Team: | New Orleans Saints |
Year: | 1998 |
Record: | 6–10 |
Division Place: | 3rd NFC West |
Coach: | Mike Ditka |
Stadium: | Louisiana Superdome |
Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers: | T Willie Roaf |
Shortnavlink: | Saints seasons |
The 1998 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League (NFL).[1]
The Saints failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, and after a promising start of 3–0 only equalled their 6–10 record of the previous season. In the process the Saints lost to the 0–7 Carolina Panthers and were to follow this up the following season against the expansion Browns to become the only team since the NFL/AFL merger to lose to the last winless team in successive seasons.[2]
See main article: 1998 NFL draft. [3]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 6 | at St. Louis Rams | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Trans World Dome | 56,943 | |
2 | September 13 | Carolina Panthers | W 19–14 | 2–0 | Louisiana Superdome | 51,915 | |
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | September 27 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 19–13 | 3–0 | RCA Dome | 48,480 | |
5 | October 4 | New England Patriots | L 27–30 | 3–1 | Louisiana Superdome | 56,172 | |
6 | October 11 | San Francisco 49ers | L 0–31 | 3–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 62,811 | |
7 | October 18 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 23–31 | 3–3 | Georgia Dome | 60,774 | |
8 | October 25 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 9–3 | 4–3 | Louisiana Superdome | 52,695 | |
9 | November 1 | at Carolina Panthers | L 17–31 | 4–4 | Ericcson Stadium | 62,514 | |
10 | November 8 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–31 | 4–5 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,779 | |
11 | November 15 | St. Louis Rams | W 24–3 | 5–5 | Louisiana Superdome | 46,430 | |
12 | November 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–31 | 5–6 | 3Com Park | 68,429 | |
13 | November 29 | at Miami Dolphins | L 10–30 | 5–7 | Pro Player Stadium | 73,216 | |
14 | December 6 | W 22–3 | 6–7 | Louisiana Superdome | 65,065 | ||
15 | December 13 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17–27 | 6–8 | Louisiana Superdome | 61,678 | |
16 | December 20 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 17–19 | 6–9 | Sun Devil Stadium | 51,617 | |
17 | December 27 | Buffalo Bills | L 33–45 | 6–10 | Louisiana Superdome | 39,707 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |