1998 Seattle Seahawks season

Seattle Seahawks
1998 Seattle Seahawks season
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Home field	Kingdome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	T-2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Michael Sinclair; DT Cortez Kennedy; LB Chad Brown; CB Shawn Springs
AP All-Pros	DE Michael Sinclair; (2nd team); LB Chad Brown (1st team)
	← 1997; Seahawks seasons; 1999 →;

The 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League, 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 out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.

Offseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1998 Seattle Seahawks draft
1	15	Anthony Simmons	Linebacker	Clemson
2	47	Todd Weiner	Offensive Tackle	Kansas State
3	76	Ahman Green *	Running Back	Nebraska
4	108	DeShone Myles	Linebacker	Nevada-Reno
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[edit]

1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Brian Finneran	Wide receiver	Villanova
Dirk Johnson	Punter	Northern Colorado
Paul Spicer	Defensive end	Saginaw Valley State
Jason Sadler	Offensive Tackle	University of Nevada

Personnel[edit]

Staff[edit]

1998 Seattle Seahawks staff

Front office

Chairman – Paul Allen
President – Bob Whitsitt
Vice President of Football Operations – Randy Mueller
Assistant Football Operations Director – Rick Thompson
College Scouting Director – Pat Mondock
Pro Scouting Director – Bill Quinter

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dennis Erickson

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Bob Bratkowski
Quarterbacks – Rich Olson
Running Backs – Tim Lappano
Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson
Tight Ends – Keith Gilbertson
Offensive Line – Gregg Smith
Assistant Offensive Line – Bill Meyers
Offensive Quality Control – Eric Yarber

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Greg McMackin
Defensive Line – Tommy Brasher
Linebackers – Jim Johnson
Defensive Backs – Willy Robinson
Defensive – Dave Brown

Special teams coaches

Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams – Pete Rodriguez

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Dana LeDuc
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Darren Krein

Final roster[edit]

1998 Seattle Seahawks final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

75 Howard Ballard T
53 Kevin Glover C
62 Chris Gray C
72 Andrew Greene G
68 Brian Habib G
71 Walter Jones T
66 Pete Kendall G
52 Jason McEndoo C
74 Todd Weiner T
69 Grant Williams T

Defensive linemen

98 Sam Adams DT
93 Phillip Daniels DE
96 Cortez Kennedy DT *
67 Matt LaBounty DE
76 Riddick Parker DT
97 Dan Saleaumua DT
70 Michael Sinclair DE *

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad K Mark M Oberholtzer

Rookies in italics
56 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 Practice squad

^[1]

Starters in bold.
(*) Denotes players that were selected for the 1999 Pro Bowl.

Schedule[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game Site	Attendance	TV	Recap
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game Site	Attendance	TV	Recap
1	July 31	6:00pm PDT	at Dallas Cowboys	W 20–19	1–0	Texas Stadium	59,357	KING	--
2	August 8	7:00pm PDT	Indianapolis Colts	W 24–21	2–0	Kingdome	52,645	KING	--
AB 3	August 15	5:00pm PDT	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–24	2–1	BC Place	45,202	CBS	--
4	August 22	7:00pm PDT	at Arizona Cardinals	W 31–24	3–1	Sun Devil Stadium	32,683	KING	--
5	August 28	7:00pm PDT	San Francisco 49ers	W 21–20	4–1	Kingdome	57,014	KING	--

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

Regular season[edit]

