2005 Atlanta Falcons season

2005 Atlanta Falcons season

Head coach	Jim Mora
General manager	Rich McKay
Owner	Arthur Blank
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2005 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 40th in the National Football League (NFL). It began with the team trying to defend their NFC South division title and 11–5 record in 2004. The Falcons started 6–2, but injuries on defense caused them to finish the second half 2–6. Bright spots included the Falcons ending their Monday Night Football jinx by going 3–0, and on Thursday, November 24, the Falcons played on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in franchise history with a 27–7 victory over the Detroit Lions. On the next-to-last game of the regular season, the Falcons were eliminated from postseason contention with a 27–24 overtime loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons failed to improve over their 11–5 season, therefore finishing 8–8 and once again failed to attain back-to-back winning seasons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 2005 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Atlanta Falcons draft
1	27	Roddy White *	Wide receiver	UAB
2	59	Jonathan Babineaux	Defensive tackle	Iowa
3	90	Jordan Beck	Linebacker	Cal Poly
4	128	Chauncey Davis	Defensive end	Florida State
5	160	Michael Boley	Linebacker	Southern Miss
5	163	Frank Omiyale	Offensive tackle	Tennessee Tech
6	201	DeAndra Cobb	Running back	Michigan State
7	241	Darrell Shropshire	Defensive tackle	South Carolina
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Owner/Chief Executive Officer – Arthur Blank
President/General Manager – Rich McKay
Director of Pro Personnel – Les Snead
Director of College Scouting – Phil Emery

Head coaches

Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Jim L. Mora

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Greg Knapp
Quarterbacks – Mike Johnson
Running Backs – Ollie Wilson
Wide Receivers – George Stewart
Tight Ends – Clancy Barone
Offensive Line – Jeff Jagodzinski
Offensive Assistant – Chris Dalman
Offensive Assistant – Robert Prince
Consultant – Alex Gibbs

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Ed Donatell
Defensive Line – Bill Johnson
Linebackers – Chris Beake
Senior Defensive Assistant/Secondary – Emmitt Thomas
Defensive Backs – Brett Maxie
Defensive Assistant – Dennis Allen

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Joe DeCamillis

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Al Miller
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Rocky Colburn

Roster

2005 Atlanta Falcons final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

59 Michael Boley OLB
56 Keith Brooking MLB
98 Ike Reese OLB
54 Artie Ulmer MLB
51 Demorrio Williams OLB

Defensive backs

29 Keion Carpenter SS
42 Antuan Edwards SS
21 DeAngelo Hall CB
38 Ronnie Heard FS
26 Omare Lowe CB/FS
25 Kevin McCadam SS
25 John ReaySS
39 Cam Newton SS
24 Bryan Scott FS
22 Leigh Torrence CB
37 Ahmad Treaudo CB
36 Jason Webster CB
30 Brandon Williams CB

Special teams

Reserve lists

52 Jordan Beck LB (IR)
27 Chris Cash CB (IR)
70 Erik Flowers DE (IR)
50 Edgerton Hartwell LB (IR)
11 Kerry Johnson WR (IR)
96 Antwan Lake DT (IR)
23 Kevin Mathis CB (IR)
20 Allen Rossum CB (IR)
91 Brady Smith DE (IR)
89 Dez White WR (IR)

Practice squad

90 Klaus Alinen DE
53 Derrick Ballard LB
77 Tyson Clabo G
41 Kevin Dudley FB
99 Jonathan Jackson DE
74 Rodney Hall G
17 Kevin Youngblood WR

Rookies in italics
53 Active, 10 Inactive, 9 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium	Box scores	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Preseason record	Stadium	Box scores	Attendance
1	August 6	6:06 PM JST	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–21	1–0	Tokyo Dome	Boxscore	45,203
2	August 13	7:35 EDT	Baltimore Ravens	W 16–3	2–0	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	67,123
3	August 19	7:35 PM EDT	Tennessee Titans	L 21–24	2–1	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	69,327
4	August 25	8:06 PM EDT	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–7	3–1	ALLTEL Stadium	Boxscore	60,596
4	September 1	7:37 PM EDT	Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	4–1	Dolphins Stadium	Boxscore	71,616

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium	Box scores	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Stadium	Box scores	Attendance
1	September 12	9:05 PM EDT	Philadelphia Eagles	W 14–10	1–0	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	70,806
2	September 18	1:06 PM PDT	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–18	1–1	Qwest Field	Boxscore	66,030
3	September 25	1:02 PM EDT	at Buffalo Bills	W 24–16	2–1	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Boxscore	72,032
4	October 2	4:17 PM EDT	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–10	3–1	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	69,552
5	October 9	1:05 PM EDT	New England Patriots	L 28–31	3–2	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	71,079
6	October 16	12:03 PM CDT	at New Orleans Saints	W 34–31	4–2	Alamodome	Boxscore	65,562
7	October 24	9:07 PM EDT	New York Jets	W 27–14	5–2	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	70,995
8	Bye
9	November 6		at Miami Dolphins	W 17–10	6–2	Dolphin Stadium	Boxscore	72,187
10	November 13		Green Bay Packers	L 25–33	6–3	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	71,001
11	November 20		Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–30	6–4	Georgia Dome	Boxscore	70,794
12	November 24		at Detroit Lions	W 27–7	7–4	Ford Field	Boxscore	62,390
13	December 4		at Carolina Panthers	L 6–24	7–5	Bank of America Stadium		73,661
14	December 12		New Orleans Saints	W 36–17	8–5	Georgia Dome		70,083
15	December 18		at Chicago Bears	L 3–16	8–6	Soldier Field		62,170
16	December 24		at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–27 (OT)	8–7	Raymond James Stadium		65,482
17	January 1		Carolina Panthers	L 11–44	8–8	Georgia Dome		70,796

Standings

NFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	300	274	W2
⁽⁵⁾ Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	391	259	W1
Atlanta Falcons	8	8	0	.500	2–4	5–7	351	341	L3
New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	235	398	L5

Awards and honors

Michael Vick, Pro Bowl selection^[2]

Images

The Thanksgiving Day game between the Falcons and the Detroit Lions
Vick scanning the field against the New Orleans Saints

References

↑ "2005 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/probowl.htm

External links

2005 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Atlanta Falcons

Founded in 1966 Based in Atlanta, Georgia Headquartered in Flowery Branch, Georgia

Franchise	Franchise Team history Seasons Players Quarterbacks Head coaches Expansion draft Draft history First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Georgia Dome Mercedes-Benz Stadium (under construction)

Culture	Rankin M. Smith, Sr. Arthur Blank The Dirty Bird Dance Freddie Falcon Michael Vick dog fighting investigation Cheerleaders

Lore	Gary Anderson's missed field goal

Rivalries	Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints

Division championships (5)	1980 1998 2004 2010 2012

Conference championships (1)	1998

Ring of Honor	10 21 31 42 57 58 60 78 87

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (50)	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

Atlanta Falcons seasons

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

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2005 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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