2005 Buffalo Bills season

2005 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach Mike Mularkey
General manager Tom Donahoe
Owner Ralph Wilson
Home field Ralph Wilson Stadium
Results
Record 5–11
Division place 3rd AFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

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.[2]

Offseason

Drew Bledsoe, who had been the team's quarterback from 2002–2004, 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."[3]

NFL Draft

Main article: 2005 NFL Draft

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.

Round Pick # Player Position College
2 5 Roscoe Parrish Wide Receiver Miami (Fla.)
3 86 Kevin Everett Tight End Miami (Fla.)
4 122 Duke Preston Center Illinois
5 156 Eric King Cornerback Wake Forest
6 197 Justin Geisinger Offensive Guard Vanderbilt
7 236 Lionel Gates Running Back Louisville

Personnel

Staff

2005 Buffalo Bills staff
Front office
  • Owner – 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

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Gray
  • Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie
  • Linebackers – Don Blackmon
  • Defensive Backs – Steve Szabo
  • Defensive Assistant – Chuck Lester

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Brad Roll

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 11, 2005 Houston Texans W 22–7
71,781
2 September 18, 2005 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 19–3
64,777
3 September 25, 2005 Atlanta Falcons L 24–16
72,032
4 October 2, 2005 at New Orleans Saints L 19–7
58,688
5 October 9, 2005 Miami Dolphins W 20–14
72,160
6 October 16, 2005 New York Jets W 27–17
72,045
7 October 23, 2005 at Oakland Raiders L 38–17
42,779
8 October 30, 2005 at New England Patriots L 21–16
68,756
9 Bye
10 November 13, 2005 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–3
72,093
11 November 20, 2005 at San Diego Chargers L 48–10
65,602
12 November 27, 2005 Carolina Panthers L 13–9
71,440
13 December 4, 2005 at Miami Dolphins L 24–23
72,051
14 December 11, 2005 New England Patriots L 35–7
71,810
15 December 17, 2005 Denver Broncos L 28–17
71,887
16 December 24, 2005 at Cincinnati Bengals W 37–27
65,485
17 January 1, 2006 at New York Jets L 30–26
76,822

Standings

AFC East
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

References

  1. ↑ 2005 Buffalo Bills
  2. ↑ Second of two total years; Mularkey would resign from the Bills after the 2005 season
  3. ↑ N.F.L. ROUNDUP; Bledsoe Rejoins Parcells, With Eye on Starting Job at New York Times
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