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game Site	Attendance	TV	Recap
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game Site	Attendance	TV	Recap
1	September 6	10:00am PDT	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–0	1–0	Veterans Stadium	66,418	CBS	Recap
2	September 13	1:00pm PDT	Arizona Cardinals	W 33–14	2–0	Kingdome	57,678	Fox	Recap
3	September 20	1:00pm PDT	Washington Redskins	W 24–14	3–0	Kingdome	63,336	Fox	Recap
4	September 27	1:00pm PDT	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–13	3–1	Three Rivers Stadium	58,413	CBS	Recap
5	October 4	5:00pm PDT	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 6–17	3–2	Arrowhead Stadium	66,418	ESPN	Recap
6	October 11	1:00pm PDT	Denver Broncos	L 16–21	3–3	Kingdome	66,258	CBS	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 25	1:00pm PST	at San Diego Chargers	W 27–20	4–3	Qualcomm Stadium	58,512	CBS	Recap
9	November 1	5:00pm PST	Oakland Raiders	L 18–31	4–4	Kingdome	66,246	ESPN	Recap
10	November 8	1:00pm PST	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–12	5–4	Kingdome	66,251	CBS	Recap
11	November 15	1:00pm PST	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–20	5–5	Network Associates Coliseum	51,527	CBS	Recap
12	November 22	10:00am PST	at Dallas Cowboys	L 22–30	5–6	Texas Stadium	64,142	CBS	Recap
13	November 29	1:00pm PST	Tennessee Oilers	W 20–18	6–6	Kingdome	59,048	CBS	Recap
14	December 6	10:00am PST	at New York Jets	L 31–32	6–7	Giants Stadium	72,200	CBS	Recap
15	December 13	1:00pm PST	San Diego Chargers	W 38–17	7–7	Kingdome	62,690	CBS	Recap
16	December 20	1:00pm PST	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–23	8–7	Kingdome	58,703	CBS	Recap
17	December 27	1:00pm PST	at Denver Broncos	L 21–28	8–8	Mile High Stadium	74,057	CBS	Recap

Bold indicates division opponents.

Source: 1998 NFL season results ^[4]

Standings[edit]

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Denver Broncos	14	2	0	.875	501	309	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	288	356	L1
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	372	310	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	327	363	W1
San Diego Chargers	5	11	0	.313	241	342	L5

Game summaries[edit]

Preseason[edit]

Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys[edit]

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

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

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

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

Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts[edit]

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

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

Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers[edit]

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

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

at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

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

Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals[edit]

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

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

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

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

Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers[edit]

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

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

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

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

Regular Season[edit]

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles[edit]

Week One: Seattle Seahawks at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	0	17	7	38
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 6
Game time: 1:01pm 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

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Shawn Springs 42-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 6:54 (SEA 7–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 25-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 5:58 (SEA 14–0)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

SEA – Mack Strong 11-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 10:43 (SEA 21–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:54 (SEA 28–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 42-yard field goal, 0:25 (SEA 31–0)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Ahman Green 6-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 13:25 (SEA 38–0)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 13/21, 204 yds, 3 TD
PHI – Bobby Hoying: 9/23, 60 yds, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ahman Green: 6 car, 100 yds, 1 TD
PHI – Duce Staley: 20 car, 95 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 6 rec, 142 yds, 2 TD
PHI – Jeff Graham: 3 rec, 30 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	7	14
Seahawks	10	10	0	13	33

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: September 13
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 57,678
TV announcers (Fox): Steve Buckhantz and Trevor Matich
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal, 6:10 (SEA 3–0)
SEA – Willie Williams 28-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 5:50 (SEA 10–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Mack Strong 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 10:03 (SEA 17–0)
SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 20–0)

Third quarter

ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick), 8:34 (SEA 20–7)

Fourth quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 9-yard pass from Warren Moon (PAT failed), 14:13 (SEA 26–7)
SEA – Shawn Springs 56-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 12:03 (SEA 33–7)
ARI – Chris Gedney 23-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick), 4:07 (SEA 33–14)

Top passers

ARI – Jake Plummer: 22/36, 204 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 14/23, 146 yds, 2 TD

Top rushers

ARI – Adrian Murrell: 20 car, 79 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 22 car, 105 yds

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Centers: 7 rec, 54 yds
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 3 rec, 54 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 3: vs. Washington Redskins[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	7	0	0	7	14
Seahawks	7	3	14	0	24

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: September 20
Game time: 1:00pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 63,336
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Jerry Glanville
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Steve Broussard 90-yard kickoff return (Todd Peterson kick), 14:45 (SEA 7–0)
WAS – Michael Westbrook 36-yard pass from Trent Green (David Akers kick), 6:09 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 13-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:38 (SEA 17–7)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 35-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:12 (SEA 24–7)

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

WAS – Trent Green: 27/54, 383 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 16/33, 141 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

WAS – Michael Westbrook: 7 rec, 132 yds, 2 TD
SEA – Mike Pritchard: 3 rec, 47 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 4: at Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	3	0	10
Steelers	3	7	3	0	13

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: September 27
Game time: 4:05pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C), 54% humidity, wind SW 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 58,413
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

PIT – Norm Johnson 33-yard field goal, 0:32 (PIT 3–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Christian Fauria 14-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 12:39 (SEA 7–3)
PIT – Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 10-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 4:26 (PIT 10–7)

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 14/27, 183 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
PIT – Kordell Stewart: 16/25, 108 yds

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 17 car, 47 yds
PIT – Jerome Bettis: 28 car, 138 yds

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 169 – 61 – 230 – 4
PIT – 100 – 185 – 285 – 0

Week 5: at Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	3	0	6
Chiefs	3	7	7	0	17

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: October 4
Game time: 7:20pm local
Game weather: rain, 66 °F (19 °C), 97% humidity, wind SE 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 66,418
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 12:05 (SEA 3–0)
KC – Pete Stoyanovich 22-yard field goal, 0:50 (Tied 3–3)

Second quarter

KC – Rich Gannon 4-yard run (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:13 (KC 10–3)

Third quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 28-yard field goal, 10:01 (KC 10–6)
KC – Andre Rison 80-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick), 0:24 (KC 17–6)

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

SEA – John Friesz: 8/19, 52 yds, 1 INT
KC – Rich Gannon: 12/19, 142 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 22 car, 59 yds
KC – Donnell Bennett: 17 car, 62 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 50 yds
KC – Andre Rison: 4 rec, 90 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 6: vs. Denver Broncos[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	14	0	0	7	21
Seahawks	0	7	3	6	16

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: October 11
Game time: 1:14pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,258
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Randy Cross
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Rod Smith 50-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 7:22 (DEN 7–0)
DEN – Shannon Sharpe 29-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 2:07 (DEN 14–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Darrin Smith 23-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 14:08 (DEN 14–7)

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

DEN – Terrell Davis 2-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 13:56 (DEN 21–10)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 50-yard pass from John Friesz (PAT failed), 10:34 (DEN 21–16)

Top passers

DEN – John Elway: 13/27, 185 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 15/32, 154 yds

Top rushers

DEN – Terrell Davis: 30 car, 208 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 20 car, 76 yds

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

DEN – 171 – 202 – 373 – 2
SEA – 242 – 77 – 319 – 1

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	3	7	27
Chargers	0	10	7	3	20

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: October 25
Game time: 1:15pm local
Game weather: cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C), 84% humidity, wind WSW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
Game attendance: 58,512
Referee: Larry Nemmers
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 81-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 8:46 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

SEA – John Friesz: 14/21, 234 yds, 1 TD
SD – Ryan Leaf: 25/52, 281 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 32 yds, 1 TD
SD – Natrone Means: 27 car, 92 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	0	14	10	31
Seahawks	3	7	8	0	18

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: November 1
Game time: 5:20pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,246
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 10:38 (SEA 3–0)
OAK – Tim Brown 28-yard pass from Donald Hollas (Greg Davis kick), 6:05 (OAK 7–3)

Second quarter

SEA – Carlester Crumpler 1-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:13 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

OAK – Rickey Dudley 27-yard pass from Donald Hollas (Greg Davis kick), 12:53 (OAK 14–10)
OAK – Albert Lewis 74-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick), 10:15 (OAK 21–10)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (2-pt PAT: Mike Pritchard pass from Warren Moon), 4:35 (OAK 21–18)

Fourth quarter

OAK – Greg Davis 30-yard field goal, 14:48 (OAK 24–18)
OAK – Darryl Ashmore 1-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick), 10:56 (OAK 31–18)

Top passers

OAK – Donald Hollas: 12/22, 237 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 29/39, 275 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

OAK – Napoleon Kaufman: 22 car, 56 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 54 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

OAK – 220 – 73 – 293 – 1
SEA – 253 – 80 – 333 – 5

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	3	0	6	12
Seahawks	14	10	0	0	24

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: November 8
Game time: 1:15pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 66,251
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Mark May
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 53-yard field goal, 10:53 (KC 3–0)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 5:18 (SEA 7–3)
SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:44 (SEA 14–3)

Second quarter

KC – Pete Stoyanovich 38-yard field goal, 11:50 (SEA 14–6)
SEA – Todd Peterson 38-yard field goal, 2:00 (SEA 17–6)
SEA – Darrin Smith 26-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 1:49 (SEA 24–6)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

KC – Rich Gannon 1-yard run (PAT failed), 0:03 (SEA 24–12)

Top passers

KC – Rich Gannon: 20/32, 177 yds, 1 INT
SEA – Warren Moon: 12/20, 108 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

