1998 Seattle Seahawks season

NFL team season

The 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 23rd playing their home games at the Kingdome, and the fourth and final under head coach head coach Dennis Erickson. They matched their 8–8 record from 1997, but a late-season loss to the New York Jets came due to a controversial call when Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde ran in a touchdown but was downed short of the goalline yet the play was ruled a touchdown; the loss helped knock Seattle to 6-7. They won the next two games but a loss to the Denver Broncos in the final week saw them finish 8-8 and out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.

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 University of 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

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Bob Bratkowski
  • Quarterbacks – Rich Olson
  • Running backs – Tim Lappano
  • Wide receivers – Milt Jackson
  • Tight ends – Keith Gilbertson
  • Offensive line – Gregg Smith
  • Assistant offensive line – Bill Meyers
  • Offensive quality control – Eric Yarber
Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • 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 final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 63 Frank Beede C/G (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 53 Kevin Glover C (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 56 James Logan LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 49 Itula Mili TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 29 Michael Black RB
  • 19 Michael Jenkins WR
  • 58 Derek Strey LB


Rookies in italics
53 active, 4 inactive, 3 practice squad

[1]

  • 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 Canada 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
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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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 6 7020
Cowboys 7 3 9019

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 0 7721
Seahawks 10 14 0024

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
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 14 7 0324
Seahawks 0 7 31121

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 24 0031
Cardinals 7 7 7324

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
Period 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 14 6020
Seahawks 3 3 8721

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 0 17738
Eagles 0 0 000

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

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

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • SEA – 218 – 188 – 406 – 0
  • PHI – 12 – 162 – 174 – 3

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 7714
Seahawks 10 10 01333

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

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • ARI – 163 – 111 – 274 – 4
  • SEA – 121 – 123 – 244 – 2

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Three: Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redskins 7 0 0714
Seahawks 7 3 14024

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

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 32-yard field goal, 1:11 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • WAS – Michael Westbrook 26-yard pass from Trent Green (David Akers kick), 0:31 (SEA 24–14)

Top passers

Top rushers

  • WAS – Terry Allen: 20 car, 92 yds
  • SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 136 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • WAS – 369 – 96 – 465 – 3
  • SEA – 136 – 163 – 299 – 0

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 3010
Steelers 3 7 3013

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

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • PIT – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 6:24 (PIT 13–7)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 47-yard field goal, 1:32 (PIT 13–10)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 7 rec, 139 yds
  • PIT – Courtney Hawkins: 5 rec, 42 yds

Teampassrushtotalto

  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 3 0 306
Chiefs 3 7 7017

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

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • SEA – 94 – 73 – 167 – 4
  • KC – 120 – 131 – 251 – 5

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Six: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 14 0 0721
Seahawks 0 7 3616

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

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

Third quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 8:24 (DEN 14–10)

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Rod Smith: 8 rec, 136 yds, 1 TD
  • SEA – Mike Pritchard: 4 rec, 91 yds, 1 TD

Teampassrushtotalto

  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 3727
Chargers 0 10 7320

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

Second quarter

  • SD – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 10:46 (SEA 7–3)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 40-yard field goal, 8:51 (SEA 10–3)
  • SEA – Joey Galloway 74-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 7:26 (SEA 17–3)
  • SD – Mikhael Ricks 5-yard pass from Ryan Leaf (John Carney kick), 0:33 (SEA 17–10)

Third quarter

  • SD – Natrone Means 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 5:35 (Tied 17–17)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 23-yard field goal, 0:54 (SEA 20–17)

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 8:34 (SEA 27–17)
  • SD – John Carney 45-yard field goal, 4:16 (SEA 27–20)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 4 rec, 130 yds, 1 TD
  • SD – Charlie Jones: 6 rec, 85 yds

Teampassrushtotalto

  • SEA – 234 – 40 – 274 – 0
  • SD – 280 – 111 – 391 – 0

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Nine: Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 7 0 141031
Seahawks 3 7 8018

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

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • OAK – James Jett: 3 rec, 85 yds
  • SEA – Ricky Watters: 9 rec, 68 yds

Teampassrushtotalto

  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 3 0612
Seahawks 14 10 0024

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

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

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

Teampassrushtotalto

  • KC – 260 – 97 – 357 – 4
  • SEA – 94 – 108 – 202 – 2

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 3 0717
Raiders 0 7 01320

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

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

Top rushers

  • SEA – Ricky Watters: 27 car, 85 yds
  • OAK – Harvey Williams: 12 car, 79 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • SEA – 192 – 101 – 293 – 3
  • OAK – 249 – 131 – 380 – 3

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 14 0822
Cowboys 10 6 01430

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

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • SEA – 183 – 66 – 249 – 2
  • DAL – 292 – 173 – 465 – 1

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week Thirteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Oilers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Oilers 3 3 01218
Seahawks 0 3 71020

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

Second quarter

  • TEN – Al Del Greco 30-yard field goal, 5:57 (TEN 6–0)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 50-yard field goal, 0:03 (TEN 6–3)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Al Del Greco 43-yard field goal, 11:54 (SEA 10–9)
  • SEA – James McKnight 55-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 11:04 (SEA 17–9)
  • TEN – Steve McNair 3-yard run (PAT failed), 4:59 (SEA 17–15)
  • TEN – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal, 0:33 (TEN 18–17)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 48-yard field goal, 0:01 (SEA 20–18)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • TEN – Eddie George: 5 rec, 64 yds
  • SEA – James McKnight: 5 rec, 113 yds, 1 TD

Teampassrushtotalto

  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 7 10031
Jets 7 6 61332

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

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 7 7 0317
Seahawks 14 7 71038

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

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SD – Charlie Jones: 5 rec, 78 yds
  • SEA – Joey Galloway: 7 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD

Teampassrushtotalto

  • SD – 211 – 66 – 277 – 8
  • SEA – 130 – 108 – 238 – 3

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks vs. Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 3 10323
Seahawks 7 3 01727

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

Second quarter

  • SEA – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 7:31 (SEA 10–7)
  • IND – Mike Vanderjagt 32-yard field goal, 0:00 (Tied 10–10)

Third quarter

  • IND – Mike Vanderjagt 48-yard field goal, 11:48 (IND 13–10)
  • IND – Marcus Pollard 1-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 6:18 (IND 20–10)

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Mike Vanderjagt 20-yard field goal, 12:17 (IND 23–10)
  • SEA – Ricky Watters 33-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 9:19 (IND 23–17)
  • SEA – Shawn Springs 14-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick), 7:36 (SEA 24–23)
  • SEA – Todd Peterson 30-yard field goal, 1:57 (SEA 27–23)

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Teampassrushtotalto

  • IND – 330 – 32 – 362 – 2
  • SEA – 150 – 226 – 376 – 0

Week 17 at Denver Broncos

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 01421
Broncos 0 14 7728

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

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

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Mike Pritchard: 8 rec, 88 yds, 1 TD
  • DEN – Rod Smith: 9 rec, 158 yds, 1 TD

Teampassrushtotalto

  • 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

  • Seahawks draft history at NFL.com
  • 1998 NFL season results at NFL.com
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