# 1998 Seattle Seahawks season

The 1998 Seattle Seahawks season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL), 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 goal line yet the play was ruled a touchdown; the loss helped knock Seattle to 6–7. They won the next two games but a loss to the Denver Broncos in the final week saw them finish 8–8 and out of the playoffs for the tenth consecutive season.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1998 Seattle Seahawks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 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 | |
| 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

1998 undrafted free agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Brian Finneran | Wide receiver | Villanova |
| Vershan Jackson | Fullback | Nebraska |
| Stanley Jackson | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| Dirk Johnson | Punter | Northern Colorado |
| Paul Spicer | Defensive end | Saginaw Valley State |
| Jason Sadler | Offensive Tackle | Nevada |

## Personnel
### Final roster

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

## Schedule
### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | July 31 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 20–19 | 1–0 | Texas Stadium | — |
| 2 | August 8 | Indianapolis Colts | W 24–21 | 2–0 | Kingdome | — |
| AB | August 15 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–24 | 2–1 | BC Place (Vancouver) | — |
| 4 | August 22 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 31–24 | 3–1 | Sun Devil Stadium | — |
| 5 | August 28 | San Francisco 49ers | W 21–20 | 4–1 | Kingdome | — |
    Source: Seahawks Media Guides

### Regular season

Divisional matchups have the AFC West playing the NFC East.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | Recap |
| 1 | September 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–0 | 1–0 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 13 | Arizona Cardinals | W 33–14 | 2–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 3 | September 20 | Washington Redskins | W 24–14 | 3–0 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 27 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 10–13 | 3–1 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 4 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 6–17 | 3–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 11 | Denver Broncos | L 16–21 | 3–3 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 25 | at San Diego Chargers | W 27–20 | 4–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 1 | Oakland Raiders | L 18–31 | 4–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 10 | November 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–12 | 5–4 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 15 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–20 | 5–5 | Network Associates Coliseum | Recap |
| 12 | November 22 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 22–30 | 5–6 | Texas Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 29 | Tennessee Oilers | W 20–18 | 6–6 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 14 | December 6 | at New York Jets | L 31–32 | 6–7 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 13 | San Diego Chargers | W 38–17 | 7–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 16 | December 20 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–23 | 8–7 | Kingdome | Recap |
| 17 | December 27 | at Denver Broncos | L 21–28 | 8–8 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
    Bold indicates division opponents.
    Source: 1998 NFL season results

## Standings

AFC West :
| viewtalkedit | 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
### Preseason
#### Week P1: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 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: 8:00 pm local
* Game weather: 103 °F (39 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,357
* TV: KING

#### Week P2: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 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: 7:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 52,645
* TV: KING

#### Week P3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 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: 5:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 45,202
* TV: CBS

#### Week P4: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 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: 7:00 pm local
* Game attendance: 32,683
* TV: KING

#### Week P5: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 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: 7:00 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 57,014
* TV: KING

### Regular season
#### Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 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: 1:01 pm 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
* Gamebook
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

| Quarter | 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: 1:00 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:00 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 4:05 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 7:20 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:14 pm local
* Game weather: indoors
* Game attendance: 66,258
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
* 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:15 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 5:20 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:15 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:05 pm 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, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
* 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

| Quarter | 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: 12:01 pm 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, Randy Cross, and Michele Tafoya
* 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:05 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:02 pm 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.

#### Week 15: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 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: 1:04 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 1:06 pm 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

| Quarter | 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: 2:15 pm 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

The 1998 Seahawks hold the record for most defensive touchdowns in a season, with 10 (as of the 2007 NFL Season). In 2012 the Chicago Bears tied the record.