1998 Green Bay Packers season

The 1998 Green Bay Packers season was their 80th season overall and their 78th in the National Football League. It ended with a 30–27 loss in the NFC Wild Card Game to the San Francisco 49ers, with Steve Young throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with three seconds left.[1] The season marked the end of an era in many ways for Green Bay; this was the last season for which both head coach Mike Holmgren and Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White would find themselves on the Packers' sideline.[2][3] This was the first time the Packers had not won the division in four years. In addition, the Minnesota Vikings brought an end to the Packers 25 game home winning streak in Week 5.

1998 Green Bay Packers season
Head coachMike Holmgren
Home fieldLambeau Field
Results
Record11–5
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (49ers) 30–27

1998 was the final season that the Packers would qualify for the postseason during the 1990s. They would not return to the playoffs until 2001.

Offseason
AdditionsSubtractions
P Sean Landeta (Buccaneers)FS Eugene Robinson (Falcons)
LB Antonio London (Lions)RB Edgar Bennett (Bears)
CB Doug Evans (Panthers)
DE Gabe Wilkins (49ers)

1998 NFL draft

Notably, the Packers drafted future all-pro quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in the 6th round (187th overall).[4]

1998 NFL Draft selections
Round Sel# Player Pos. College
1 19 Vonnie Holliday DT North Carolina
3 90 Jonathan Brown DE Tennessee
4 121 Roosevelt Blackmon CB Morris Brown
5 150 Corey Bradford WR Jackson State
6 156 Scott McGarrahan SS New Mexico
6 187 Matt Hasselbeck QB Boston College
7 218 Edwin Watson RB Purdue

Undrafted free agents
1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Jim Nelson Linebacker Penn State

Staff
1998 Green Bay Packers staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

[5]

Roster
1998 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Injured Reserve

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Schedule

Preseason

In the 1998 NFL Preseason, the Packers traveled to Japan to face off against the Kansas City Chiefs at the Tokyo Dome. It was the ninth American Bowl game to be staged at the 48,000 capacity stadium.[6]

DateOpponentResultGame siteRecordAttendance
August 1, 1998Kansas City ChiefsW 27–24Tokyo Dome1–0
42,018
August 8, 1998New Orleans SaintsW 31–7Lambeau Field2–0
60,080
August 16, 1998Oakland RaidersL 21–27Lambeau Field2–1
60,078
August 24, 1998at Denver BroncosL 31–34Mile High Stadium2–2
73,183
August 28, 1998at Miami DolphinsL 7–21Pro Player Stadium2–3
61,915

Regular season

The Packers finished the 1998 regular with an 11–5 record in 2nd place in the NFC Central (qualifying for an NFC Wild Card playoff game), behind the Randall Cunningham-led 15–1 Vikings.[7]

WeekDateOpponentResultGame siteRecordTV TimeAttendanceTV Announcers
1September 6, 1998Detroit LionsW 38–19Lambeau Field1–0FOX 12:00 pm
60,102
Dick Stockton & Matt Millen
2September 13, 1998Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 23–15Lambeau Field2–0FOX 12:00 pm
60,124
Dick Stockton & Matt Millen
3September 20, 1998at Cincinnati BengalsW 13–6Cinergy Field3–0FOX 12:00 pm
56,346

Tim Ryan, Bill Maas, & Ronnie Lott
4September 27, 1998at Carolina PanthersW 37–30Ericsson Stadium4–0FOX 12:00 pm
69,723

Pat Summerall & John Madden
5October 5, 1998Minnesota VikingsL 24–37Lambeau Field4–1ABC 8:00 pm
59,849
Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason, and Lesley Visser
6Bye
7October 15, 1998at Detroit LionsL 20–27Pontiac Silverdome4–2ESPN 7:15 pm
77,932
Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Solomon Wilcots
8October 25, 1998Baltimore RavensW 28–10Lambeau Field5–2CBS 12:00 pm
59,860
Kevin Harlan & Sam Wyche
9November 1, 1998San Francisco 49ersW 36–22Lambeau Field6–2FOX 3:15 pm
59,794
Pat Summerall & John Madden
10November 9, 1998at Pittsburgh SteelersL 20–27Three Rivers Stadium6–3ABC 8:00 pm
60,507
Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason, & Lesley Visser
11November 15, 1998at New York GiantsW 37–3Giants Stadium7–3FOX 3:15 pm
76,272
Sam Rosen & Jerry Glanville
12November 22, 1998at Minnesota VikingsL 14–28Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome7–4FOX 12:00 pm
64,471
Pat Summerall & John Madden
13November 29, 1998Philadelphia EaglesW 24–16Lambeau Field8–4FOX 3:15 pm
59,862
Dick Stockton & Matt Millen
14December 7, 1998at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 22–24Raymond James Stadium8–5ABC 8:00 pm
65,497
Al Michaels, Dan Dierdorf, Boomer Esiason, & Lesley Visser
15December 13, 1998Chicago BearsW 26–20Lambeau Field9–5FOX 12:00 pm
59,813
Dick Stockton & Matt Millen
16December 20, 1998Tennessee OilersW 30–22Lambeau Field10–5CBS 12:00 pm
59,888
Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, & Michele Tafoya
17December 27, 1998at Chicago BearsW 16–13Soldier Field11–5FOX 12:00 pm
58,393
Sam Rosen & Jerry Glanville

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Minnesota Vikings 15 1 0 .938 556 296 W8
(5) Green Bay Packers 11 5 0 .688 408 319 W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 8 0 .500 314 295 W1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 306 378 L4
Chicago Bears 4 12 0 .250 276 368 L1

Season summary

Week 1
See also: 1998 Detroit Lions season and Lions–Packers rivalry
Week One: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Lions 3 3 13019
Packers 10 7 71438

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Playoffs

NFC Wild Card Playoff
San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27
1 2 34Total
Packers 3 14 01027
49ers 7 3 101030

at 3Com Park, San Francisco

  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 66,506
  • Referee: Gerald Austin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)

The 49ers defeated the Packers, who had eliminated them from the playoffs in each of the past 3 seasons, in one of the wildest back-and-forth games in league playoff history. After a Brett Favre touchdown to Antonio Freeman with 1:55 to go the Niners behind Steve Young began driving down field; Jerry Rice had just one catch for six yards all game; it came in this drive and when he was downed he appeared to fumble the ball but was ruled down by contact; on the next play Young's pass fell incomplete and was initially ruled intercepted. With eight seconds to go Young from the Packers 25 dropped back, momentarily stumbled, then launched the ball where it was caught in the endzone by Terrell Owens, who had dropped several catches during the game.

Awards and records

Milestones
  • Brett Favre, Second 4,000 Yard Passing Season (finished season with 4,212)

References
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  3. "Hall of Famers – Reggie White". Packers.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
  4. "NFL Draft History – Green Bay Packers". NFL. Archived from the original on January 29, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
  5. "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
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  7. "1998 NFL Standings". NFL. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
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