1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season

1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season
1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Owner	The Rooney Family
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Head coach	Bill Cowher
Home field	Three Rivers Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Dermontti Dawson
AP All-Pros	Dermontti Dawson (1st team)
Team MVP	Levon Kirkland
Team ROY	Alan Faneca
	← 1997 ; Steelers seasons ; 1999 →;

Last updated March 11, 2024

The 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 66th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League.

The season was marked by a controversial ending to the team's Thanksgiving Day game against the Detroit Lions, where Jerome Bettis claimed he called the coin toss in overtime as "tails" although referee Phil Luckett heard "heads." The Lions won 19–16 and started the Steelers' losing streak to finish the season.

The inept plays of Kordell Stewart was cited as another conflict, as the fans slowly began to turn on him. After their 11–5 1997 season, Pittsburgh lost two key offensive components: Chan Gailey, the offensive coordinator who went on to become head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, and their leading receiver, Yancey Thigpen, a Pro Bowler for Pittsburgh in 1997, who joined the Tennessee Oilers.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1998 Pittsburgh Steelers draft
1	26	Alan Faneca *	Guard	LSU
2	41	Jeremy Staat	Defensive end	Arizona State
3	66	Chris Conrad	Tackle	Fresno State
3	92	Hines Ward *	Wide receiver	Georgia
4	117	Deshea Townsend	Cornerback	Alabama
4	123	Carlos King	Running back	NC State
5	137	Jason Simmons	Safety	Arizona State	from Atlanta
6	178	Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala	Fullback	Utah
6	186	Ryan Olson	Defensive tackle	Colorado
7	221	Angel Rubio	Defensive tackle	SE Missouri State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

**1998 Pittsburgh Steelers staff**
	Front office President – Daniel M. Rooney Vice president – John R. McGinley Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. Vice president and general counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II Administration advisor – Chuck Noll Director of business – Mark Hart Business relations coordinator – Dan Ferens Business accounting coordinator – Jim Ellenberger Office/ticket coordinator – Geraldine Glenn Communications coordinator – Ron Wahl Public relations/media manager – David Lockett Marketing coordinator – Mark Fuhrman Merchandising manager – Tim Carey Assistant marketing manager – Lynne Molyneaux Marketing assistant – Jill Sklar Ticket manager – Brian Bonifate Football operations Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe Personnel staff Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey College scouting coordinator – Max McCartney College scout – Mark Gorscak College scout – Phil Kreidler College scout – Bob Lane College scout – Dan Rooney College scout – Bill Scheider Head coaches Head coach – Bill Cowher Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ray Sherman Running backs – Dick Hoak Wide receivers – David Culley Tight ends – Mike Mularkey Offensive line – Kent Stephenson			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Haslett Defensive line – John Mitchell Linebackers – Mike Archer Defensive backs – Tim Lewis Special teams coaches Special teams – Ron Zook Administrative assistant – Lou Spanos Strength and conditioning Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman Medical staff Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates Training staff Head trainer – John Norwig Assistant trainer – Rick Burkholder Equipment manager – Rodgers Freyvogel Field manager – Rich Baker Field/equipment assistant – Paul Gallagher Video coordinator – Bob McCartney Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci ^[1]

Notable additions include Hines Ward, Alan Faneca and Deshea Townsend.

