# 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season

The 1998 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–9–1, winning only three games. Head coach Ray Rhodes was fired at end of season, finishing his four-year tenure with a record of 29–34–1.
The Eagles’ 161 points-scored (10.06 per game) is tied for the third-lowest total in a 16-game schedule. Philadelphia’s three quarterbacks—Bobby Hoying, Koy Detmer, and Rodney Peete—each won one game, and threw for only seven total touchdowns combined.

## Offseason
### Draft

The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
1998 Philadelphia Eagles draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 11 | Tra Thomas | OT | Florida State |
| 2 | 41 | Traded to Pittsburgh | Traded to Pittsburgh | Traded to Pittsburgh | Traded to Pittsburgh |
| 3 | 72 | Jeremiah Trotter | LB | Stephen F. Austin | via Dallas |
| 3 | 85 | Allen Rossum | CB | Notre Dame | |
| 4 | 102 | Traded to Miami | Traded to Miami | Traded to Miami | Traded to Miami |
| 4 | 112 | Brandon Whiting | DT | California | From Miami |
| 4 | 116 | Clarence Love | S | Toledo | |
| 5 | 134 | Traded to NY Jets | Traded to NY Jets | Traded to NY Jets | Traded to NY Jets |
| 5 | 142 | Ike Reese | LB | Michigan State | |
| 6 | 163 | Traded to NY Jets | Traded to NY Jets | Traded to NY Jets | Traded to NY Jets |
| 7 | 199 | Traded to Atlanta from Carolina via Pittsburgh | Traded to Atlanta from Carolina via Pittsburgh | Traded to Atlanta from Carolina via Pittsburgh | Traded to Atlanta from Carolina via Pittsburgh |
| 7 | 220 | Chris Akins | DT | Texas | Compensatory pick |
| 7 | 240 | Melvin Thomas | OG | Colorado | Compensatory pick |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 6 | Seattle Seahawks | L 0–38 | 0–1 | Veterans Stadium | 66,418 |
| 2 | September 13 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 12–17 | 0–2 | Georgia Dome | 46,456 |
| 3 | September 20 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 3–17 | 0–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,782 |
| 4 | September 27 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–24 | 0–4 | Veterans Stadium | 66,675 |
| 5 | October 4 | at Denver Broncos | L 16–41 | 0–5 | Mile High Stadium | 73,218 |
| 6 | October 11 | Washington Redskins | W 17–12 | 1–5 | Veterans Stadium | 66,183 |
| 7 | October 18 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–13 | 1–6 | Qualcomm Stadium | 56,967 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | November 2 | Dallas Cowboys | L 0–34 | 1–7 | Veterans Stadium | 67,002 |
| 10 | November 8 | Detroit Lions | W 10–9 | 2–7 | Veterans Stadium | 66,785 |
| 11 | November 15 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–28 | 2–8 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 57,704 |
| 12 | November 22 | at New York Giants | L 0–20 | 2–9 | Giants Stadium | 65,763 |
| 13 | November 29 | at Green Bay Packers | L 16–24 | 2–10 | Lambeau Field | 59,862 |
| 14 | December 3 | St. Louis Rams | W 17–14 | 3–10 | Veterans Stadium | 66,155 |
| 15 | December 13 | Arizona Cardinals | L 17–20 (OT) | 3–11 | Veterans Stadium | 62,176 |
| 16 | December 20 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 9–13 | 3–12 | Texas Stadium | 62,722 |
| 17 | December 27 | New York Giants | L 10–20 | 3–13 | Veterans Stadium | 66,596 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 381 | 275 | W2 |
| $^{(6)}$ Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 325 | 378 | W3 |
| New York Giants | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 287 | 309 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 319 | 421 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 161 | 344 | L3 |