| 1998 Green Bay Packers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Green Bay Packers, Inc. |
| President | Bob Harlan |
| General manager | Ron Wolf |
| Head coach | Mike Holmgren |
| Home field | Lambeau Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 2nd NFC Central |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at 49ers) 27–30 |
| Pro Bowlers | WR Antonio Freeman WR Roell Preston TE Mark Chmura SS LeRoy Butler |
The 1998 season was the Green Bay Packers' 78th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 80th overall. The Packers entered the 1998 campaign as the two-time defending NFC champions, losing the Super Bowl the year before. The season began with the team attempting to improve on their 13–3 record from 1997, three-peat as National Football Conference (NFC) champions, and win their second Super Bowl in three years.
With an 11–5 record on the season, during which the Minnesota Vikings brought an end to the Packers' 25-game home winning streak in Week 5, Green Bay finished second in the NFC Central, the first time in four years that they had not won the division. They qualified for the playoffs as the NFC's fifth seed, but they were beaten 30–27 by the San Francisco 49ers in the Wild Card round, with Steve Young throwing a 25-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with three seconds left.[1] This was the final season that the Packers would qualify for the postseason during the 1990s; they would not return to the playoffs until 2001.[citation needed] It was also the last season with the team for both head coach Mike Holmgren and Hall of Fame defensive end Reggie White.[2][3]
- ^ "Packers lose 30–27". Packers.com. January 3, 1999. Archived from the original on June 18, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
- ^ "Mike Holmgren's stats page". profootballreference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
- ^ "Hall of Famers – Reggie White". Packers.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2007.