2005 Buffalo Bills season

46th season in franchise history November 2013 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 2005 5–11 3rd AFC East Mike Mularkey Tom Donahoe Ralph Wilson Ralph Wilson Stadium Did not qualify P Brian MoormanLS Mike Schneck Bills seasons The 2005 Buffalo Bills season was their 46th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7, instead finishing 5–11.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2005.htm 2005 Buffalo Bills Pro Football Reference This was the sixth consecutive season in which the team missed the playoffs. Mike Mularkey coached the Bills for his second year.Second of two total years; Mularkey would resign from the Bills after the 2005 season Offseason Drew Bledsoe, who had been the team's quarterback from 2002 to 2004, was released by the Bills after the 2004 season to make way for backup quarterback J. P. Losman. It was the second time that Bledsoe's team had let him go for a younger quarterback. When Bledsoe was later signed by the Dallas Cowboys, he expressed bitterness with the Bills for the move, stating "I can't wait to go home and dress my kids in little stars and get rid of the other team’s [Buffalo’s] stuff."Associated Press Bledsoe Rejoins Parcells and Plans to Start for Cowboys The New York Times 2005-02-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/sports/football/bledsoe-rejoins-parcells-and-plans-to-start-for-cowboys.html 2024-12-02 The Bills failed to re-sign defensive tackle Pat Williams, who would sign with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2005 season. The Bills also lost starting offensive tackle Jonas Jennings to the San Francisco 49ers. Draft 2005 NFL draft Buffalo had six draft picks in the 2005 draft. The Bills traded their only first round pick in 2005 to the Dallas Cowboys to move up in the previous draft, a pick they used to draft J. P. Losman. 2005 Buffalo Bills 2 55 Roscoe Parrish WR Miami (FL) yes 3 86 Kevin Everett TE Miami (FL) yes 4 122 Duke Preston C Illinois yes 5 156 Eric King CB Wake Forest yes 6 197 Justin Geisinger OG Vanderbilt yes 7 236 Lionel Gates RB Louisville yes http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/draft/2005 The Football Database 2005 Buffalo Bills Draft January 1, 2017 Undrafted free agents + 2005 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBrad CieslakTight endNorthern IllinoisLiam EzekielLinebackerNortheasternJim LeonhardSafetyWisconsin Personnel Staff 2005 Buffalo Bills Owner/founder – Ralph Wilson President/general manager – Tom Donahoe Assistant general manager – Tom Modrak Director of pro personnel – John Guy Coordinator of college scouting – Doug Majeski Head coach – Mike Mularkey Offensive coordinator – Tom Clements Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running backs – Eric Studesville Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Mike Miller Offensive line – Jim McNally Offensive line – Frank Verducci Defensive coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Don Blackmon Defensive backs – Steve Szabo Defensive assistant – Chuck Lester Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning coordinator – Brad Roll Assistant strength and conditioning – John Allaire Roster 2005 Buffalo Bills 53 8 6 10 Kelly Holcomb  7 J. P. Losman  6 Shane Matthews 35 Joe Burns 25 Lionel Gates 44 Jon Goldsberry FB 21 Willis McGahee 31 Daimon Shelton FB 20 Shaud Williams 89 Sam Aiken 83 Lee Evans 80 Eric Moulds 11 Roscoe Parrish 82 Josh Reed 19 Jonathan Smith 15 George Wilson 84 Mark Campbell 48 Brad Cieslak 87 Tim Euhus 66 Bennie Anderson G 69 Mike Gandy OT 73 Justin Geisinger G 76 Greg Jerman G 79 Dylan McFarland OT 71 Jason Peters OT 75 Duke Preston C 70 Trey Teague C 58 Chris Villarrial G 68 Mike Williams G/OT 95 Sam Adams DT 77 Tim Anderson DT 97 Justin Bannan DT 92 Ryan Denney DE 99 Jason Jefferson DT 90 Chris Kelsay DE 94 Aaron Schobel DE 55 Angelo Crowell OLB 50 Liam Ezekiel MLB 59 London Fletcher MLB 53 Mario Haggan OLB 96 Jeff Posey OLB 57 Josh Stamer OLB 26 Rashad Baker FS 22 Nate Clements CB 33 Jabari Greer CB 29 Eric King CB 42 Jim Leonhard SS 24 Terrence McGee CB 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 23 Troy Vincent FS  9 Rian Lindell K  8 Brian Moorman P 54 Mike Schneck LS 98 Ron Edwards DE (IR) 7px 85 Kevin Everett TE (IR) 7px 88 Ryan Neufeld TE (IR) 7px 72 Lawrence Smith G (IR) 7px 93 Lauvale Sape DT (IR) 7px 51 Takeo Spikes MLB (IR) 7px 28 Kevin Thomas CB (PUP) 7px 27 Coy Wire S (IR) 7px 67 LaWaylon Brown DT 60 Jasen Esposito OT 40 Wendell Hunter LB 39 Rob Lee CB 72 Marques Ogden OT 91 Eric Powell DE Regular season In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Bills played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Bengals and the Texans based on divisional positions from 2004. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Houston Texans W 22–7 1–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium 71,781 Recap 2 September 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–19 1–1 Raymond James Stadium 64,777 Recap 3 September 25 Atlanta Falcons L 16–24 1–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,032 Recap 4 October 2 at New Orleans Saints L 7–19 1–3 Alamodome 58,688 Recap 5 October 9 Miami Dolphins W 20–14 2–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,160 Recap 6 October 16 New York Jets W 27–17 3–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,045 Recap 7 October 23 at Oakland Raiders L 17–38 3–4 McAfee Coliseum 42,779 Recap 8 October 30 at New England Patriots L 16–21 3–5 Gillette Stadium 68,756 Recap 9Bye 10 November 13 Kansas City Chiefs W 14–3 4–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,093 Recap 11 November 20 at San Diego Chargers