1998 Green Bay Packers season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Green Bay Packers
year = 1998
record = 11-5
division_place = 2nd NFC Central
coach = Mike Holmgren
stadium = Lambeau Field
playoffs = L NFC Wild Card

The 1998 Green Bay Packers season ended with a 27-30 loss in the NFC Wild Card playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers, with Steve Young throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with three seconds left.cite web | url = http://www.packers.com/gameday/1999/01-03/ | title = Packers lose 30-27 | publisher = Packers.com | date = 1999-01-03 | accessdate = 2007-02-10] The season marked the end of an era in many ways for Green Bay; this was the last game for which both head coach Mike Holmgren and Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White would find themselves on the Packers' sideline.cite web | url = http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HolmMi0.htm | title = Mike Holmgren's stats page | publisher = profootballreference.com | accessdate = 2007-02-10] cite web | url = http://www.packers.com/history/hall_of_famers/white_reggie/ | title = Hall of Famers - Reggie White | publisher = Packers.com | accessdate = 2007-02-10]

Offseason

1998 NFL draft

Notably, the Packers drafted future all-pro quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in the 6th round (187th overall).cite web | url = http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teams/GB | title = NFL Draft History - Green Bay Packers | publisher = NFL.com | accessdate = 2007-02-10]

eason Standings

Roster

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoff

* San Francisco 49ers 30, Green Bay Packers 27Linescore Amfootball
Road=Packers
R1=3
R2=14
R3=0
R4=10
RT=27
Home=49ers
H1=7
H2=3
H3=10
H4=10
HT=30

"at 3Com Park, San Francisco

*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
*Game weather: convert|60|°F|°C, clear
*TV announcers (FOX): Pat Summerall (play-by-play) and John Madden (color commentator)
*Referee: Gerald Austin
*Game attendance: 66,506

The 49ers defeated the Packers, who had eliminated them from the playoffs in each of the past 3 seasons, in one of the wildest, back-and-forth games in league history.

Awards and Records

* Brett Favre, NFL Leader, Passing Yards, 4,212 Yards
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Attempts (551)
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (347)
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Percentage of Complete Passes (63)
* Brett Favre, NFC Leader (tied), Interceptions (23)
* Reggie White, National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award
*Reggie White, NFC Leader, Sacks (16.0)

Milestones

* Brett Favre, Second 4,000 Yard Passing Season (finished season with 4,212)

References