1998 Oakland Raiders season
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| 1998 Oakland Raiders season | |
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| Head coach | Jon Gruden |
| General manager | Al Davis |
| Owner | Al Davis |
| Home field | Network Associates Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | Darrell Russell, DT Steve Wisniewski, G Charles Woodson, CB |
The 1998 Oakland Raiders season was their 39th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's output of 4–12, winning eight games.[1] This was the team's fifth consecutive season in which they failed to qualify for the playoffs.
The season saw the Raiders draft Heisman trophy winner Charles Woodson. He made an immediate impact and was named to the Pro Bowl following the season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 6, 1998 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 28–8 |
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| 2 | September 13, 1998 | New York Giants | W 20–17 |
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| 3 | September 20, 1998 | Denver Broncos | L 34–17 |
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| 4 | September 27, 1998 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 13–12 |
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| 5 | October 4, 1998 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 23–20 |
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| 6 | October 11, 1998 | San Diego Chargers | W 7–6 |
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| 7 | Bye | |||
| 8 | October 25, 1998 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–10 |
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| 9 | November 1, 1998 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 31–18 |
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| 10 | November 8, 1998 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 13–10 |
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| 11 | November 15, 1998 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20–17 |
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| 12 | November 22, 1998 | at Denver Broncos | L 40–14 |
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| 13 | November 29, 1998 | Washington Redskins | L 29–19 |
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| 14 | December 6, 1998 | Miami Dolphins | L 27–17 |
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| 15 | December 13, 1998 | at Buffalo Bills | L 44–21 |
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| 16 | December 20, 1998 | at San Diego Chargers | W 17–10 |
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| 17 | December 26, 1998 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 31–24 |
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Standings
| AFC West | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||
