2005 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Washington Redskins 2005 10–6 2nd NFC East Joe Gibbs Joe Gibbs Daniel Snyder Vinny Cerrato FedExField Won Wild Card Playoffs(at Buccaneers) 17–10Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Seahawks) 10–20 OT Chris SamuelsWR Santana Moss WR Santana Moss (2nd team)OT Jon Jansen (2nd team) Redskins seasons The 2005 season was the Washington Redskins' 74th in the National Football League and the second season under head coach Joe Gibbs. The team flipped around their 6–10 record from 2004 and finished 10–6. The Redskins placed 2nd in the NFC East. Washington earned their first playoff berth since 1999. In their return to the postseason, the Redskins defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the opening round, but a loss to the Seattle Seahawks the following week ended their season. The Seahawks went on to become NFC Champions. This was the last season Washington won a playoff game under the Redskins name, as well as the final playoff win under Snyder. The franchise would not win in the postseason again until 2024, which, coincidentally, was also over Tampa Bay, and by which time the team had changed its name. Offseason The Redskins started the offseason by adding a new quarterbacks coach, Bill Musgrave. Musgrave was the former offensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars and had worked with quarterback Mark Brunell before. Musgrave added the shotgun formation to Washington's playbook. During the offseason, the Redskins lost cornerback Fred Smoot and starting linebacker Antonio Pierce to free agency. The Redskins signed the following free agents: center Casey Rabach, wide receiver David Patten, and strong safety Pierson Prioleau. The Redskins restructured the contract of Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels, with the "seven-year deal is worth roughly $47 million and includes the richest signing bonus in franchise history." https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63701-2005Mar1.html Samuels, Redskins Come to Terms (washingtonpost.com) The Redskins also traded wide receiver Laveranues Coles to the New York Jets for wide receiver Santana Moss. Most sports writers thought that this was a lopsided deal and that the Redskins were getting the worse end of the trade. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10480-2005Mar5.html Coles Traded to Jets for S. Moss (washingtonpost.com) In the 2005 NFL draft, the Redskins drafted Auburn cornerback Carlos Rogers with the ninth pick. Later in the 1st round, they traded their third round pick in the 2005 draft and their first and fourth round picks in the 2006 draft to the Denver Broncos for the 25th overall pick. With the 25th overall pick, the Redskins selected Auburn quarterback Jason Campbell. The Redskins used their remaining picks to draft UCLA fullback Manuel White, Louisville linebacker Robert McCune, Stanford linebacker Jared Newberry, and Citadel fullback Nehemiah Broughton. The Redskins finished the 2005 preseason with a record of 1–3, losing to the Carolina Panthers 28–10, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 24–17, defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 17–10, and losing to the Baltimore Ravens 26–20. Staff 2005 Washington Redskins staff Front office Owner – Daniel Snyder Vice president of football operations – Joe Mendes Vice president of football operations – Pepper Rodgers Director of player personnel – Vinny Cerrato Head coaches Head coach – Joe Gibbs Assistant head coach-defense – Gregg Williams Assistant to the head coach – Mike Rutenberg Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Don Breaux Quarterbacks – Bill Musgrave Running backs – Earnest Byner Wide receivers – Stan Hixon Tight ends – Rennie Simmons Offensive line – Joe Bugel Offensive assistant – Jack Burns Offensive assistant – Bill Lazor Offensive quality control – Coy Gibbs Defensive coaches Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Secondary – DeWayne Walker Safeties – Steve Jackson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Danny Smith Assistant special teams/defensive quality control – Kirk Olivadotti Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – John Hastings Strength and conditioning – John Dunn Strength and conditioning – Bobby Crumpler NFL draft 2005 NFL draft 2005 Washington Redskins 1 9 Carlos Rogers CB Auburn yes yes 1 25 Jason Campbell QB Auburn From Denver yes 4 120 Manuel White FB UCLA From Minnesota yes 5 154 Robert McCune LB Louisville yes 6 183 Jared Newberry LB Stanford yes 7 222 Nehemiah Broughton FB The Citadel yes Roster 2005 Washington Redskins 53 8 8  8 Mark Brunell 17 Jason Campbell 11 Patrick Ramsey 46 Ladell Betts 30 Nehemiah