1998 Kansas City Chiefs season

1998 Kansas City Chiefs season
Head coach	Marty Schottenheimer
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	G Will Shields

The 1998 Kansas City Chiefs season was the franchise's 39th season in the National Football League, and the 29th overall.

The season began with the team avenging the loss in the 1998 playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos, but instead the Chiefs failed to succeed in the highly competitive AFC West.

The team finished with a 7–9 record and 4th place in the AFC West. Head coach Marty Schottenheimer announced his resignation following the season after ten seasons with the team and defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham assumed coaching duties for 1999.

Offseason

On April 9, Marcus Allen announced his retirement.

NFL draft

Main article: 1998 NFL draft

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

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Personnel

Staff

1998 Kansas City Chiefs staff

Front office

Founder – Lamar Hunt
Chairman of the Board – Jack Steadman
President/General Manager/Chief Executive Officer – Carl Peterson
Executive Vice President/Assistant General Manager – Dennis Thum
Administrative Assistant to the Head Coach – Russ Ball

Head coaches

Head Coach – Marty Schottenheimer
Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers – Al Saunders

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Jimmy Raye
Quarterbacks – Mike McCarthy
Running Backs – Lionel James
Tight Ends/Offensive Assistant – Jim Erkenbeck
Offensive Line – Mike Solari
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Brian Schottenheimer

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Gunther Cunningham
Defensive Line – Bob Karmelowicz
Linebackers – Woodrow Lowe
Defensive Backs – Kurt Schottenheimer
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Darvin Wallis

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Stock

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roberto Parker

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 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.

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.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Oakland Raiders	W 28–8	78,945
2	September 13, 1998	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 21–16	69,821
3	September 20, 1998	San Diego Chargers	W 23–7	73,730
4	September 27, 1998	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–21	66,675
5	October 4, 1998	Seattle Seahawks	W 17–6	66,418
6	October 11, 1998	at New England Patriots	L 40–10	59,749
7	Bye
8	October 26, 1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–13	79,431
9	November 1, 1998	New York Jets	L 20–17	65,104
10	November 8, 1998	at Seattle Seahawks	L 24–12	66,251
11	November 16, 1998	Denver Broncos	L 30–7	78,100
12	November 22, 1998	at San Diego Chargers	L 38–37	59,894
13	November 29, 1998	Arizona Cardinals	W 34–24	69,613
14	December 6, 1998	at Denver Broncos	L 35–31	74,692
15	December 13, 1998	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–17	77,697
16	December 20, 1998	at New York Giants	L 28–7	66,040
17	December 26, 1998	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–24	52,679

Standings

AFC West
	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

Awards and records

The team was penalized 158 times for 1,304 yards. An NFL record that stood until the Oakland Raiders surpassed it in 2011.^[2]

References

↑ "1998 Kansas City Chiefs draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
↑ http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=311224012

Kansas City Chiefs

Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)

Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium

Personnel	Owner: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General Manager: John Dorsey Head Coach: Andy Reid Co-Offensive Coordinator: Brad Childress Co-Offensive Coordinator: Matt Nagy Defensive Coordinator: Bob Sutton Special Teams Coach: Dave Toub

Culture	Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle Warpaint K. C. Wolf Marty Ball Cheerleaders

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers St. Louis Cardinals/Rams

Playoff appearances (18)	1962 1966 1968 1969 1971 1986 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 2003 2006 2010 2013 2015

Division championships (8)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010

League championships (2^†)	1962 1969 (IV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1969 AFL championships

Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86

Media	Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: KCFX Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Dallas Texans–Kansas City Chiefs seasons

Dallas Texans 1960 1961 1962 Kansas City 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory

1998 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
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

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