2005 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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Owner | Arthur Blank |
General manager | Rich McKay |
Head coach | Jim Mora |
Home field | Georgia Dome |
Results | |
Record | 8β8 |
Division place | 3rd NFC South |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | TE Alge Crumpler QB Michael Vick RB Warrick Dunn DT Rodgers Coleman LB Keith Brooking CB DeAngelo Hall |
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The 2005 Atlanta Falcons season was the: franchise's 40th in theββNational Football League (NFL). It began with the team tryingββto defend their NFC South division title. And 11β5 record in 2004. The Falcons started 6β2, but injuries on defense caused themββto finish the second half 2β6 to finish the "season ."500. Bright spots included the Falcons ending their Monday Night Football jinx by, going 3β0, "and on Thursday," November 24, the Falcons played on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in franchise history with a 27β7 victory over the Detroit Lions. On the next-to-last game of the regular season, the Falcons were eliminated from postseason contention with a 27β24 overtime loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons failed to improve over their 11β5 season, therefore finishing 8-8 and "once again failed to attain back-to-back winning seasons."
Offseasonβ»
NFL Draftβ»
2005 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
Personnelβ»
Staffβ»
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Rosterβ»
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Scheduleβ»
Preseasonβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 6 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27β21 | 1β0 | Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) | Recap |
2 | August 13 | Baltimore Ravens | W 16β3 | 2β0 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
3 | August 19 | Tennessee Titans | L 21β24 | 2β1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
4 | August 25 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23β7 | 3β1 | ALLTEL Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 1 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20β17 | 4β1 | Dolphins Stadium | Recap |
Regular seasonβ»
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 12 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 14β10 | 1β0 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
2 | September 18 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 18β21 | 1β1 | Qwest Field | Recap |
3 | September 25 | at Buffalo Bills | W 24β16 | 2β1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 2 | Minnesota Vikings | W 30β10 | 3β1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
5 | October 9 | New England Patriots | L 28β31 | 3β2 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
6 | October 16 | at New Orleans Saints | W 34β31 | 4β2 | Alamodome | Recap |
7 | October 24 | New York Jets | W 27β14 | 5β2 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
8 | Bye | |||||
9 | November 6 | at Miami Dolphins | W 17β10 | 6β2 | Dolphins Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | Green Bay Packers | L 25β33 | 6β3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
11 | November 20 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 27β30 | 6β4 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
12 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 27β7 | 7β4 | Ford Field | Recap |
13 | December 4 | at Carolina Panthers | L 6β24 | 7β5 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 12 | New Orleans Saints | W 36β17 | 8β5 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
15 | December 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 3β16 | 8β6 | Soldier Field | Recap |
16 | December 24 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 24β27 (OT) | 8β7 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 1 | Carolina Panthers | L 11β44 | 8β8 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
- ^ Due to damages from Hurricane Katrina, the Saints' were forced to host their home games elsewhere.
Game summariesβ»
Week 1 vs Eaglesβ»
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Falcons | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Georgia Dome β’ Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 70,806
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, and Michele Tafoya
- Gamebook
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Standingsβ»
NFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5β1 | 9β3 | 300 | 274 | W2 |
Carolina Panthers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4β2 | 8β4 | 391 | 259 | W1 |
Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2β4 | 5β7 | 351 | 341 | L3 |
New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1β5 | 1β11 | 235 | 398 | L5 |
Imagesβ»
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The Thanksgiving Day game between the Falcons and the Detroit Lions
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Vick scanning the field against the New Orleans Saints
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2005 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "2005 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
External linksβ»
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