Broughton FB 31 Rock Cartwright 26 Clinton Portis 45 Mike Sellers FB 82 Antonio Brown 86 Jimmy Farris 84 Taylor Jacobs 89 Santana Moss 83 James Thrash 47 Chris Cooley 85 Brian Kozlowski 88 Robert Royal 67 Ray Brown G 66 Derrick Dockery G 76 Jon Jansen OT 69 Jim Molinaro OT 68 Ikechuku Ndukwe G 61 Casey Rabach C 52 Cory Raymer C 60 Chris Samuels OT 73 Ryan Boschetti DT 90 Nic Clemons DE 93 Phillip Daniels DE 92 Demetric Evans DE 96 Cornelius Griffin DT 94 Aki Jones DT 91 Cedric Killings DT 95 Joe Salave'a DT 97 Renaldo Wynn DE 56 LaVar Arrington OLB 50 Khary Campbell MLB 57 Warrick Holdman OLB 98 Lemar Marshall MLB 59 Robert McCune OLB 53 Marcus Washington OLB 41 Matt Bowen S 25 Ryan Clark SS 27 Walt Harris CB 32 Ade Jimoh CB 35 Christian Morton CB 34 Dimitri Patterson CB 20 Pierson Prioleau S 22 Carlos Rogers CB 24 Shawn Springs CB 23 Omar Stoutmire S 21 Sean Taylor FS 71 Ethan Albright LS  4 Derrick Frost P 10 John Hall K 58 Chris Clemons OLB (IR) 7px 87 Robert Johnson TE (IR) 7px 75 Brandon Noble DT (IR) 7px 80 David Patten WR (IR) 7px 77 Randy Thomas G (IR) 7px 19 Tom Tupa P (IR) 7px 48 Manuel White FB (IR) 7px 72 Melvin Williams DE (IR) 7px 78 Jon Alston OT 29 Curry Burns S -- Dwight Ellick CB 12 Steven Harris WR 74 Jim Jones G -- Nick McNeil OLB -- Calen Powell TE 16 Richard Smith WR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 13, 2005 at Carolina Panthers L 10–28 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 2 August 19, 2005Cincinnati Bengals L 17–24 0–2 FedExField Recap 3 August 26, 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 1–2 FedExField Recap 4 September 1, 2005 at Baltimore Ravens L 20–26 1–3 M&T Bank Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 Chicago Bears W 9–7 1–0 FedExField Recap 2 September 19, 2005 at Dallas CowboysW 14–13 2–0 Texas Stadium Recap 3 Bye 4 October 2 Seattle Seahawks W 20–17 (OT) 3–0 FedExField Recap 5 October 9 at Denver Broncos L 19–21 3–1 Invesco Field Recap 6 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs L 21–28 3–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 7 October 23 San Francisco 49ers W 52–17 4–2 FedExField Recap 8 October 30 at New York GiantsL 0–36 4–3 Giants Stadium Recap 9 November 6 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–10 5–3 FedExField Recap 10 November 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 35–36 5–4 Raymond James Stadium Recap 11 November 20 Oakland Raiders L 13–16 5–5 FedExField Recap 12 November 27 San Diego Chargers L 17–23 (OT) 5–6 FedExField Recap 13 December 4 at St. Louis Rams W 24–9 6–6 Edward Jones Dome Recap 14 December 11 at Arizona Cardinals W 17–13 7–6 Sun Devil Stadium Recap 15 December 18 Dallas CowboysW 35–7 8–6 FedExField Recap 16 December 24, 2005 New York GiantsW 35–20 9–6 FedExField Recap 17 January 1 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–20 10–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap Standings Regular season recap thumb|left|Patrick Ramsey and Chris Cooley, week 1 Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears Bears 0 0 7 0 Redskins 0 6 3 0 September 11 FedExField • Landover, Maryland 1:00 p.m. EST 73 °F °C 1, wind 6 mph km/h knots Terry McAulay Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Fox yes 2 WSH John Hall 40-yard field goal Redskins 3–0 2 WSH John Hall 43-yard field goal Redskins 6–0 3 CHI Thomas Jones 1-yard run (Doug Brien kick) Bears 7–6 3 WSH John Hall 19-yard field goal Redskins 9–7 yes The Redskins started the regular season against the Chicago Bears at home on September 11. The Redskins defense allowed only 41 rushing yards and 125 passing yards. The only score they allowed was a 1-yard Thomas Jones run. On one crucial drive for the Bears, when they needed a field goal to win, the Redskins forced three false starts and a sack to make it third-and-38. The Bears couldn't convert and the Redskins went on to win their first game in the 2005 season. Stats Week 2: at Dallas Cowboys Redskins 0 0 0 14 14 Cowboys 0 3 7 3 13 at Texas Stadium, Dallas, Texas The Redskins traveled to Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas to take on one of their NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, in a Monday Night match-up. The Redskins trailed the entire game up until 3:46 left in the game. Dallas kicker Jose Cortez completed a 33-yard field goal in the second quarter. In the third quarter, quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw a 70-yard pass to Terry Glenn on a flea flicker. With 5:58 left to go in the game, Cortez completed another field goal of 41-yards. It looked as there was not a single hope left for Washington. On a fourth-and-15 play, Mark Brunell threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Santana Moss