2005 New Orleans Saints season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 New Orleans Saints 2005 3–13 4th NFC South Jim Haslett Mickey Loomis *Louisiana Superdome (Preseason) Alamodome, San Antonio, Texasfn1 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jerseyfn1 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisianafn1 Did not qualify C LeCharles Bentley Saints seasons The 2005 season was the New Orleans Saints' 39th in the National Football League (NFL) and the sixth and final under head coach Jim Haslett. The season began with the team trying to improve from their 8–8 record from 2004. The Saints played two preseason games in the Louisiana Superdome before being forced to evacuate New Orleans due to Hurricane Katrina. They were forced to play the rest of the season on the road, splitting their games between their temporary headquarters at San Antonio’s Alamodome, and LSU’s Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, and even playing their first home game at Giants Stadium. The season ended with a 3–13 record, their equal-worst record alongside 1996 and 1999 since their 1–15 1980 season, and the firing of Jim Haslett. He was replaced by Sean Payton the following season. This was also Aaron Brooks' last season as the Saints' quarterback, as he was released during the offseason and replaced by future hall of famer Drew Brees in the same season Sean Payton was hired. Offseason NFL draft 2005 NFL draft 2005 New Orleans Saints 1 13 Jammal Brown Offensive tackle Oklahoma yes yes 2 40 Josh Bullocks Free Safety Nebraska yes 3 82 Alfred Fincher Linebacker Connecticut yes 4 118 Chase Lyman Wide receiver California 5 152 Adrian McPherson Quarterback Florida State yes 6 193 Jason Jefferson Defensive tackle Wisconsin 7 232 Jimmy Verdon Defensive end Arizona State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nor/2005_draft.htm 2005 New Orleans Saints Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 5, 2014 Personnel Staff 2005 New Orleans Saints Owner – Tom Benson Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis Senior football administrator – Russ Ball Director of player personnel – Rick Mueller Director of college scouting – Rick Reiprish College scouting coordinator – Rick Thompson Head coach – Jim Haslett Associate head coach/running game coordinator – Jack Henry Offensive coordinator – Mike Sheppard Quarterbacks – Turk Schonert Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Jimmy Robinson Tight ends – Bob Palcic Assistant offensive line – Jim Pyne Offensive assistant/quality control – Chip Beake Defensive coordinator – Rick Venturi Defensive line – John Pease Linebackers – Winston Moss Senior defensive assistant/secondary – Willy Robinson Defensive assistant/cornerbacks – Greg Brown Defensive assistant/quality control – Ty Knott Defensive assistant/special projects – Joe Alley Special teams coordinator – Al Everest Strength and conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant strength and conditioning – Adam Bailey Roster 2005 New Orleans Saints 53 11 7  4 Todd Bouman  2 Aaron Brooks  5 Adrian McPherson 44 Mike Karney FB 25 Fred McAfee 32 Antowain Smith 27 Aaron Stecker 28 Anthony Thomas 81 Az-Zahir Hakim 19 Devery Henderson 87 Joe Horn 83 Donté Stallworth 89 Lamont Hall 86 Zach Hilton 82 Nate Lawrie 80 Shad Meier 60 Ben Archibald OT 70 Jammal Brown OT 72 Wayne Gandy OT 61 Montrae Holland G 64 Kendyl Jacox C 75 Jermane Mayberry G 67 Jamar Nesbit G 63 Chad Setterstrom G 92 Tony Bryant DE 94 Charles Grant DE 93 Darren Howard DE 77 Rodney Leisle DT 91 Will Smith DE 97 Johnathan Sullivan DT 79 Jimmy Verdon DE 98 Willie Whitehead DT 95 Cedric Woodard DT 66 Brian Young DT 57 Colby Bockwoldt OLB 56 Alfred Fincher MLB 52 Sedrick Hodge OLB 59 Ronald McKinnon MLB 51 Terrence Melton OLB 53 T. 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Slaughter OLB 23 Fred Booker CB 35 Fakhir Brown CB 29 Josh Bullocks FS 21 Jason Craft CB 37 Steve Gleason SS 34 Mike McKenzie CB 40 Mel Mitchell SS 24 Dwight Smith SS 22 Fred Thomas CB 33 Joey Thomas CB 17 Mitch Berger P  3 John Carney K 47 Kevin Houser LS 50 James Allen OLB (IR) 7px 20 Jay Bellamy S (IR) 7px 65 LeCharles Bentley C (IR) 7px 85 Ernie Conwell TE (IR) 7px 84 Michael Lewis WR (IR) 7px 15 Chase Lyman WR (IR) 7px 26 Deuce McAllister RB (IR) 7px 88 Nate Poole WR (IR) 7px 78 Jon Stinchcomb OT (IR) 7px 55 Courtney Watson OLB (IR) 7px -- Boo Williams TE (IR) 7px 13 Josh Davis WR 74 Augie Hoffmann G 45 Keith Joseph RB 16 Lance Moore WR 76 Russell Rabe OLB 46 Nate Schurman FB 14 Levon Thomas WR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 August 12, 2005 Seattle Seahawks L 15–34 0–1 Louisiana Superdome Recap 2 August 18, 2005 at New England Patriots W 37–27 1–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 3 August 26, 2005 Baltimore Ravens L 6–21 1–2 Louisiana Superdome Recap 4 September 1, 2005 at Oakland Raiders L 6–13 1–3 McAfee Coliseum Recap Regular season Schedule thumb|Louisiana State's Tiger Stadium during one of the Saints' home games in 2005 Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site Recap 1 September 11 at Carolina Panthers W 23–20 1–0 Bank of America StadiumRecap 2 September 19, 2005 New York Giants L 10–27 1–1 Giants Stadium Recap 3 September 25 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–33 1–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 4 October 2 Buffalo Bills W 19–7 2–2 Alamodome Recap 5 October 9 at Green Bay Packers L 3–52 2–3 Lambeau Field Recap 6 October 16 Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 2–4 Alamodome Recap 7 October 23 at St. Louis Rams L 17–28 2–5 Edward Jones Dome Recap 8 October 30 Miami Dolphins L 6–21 2–6 Tiger StadiumRecap 9 November 6 Chicago Bears L 17–20 2–7 Tiger Stadium Recap 10 Bye 11 November 20 at New England Patriots L 17–24 2–8 Gillette Stadium Recap 12 November 27 at New York Jets W 21–19 3–8 Giants Stadium Recap 13 December 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–10 3–9 Tiger Stadium Recap 14 December 12, 2005 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–36 3–10 Georgia Dome Recap 15 December 18 Carolina Panthers L 10–27 3–11 Tiger Stadium Recap 16 December 24, 2005 Detroit Lions L 12–13 3–12 Alamodome Recap 17 January 1 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–27 3–13 Raymond James Stadium Recap Game summaries Week 1: at Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers – Game summary September 11 12:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. EDT Saints 7 7 3 6 Panthers 7 0 7 6 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 72,920 Sunny, 79 F C Tom White FOX Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan, Pam Oliver Recap First quarter NO – Deuce McAllister 4-yard run (John Carney kick), 5:23. Saints 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 9:37. CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 33-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 0:37. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 4:46. Second quarter NO – Deuce McAllister 2-yard run (John Carney kick), 4:37. Saints 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 5:46. Third quarter NO – John Carney 29-yard field goal, 4:31. Saints 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:26. CAR – Stephen Davis 1-yard run (John Kasay kick), 0:21. Saints 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 4:10. Fourth quarter NO – John Carney 48-yard field goal, 11:56. Saints 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:25. CAR – John Kasay 39-yard field goal, 6:17. Saints 20–17. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:39. CAR – John Kasay 46-yard field goal, 1:04. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 1:55. NO – John Carney 47-yard field goal, 0:03. Saints 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:01. Top passers NO – Aaron Brooks – 18/24, 192 yards CAR – Jake Delhomme – 19/31, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers NO – Deuce McAllister – 26 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD CAR – Stephen Davis – 13 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers NO – Ernie Conwell – 6 receptions, 71 yards CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD Week 2: vs. New York Giants New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: New York Giants at New Orleans Saints – Game summary September 19, 2005 7:30 p.m. EDT Giants 14 7 3 3 Saints 0 10 0 0 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 68,031 Partly cloudy, 77 F C Ed Hochuli ABC Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, Suzy Kolber Recap First quarter NYG – Brandon Jacobs 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 13:25. Giants 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 1:28. NYG – Tiki Barber 6-yard pass from Eli Manning (Jay Feely kick), 4:13. Giants 14–0. Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 5:55. Second quarter NO – Joe Horn 21-yard pass from Aaron Brooks (John Carney kick), 14:11. Giants 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:02. NYG – Tiki Barber 12-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:54. Giants 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:33. NO – John Carney 21-yard field goal, 0:05. Giants 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 1:10. Third quarter NYG – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 7:48. Giants 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:36. Fourth quarter NYG – Jay Feely 30-yard field goal, 6:37. Giants 27–10. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 6:47. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 13/24, 165 yards, TD NO – Aaron Brooks – 27/45, 375 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers NYG – Tiki Barber – 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD NO – Deuce McAllister – 15 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers NYG – Plaxico Burress – 5 receptions, 64 yards NO – Joe Horn – 9 receptions, 143 yards, TD Despite being played at Giants Stadium, this was officially a home game for the Saints as the Louisiana Superdome was being used as an emergency shelter in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Maske Mark Saints to Play Home Opener at Giants Stadium September 3, 2005 The Washington Post The Saints out gained the Giants, finishing the game with 422 yards of total offense compared to New York's 257. However, the Saints' offense also committed six turnovers that resulted in 17 points for the Giants. Week 3: at Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary September 25 12:00 p.m. CDT Saints 0 6 3 7 Vikings 17 7 0 9 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 63,952 None (played indoors) Pete Morelli Fox Ron Pitts and Tim Ryan Week 4: vs. Buffalo Bills New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 2 12:00 p.m. CDT Bills 7 0 0 0 Saints 0 13 0 6 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 58,688 None (played indoors) Bill Vinovich CBS Don Criqui, Rich Gannon Week 5: at Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers – Game summary October 9 12:00 p.m. CDT Saints 3 0 0 0 Packers 14 21 10 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 70,580 Partly cloudy, 52 F C Tony Corrente Fox Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, and Drew Smith Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 16 12:00 p.m. CDT Falcons 3 14 0 17 Saints 7 3 7 14 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 65,562 None (played indoors) Bill Carollo Week 7: at St. Louis Rams New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary October 23 12:00 p.m. CDT Saints 14 0 0 3 Rams 0 7 0 21 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 64,586 None (played indoors) Mike Carey Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints – Game summary October 30 3:05 p.m. CDT Dolphins 3 6 2 10 Saints 3 0 3 0 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 61,643 Mostly sunny, 76 F C Tom White CBS Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Chicago Bears at New Orleans Saints – Game summary November 6 3:05 p.m. CST Bears 7 3 7 3 Saints 3 7 0 7 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 32,637 Cloudy, 85 F C Bill Leavy Fox Kenny Albert and Brian Baldinger thumb|Quarterback Aaron Brooks against the Chicago Bears Week 11: at New England Patriots New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots – Game summary November 20 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Saints 0 7 0 10 Patriots 7 7 7 3 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 Sunny, 51 F C Gerry Austin Fox Ron Pitts, Tim Ryan, and Butch Stearns Week 12: at New York Jets New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: New Orleans Saints at New York Jets – Game summary November 27 7:30 p.m. CST/8:30 p.m. EST Saints 0 14 0 7 Jets 3 6 7 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 77,152 Partly cloudy, 49 F C Terry McAulay ESPN Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, and Suzy Kolber Week 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 4 12:00 p.m. CST Buccaneers 0 7 0 3 Saints 0 3 0 0 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 34,411 Partly cloudy, 74 F C Pete Morelli Week 14: at Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary December 12, 2005 8:00 p.m. CST/9:00 p.m. EST Saints 3 14 0 0 Falcons 7 14 9 6 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 70,083 None (played indoors) Ron Winter ABC Al Michaels, John Madden, Michele Tafoya, and Sam Ryan Week 15: vs. Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 18 12:00 p.m. CST Panthers 7 10 7 3 Saints 7 0 0 3 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 32,551 Partly cloudy, 55 F C Tony Corrente Week 16: vs. Detroit Lions New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints – Game summary December 24, 2005 12:00 p.m. CST Lions 0 7 0 6 Saints 0 3 6 3 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 63,747 None (played indoors) Larry Nemmers Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary January 1, 2006 12:00 p.m. CST/1:00 p.m. EST Saints 0 10 0 3 Buccaneers 7 10 0 10 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida 65,379 Cloudy, 74 F C Jeff Triplette FOX Kenny Albert, Brian Baldinger, Chip Carter Standings See also Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the New Orleans Saints Notes fn1 Due to Hurricane Katrina striking New Orleans, causing the Louisiana Superdome to be damaged, the Saints had to play their home games for the rest of this season in these stadiums. 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