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 28–14. DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 35–14. ARI – Rob Moore 3-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 35–21. Fourth quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 7-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 35–28. Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 14/18, 208 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 31/56, 465 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 118 yards, 3 TD ARI – Adrian Murrell – 14 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers DAL – Billy Davis – 3 receptions, 70 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 11 receptions, 190 yards Week 12: at Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary November 22 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 17 14 7 7 Redskins 0 6 21 15 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover, Maryland 63,435 48 F C Fox Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, & Ronnie Lott Box Score ARI – Joe Nedney 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. ARI – Johnny McWilliams 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–0. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–0. Second quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 13-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 24–0. ARI – Jake Plummer 10-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 31–0. WAS – Michael Westbrook 15-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed). Cardinals 31–6. Third quarter WAS – Michael Westbrook 12-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 31–13. ARI – Larry Centers 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 38–13. WAS – Michael Westbrook 11-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 38–20. WAS – Leslie Shepherd 16-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 38–27. Fourth quarter WAS – Skip Hicks 5-yard run (Trent Green–Leslie Shepherd pass). Cardinals 38–35. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 45–35. WAS – Trent Green 2-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 45–42. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/28, 251 yards, 2 TD, INT WAS – Trent Green – 22/36, 382 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD WAS – Trent Green – 5 rushes, 26 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 83 yards WAS – Michael Westbrook – 10 receptions, 135 yards, 3 TD Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 29 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 10 7 7 Chiefs 7 7 10 10 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 69,613 66 F C Fox Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, Ronnie Lott, & Kevin McCabe Box Score KC – Bam Morris 2-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Chiefs 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Joe Nedney 37-yard field goal. Chiefs 7–3. KC – Donnell Bennett 2-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Chiefs 14–3. ARI – Rob Moore 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Chiefs 14–10. Third quarter KC – Derrick Alexander 30-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Chiefs 21–10. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 37-yard field goal. Chiefs 24–10. ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Chiefs 24–17. Fourth quarter KC – Derrick Alexander 15-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Chiefs 31–17. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Chiefs 31–24. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 18-yard field goal. Chiefs 34–24. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Rich Gannon – 21/28, 231 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 77 yards, TD KC – Bam Morris – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 100 yards KC – Derrick Alexander – 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD Week 14: vs. New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 6 2:05 p.m. MST Giants 7 3 10 3 Cardinals 14 3 0 2 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 46,128 overcast 45 F C Fox Sam Rosen & Jerry Glanville Box Score First quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 20-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 7–0. NYG – Tiki Barber 87-yard pass from Kent Graham (Brad Daluiso kick). Tied 7–7. ARI – Adrian Murrell 8-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 14–7. Second quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–7. NYG – Brad Daluiso 51-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Third quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–13. NYG – Charles Way 8-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 20–17. Fourth quarter NYG – Brad Daluiso 45-yard field goal. Giants 23–17. ARI – Team safety. Giants 23–19. Top passers NYG – Kent Graham – 8/23, 144 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/40, 263 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Gary Brown – 25 rushes, 124 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 16 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Tiki Barber – 2 receptions, 91 yards, TD ARI – Larry Centers – 5 receptions, 68 yards Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary December 13 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 10 0 0 7 3 Eagles 0 10 0 7 0 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62,176 43 F C Fox Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, & Ronnie Lott Box Score ARI – Chris Jacke 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. ARI – Tommy Bennett 70-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 10–0. Second quarter PHI – Duce Staley 30-yard run (Chris Boniol kick). Cardinals 10–7. PHI – Chris Boniol 19-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter PHI – Irving Fryar 26-yard pass from Koy Detmer (Chris Boniol kick). Eagles 17–10. ARI – Rob Moore 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick). Tied 17–17. Overtime ARI – Chris Jacke 32-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–17. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/26, 234 yards, TD, INT PHI – Koy Detmer – 16/28, 219 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 32 rushes, 174 yards PHI – Duce Staley – 30 rushes, 141 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD PHI – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 63 yards Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 20 2:15 p.m. MST Saints 0 10 0 7 Cardinals 3 3 7 6 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 51,617 57 F C Fox Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, Ronnie Lott, & Kevin McCabe Box Score First quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter NO – Sammy Knight 39-yard interception return (Doug Brien kick). Saints 7–3. ARI – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal. Saints 7–6. NO – Doug Brien 28-yard field goal. Saints 10–6. Third quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 29-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 13–10. Fourth quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 46-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–10. NO – Cam Cleeland 13-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Doug Brien kick). Saints 17–16. ARI – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal. Cardinals 19–16. Top passers NO – Kerry Collins – 25/43, 265 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 32/44, 394 yards, INT Top rushers NO – Aaron Craver – 7 rushes, 45 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 19 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers NO – Sean Dawkins – 7 receptions, 77 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 10 receptions, 138 yards Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 27 2:15 p.m. MST Chargers 0 3 0 10 Cardinals 7 3 3 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 71,670 53 F C CBS Don Criqui & Beasley Reece Box Score First quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. SD – John Carney 31-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–3. Third quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–3. Fourth quarter SD – John Carney 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–6. SD – Ryan Thelwell 30-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (John Carney kick). Tied 13–13. ARI – Chris Jacke 52-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–13. Top passers SD – Craig Whelihan – 16/40, 214 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/41, 274 yards Top rushers SD – Terrell Fletcher – 23 rushes, 127 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 18 rushes, 25 yards, TD Top receivers SD – Ryan Thelwell – 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 8 receptions, 106 yards Standings Postseason 1998–99 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Wild Card January 2, 1999 at Dallas Cowboys (3) W 20–7 1–0 Texas Stadium Divisional January 10, 1999 at Minnesota Vikings (1) L 21–41 1–1 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome NFC Wild Card Round: at (3) Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Round: (6) Arizona Cardinals at (3) Dallas Cowboys – Game summary January 2 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 7 3 7 3 Cowboys 0 0 0 7 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 62,969 Clear, 43 F C Bernie Kukar ABC/Westwood One Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire (color commentators), and Solomon Wilcots (sideline reporter)/Joel Meyers (play-by-play) and Matt Millen (color commentator) Box Score First quarter ARI – Adrian Murrell 12-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Third quarter ARI – Larry Centers 3-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 17–0. Fourth quarter ARI – Chris Jacke 46-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–0. DAL – Billy Davis 6-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick). Cardinals 20–7. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 19/36, 213 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 22/49, 191 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 12 rushes, 95 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 72 yards DAL – Patrick Jeffers – 7 receptions, 92 yards Quarterback Jake Plummer passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Cardinals to their first playoff victory since 1947.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/az/cardsarizona.html Arizona Cardinals (1988–Present) March 20, 2008 March 17, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180317071706/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/az/cardsarizona.html dead NFC Divisional Round: at (1) Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Divisional Round: (6) Arizona Cardinals at (1) Minnesota Vikings – Game summary January 10 3:15 p.m. CST/2:15 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 7 7 Vikings 7 17 10 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 63,760 None (Indoor stadium) Tom White Fox/Westwood One Pat Summerall (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Ron Pitts (sideline reporter)/John Rooney (play-by-play) and Matt Millen (color commentator) Box Score First quarter MIN – Leroy Hoard 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 7–0. Second quarter MIN – Andrew Glover 15-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 14–0. MIN – Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal. Vikings 17–0. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Vikings 17–7. MIN – Leroy Hoard 16-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 24–7. Third quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Vikings 24–14. MIN – Gary Anderson 20-yard field goal. Vikings 27–14. MIN – Randy Moss 2-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 34–14. Fourth quarter ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Vikings 34–21. MIN – Leroy Hoard 6-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 41–21. Top passers ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/41, 242 yards, 2 INT MIN – Randall Cunningham – 17/27, 236 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Adrian Murrell – 15 rushes, 62 yards MIN – Robert Smith – 19 rushes, 124 yards Top receivers ARI – Rob Moore – 6 receptions, 91 yards MIN – Cris Carter – 5 receptions, 82 yards Awards and records Kwamie Lassiter, NFC Leader in Interceptions, 8 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452 Kwamie Lassiter, Tied NFL Record, Most Interceptions in One Game, 4 (Achieved on December 27)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94 Frank Sanders, Led NFC in Receptions, 89 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451 References Cardinals on Pro Football Reference Cardinals on jt-sw.com Arizona Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Arizona