1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Season 23 Brief

The bucs finished 8-8 and missed the playoffs since 1996, following their breakthrough 1997 season. It was their first season in Raymond James Stadium.

They were the only team to beat the Minnesota Vikings during the regular season. In Week 16, they recorded the biggest road win in their history against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The season was marked by close losses in which touchdowns had been called back due to referee error.

		PRESEASON
Date		Opponent	Week/Record	Outcome
Saturday Aug. 1		Pittsburgh Steelers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	PS - wk 1 1-0	Won 30-6
Saturday Aug. 8		Kansas City Chiefs Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	PS - wk 2 1-1	Lost 13-17
Thursday Aug. 13		@ Miami Dolphins Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL	PS - wk 3 1-2	Lost 13-14
Monday Aug. 24		@ Oakland Raiders Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, CA	PS - wk 4 2-2	Won 41-7
Monday Aug. 24		@ New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA	PS - wk 5 2-3	Lost 6-10
1998 Season Results Record: 8-8, DIV: 4-4 (3rd in NFC Central)
Date		Opponent	Week/Record	Outcome
Sunday Sep. 6		@ Minnesota Vikings Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, MN	RS - wk 1 0-1	Lost 7-31
Sunday Sep. 13		@ Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI	RS - wk 2 0-2	Lost 15-23
Sunday Sep. 20		Chicago Bears Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 3 1-2	Won 27-15
Monday Sep. 28		@ Detroit Lions Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI	RS - wk 4 1-3	Lost 6-27
Sunday Oct. 4		New York Giants Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 5 2-3	Won 20-3
Sunday Oct. 11		BYE	RS - wk 6 2-3
Sunday Oct. 18		Carolina Panthers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 7 3-3	Won 16-13
Sunday Oct. 25		@ New Orleans Saints Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA	RS - wk 8 3-4	Lost 3-9
Sunday Nov. 1		Minnesota Vikings Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 9 4-4	Won 27-24
Sunday Nov. 8		Tennessee Titans Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 10 4-5	Lost 22-31
Sunday Nov. 15		@ Jacksonville Jaguars Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, FL	RS - wk 11 4-6	Lost 24-29
Sunday Nov. 22		Detroit Lions Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 12 4-7	Lost 25-28
Sunday Dec. 29		@ Chicago Bears Soldier Field, Chicago, IL	RS - wk 13 5-7	Won 31-17
Monday Dec. 7		Green Bay Packers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 14 6-7	Won 24-22
Sunday Dec. 13		Pittsburgh Steelers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	RS - wk 15 7-7	Won 16-3
Saturday Dec. 19		@ Washington Redskins Jack Kent Stadium, Landover, MD	RS - wk 16 7-8	Lost 16-20
Sunday Dec. 27		@ Cincinnati Bengals Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, OH	RS - wk 17 8-8	Won 35-0
		PLAYOFFS
Date		Opponent	NFC/Superbowl	Outcome
Season Ended		@ Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, FL	None None	00-00

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