Roster

**1998 Pittsburgh Steelers final roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 Pete Gonzalez 10 Kordell Stewart 18 Mike Tomczak Running backs 36 Jerome Bettis 45 Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala 33 Richard Huntley KR 35 Carlos King FB 34 Tim Lester FB 25 Fred McAfee 38 Jon Witman FB Wide receivers 89 Will Blackwell KR 83 David Dunn KR 88 Courtney Hawkins PR 81 Charles Johnson 15 Bobby Shaw 86 Hines Ward Tight ends 84 Harold Bishop 87 Mark Bruener 85 Mitch Lyons		Offensive linemen 78 Chris Conrad T 63 Dermontti Dawson C 62 Roger Duffy G 65 Alan Faneca G 68 Brendan Stai G 67 Jamain Stephens T 66 Jim Sweeney C/T 77 Will Wolford T Defensive linemen 98 Oliver Gibson NT 76 Kevin Henry DE 74 Nolan Harrison DE 97 Rod Manuel DE 71 Orpheus Roye DE 94 Jeremy Staat DE 93 Joel Steed NT		Linebackers 51 Carlos Emmons OLB 57 John Fiala ILB 92 Jason Gildon OLB 50 Earl Holmes ILB 54 Donta Jones ILB 99 Levon Kirkland ILB 56 Mike Vrabel OLB Defensive backs 29 Lance Brown CB/S 41 Lethon Flowers SS 37 Carnell Lake CB 24 Chris Oldham FS 21 Bo Orlando S 39 Darren Perry FS 23 Jason Simmons CB/S 26 Deshea Townsend CB 20 Dewayne Washington CB Special teams 9 Norm Johnson K 4 Josh Miller P 60 Mark Rodenhauser LS		Reserve lists 80 Jahine Arnold WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 82 Henry Bailey WR (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 30 Chad Scott CB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 73 Justin Strzelczyk T (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 22 DeAuntae Brown CB -- Terrance Joseph CB 55 Ryan Olson LB 64 Tony Orlandini T 19 Shawn Scales WR ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] Rookies in italics 53 active, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Game site	Kickoff (ET)	TV	Result	Record
1	Sat. Aug. 1	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Fawcett Stadium (Canton, Ohio)	7:00 p.m.	ABC	L 30–6	0–1
2	Sat. Aug. 8	Buffalo Bills	Three Rivers Stadium	7:30 p.m.	KDKA	W 24–13	1–1
3	Fri. Aug. 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium	8:00 p.m.	KDKA	L 21–17	1–2
4	Sat. Aug. 22	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Mountaineer Field (Morgantown, West Virginia)	6:00 p.m.	KDKA	W 28–22	2–2
5	Sat. Aug. 29	Carolina Panthers	Three Rivers Stadium	8:00 p.m.	ESPN	W 38–24	3–2

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	September 6	at Baltimore Ravens	W 20–13	1–0	Ravens Stadium
2	September 13	Chicago Bears	W 17–12	2–0	Three Rivers Stadium
3	September 20	at Miami Dolphins	L 0–21	2–1	Pro Player Stadium
4	September 27	Seattle Seahawks	W 13–10	3–1	Three Rivers Stadium
5	Bye
6	October 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–25	3–2	Cinergy Field
7	October 18	Baltimore Ravens	W 16–6	4–2	Three Rivers Stadium
8	October 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–13	5–2	Arrowhead Stadium
9	November 1	Tennessee Oilers	L 31–41	5–3	Three Rivers Stadium
10	November 9	Green Bay Packers	W 27–20	6–3	Three Rivers Stadium
11	November 15	at Tennessee Oilers	L 14–23	6–4	Vanderbilt Stadium
12	November 22	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–15	7–4	Three Rivers Stadium
13	November 26	at Detroit Lions	L 16–19 (OT)	7–5	Pontiac Silverdome
14	December 6	New England Patriots	L 9–23	7–6	Three Rivers Stadium
15	December 13	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–16	7–7	Raymond James Stadium
16	December 20	Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–25	7–8	Three Rivers Stadium
17	December 28	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–21	7–9	Alltel Stadium

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1998): at Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	0	10	7	20
Ravens	3	0	0	10	13

at Ravens Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 68,847
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator), Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 27
Baltimore – FG Stover 41
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 49
Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 20 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Baltimore – FG Stover 25
Baltimore – J. Lewis 64 pass from Zeier (Stover kick)

Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1998): vs. Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	9	0	3	12
Steelers	0	7	10	0	17

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:84 °F (29 °C) (Sunny)
Game attendance: 59,084
Referee: Gerald Austin
TV announcers: (FOX) Kenny Albert (play by play), Tim Green (color commentator), Dan Jiggetts (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

Chicago – Engram 54 pass from Kramer (kick failed)
Pittsburgh – Bettis 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
Chicago – FG Jaeger 19
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 49
Pittsburgh – Coleman 13 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Chicago – FG Jaeger 36

Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1998): at Miami Dolphins

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Dolphins	0	14	7	0	21

at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 73,748
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

Miami – Abdul-Jabbar 3 run (Mare kick)
Miami – L. Thomas 8 pass from Marino (Mare kick)
Miami – Z. Thomas 17 interception return (Mare kick)

Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1998): vs. Seattle Seahawks

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

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 4:05 pm EDT
Game weather:83 °F (28 °C) (Partly sunny)
Game attendance: 58,413
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 33
Seattle – Fauria 14 pass from Moon (Peterson kick)
Pittsburgh – Fuamatu-Ma'afala 10 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 25
Seattle – FG Peterson 47

Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1998): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1998): at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	10	7	3	20
Bengals	0	9	3	13	25

at Cinergy Field, Cincinnati

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:
Game attendance: 59,979
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers: (CBS) Don Criqui (play by play), Beasley Reece (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40
Pittsburgh – Bettis 13 run (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 44
Cincinnati – Scott 44 pass from O'Donnell (pass failed)
Pittsburgh – Huntley 9 run (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 48
Cincinnati – Scott 30 pass from O'Donnell (pass failed)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40
Cincinnati – Pickens 25 pass from O'Donnell (Pelfrey kick)

Week 7 (Sunday October 18, 1998): vs. Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	3	0	0	6
Steelers	3	0	7	6	16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather:73 °F (23 °C) (Partly sunny)
Game attendance: 58,620
Referee: Ron Blum
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 41
Baltimore – FG Stover 41
Baltimore – FG Stover 40
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 55 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 42
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 40

Week 8 (Monday October 26, 1998): at Kansas City Chiefs

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	3	3	7	20
Chiefs	3	3	7	0	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: 8:20 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 79,431
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason (color commentators), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – McAfee recovered blocked punt in end zone (N. Johnson kick)
Kansas City – FG Stoyanovich 20
Kansas City – FG Stoyanovich 28
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 34
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 22
Kansas City – Rison 2 pass from Grbac (Stoyanovich kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 5 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)

Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1998): vs. Tennessee Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oilers	3	14	10	14	41
Steelers	0	7	0	24	31

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:55 °F (13 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 58,222
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Tennessee – FG Del Greco 43
Tennessee – Wycheck 2 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 9 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Tennessee – Dyon 6 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Tennessee – FG Del Greco 32
Tennessee – George 37 run (Del Greco kick)
Tennessee – Davis 29 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Hawkins 3 pass from Stewart (C. Johnson pass from Stewart)
Tennessee – Marts 27 interception return (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 37 pass from Tomczak (C. Johnson pass from Tomczak)
Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 2 pass from Tomczak (Blackwell pass from Tomczak)

Week 10 (Monday November 9, 1998): vs. Green Bay Packers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	0	3	17	20
Steelers	14	10	3	0	27

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 8:20 pm EST
Game weather:44 °F (7 °C) (Mostly cloudy)
Game attendance: 60,507
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason (color commentators), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – C. Johnson 8 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Stewart 1 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 45
Pittsburgh – Fuamatu-Ma'afala 5 run (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 21
Green Bay – FG Longwell 42
Green Bay – McKenzie 88 fumble return (pass failed)
Green Bay – Harris 2 run (Freeman pass from Favre)
Green Bay – FG Longwell 37

Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1998): at Tennessee Oilers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	14	0	0	14
Oilers	3	10	0	10	23

at Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 41,104
Referee: Johnny Grier
TV announcers: (CBS) Craig Bolerjack (play by play), John Dockery (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Tennessee – FG Del Greco 46
Pittsburgh – Bruener 10 pass from Stewart (George kick)
Tennessee – Davis 25 pass from McNair (Del Greco kick)
Pittsburgh – Fuamatu-Ma'afala 26 pass from Stewart (George kick)
Tennessee – FG Del Greco 24
Tennessee – FG Del Greco 22
Tennessee – Roan recovered fumble in end zone (Del Greco kick)

Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1998): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	7	8	15
Steelers	7	6	3	14	30

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:47 °F (8 °C) (Mostly sunny)
Game attendance: 59,124
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers: (CBS) Kevin Harlan (play by play), Sam Wyche (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – Washington 52 interception return (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 38
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 29
Jacksonville – Taylor 2 run (Hollis kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 41
Pittsburgh – Bruener 9 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Jacksonville – J. Smith 33 pass from Brunell (McCardell pass from Brunell)
Pittsburgh – Washington 78 interception return (N. Johnson kick)

Week 13 (Thursday November 26, 1998): at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Steelers	0	6	7	3	0	16
Lions	0	3	3	10	3	19

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

Game time: 12:30 pm EST
Game weather: Dome
Game attendance: 78,139
Referee: Phil Luckett
TV announcers: (CBS) Greg Gumbel (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Armen Keteyian (Sideline Reporter)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 30
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 38
Detroit – FG Hanson 45
Pittsburgh – Blackwell 24 pass from Stewart (N. Johnson kick)
Detroit – FG Hanson 52
Detroit – Moore 21 pass from Batch (Hanson kick)
Detroit – FG Hanson 35
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 25
Detroit – FG Hanson 42

Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1998): vs. New England Patriots

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	3	10	0	10	23
Steelers	6	3	0	0	9

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:68 °F (20 °C) (Partly sunny)
Game attendance: 58,632
Referee: Dick Hantak
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

New England – FG Vinatieri 21
New England – FG Vinatieri 29
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 49
New England – Glenn 86 pass from Bledsoe (Vinatieri kick)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 26
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 43
New England – FG Vinatieri 35
New England – Edwards 4 run (Vinatieri kick)

Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1998): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	0	0	0	3
Buccaneers	3	3	7	3	16

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 65,335
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers: (CBS) Verne Lundquist (play by play), Randy Cross (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives:

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 27
Tampa Bay – FG Husted 39
Tampa Bay – FG Husted 37
Tampa Bay – Alstott 3 run (Husted kick)
Tampa Bay – FG Husted 21

Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1998): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	3	13	6	3	25
Steelers	0	7	14	3	24

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game time: 1:00 pm EST
Game weather:42 °F (6 °C) (Cloudy)
Game attendance: 52,017
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers: (CBS) Ian Eagle (play by play), Mark May (color commentator)

Scoring drives:

Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 33
Cincinnati – Shade 55 fumble return (Pelfrey kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 37
Pittsburgh – Lake 15 interception return (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 43
Pittsburgh – Oldham 54 fumble return (N. Johnson kick)
Pittsburgh – Bettis 4 run (N. Johnson kick)
Cincinnati – Scott 61 pass from Blake (bad snap)
Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 22
Cincinnati – FG Pelfrey 21

Week 17 (Monday December 28, 1998): at Jacksonville Jaguars

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	0	0	3
Jaguars	0	14	7	0	21

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game time: 8:20 pm EST
Game weather:
Game attendance: 74,143
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), Dan Dierdorf & Boomer Esiason (color commentators), Lesley Visser (sideline reporter)

Scoring drives

Pittsburgh – FG N. Johnson 24
Jacksonville – Quinn 15 run (Hollis kick)
Jacksonville – Taylor 9 pass from Quinn (Hollis kick)
Jacksonville – Taylor 12 run (Hollis kick)

Standings

AFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	392	338	W1
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	330	320	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	263	303	L5
Baltimore Ravens	6	10	0	.375	269	335	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	3	13	0	.188	268	452	L1

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References

1 2 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.
↑ "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
↑ "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2

External links

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1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season statistics at jt-sw.com

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[1998MediaGuide-1] 1 2 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[2] 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers Media Guide.

[3] "1998 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

[4] "1999 Pittsburgh Steelers". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 24, 2014.

[5] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2

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1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season

Contents

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1 (Sunday September 6, 1998): at Baltimore Ravens

Week 2 (Sunday September 13, 1998): vs. Chicago Bears

Week 3 (Sunday September 20, 1998): at Miami Dolphins

Week 4 (Sunday September 27, 1998): vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 5 (Sunday October 4, 1998): Bye Week

Week 6 (Sunday October 11, 1998): at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 7 (Sunday October 18, 1998): vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 8 (Monday October 26, 1998): at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9 (Sunday November 1, 1998): vs. Tennessee Oilers

Week 10 (Monday November 9, 1998): vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 11 (Sunday November 15, 1998): at Tennessee Oilers

Week 12 (Sunday November 22, 1998): vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13 (Thursday November 26, 1998): at Detroit Lions

Week 14 (Sunday December 6, 1998): vs. New England Patriots

Week 15 (Sunday December 13, 1998): at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 16 (Sunday December 20, 1998): vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week 17 (Monday December 28, 1998): at Jacksonville Jaguars

Standings

Related Research Articles

References

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