2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (New England Patriots) 28–3
Uniform

The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the eleventh season in franchise history.

The Jaguars finshed 12–4 in the regular season, but did not manage to win their own division, getting swept by the Indianapolis Colts as they went 14–2. After ending up on the losing side of a Wild Card Round blowout against the New England Patriots, the Jaguars ended with an overall record of 12–5.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	21	21	Matt Jones	Wide Receiver	Arkansas
2	20	52	Khalif Barnes	Offensive Tackle	Washington
3	23	87	Scott Starks	Cornerback	Wisconsin
4	26	127	Alvin Pearman	Running Back	Virginia
5	21	157	Gerald Sensabaugh	Safety	North Carolina
6	11	185	Chad Owens	Wide Receiver	Hawaii
6	20	194	Pat Thomas	Linebacker	North Carolina State
7	23	237	Chris Roberson	Cornerback	Eastern Michigan

Personnel

Staff

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head Coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant Head Coach/Secondary – Dave Campo Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Carl Smith Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Kennedy Pola Wide Receivers – Steve Walters Tight Ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Heck			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive Line – Ray Hamilton Assistant Defensive Line – Todd Howard Linebackers – Brian VanGorder Defensive Backs – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant Special Teams – Mark Michaels Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Les Ebert

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	Attendance
1	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–14	1–0	Alltel Stadium	65,204
2	September 18	at Indianapolis Colts	L 10–3	1–1	RCA Dome	56,460
3	September 25	at New York Jets	W 26–20 (OT)	2–1	The Meadowlands	77,422
4	October 2	Denver Broncos	L 20–7	2–2	Alltel Stadium	66,045
5	October 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–20	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,137
6	October 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–17 (OT)	4–2	Heinz Field	63,891
7	Bye
8	October 30	at St. Louis Rams	L 24–21	4–3	Edward Jones Dome	65,251
9	November 6	Houston Texans	W 21–14	5–3	Alltel Stadium	64,613
10	November 13	Baltimore Ravens	W 30–3	6–3	Alltel Stadium	66,107
11	November 20	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–28	7–3	The Coliseum	69,149
12	November 27	at Arizona Cardinals	W 24–17	8–3	Sun Devil Stadium	39,198
13	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–14	9–3	Paul Brown Stadium	70,941
14	December 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 26–18	9–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 18	San Francisco 49ers	W 10–9	10–4	Alltel Stadium	64,764
16	December 24	at Houston Texans	W 38–20	11–4	Reliant Stadium	70,025
17	January 1	Tennessee Titans	W 40–13	12–4	Alltel Stadium	65,485
NOTES: Division games are in bold text.

Standings

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	439	247	W1
^(5) Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	361	269	W3
Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	299	421	L3
Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	260	431	L2

Playoffs

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site
WC	January 7, 2006	at New England Patriots (4)	L 28–3	Gillette Stadium

Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	0	0	3
Patriots	0	7	14	7	28

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: January 7, 2006
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 24°F (Clear)
• Game attendance: 68,756
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)
• Game recap

Game information

1st Quarter None. 2nd Quarter NE – Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:05 JAC – Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal, 1:05. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:45. 3rd Quarter NE – David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:13. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:42. NE – Benjamin Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:03. Patriots 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:53. 4th Quarter NE – Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:46. Patriots 28–3. Leading passers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 18/31, 179 yards, 1 INT NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 201 yards, 3 TD Leading rushers JAC – Byron Leftwich – 3 rushes, 26 yards NE – Kevin Faulk – 6 rushes, 52 yards Leading receivers JAC – Matt Jones – 6 receptions, 94 yards NE – Benjamin Watson – 5 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

References

• Pro Football Reference