with 3:46 to go. Moss got behind Dallas defensive back Roy Williams and streaked to the post to make the catch in the endzone. A 5-yard offside penalty on Dallas during Washington's extra point attempt allowed Washington to kick off from their own 35. But kicker Nick Novak was still unable to put it in the endzone, allowing Dallas return man Tyson Thompson to return the kick nearly to midfield. Novak atoned for the short kick by making the touchdown-saving tackle. After allowing one first down, the Washington defense held—thanks in part to Dallas' decision to abandon the run game while trying to run out the clock. Bledsoe threw numerous incompletions, stopping the clock and letting Washington conserve their timeouts. On top of that, Flozell Adams committed a key holding penalty which negated a first-down catch by Keyshawn Johnson on 3rd-and-8. On 4th-and-5, Dallas punter Mat McBriar fielded a low snap and punted it into the endzone for a touchback, giving Washington the ball at their 20-yard line with 2:52 remaining. Following a 10-yard completion to Clinton Portis, Brunell connected with Moss again, who caught it in stride—again behind Roy Williams—and raced into the endzone. The Cowboys made one final push to win the game, but the Redskins stopped them on fourth down to complete what is known as the "Monday Night Miracle".http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Monday-Night-Miracle-a-Breathtaking-Finish/5e56cb6f-dc61-4622-96e2-5ecf5ec519ab 'Monday Night Miracle' a Breathtaking Finish 2016-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304192252/http://www.redskins.com/news-and-events/article-1/Monday-Night-Miracle-a-Breathtaking-Finish/5e56cb6f-dc61-4622-96e2-5ecf5ec519ab 2016-03-04 dead With the win, the Redskins moved to 2–0. Stats Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks Seahawks 3 0 7 7 0 17 Redskins 0 7 10 0 3 20 at FedExField, Landover, Maryland The Washington Redskins defeated the Seattle Seahawks by the score of 20–17. The Seahawks led early but the Redskins came back to lead by 7. With 1:23 left, Matt Hasselbeck threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Jackson to tie the game. The Redskins won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball. They converted three third downs to get to Seattle's 22-yard line. Nick Novak kicked a 39-yard field goal to win the game for Washington. The Redskins were 3–0 for the first time since the 1991 Regular Season which led them to their latest Super Bowl victory to date.Stats Week 5: at Denver Broncos Redskins 7 3 0 9 19 Broncos 7 7 7 0 21 at Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado Despite having 447 net yards, the Redskins were defeated by the Broncos, 21–19. Down 21–10 in the fourth quarter, the Redskins made a push to tie the game. Nick Novak kicked a field goal from 36 yards with 6:27 left. Washington got the ball back and drove down the field. On second-and-5, Mark Brunell passed to Chris Cooley for a touchdown. The Redskins tried for the 2-point conversion but fail. Denver recovered the onside kick and win the game. With their first loss of the season, the Redskins dropped to 3–1. Stats Week 6: at Kansas City Chiefs Redskins 0 7 14 0 21 Chiefs 3 3 15 7 27 The game was close at the half with the Redskins leading 7–6. Their lead soon disappeared as the Chiefs took a 14–7 lead on a 6-yard touchdown run by Priest Holmes. After Mark Brunell was sacked for a 9-yard loss, Santana Moss tied the game on a quick pass to the left flat as he ran 78-yards for a touchdown. The Chiefs retook a 21–14 lead on a Sammy Knight fumble recovery for an 80-yard touchdown along with a successful two-point conversion. In the final seconds of the third quarter, Brunell hit Chris Cooley with an 11-yard touchdown catch to tie the game once again at 21–21. Trent Green hit Holmes on a 60-yard touchdown catch to seal the deal for the Chiefs as Brunell and the Redskins failed in an attempted comeback in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. With the loss, the Redskins dropped to 3–2. Week 7: vs San Francisco 49ers 49ers 7 0 0 10 Redskins 14 21 10 7 After two close, consecutive, and heartbreaking AFC losses in the last two weeks, the Redskins returned home to welcome the lowly 49ers to town and unleashed a scoring barrage, winning 52–17. After failing to score on their opening drive in each of their first five games, Washington scored first on a 6-play, 61-yard drive that ended with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Mark Brunell to Mike Sellers. After forcing another San Francisco punt, the Redskins drove another 60 yards for another score, this time a 5-yard run from Clinton Portis. After two more touchdown passes by Brunell, one each to Sellers