2005 Miami Dolphins season

40th season in franchise history December 2013 March 2026 Miami Dolphins 2005 9–7 2nd AFC East Nick Saban Wayne Huizenga Randy Mueller Dolphins Stadium Did not qualify WR Chris ChambersDE Jason TaylorLB Zach Thomas Dolphins seasons The 2005 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise’s 40th overall, the 36th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins managed to improve upon their previous season’s output of 4–12, posting a winning record of 9–7.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/mia/2005.htm 2005 Miami Dolphins Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com August 10, 2011 They finished the season on a six-game win streak, being eliminated from playoff contention by week 15 after the Chargers and Steelers won, and ended their season with an upset over the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, the Dolphins' second straight year beating them as defending champions. Offseason NFL draft 2005 NFL draft 2005 Miami Dolphins 1 2 Ronnie Brown Running back Auburn yes yes 2 46 Matt Roth Defensive end Iowa yes no 3 70 Channing Crowder Linebacker Florida yes no 4 104 Travis Daniels Cornerback LSU yes no 5 162 Anthony Alabi Offensive tackle TCU yes no 7 216 Kevin Vickerson Defensive tackle Michigan State yes no NFL supplemental draft 2005 Miami Dolphins 5 — Manuel Wright Defensive tackle USC Replaced 5th round pick of the 2006 draft yes no Notable undrafted free agent 2005 Miami Dolphins — — John Denney Long snapper BYU yes yes Staff 2005 Miami Dolphins #006666 white #DF6108 Owner/chairman of the board – Wayne Huizenga Chief executive officer – Joe Bailey Executive vice president/chief operating officer – Bryan Wiedmeier General manager – Randy Mueller Head coach – Nick Saban Assistant head coach/offense/wide receivers – Charlie Baggett Assistant head coach/defense – Will Muschamp Offensive coordinator – Scott Linehan Quarterbacks – Jason Garrett Running backs – Bobby Williams Tight ends – Derek Dooley Offensive line – Hudson Houck Assistant offensive line – Tim Davis Offensive quality control – Judd Garrett Offensive assistant – James Coley Defensive coordinator – Richard Smith Defensive line – Dan Quinn Assistant defensive line – Travis Jones Linebackers – George Edwards Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive quality control – Glenn Pires Special teams – Keith Armstrong Special teams assistant – Dameyune Craig Strength and conditioning – John Gamble Associate strength and conditioning – Bert Hill Assistant strength and conditioning – Eric Fears Roster 2005 Miami Dolphins 53 12 8 11 Gus Frerotte 17 Cleo Lemon 18 Sage Rosenfels 36 Darian Barnes 23 Ronnie Brown 28 Travis Minor 31 Sammy Morris 34 Ricky Williams 86 Marty Booker 84 Chris Chambers 82 Bryan Gilmore 88 Cliff Russell 83 Wes Welker 89 Alex Holmes 81 Randy McMichael 87 Lorenzo Diamond 79 Anthony Alabi OT 65 Joe Berger G 69 C.J. Brooks G 72 Vernon Carey OT 63 Alonzo Ephraim C 66 Rex Hadnot G 78 Jeno James G 73 Stockar McDougle OT 77 Damion McIntosh OT 96 David Bowens DE 93 Kevin Carter DE 91 Vonnie Holliday DT 98 Matt Roth DE 99 Jason Taylor DE 94 Keith Traylor NT 75 Manuel Wright DT 90 Jeff Zgonina DT 52 Channing Crowder OLB 51 Jason Glenn OLB 53 Mike Labinjo MLB 56 Derrick Pope OLB 50 Nick Rogers OLB 59 Donnie Spragan OLB 54 Zach Thomas MLB 57 Lester Towns MLB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 21 Travis Daniels CB 25 Reggie Howard CB 35 Eddie Jackson CB 42 Norman LeJeune FS 29 Sam Madison CB 30 Lance Schulters FS 20 Kiwaukee Thomas CB 26 Travares Tillman SS 97 John Denney LS  5 Donnie Jones P 10 Olindo Mare K 80 David Boston WR (IR) 7px 38 Kyle Eckel FB (Military) 7px 24 Tebucky Jones S (IR) 7px 68 Seth McKinney C (IR) 