1998 Arizona Cardinals season
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1998 Arizona Cardinals season
| 1998 Arizona Cardinals season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Vince Tobin | ||||||
| Home field | Sun Devil Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 9–7 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFC East | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff | ||||||
| Timeline | |||||||
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The 1998 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 78th in the National Football League. It was the Cardinals' 11th season in Arizona. The club posted its first winning record since 1984, appeared in the postseason for the first time since 1982, its first postseason appearance in a non-strike season since 1975, and won its first postseason game since 1947. It was the Cardinals' first playoff appearance in its tenure in Arizona. (The team moved to Phoenix from St. Louis after the 1987 season.)
Statistics site Football Outsiders calls the 1998 Cardinals "one of the greatest fluke teams of all time ... who went 9-7 despite getting outscored by their opponents 378-325. They rank[ed] 25th [statistically] below three different 4-12 teams. [T]hey were a colossal fluke, despite the fact that they managed to win a playoff game in a huge upset over Dallas. ... The Cardinals went 6-3 over their final nine games, but all six wins came against teams that were 6-10 or worse, and all six wins came by either two or three points. The next year, they were back to 6-10...."[1] Football Outsiders states that the 1998 Cardinals are the third-worst team (behind the 2004 Rams and 2010 Seahawks) to qualify for the NFL playoffs since they began calculating ratings.[2]
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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| 1 | 3 | Andre Wadsworth | Defensive End | Florida State |
| 2 | 33 | Corey Chavous | Defensive Back | Vanderbilt |
| 2 | 36 | Anthony Clement | Tackle | Lafayette |
| 4 | 95 | Michael Pittman | Running Back | Fresno State |
| 5 | 125 | Terry Hardy | Tight End | Southern Miss |
| 6 | 158 | Zack Walz | Linebacker | Dartmouth College |
| 7 | 193 | Phil Savoy | Wide Receiver | Colorado |
| 7 | 209 | Jomo Cousins | Defensive End | Florida A & M |
| 7 | 226 | Pat Tillman | Defensive Back | Arizona St. |
| 7 | 233 | Ron Janes | Running Back | Mizzou |
Personnel
Staff
| 1998 Arizona Cardinals staff | ||||||
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Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | TV Time | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1998 | FOX 2:00 pm MT | at Dallas Cowboys | L 38-10 |
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| 2 | September 13, 1998 | FOX 2:00 pm MT | at Seattle Seahawks | L 33-14 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1998 | ESPN 6:15 pm MT | Philadelphia Eagles | W 17-3 |
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| 4 | September 27, 1998 | FOX 11:00 am MT | at St. Louis Rams | W 20-17 |
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| 5 | October 4, 1998 | CBS 2:00 pm MT | Oakland Raiders | L 23-20 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1998 | Chicago Bears | FOX 2:00 pm MT | W 20-7 |
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| 7 | October 18, 1998 | FOX 11:00 am MT | at New York Giants | L 34-7 |
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| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | November 1, 1998 | FOX 11:00 am MT | at Detroit Lions | W 17-15 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1998 | FOX 2:00 pm MT | Washington Redskins | W 29-27 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1998 | FOX 2:00 pm MT | Dallas Cowboys | L 35-28 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1998 | FOX 11:00 am MT | at Washington Redskins | W 45-42 |
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| 13 | November 29, 1998 | FOX 11:00 am MT | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 34-24 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1998 | FOX 2:00 pm MT | New York Giants | L 23-19 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1998 | at Philadelphia Eagles | FOX 11:00 am MT | W 20-17 |
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| 16 | December 20, 1998 | FOX 2:00 pm MT | New Orleans Saints | W 19-17 |
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| 17 | December 27, 1998 | CBS 2:00 pm MT | San Diego Chargers | W 16-13 |
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Standings
| NFC East | ||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 381 | 275 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 325 | 378 |
| New York Giants | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 287 | 309 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 319 | 421 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 161 | 344 |
Playoffs
NFC Wildcard Game
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Quarterback Jake Plummer passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Cardinals to their first playoff victory since 1947.[6]
NFC Divisional Playoff
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Awards and records
- Kwamie Lassiter, NFC Leader in Interceptions, 8 [7]
- Kwamie Lassiter, Tied NFL Record, Most Interceptions in One Game, 4 (Achieved on December 27) [8]
- Frank Sanders, Led NFC in Receptions, 89 [9]
References
- ^ 1998 DVOA Ratings and Commentary
- ^ Football Outsiders: Final 2010 DVOA Ratings "The Seahawks do pass the 1998 Cardinals as the second-worst playoff team in DVOA history."
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1998_draft.htm
- ^ 2009 Arizona Cardinals Media Guide. pp. 355–356. http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/media-guide.html. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ^ a b 1998 NFL Playoffs - www.football.com
- ^ Arizona Cardinals (1988-Present)
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 452
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 451
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| AFC | East | Central | West | East | Central | West | NFC |
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| Buffalo | Baltimore | Denver | Arizona | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
| Indianapolis | Cincinnati | Kansas City | Dallas | Detroit | Carolina | ||
| Miami | Jacksonville | Oakland | NY Giants | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
| New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | Philadelphia | Minnesota | St. Louis | ||
| NY Jets | Tennessee | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | San Francisco | ||
| 1998 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXXIII | |||||||
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