and Santana Moss, combined with two more 1-yard touchdown runs by Portis and a Nick Novak field goal, the Redskins led 45–7 after three quarters. Washington finished their blowout with a 4-yard touchdown run by Rock Cartwright to make it 52–7. San Francisco did score twice on a 72-yard run by Frank Gore and a 47-yard field goal by Joe Nedney. With the win, Washington jumped up to 4–2. Week 8: at New York Giants Redskins 0 0 0 0 Giants 6 13 17 0 Following their lopsided blowout win over the 49ers, the Redskins headed to the Meadowlands for an NFC East duel with the New York Giants. Looking to follow up with another impressive win, the afternoon turned out to be a miserable one for the Redskins, getting shut out 36–0. The Giants, playing with heavy hearts after the death of owner Wellington Mara, got off to a fast start with a 57-yard run on the game's first play, leading to a Jay Feely field goal. Tiki Barber finished with 206 rushing yards on 24 carries. The 36–0 shutout dropped the Redskins to 4–3. Week 9: vs Philadelphia Eagles Eagles 7 0 3 0 Redskins 0 10 7 0 Looking to rebound from a 36–0 shutout against the Giants, Washington returned home for a second consecutive NFC East matchup, this time against the Philadelphia Eagles. Earlier in the week, Eagles WR Terrell Owens was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. During the game, Philadelphia drew first blood with a 56-yard touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb to Reggie Brown that put Philadelphia up 7–0 after the first quarter. Washington responded with a John Hall field goal and a Mike Sellers touchdown run to lead 10–7 at the half. In the third, the Eagles added a David Akers field goal, and the Redskins responded with a Clinton Portis touchdown run to make the score 17–10. In the fourth quarter, with time winding down, the Eagles driving, safety Ryan Clark intercepted a McNabb pass with 1:25 remaining, sealing the win and improving the Redskins to 5–3 at the halfway point in the season. Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Redskins 3 10 15 7 Buccaneers 7 14 7 8 At the halfway point of the season, the Redskins' record stood at 5–3, tied for second in the NFC East with Dallas. On Week 10, the Redskins marched to Tampa Bay for a matchup against the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay struck first with two touchdown runs by Mike Alstott. This made the score 14–3, with the only Washington points coming on a John Hall field goal. After Alstott's second touchdown, Ladell Betts returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards to bring the score to 14–10. Tampa Bay responded with a 24-yard touchdown pass from Chris Simms to Joey Galloway, making the score 21–10. Washington got another John Hall field goal to make the score 21–13 at halftime. After halftime, Washington took their first drive of the second half into the endzone on a 7-yard pass from Mark Brunell to Mike Sellers, followed by a converted 2-point conversion on a pass to Clinton Portis, tying the game. Washington also scored on a 17-yard touchdown pass to Ladell Betts, giving the Redskins a 28–21 lead. As the third quarter winded down, Simms completed a 4-yard pass to Ike Hilliard to tie the game at 28–28 entering the fourth quarter. Portis added a 5-yard touchdown run to give the Redskins a 35–28 lead. With the game on the line, Simms led Tampa Bay to a game-winning touchdown drive with a 30-yard pass to Edell Shepherd. The Redskins appeared to have blocked the extra point attempt, but were ruled offsides. As a result, Tampa Bay elected to go for two, and successfully converted on a controversial run by Alstott, handing the Redskins a 36–35 loss and dropping them to 5–4 on the season. Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals thumb|250px|#20 Pierson Prioleau, #41 Matt Bowen, #32 Ade Jimoh and #24 Shawn Springs, week 14 thumb|250px|#25 Ryan Clark, #21 Sean Taylor and #41 Matt Bowen, week 14 Week 16: vs. New York Giants Giants 10 7 3 0 Redskins 14 7 7 7 Playoffs 2005–06 NFL playoffs Summary The Redskins earned a playoff berth on the back of a 5-game winning streak to end the season. They beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round before losing to the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round. It was the Redskins' first trip to the playoffs and first playoff win since the 1999–2000 NFL playoffs. Schedule Playoff Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap Wild Card January 7, 2006 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3) W 17–10 1–0 Raymond James Stadium Recap Divisional January 14, 2006 at Seattle Seahawks (1) L 10–20 1–1 Qwest Field Recap References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Red