KC – Rich Gannon: 3 car, 29 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 24 car, 105 yds, 2 TD

Top receivers

KC – Derrick Alexander: 7 rec, 91 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 1 rec, 45 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 11: at Oakland Raiders[edit]

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	3	0	7	17
Raiders	0	7	0	13	20

at Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: November 15
Game time: 1:05pm 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 and Randy Cross
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 56-yard punt return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:56 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal, 11:32 (SEA 10–0)
OAK – Desmond Howard 63-yard punt return (Greg Davis kick), 1:30 (SEA 10–7)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

OAK – Greg Davis 26-yard field goal, 8:17 (Tied 10–10)
OAK – Harvey Williams 25-yard run (Greg Davis kick), 3:50 (OAK 17–10)
SEA – Christian Fauria 12-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 1:01 (Tied 17–17)
OAK – Greg Davis 38-yard field goal, 0:21 (OAK 20–17)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 17/33, 220 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
OAK – Donald Hollas: 20/31, 266 yds, 2 INT

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard: 5 rec, 79 yds
OAK – Rickey Dudley: 5 rec, 96 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 12: at Dallas Cowboys[edit]

Week Twelve: Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	0	8	22
Cowboys	10	6	0	14	30

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Date: November 22
Game time: 12:01pm 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 and Randy Cross
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

DAL – Richie Cunningham 47-yard field goal, 9:03 (DAL 3–0)
DAL – Emmitt Smith 8-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 1:20 (DAL 10–0)

Second quarter

DAL – Richie Cunningham 44-yard field goal, 11:56 (DAL 13–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 44-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick), 6:28 (DAL 13–7)
SEA – Sam Adams 25-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 1:52 (SEA 14–13)
DAL – Richie Cunningham 28-yard field goal, 0:00 (DAL 16–14)

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

DAL – Billy Davis 18-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 13:41 (DAL 23–14)
DAL – Chris Warren 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick), 7:04 (DAL 30–14)
SEA – James McKnight 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (2-pt PAT: Ricky Watters run), 4:30 (DAL 30–22)

Top passers

SEA – Warren Moon: 15/28, 201 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
DAL – Troy Aikman: 28/42, 296 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 16 car, 66 yds
DAL – Emmitt Smith: 17 car, 74 yds

Top receivers

SEA – Mike Pritchard: 6 rec, 72 yds
DAL – Michael Irvin: 8 rec, 98 yds

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Oilers[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	3	0	12	18
Seahawks	0	3	7	10	20

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: November 29
Game time: 1:05pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 59,048
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Al Del Greco 26-yard field goal, 5:49 (TEN 3–0)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 7-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:02 (SEA 10–6)

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

TEN – Steve McNair: 18/34, 199 yds
SEA – Jon Kitna: 24/39, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

TEN – Eddie George: 19 car, 76 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 14 car, 63 yds

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

TEN – 179 – 164 – 343 – 2
SEA – 296 – 82 – 378 – 3

Week 14: at New York Jets[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	14	7	10	0	31
Jets	7	6	6	13	32

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: December 6
Game time: 1:02pm local
Game weather: hazy, 63 °F (17 °C), 83% humidity, wind W 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
Game attendance: 72,200
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NYJ – Keith Byars 3-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick), 7:13 (NYJ 7–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 70-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:38 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Joey Galloway 57-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 2:46 (SEA 14–7)

Second quarter

NYJ – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 9:50 (SEA 14–10)
SEA – Ricky Watters 39-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 1:56 (SEA 21–10)
NYJ – John Hall 20-yard field goal, 0:00 (SEA 21–13)

Third quarter

SEA – Anthony Simmons 36-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:34 (SEA 28–13)
NYJ – Curtis Martin 1-yard run (2-pt PAT failed), 7:45 (SEA 28–19)
SEA – Todd Peterson 50-yard field goal, 2:05 (SEA 31–19)

Fourth quarter

NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson 3-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (John Hall kick), 12:22 (SEA 31–26)
NYJ – Vinny Testaverde 5-yard run (PAT failed), 0:20 (NYJ 32–31)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 17/24, 278 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
NYJ – Vinny Testaverde: 42/63, 418 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 18 car, 84 yds, 1 TD
NYJ – Curtis Martin: 17 car, 37 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

SEA – Joey Galloway: 2 rec, 127 yds, 2 TD
NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson: 9 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 271 – 106 – 377 – 4
NYJ – 418 – 70 – 488 – 3

