1998_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1998 Kansas City Chiefs season
1998 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Carl Peterson
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	1 G Will Shields;
AP All-Pros	None
	← 1997; Chiefs seasons; 1999 →;

1998 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 1998 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th overall.

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The season began with the team hoping to not only improve on their 13–3 campaign the previous season but to also avenge their loss in the 1998 playoffs against the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. However, instead, the Chiefs failed to succeed in the highly competitive AFC West.

Kansas City began the season on a bright spot, with a 4–1 record and three wins against division rivals; however they then endured a 6-game losing streak, dropping their record to 4–7, and the team finished with a 7–9 record and 4th place in the AFC West. The biggest low point of the season was during a Week 11 matchup against their division rival Denver Broncos, in which the Chiefs defense were penalized five times on the same drive, including three penalties by linebacker Derrick Thomas, topping off an embarrassing 30–7 loss. Following the season, head coach Marty Schottenheimer announced his intention to resign after ten seasons with the team, and defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham assumed coaching duties for 1999.

This was the first time Derrick Thomas was not named to the Pro Bowl roster.

Regular season

The Chiefs began the season well on September 6 with an impressive performance and easily defeated the Oakland Raiders at Arrowhead 28–8. Kansas City sacked the Raiders quarterbacks 10 times, with Derrick Thomas collecting 6 by himself.

On September 13, Kansas City fell to the Jacksonville Jaguars on the road, 21–16.

On September 27, the Chiefs visited the Philadelphia Eagles for the first time in franchise history.

On October 4, Kansas City conquered the Seattle Seahawks and the rain at Arrowhead, 17–6. Rich Gannon hit Andre Rison for an 80-yard touchdown pass after a 54-minute rain delay caused by a violent storm. The two teams combined for nine turnovers, five by Kansas City. The win improved the Chiefs' record to 4–1, however a 6-game losing streak following this game dropped the team to 4–7.

On November 16, against the Denver Broncos, the Chiefs defense was penalized five times on one drive, three of the penalties coming from legendary linebacker Derrick Thomas. The game is known now by Chiefs fans as the "Monday Night Meltdown". After that it was all downhill as the Chiefs suffered their first losing season since 1988.

Game summaries

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1998 Kansas City Chiefs draft
1	27	Victor Riley	Offensive tackle	Auburn
3	88	Rashaan Shehee	Running back	Washington
4	120	Greg Favors	Linebacker	Mississippi State
5	128	Robert Williams	Defensive back	North Carolina
6	181	Derrick Ransom	Defensive tackle	Cincinnati
7	216	Eric Warfield	Defensive back	Nebraska
7	224	Ernest Blackwell	Running back	Missouri
Made roster


	Quarterbacks 15 Todd Collins 12 Rich Gannon 11 Elvis Grbac Running backs 38 Kimble Anders 30 Donnell Bennett 39 Bam Morris 49 Tony Richardson FB 22 Rashaan Shehee Wide receivers 82 Derrick Alexander 84 Joe Horn KR 83 Danan Hughes 81 Kevin Lockett PR 89 Andre Rison 87 Tamarick Vanover KR/PR Tight ends 88 Tony Gonzalez 85 Brian Roche		Offensive linemen 69 Jeff Criswell T 61 Tim Grunhard C 67 Brad Kubik G 62 Glenn Parker G/T 66 Victor Riley T 68 Will Shields G 72 Ricky Siglar T 73 Jeff Smith C/G 68 Pete Swanson G 64 Ralph Tamm C/G/LS Defensive linemen 71 Tom Barndt NT 90 Ronnie Dixon DT 98 Eric Hicks DE 75 Chester McGlockton DE/DT 91 Leslie O'Neal DE 97 Ty Parten DE 95 Derrick Ransom DT		Linebackers 50 Anthony Davis OLB 56 Ernest Dixon ILB 59 Donnie Edwards ILB 54 Greg Favors ILB/OLB 55 Ron George OLB 51 Greg Manusky ILB 58 Derrick Thomas OLB 57 Jerrott Willard OLB Defensive backs 34 Dale Carter CB 41 Keith Crawford FS 40 James Hasty CB 24 Jason Kaiser CB 29 Mark McMillian CB 25 Reggie Tongue SS 27 Bracy Walker SS 44 Eric Warfield CB 46 Robert Williams CB 21 Jerome Woods FS Special teams 5 Louie Aguiar P 10 Pete Stoyanovich K		Reserve lists 26 Vashone Adams S (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 93 John Browning DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Sean Manuel TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Pellom McDaniels DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 48 Ted Popson TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Marcus Spears T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 79 Dave Szott G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 99 Duane Ashman DE 42 Jesse Haynes RB 9 Reggie Jones WR 60 Fred Pollack G 47 Bob Rosenstiel TE 53 active, 7 inactive, 5 practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 1	vs. Green Bay Packers	L 24–27 (OT)	0–1	Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)	42,018	Recap
2	August 8	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 17–13	1–1	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (Norman, OK)	43,657	Recap
3	August 15	at Minnesota Vikings	L 0–34	1–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	60,955	Recap
4	August 22	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 22–21	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	71,079	Recap
5	August 28	St. Louis Rams	L 6–10	2–3	Arrowhead Stadium	69,501	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 6	Oakland Raiders	W 28–8	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	78,945	Recap
2	September 13	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 16–21	1–1	Alltel Stadium	69,821	Recap
3	September 20	San Diego Chargers	W 23–7	2–1	Arrowhead Stadium	73,730	Recap
4	September 27	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–21	3–1	Veterans Stadium	66,675	Recap
5	October 4	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–6	4–1	Arrowhead Stadium	66,418	Recap
6	October 11	at New England Patriots	L 10–40	4–2	Foxboro Stadium	59,749	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–20	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	79,431	Recap
9	November 1	New York Jets	L 17–20	4–4	Arrowhead Stadium	65,104	Recap
10	November 8	at Seattle Seahawks	L 12–24	4–5	Kingdome	66,251	Recap
11	November 16	Denver Broncos	L 7–30	4–6	Arrowhead Stadium	78,100	Recap
12	November 22	at San Diego Chargers	L 37–38	4–7	Qualcomm Stadium	59,894	Recap
13	November 29	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–24	5–7	Arrowhead Stadium	69,613	Recap
14	December 6	at Denver Broncos	L 31–35	5–8	Mile High Stadium	74,962	Recap
15	December 13	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–17	6–8	Arrowhead Stadium	77,697	Recap
16	December 20	at New York Giants	L 7–28	6–9	Giants Stadium	66,040	Recap
17	December 26	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–24	7–9	Network Associates Coliseum	52,679	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	0	7	0	7
Chiefs	6	10	7	0	23

1998_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

1998 Kansas City Chiefs season

Offseason

Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 3: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 4: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 5: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 6: at New England Patriots

Week 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 9: vs. New York Jets

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 12: at San Diego Chargers

Week 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 14: at Denver Broncos

Week 15: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 16: at New York Giants

Week 17: at Oakland Raiders

Standings

Awards and records

References

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AFC West
view talk edit	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