2005 St. Louis Rams season

2005 St. Louis Rams season
Head coach	Mike Martz Joe Vitt
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Home field	Edward Jones Dome
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2005 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 68th year with the National Football League and the 11th season in St. Louis. They tried to improve on their previous output in which they won eight games. Instead, they failed to do so and finished the season with a 6-10 record.

The news broke on October 10 when head coach Mike Martz announced he was leaving the team indefinitely after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. A day before that, he coached his last game in a home loss against Seattle. Joe Vitt took over the sidelines for the rest of the season. Though Martz was medically cleared to return, management refused to let him do so and he was fired after the season. Several players said they enjoyed having Martz as their head coach.

As running back Steven Jackson earned the starting position, this year was likely the last for future Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk as reconstructive knee surgery forced him to miss the entire 2006 season and then retire in March 2007.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 2005	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–25	67,918
2	September 18, 2005	at Arizona Cardinals	W 17–12	45,160
3	September 25, 2005	Tennessee Titans	W 31–27	65,835
4	October 2, 2005	at New York Giants	L 44–24	78,453
5	October 9, 2005	Seattle Seahawks	L 37–31	65,707
6	October 17, 2005	at Indianapolis Colts	L 45–28	57,307
7	October 23, 2005	New Orleans Saints	W 28–17	64,586
8	October 30, 2005	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–21	65,251
9	Bye
10	November 13, 2005	at Seattle Seahawks	L 31–16	67,192
11	November 20, 2005	Arizona Cardinals	L 38–28	65,750
12	November 27, 2005	at Houston Texans	W 33–27	70,010
13	December 4, 2005	Washington Redskins	L 24–9	65,701
14	December 11, 2005	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–13	64,005
15	December 18, 2005	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–16	65,382
16	December 24, 2005	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–20	65,473
17	January 1, 2006	at Dallas Cowboys	W 20–10	63,131

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Seattle Seahawks	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	454	271	L1
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	363	429	W1
Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	311	387	L1
San Francisco 49ers	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	239	428	W2