Vinny Testaverde's controversial touchdown on fourth down from the five yard line with 20 seconds remaining gave the Jets the victory. Replays showed that Testaverde's helmet crossed the goal line, but not the ball. This play is widely attributed as being responsible for bringing back instant replay to the NFL in 1999.^[5]

Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	7	0	3	17
Seahawks	14	7	7	10	38

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: December 13
Game time: 1:04pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 62,690
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Jon Kitna 2-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 12:31 (SEA 7–0)
SD – Jamal Williams 14-yard interception return (John Carney kick), 6:07 (Tied 7–7)
SEA – Terry McDaniel 43-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick), 2:22 (SEA 14–7)

Second quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 1-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 3:42 (SEA 21–7)
SD – Terrell Fletcher 1-yard run (John Carney kick), 0:19 (SEA 21–14)

Third quarter

SEA – Joey Galloway 9-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 6:01 (SEA 28–14)

Fourth quarter

SD – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 14:53 (SEA 28–17)
SEA – Cortez Kennedy 39-yard fumble return (Todd Peterson kick), 13:15 (SEA 35–17)
SEA – Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal, 8:16 (SEA 38–17)

Top passers

SD – Craig Whelihan: 8/28, 142 yds, 5 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 16/31, 140 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

SD – Terrell Fletcher: 17 car, 42 yds, 1 TD
SEA – Ricky Watters: 21 car, 69 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts[edit]

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	3	10	3	23
Seahawks	7	3	0	17	27

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

Date: December 20
Game time: 1:06pm local
Game weather: indoors
Game attendance: 58,703
Referee: Jerry Markbreit
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and John Dockery
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

IND – Lamont Warren 4-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:26 (IND 7–0)
SEA – Joey Galloway 3-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 2:56 (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

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

Third quarter

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

Fourth quarter

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

Top passers

IND – Peyton Manning: 23/39, 335 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
SEA – Jon Kitna: 16/29, 177 yds, 1 TD

Top rushers

IND – Marshall Faulk: 13 car, 19 yds
SEA – Ricky Watters: 32 car, 178 yds, 1 TD

Top receivers

IND – Torrance Small: 3 rec, 120 yds
SEA – Joey Galloway: 5 rec, 50 yds, 1 TD

Team – pass – rush – total – to

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

Week 17 at Denver Broncos[edit]

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	0	0	14	21
Broncos	0	14	7	7	28

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: December 27
Game time: 2:15pm local
Game weather: partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), 26% humidity, wind NW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 74,057
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Sam Wyche
Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Ricky Watters 4-yard run (Todd Peterson kick), 2:26 (SEA 7–0)

Second quarter

DEN – Rod Smith 33-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 10:25 (Tied 7–7)
DEN – Shannon Sharpe 17-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 1:01 (DEN 14–7)

Third quarter

DEN – Terrell Davis 2-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 8:26 (DEN 21–7)

Fourth quarter

DEN – Shannon Sharpe 1-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick), 11:45 (DEN 28–7)
SEA – Mike Pritchard 7-yard pass from Jon Kitna (Todd Peterson kick), 5:59 (DEN 28–14)
SEA – Deems May 7-yard pass from Ricky Watters (Todd Peterson kick), 1:32 (DEN 28–21)

Top passers

SEA – Jon Kitna: 22/37, 242 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
DEN – John Elway: 26/36, 338 yds, 4 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Ricky Watters: 10 car, 13 yds, 1 TD
DEN – Terrell Davis: 29 car, 178 yds

Top receivers

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

Team – pass – rush – total – to

SEA – 217 – 24 – 241 – 1
DEN – 316 – 195 – 511 – 1

Awards and records[edit]

The 1998 Seahawks hold the record for most defensive touchdowns in a season, with 10 (as of the 2007 NFL Season). ^[6]

Milestones[edit]

References[edit]

^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com
^ 1998 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1999 Seahawks Media Guide, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ 1998 NFL season results, NFL.com, accessed February 14, 2015.
^ [1] New York Daily News, June 3, 2010, accessed on March 15, 2015
^ "NFL Notes". 2008-11-18.

External links[edit]

[1] ttps://www.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] [1] New York Daily News, June 3, 2010, accessed on March 15, 2015

[TERYT-6] "NFL Notes". 2008-11-18.

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