1998 Detroit Lions season

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1998 Detroit Lions season
Owner William Clay Ford Sr.
General manager Chuck Schmidt
Head coach Bobby Ross
Home field Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
AP All-Pros
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Uniform
NFC-Throwback2-Uniform-DET.PNG

The 1998 Detroit Lions season was their 69th in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7 and did not make a repeat playoff appearance, instead posting their third 5–11 mark in seven seasons. [1] This was the last season Barry Sanders would play in the NFL.

Contents

Offseason

AdditionsSubtractions
C Jim Pyne (Buccaneers)WR/KR Glyn Milburn (Bears)
LB Allen Aldridge (Broncos)DT Shane Bonham (49ers)
LB Rob Fredrickson (Raiders)TE Pete Metzelaars (retirement)
DT Mike Wells (Lions)

NFL Draft

1998 Detroit Lions draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
120 Terry Fair   Defensive back Tennessee
250 Germane Crowell   Wide receiver Virginia
260 Charlie Batch   Quarterback Eastern Michigan
6185Jamaal Alexander  Defensive back Southern Miss
7207 Chris Liwienski   Tackle Indiana
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted Free Agents

1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
PlayerPositionCollege
Tutu AtwellWide receiver Minnesota
Kerlin Blaise Guard Miami (FL)
Lamar Campbell Cornerback Wisconsin
Kywin Supernaw Defensive back Indiana
Travis Reece Running back Michigan State
Corey Thomas Wide Receiver Duke

Personnel

Staff

1998 Detroit Lions staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Sylvester Croom
  • Quarterbacks – Jim Zorn
  • Running backs – Frank Falks
  • Wide receivers – Jerry Sullivan
  • Tight ends – Bob Palcic
  • Offensive line – Jack Henry
  • Offensive assistant – Stan Kwan
  • Quality control/offense – John Misciagna
 

Defensive coaches

  • Defensive coordinator – Larry Peccatiello
  • Defensive line – Brian Baker
  • Linebackers – Gary Moeller
  • Defensive backs – Richard Selcer
  • Defensive assistant – Don Clemons
  • Quality control/defense – Dennis Murphy

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Chuck Priefer
  • Special teams assistant – Stan Kwan

Strength and conditioning

[2]

Roster

1998 Detroit Lions final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 11 inactive, 3 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 6at Green Bay Packers L 19–380–1 Lambeau Field 60,102
2September 13 Cincinnati Bengals L 28–34 (OT)0–2 Pontiac Silverdome 66,354
3September 20at Minnesota Vikings L 6–290–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,107
4September 28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–61–3Pontiac Silverdome74,724
5October 4at Chicago Bears L 27–311–4 Soldier Field 66,944
6 Bye
7October 15 Green Bay Packers W 27–202–4Pontiac Silverdome77,932
8October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 13–342–5Pontiac Silverdome77,885
9November 1 Arizona Cardinals L 15–172–6Pontiac Silverdome66,087
10November 8at Philadelphia Eagles L 9–102–7 Veterans Stadium 66,785
11November 15 Chicago Bears W 26–33–7Pontiac Silverdome63,152
12November 22at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–254–7 Raymond James Stadium 64,265
13 November 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–16 (OT)5–7Pontiac Silverdome78,139
14December 6at Jacksonville Jaguars L 22–375–8 Alltel Stadium 70,717
15December 14at San Francisco 49ers L 13–355–9 3Com Park 68,585
16December 20 Atlanta Falcons L 17–245–10Pontiac Silverdome67,143
17December 27at Baltimore Ravens L 10–195–11 Raven Stadium 68,045
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC Central
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(1) Minnesota Vikings 1510.938556296W8
(5) Green Bay Packers 1150.688408319W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 880.500314295W1
Detroit Lions 5110.313306378L4
Chicago Bears 4120.250276368L1

Season summary

Week 1

Week One: Detroit Lions (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Period1234Total
Lions 3313019
Packers 10771438

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 13 (Thanksgiving)

Week Thirteen: Pittsburgh Steelers (7-4) at Detroit Lions (4–7)
Period1234OTTotal
Steelers 0673016
Lions 03310319

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Herman Moore 21-yd pass from Charlie Batch (Jason Hanson kick)
  • DET – Jason Hanson 35-yd FG
  • PIT – Norm Johnson 25-yd FG

Overtime

  • DET – Jason Hanson 42-yd FG

Awards and Records

Barry Sanders retired as the second leading rusher in NFL history.

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References

  1. 1998 Detroit Lions
  2. "All-Time Coaches". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2010.