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

2005 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
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 14 Ty Detmer  8 Matt Schaub  7 Michael Vick Running backs 34 DeAndra Cobb 45 T. J. Duckett 28 Warrick Dunn 33 Justin Griffith FB 44 Fred McCrary FB Wide receivers 87 Cedric Bonner 86 Brian Finneran 12 Michael Jenkins 82 Jerome Pathon 84 Roddy White Tight ends 80 Eric Beverly 85 Dwayne Blakley 83 Alge Crumpler		Offensive linemen 69 Ben Claxton G 65 Kynan Forney G 66 Austin King C/G 61 Matt Lehr G 62 Todd McClure C 70 Frank Omiyale T 76 Kevin Shaffer T 79 Barry Stokes T 74 Todd Weiner T Defensive linemen 95 Jonathan Babineaux DT/DE 75 Roderick Coleman DT 92 Chauncey Davis DE 97 Patrick Kerney DE 94 Chad Lavalais DT 93 Constantin Ritzmann DE 73 Josh Savage DE 71 Darrell Shropshire DT		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  9 Michael Koenen P  2 Todd Peterson K 48 Derek Rackley LS		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
				Final score	Preseason record
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	Dolphin Stadium	Boxscore	71,616

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Stadium	Box scores	Attendance
				Final score	Team record
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

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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

References

1. "2005 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
2. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/probowl.htm

External links

• 2005 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com