L 10–48 4–6 Qualcomm Stadium 65,602 Recap 12 November 27 Carolina Panthers L 9–13 4–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium 71,440 Recap 13 December 4 at Miami Dolphins L 23–24 4–8 Dolphins Stadium 72,051 Recap 14 December 11 New England Patriots L 7–35 4–9 Ralph Wilson Stadium 71,810 Recap 15 December 17, 2005 Denver Broncos L 17–28 4–10 Ralph Wilson Stadium 71,887 Recap 16 December 24, 2005 at Cincinnati Bengals W 37–27 5–10 Paul Brown Stadium 65,485 Recap 17 January 1 at New York Jets L 26–30 5–11 Giants Stadium 76,822 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Season summary Week 1: vs. Houston Texans Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Houston Texans (0–0) at Buffalo Bills (0–0) September 11, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Texans 0 7 0 0 Bills 6 13 0 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 71,781 Sunny, 75 F C 1 or Ron Winter CBS Gus Johnson, Brent Jones Box Score First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:36. BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 1:43. Bills 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:45. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 13:57. Bills 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09. BUF – Rian Lindell 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Bills 12–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:34. HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick). Bills 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30. BUF – Jason Peters 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 0:29. Bills 19–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:08. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Bills 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:31. Top passers HOU – David Carr – 9/21, 70 yards, 3 INT BUF – J. P. Losman – 17/28, 170 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 48 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 117 yards Top receivers HOU – Mark Bruener – 1 reception, 19 yards BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards The Bills wore throwback AFL "standing buffalo" helmets J. P. Losman's 1st career start Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Buffalo Bills (1–0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1–0) September 18, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Bills 0 3 0 0 Buccaneers 0 9 7 3 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 64,777 Partly Cloudy, 91 F C 1 or Terry McAulay CBS Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter TB – Team safety, 9:29. Buccaneers 2–0. TB – Mike Alstott 1 yard rush (Matt Bryant kick), 2:36. Buccaneers 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:53. BUF – Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal, 1:01. Buccaneers 9–3. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:35. Third quarter TB – Cadillac Williams 3 yard rush (Matt Bryant kick), 10:12. Buccaneers 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:03. Fourth quarter TB – Matt Bryant 40 yard field goal, 9:22. Buccaneers 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 5:23. Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 11/28, 113 yards, 2 INT TB – Brian Griese – 16/22, 136 yards Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 13 rushes, 34 yards TB – Cadillac Williams – 24 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Josh Reed – 6 receptions, 71 yards TB – Michael Clayton – 6 receptions, 84 yards Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: Atlanta Falcons (1–1) at Buffalo Bills (1–1) September 25, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Falcons 7 10 0 7 Bills 3 10 3 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 72,032 Cloudy, 77 F C 1 or Scott Green Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Chris Myers Box Score First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 36-yard field goal, 9:32. Bills 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:28. ATL – Dwayne Blakley 9 yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick), 3:44. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:48. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 14:45. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:59. ATL – Michael Jenkins 15 yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick), 10:07. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:38. BUF – Willis McGahee 8 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 3:55. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:12. ATL – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:08. Third quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 30-yard field goal, 10:10. Falcons 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 4:09. Fourth quarter ATL – T. J. Duckett 12 yard rush (Todd Peterson kick), 12:07. Falcons 24–16. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:14. Top passers ATL – Michael Vick – 15/27, 167 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT BUF – J.P. Losman – 10/23, 75 yards, 1 INT Top rushers ATL – Warrick Dunn – 15 rushes, 97 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 27 rushes, 140 yards, TD Top receivers ATL – Brian Finneran – 4 receptions, 57 yards BUF – Josh Reed – 2 receptions, 24 yards Linebacker Takeo Spikes was lost for the season after an injury to his right achilles tendon being torn. Week 4: at New Orleans Saints Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Four: Buffalo Bills (1–2) at New Orleans Saints (1–2) October 2, 2005 1:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm CDT Bills 7 0 0 0 Saints 0 13 0 6 Alamo Dome, San Antonio, Texas 58,688 None, domed stadium Bill Vinovich CBS Don Criqui, Rich Gannon Box Score First quarter BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 9:40. Bills 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. Second quarter NO – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 9:05. Bills 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 8:04. NO – Aaron Brooks 4 yard run (John Carney kick), 5:38. Saints 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 3:01. NO – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 0:10. Saints 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:13. