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1998 Detroit Lions season | |
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Head Coach | Bobby Ross |
General Manager | Chuck Schmidt |
Home Field | Pontiac Silverdome |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | 3
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Uniform | |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1997 | 1999 |
The 1998 Detroit Lions season was their 69th in the league. 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
NFL Draft
1998 Detroit Lions draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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
Player | Position | College |
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Lamar Campbell | Cornerback | Wisconsin |
Brock Olivo | Fullback | Missouri |
Kywin Supernaw | Defensive back | Indiana |
Corey Thomas | Wide Receiver | Duke |
Personnel
Staff
1998 Detroit Lions staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 6, 1998 | at Green Bay Packers | L 38–19 | |
2 | September 13, 1998 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 34–28 OT | |
3 | September 20, 1998 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 29–6 | |
4 | September 28, 1998 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 27–6 | |
5 | October 4, 1998 | at Chicago Bears | L 31–27 | |
6 | Bye | |||
7 | October 15, 1998 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–20 | |
8 | October 25, 1998 | Minnesota Vikings | L 34–13 | |
9 | November 1, 1998 | Arizona Cardinals | L 17–15 | |
10 | November 8, 1998 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 10–9 | |
11 | November 15, 1998 | Chicago Bears | W 26–3 | |
12 | November 22, 1998 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 28–25 | |
13 | November 26, 1998 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 19–16 OT | |
14 | December 6, 1998 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 37–22 | |
15 | December 14, 1998 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 35–13 | |
16 | December 20, 1998 | Atlanta Falcons | L 24–17 | |
17 | December 27, 1998 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 19–10 |
Standings
NFC Central | ||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 556 | 296 |
Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 408 | 319 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 314 | 295 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 306 | 378 |
Chicago Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 276 | 368 |
Awards and Records
Barry Sanders retired as the second leading rusher in NFL history.
- 15,269 yards.
- 109 touchdowns
- 5.0 average per rush attempt
References
- ↑ 1998 Detroit Lions
- ↑ "All-Time Coaches". DetroitLions.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011245/http://www.detroitlions.com/team/history/all-time-coaches.html. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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