2005 Buffalo Bills season (original) (raw)
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46th season in franchise history
| 2005 Buffalo Bills season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| General manager | Tom Donahoe |
| Head coach | Mike Mularkey |
| Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 3rd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | P Brian MoormanLS Mike Schneck |
| ← 2004 Bills seasons 2006 → |
The 2005 Buffalo Bills season was their 46th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7, instead finishing 5–11.[1] This was the sixth consecutive season in which the team missed the playoffs.
Mike Mularkey coached the Bills for his second year.[note 1]
Drew Bledsoe, who had been the team's quarterback from 2002 to 2004, was released by the Bills after the 2004 season to make way for backup quarterback J. P. Losman. It was the second time that Bledsoe's team had let him go for a younger quarterback. When Bledsoe was later signed by the Dallas Cowboys, he expressed bitterness with the Bills for the move, stating "I can't wait to go home and dress my kids in little stars and get rid of the other team’s [Buffalo’s] stuff."[2]
The Bills failed to re-sign defensive tackle Pat Williams, who would sign with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2005 season. The Bills also lost starting offensive tackle Jonas Jennings to the San Francisco 49ers.
Buffalo had six draft picks in the 2005 draft. The Bills traded their only first round pick in 2005 to the Dallas Cowboys to move up in the previous draft, a pick they used to draft J. P. Losman.
| 2005 Buffalo Bills draft | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 2 | 55 | Roscoe Parrish | WR | Miami (FL) | |
| 3 | 86 | Kevin Everett | TE | Miami (FL) | |
| 4 | 122 | Duke Preston | C | Illinois | |
| 5 | 156 | Eric King | CB | Wake Forest | |
| 6 | 197 | Justin Geisinger | OG | Vanderbilt | |
| 7 | 236 | Lionel Gates | RB | Louisville | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
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2005 Undrafted Free Agents of note
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Cieslak | Tight end | Northern Illinois |
| Liam Ezekiel | Linebacker | Northeastern |
| Jim Leonhard | Safety | Wisconsin |
2005 Buffalo Bills staff | | Front office Owner/founder – Ralph Wilson President/general manager – Tom Donahoe Assistant general manager – Tom Modrak Director of pro personnel – John Guy Coordinator of college scouting – Doug Majeski Head coaches Head coach – Mike Mularkey Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Tom Clements Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running backs – Eric Studesville Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Mike Miller Offensive line – Jim McNally Offensive line – Frank Verducci | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Don Blackmon Defensive backs – Steve Szabo Defensive assistant – Chuck Lester Special teams coaches Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Brad Roll Assistant strength and conditioning – John Allaire | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
2005 Buffalo Bills roster
| Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Kelly Holcomb 7 J. P. Losman 6 Shane Matthews Running backs (RB) 35 Joe Burns 25 Lionel Gates 44 Jon Goldsberry FB 21 Willis McGahee 31 Daimon Shelton FB 20 Shaud Williams Wide receivers (WR) 89 Sam Aiken 83 Lee Evans 80 Eric Moulds 11 Roscoe Parrish KR/PR 82 Josh Reed 19 Jonathan Smith KR/PR 15 George Wilson Tight ends (TE) 84 Mark Campbell 48 Brad Cieslak TE 87 Tim Euhus | | Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Bennie Anderson G 69 Mike Gandy T 73 Justin Geisinger G 76 Greg Jerman G 79 Dylan McFarland T 71 Jason Peters T 75 Duke Preston C 70 Trey Teague C 58 Chris Villarrial G 68 Mike Williams G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Sam Adams DT 77 Tim Anderson DT 97 Justin Bannan DT 92 Ryan Denney DE 99 Jason Jefferson DT 90 Chris Kelsay DE 94 Aaron Schobel DE | | Linebackers (LB) 55 Angelo Crowell OLB 50 Liam Ezekiel MLB 59 London Fletcher MLB 53 Mario Haggan OLB 96 Jeff Posey OLB 57 Josh Stamer OLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Rashad Baker FS 22 Nate Clements CB/PR 33 Jabari Greer CB 29 Eric King CB 42 Jim Leonhard SS 24 Terrence McGee CB/KR 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 23 Troy Vincent FS Special teams 9 Rian Lindell K 8 Brian Moorman P 54 Mike Schneck LS | | Practice squad 67 LaWaylon Brown DT 60 Jasen Esposito T 40 Wendell Hunter LB 39 Rob Lee CB 72 Marques Ogden T 91 Eric Powell DE Reserve 98 Ron Edwards DE (IR) 
85 Kevin Everett TE (IR) 88 Ryan Neufeld TE (IR) 72 Lawrence Smith G (IR) 93 Lauvale Sape DT (IR) 51 Takeo Spikes LB (IR) 28 Kevin Thomas CB (PUP) 27 Coy Wire S (IR) _Rookies in italics_53 active, 8 reserve, 6 practice squad |
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In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Bills played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Bengals and the Texans based on divisional positions from 2004.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 11 | Houston Texans | W 22–7 | 1–0 | 71,781 |
| 2 | September 18 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–19 | 1–1 | 64,777 |
| 3 | September 25 | Atlanta Falcons | L 16–24 | 1–2 | 72,032 |
| 4 | October 2 | at New Orleans Saints (San Antonio) | L 7–19 | 1–3 | 58,688 |
| 5 | October 9 | Miami Dolphins | W 20–14 | 2–3 | 72,160 |
| 6 | October 16 | New York Jets | W 27–17 | 3–3 | 72,045 |
| 7 | October 23 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–38 | 3–4 | 42,779 |
| 8 | October 30 | at New England Patriots | L 16–21 | 3–5 | 68,756 |
| 9 | Bye | ||||
| 10 | November 13 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 14–3 | 4–5 | 72,093 |
| 11 | November 20 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–48 | 4–6 | 65,602 |
| 12 | November 27 | Carolina Panthers | L 9–13 | 4–7 | 71,440 |
| 13 | December 4 | at Miami Dolphins | L 23–24 | 4–8 | 72,051 |
| 14 | December 11 | New England Patriots | L 7–35 | 4–9 | 71,810 |
| 15 | December 17 | Denver Broncos | L 17–28 | 4–10 | 71,887 |
| 16 | December 24 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 37–27 | 5–10 | 65,485 |
| 17 | January 1 | at New York Jets | L 26–30 | 5–11 | 76,822 |
| Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text. |
| AFC East | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| (4) New England Patriots | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 379 | 338 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 318 | 317 | W6 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 271 | 367 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 240 | 355 | W1 |
| Game information |
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| First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:36. BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 1:43. Bills 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:45. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 13:57. Bills 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09. BUF – Rian Lindell 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Bills 12–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:34. HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick). Bills 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30. BUF – Jason Peters 1-yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 0:29. Bills 19–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:08. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Bills 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:31. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 9/21, 70 yards, 3 INT BUF – J.P. Losman – 17/28, 170 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 48 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 117 yards Top receivers HOU – Mark Bruener – 1 reception, 19 yards BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards |
- The Bills wore throwback AFL "standing buffalo" helmets
- J.P. Losman 1st career start
^ Second of two total years; Mularkey would resign from the Bills after the 2005 season
^ "2005 Buffalo Bills". Pro Football Reference.
^ "Bledsoe Rejoins Parcells and Plans to Start for Cowboys". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 24, 2005. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "2005 Buffalo Bills Draft". The Football Database. Retrieved January 1, 2017.