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NO – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 4:59. Saints 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:15. NO – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 1:09. Saints 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:59. Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 7/15, 75 yards, 1 INT NO – Aaron Brooks – 15/26, 172 yards Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 16 rushes, 84 yards, TD NO – Deuce McAllister – 27 rushes, 130 yards Top receivers BUF – Jonathan Smith – 2 receptions, 30 yards NO – Donté Stallworth – 8 receptions, 129 yards Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Five: Miami Dolphins (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (1–3) October 9, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Dolphins 0 0 7 7 Bills 10 7 0 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 72,160 Cloudy, 52 F C 1 or Walt Coleman CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross Box Score First quarter BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:23. 7–0 Bills. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:37. BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 4:15. 10–0 Bills. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:38. Second quarter BUF – Eric Moulds 2 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 8:08. Bills 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:52. Third quarter MIA – Will Heller 1 yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 5:50. Bills 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 2:24. Fourth quarter MIA – Randy McMichael 30 yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 8:18. Bills 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:21. BUF – Rian Lindell 47-yard field goal, 4:35. Bills 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 3:43. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 20/26, 169 yards, TD MIA – Gus Frerotte – 21/33, 226 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 31 rushes, 86 yards, TD MIA – Ronnie Brown – 17 rushes, 97 yards Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 65 yards MIA – Marty Booker – 3 receptions, 72 yards Week 6: vs. New York Jets Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Six: New York Jets (2–3) at Buffalo Bills (2–3) October 16, 2005 4:15 pm EDT Jets 0 10 7 0 Bills 7 10 7 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 72,045 Cloudy, 52 F C 1 or Jeff Triplette CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots Box Score First quarter BUF – Jonathan Smith 8 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 8:45. Bills 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:15. Second quarter BUF – Eric Moulds 15 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 10:05. Bills 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 6:02. NYJ – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 5:53. Bills 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:48. NYJ – Curtis Martin 1 yard rush (Mike Nugent kick), 0:30. Bills 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 1:55. BUF – Rian Lindell 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:30. Third quarter BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 6:32. Bills 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:41. NYJ – Vinny Testaverde 1 yard rush (Mike Nugent kick), 1:41. Bills 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:43. Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 5:54. Bills 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:41. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 18/26, 172 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 12/26, 161 yards, 2 INT Top rushes BUF – Willis McGahee – 29 rushes, 143 yards, TD NYJ – Curtis Martin – 18 rushes, 148 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 7 receptions, 63 yards, TD NYJ – Justin McCareins – 5 receptions, 116 yards Week 7: at Oakland Raiders Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seven: Buffalo Bills (3–3) at Oakland Raiders (1–4) October 23, 2005 4:15 pm EDT / 1:15 pm PDT Bills 7 3 0 7 Raiders 0 17 7 14 McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California 42,779 Sunny, 59 F C 1 or Pete Morelli CBS Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon Box Score First quarter BUF – Lee Evans 5 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 6:37. Bills 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 8:23. Second quarter OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 14:47. Bills 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:55. OAK – Randy Moss 22 yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:43. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:26. BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 4:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:01. OAK – LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:40. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:24. Third quarter OAK – LaMont Jordan 17 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:10. Raiders 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:50. Fourth quarter BUF – Josh Reed 9 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 14:53. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:56. OAK – LaMont Jordan 7 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:49. Raiders 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 6:04. OAK – Zack Crockett 2 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:14. Raiders 38–17. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:27. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 19/27, 159 yards, 2 TD OAK – Kerry Collins – 19/27, 261 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 16 rushes, 50 yards OAK – LaMont Jordan – 28 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD Top receivers BUF – Willis McGahee – 3 receptions, 36 yardsEric Moulds – 4 receptions, 36 yards OAK – Doug Gabriel – 5 receptions, 101 yards Week 8: at New England Patriots Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eight: Buffalo Bills (3–4) at New England Patriots (3–3) October 30, 2005 8:37 pm EDT Bills 0 3 7 6 Patriots 0 0 7 14 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 Cloudy, 58 F C 1 or Ron Winter ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 8:41. Bills 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:35. Third quarter NE – Deion Branch 33 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:32. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:28. BUF – Eric Moulds 55 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 11:09. Bills 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:23. Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 13:02. Bills 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:16. BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 10:07. Bills 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, 2:42. NE – Corey Dillon 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:06. Bills 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:01. NE – Corey Dillon 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:32. Patriots 21–16. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:42. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 20/33, 262 yards, TD, INT NE – Tom Brady – 14/21, 199 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 31 rushes, 136 yards NE – Corey Dillon – 18 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD NE – Deion Branch – 3 receptions, 92 yards, TD Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: Kansas City Chiefs (5–3) at Buffalo Bills (3–5) November 13, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Chiefs 3 0 0 0 Bills 0 7 7 0 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 72,093 Cloudy, 61 F C 1 or Tom White CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross Box Score First quarter KC – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 1:17. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:05. Second quarter BUF – Lee Evans 33 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 1:53. Bills 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:44. Third quarter BUF – Lee Evans 29 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 8:16. Bills 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 1:17. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 9/16, 137 yards, 2 TD KC – Trent Green – 23/40, 220 yards, 3 INT Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 20 rushes, 66 yards KC – Larry Johnson – 27 rushes, 132 yards Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 81 yards On the second score of the game wide receiver Lee Evans and Chiefs cornerback Eric Warfield collided into a stadium security guard who sustained a leg injury and had to be carted off the field. Week 11: at San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills (4–5) at San Diego Chargers (5–4) November 20, 2005 4:15 pm EDT / 1:15 pm PDT Bills 3 7 0 0 Chargers 14 21 3 10 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,602 Partly Cloudy, 78 F C 1 or Bill Leavy CBS Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker, and Scott Kaplan Box Score First quarter SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 1 yard rush (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:31. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:29. BUF – Rian Lindell 53-yard field goal, 6:40. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:51. SD – Antonio Gates 27 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:32. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:08. Second quarter SD – Eric Parker 23 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:22. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:54. SD – Lorenzo Neal 2 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:12. Chargers 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 7:08. BUF – Daimon Shelton 3 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 1:23. Chargers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:49. SD – Keenan McCardell 29 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:37. Chargers 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:46. Third quarter SD – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Chargers 38–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:31. Fourth quarter SD – Nate Kaeding 38-yard field goal, 14:14. Chargers 41–10. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:02. SD – Michael Turner 8 yard rush (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:06. Chargers 48–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 7:03. Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 20/36, 168 yards, TD, INT SD – Drew Brees – 28/33, 339 yards, 4 TD Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 10 rushes, 39 yards SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 69 yards SD – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Twelve: Carolina Panthers (7–3) at Buffalo Bills (4–6) November 27, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Panthers 0 3 3 7 Bills 0 6 0 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 71,440 Cloudy, 41 F C 1 or Mike Carey Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Jay Glazer Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter CAR – John Kasay 25-yard field goal, 14:56. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 11:18. BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 2:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:45. BUF – Rian Lindell 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 7 yards, 1:14. Third quarter CAR – John Kasay 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:06. Fourth quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 33-yard field goal, 10:04. Bills 9–6. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 4:56. CAR – Michael Gaines 3 yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 2:16. Panthers 13–9. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:48. Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 16/29, 197 yards, INT CAR – Jake Delhomme – 20/27, 191 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 21 rushes, 53 yards CAR – DeShaun Foster – 22 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 7 receptions, 84 yards CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 3 receptions, 55 yards Week 13: at Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bills (4–7) at Miami Dolphins (4–7) December 4, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Bills 21 0 2 0 Dolphins 0 3 0 21 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,051 Cloudy, 77 F C 1 or Ed Hochuli CBS Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein Box Score First quarter BUF – Lee Evans 46 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 12:47. Bills 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:13. BUF – Lee Evans 56 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 11:07. Bills 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:11. BUF – Lee Evans 4 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 2:14. Bills 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:43. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 23-yard field goal, 0:43. Bills 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 2:15. Third quarter BUF – Team safety, 10:12. Bills 23–3. Fourth quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 5 yard rush (Olindo Mare kick), 11:35. Bills 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:18. MIA – Ronnie Brown 23 yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Olindo Mare kick), 7:35. Bills 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:18. MIA – Chris Chambers 4 yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Olindo Mare kick), 0:06. Dolphins 24–23. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 1:45. Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 13/26, 224 yards, 3 TD, INT MIA – Sage Rosenfels – 22/37, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 27 rushes, 81 yards MIA – Ricky Williams – 11 rushes, 46 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD MIA – Chris Chambers – 15 receptions, 238 yards, TD Week 14: vs. New England Patriots Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fourteen: New England Patriots (7–5) at Buffalo Bills (4–8) December 11, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Patriots 7 7 7 14 Bills 0 0 0 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 71,810 Snow, 30 F C 1 or Bill Carollo CBS Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross Box Score First quarter NE – Tom Brady 3 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:33. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:33. Second quarter NE – Corey Dillon 12 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:13. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:21. Third quarter NE – Troy Brown 5 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:27. Patriots 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:05. Fourth quarter NE – Christian Fauria 2 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:18. Patriots 28–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 7:05. NE – James Sanders 39 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:43. Patriots 35–0. BUF – Josh Reed 51 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 2:14. Patriots 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:09. Top passers BUF – J.P. Losman – 10/27, 181 yards, TD, 3 INT NE – Tom Brady – 29/38, 329 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – J.P. Losman – 1 rush, 7 yards NE – Corey Dillon – 22 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 83 yards NE – Deion Branch – 5 receptions, 83 yards Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos (10–3) at Buffalo Bills (4–9) December 17, 2005 8:35 pm EDT Broncos 0 7 14 7 Bills 7 0 3 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 71,887 Clear, 28 F C 1 or Bernie Kukar ESPN Mike Tirico, Sterling Sharpe, and Suzy Kolber Box Score First quarter BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 10:10. Bills 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:50. Second quarter DEN – Rod Smith 3 yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 0:43. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 4:51. Third quarter DEN – Wesley Duke 1 yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 10:53. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:07. BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 5:11. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:42. DEN – Mike Anderson 11 yard rush (Jason Elam kick), 0:19. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:52. Fourth quarter DEN – Mike Anderson 6 yard rush (Jason Elam kick), 5:49. Broncos 28–10. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:22. BUF – Joe Burns 19 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 3:49. Broncos 28–17. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:00. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 22/35, 202 yards, TD DEN – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 259 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – Shaud Williams – 5 rushes, 40 yards DEN – Mike Anderson – 21 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 110 yards DEN – Rod Smith – 11 receptions, 137 yards, TD Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Sixteen: Buffalo Bills (4–10) at Cincinnati Bengals (11–3) December 24, 2005 1:00 pm EDT Bills 6 7 7 17 Bengals 0 14 10 3 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 65,485 Cloudy, 51 F C 1 or Pete Morelli CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots Box Score First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 11:44. Bills 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:43. BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 5:37. Bills 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:13. Second quarter CIN – Tab Perry 2 yard rush (Shayne Graham kick), 14:29. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:20. BUF – Lee Evans 3 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 9:37. Bills 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:52. CIN – Chad Johnson 41 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:17. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:55. Third quarter CIN – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 4:09. Bengals 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, 7:27. BUF – Terrence McGee 99 yard kickoff return (Rian Lindell kick), 3:57. Bills 20–17. CIN – Chris Henry 27 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:36. Bengals 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:21. Fourth quarter BUF – Kelly Holcomb 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 11:29. Bills 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:07. CIN – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 7:27. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:02. BUF – Rian Lindell 22-yard field goal, 0:58. Bills 30–27. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:29. BUF – Terrence McGee 46 yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick), 0:35. Bills 37–27. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 24/31, 308 yards, TD, INT CIN – Carson Palmer – 25/36, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 23 rushes, 66 yards CIN – Rudi Johnson – 18 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers BUF – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 107 yards, TD CIN – Chad Johnson – 9 receptions, 117 yards, TD Week 17: at New York Jets Buffalo Bills 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills (5–10) at New York Jets (3–12) January 1, 2006 1:00 pm EDT Bills 3 10 10 3 Jets 3 14 3 10 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 76,822 Cloudy, 35 F C 1 or Gerry Austin CBS Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots Box Score First quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 9:29. Bills 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:38. NYJ – Mike Nugent 49-yard field goal, 4:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:31. Second quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 14:12. Bills 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:46. NYJ – Cedric Houston 3 yard rush (Mike Nugent kick), 13:31. Jets 10–6. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:41. NYJ – Mark Brown 33 yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 13:15. Jets 17–6. BUF – Eric Moulds 22 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 3:57. Jets 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:52. Third quarter BUF – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 11:52. Jets 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:08. NYJ – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 5:26. Jets 20–16. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:26. BUF – Roscoe Parrish 3 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 0:36. Bills 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:50. Fourth quarter NYJ – Mike Nugent 34-yard field goal, 10:35. Tied 23–23. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:01. BUF – Rian Lindell 36-yard field goal, 6:13. Bills 26–23. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:22. NYJ – Justin Miller 95 yard kick return (Mike Nugent kick), 5:58. Jets 30–26. Top passers BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 23/37, 184 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT NYJ – Brooks Bollinger – 11/20, 153 yards Top rushers BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 113 yards NYJ – Cedric Houston – 16 rushes, 55 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Eric Moulds – 8 receptions, 96 yards, TD NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 4 receptions, 79 yards Notes note References External links 2005 Buffalo Bills at jt-sw.com 2005 Buffalo Bills at ProFootballArchives.com 2005 Buffalo Bills at Pro-Football-Reference.com Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo Bills Buff