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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  


1.1  NFL Draft  




1.2  Undrafted Free Agents  






2 Personnel  


2.1  Staff  




2.2  Roster  






3 Regular season  


3.1  Schedule  




3.2  Standings  




3.3  Season summary  


3.3.1  Week 1  




3.3.2  Week 13 (Thanksgiving)  








4 Awards and Records  




5 References  













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1998 Detroit Lions season
OwnerWilliam Clay Ford Sr.
General managerChuck Schmidt
Head coachBobby Ross
Home fieldPontiac Silverdome
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers

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AP All-Pros

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    • 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.

    Offseason[edit]

    Additions Subtractions
    CJim Pyne (Buccaneers) WR/KR Glyn Milburn (Bears)
    LBAllen Aldridge (Broncos) DTShane Bonham (49ers)
    LBRob Fredrickson (Raiders) TEPete Metzelaars (retirement)
    DTMike Wells (Lions)

    NFL Draft[edit]

    Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
    1998 Detroit Lions draft
    Round Pick Player Position College Notes
    1 20 Terry Fair  Defensive back Tennessee
    2 50 Germane Crowell  Wide receiver Virginia
    2 60 Charlie Batch  Quarterback Eastern Michigan
    6 185 Jamaal Alexander  Defensive back Southern Miss
    7 207 Chris Liwienski  Tackle Indiana
          Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

    Undrafted Free Agents[edit]

    1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
    Player Position College
    Tutu Atwell Wide 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[edit]

    Staff[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Schedule[edit]

    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
    1 September 6 atGreen Bay Packers L 19–38 0–1 Lambeau Field 60,102
    2 September 13 Cincinnati Bengals L 28–34 (OT) 0–2 Pontiac Silverdome 66,354
    3 September 20 atMinnesota Vikings L 6–29 0–3 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,107
    4 September 28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–6 1–3 Pontiac Silverdome 74,724
    5 October 4 atChicago Bears L 27–31 1–4 Soldier Field 66,944
    6 Bye
    7 October 15 Green Bay Packers W 27–20 2–4 Pontiac Silverdome 77,932
    8 October 25 Minnesota Vikings L 13–34 2–5 Pontiac Silverdome 77,885
    9 November 1 Arizona Cardinals L 15–17 2–6 Pontiac Silverdome 66,087
    10 November 8 atPhiladelphia Eagles L 9–10 2–7 Veterans Stadium 66,785
    11 November 15 Chicago Bears W 26–3 3–7 Pontiac Silverdome 63,152
    12 November 22 atTampa Bay Buccaneers W 28–25 4–7 Raymond James Stadium 64,265
    13 November 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–16 (OT) 5–7 Pontiac Silverdome 78,139
    14 December 6 atJacksonville Jaguars L 22–37 5–8 Alltel Stadium 70,717
    15 December 14 atSan Francisco 49ers L 13–35 5–9 3Com Park 68,585
    16 December 20 Atlanta Falcons L 17–24 5–10 Pontiac Silverdome 67,143
    17 December 27 atBaltimore Ravens L 10–19 5–11 Raven Stadium 68,045
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

    Standings[edit]

    NFC Central
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    		•  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[edit]

    Week 1[edit]

    See also: 1998 Green Bay Packers season and Lions–Packers rivalry

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

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Lions 3 3 13019
    Packers 10 7 71438

    atLambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

    Game information

    Week 13 (Thanksgiving)[edit]

    See also: 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Steelers 0 6 73016
    Lions 0 3 310319

    atPontiac 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[edit]

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

    References[edit]

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

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