7px 45 Shirdonya Mitchell CB (NF-Inj.) 7px 58 Eddie Moore LB (IR) 7px 14 Kendall Newson WR (IR) 7px 27 Will Poole CB (IR) 7px 55 Junior Seau LB (IR) 7px 74 Wade Smith OT (IR) 7px 92 Kevin Vickerson DT (IR) 7px 62 Eric Wilson DT (IR) 7px  9 Chris Davis WR 16 Fred Gibson WR 43 Kay-Jay Harris RB 49 Jack Hunt S 41 Jason Rader TE 61 Orrin Thompson OT -- Chris Van Hoy DT 15 Jason Willis WR Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Dolphins played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Browns and the Titans based on divisional positions from 2004. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 Denver Broncos W 34–10 1–0 Dolphins Stadium 72,324 2 September 18 at New York Jets L 7–17 1–1 Giants Stadium 77,918 3 September 25 Carolina Panthers W 27–24 2–1 Dolphins Stadium 72,288 4 Bye 5 October 9 at Buffalo Bills L 14–20 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium 72,160 6 October 16 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–27 2–3 Raymond James Stadium 65,168 7 October 21, 2005 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–30 2–4 Dolphins Stadium 68,350 8 October 30 at New Orleans Saints W 21–6 3–4 Tiger Stadium 61,643 9 November 6 Atlanta Falcons L 10–17 3–5 Dolphins Stadium 72,187 10 November 13 New England Patriots L 16–23 3–6 Dolphins Stadium 73,405 11 November 20 at Cleveland Browns L 0–22 3–7 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,773 12 November 27 at Oakland Raiders W 33–21 4–7 McAfee Stadium 49,097 13 December 4 Buffalo Bills W 24–23 5–7 Dolphins Stadium 72,051 14 December 11 at San Diego Chargers W 23–21 6–7 Qualcomm Stadium 65,026 15 December 18 New York Jets W 24–20 7–7 Dolphins Stadium 72,650 16 December 24, 2005 Tennessee Titans W 24–10 8–7 Dolphins Stadium 72,001 17 January 1 at New England Patriots W 28–26 9–7 Gillette Stadium 68,756 Game summaries Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins– Game summary September 11 1:00p.m. EDT Broncos 0 3 0 7 Dolphins 3 3 7 21 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,324 Partly cloudy, 89 F C Bill Leavy CBS Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, and Armen Keteyian Box score First quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 5:50. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:53. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 44-yard field goal, 12:36. Dolphins 6–0. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 6:03. DEN – Jason Elam 28-yard field goal, 1:51. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:31. Third quarter MIA – Randy McMichael 2-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 4:47. Dolphins 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:23. Fourth quarter MIA – Sammy Morris 9-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 13:11. Dolphins 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:49. DEN – Kyle Johnson 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 9:19. Dolphins 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:17. MIA – Marty Booker 60-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 9:09. Dolphins 27–10. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:10. MIA – Jason Taylor 85-yard fumble return (Olindo Mare kick), 0:00. Dolphins 34–10. Top passers DEN – Jake Plummer – 22/48, 251 yards, TD, 2 INT MIA – Gus Frerotte – 24/36, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers DEN – Tatum Bell – 13 rushes, 47 yards MIA – Chris Chambers – 1 rush, 61 yards Top receivers DEN – Rod Smith – 7 receptions, 90 yards MIA – Marty Booker – 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD Week 2: at New York Jets Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets– Game summary September 18 4:00p.m. EDT Dolphins 0 0 0 7 Jets 7 3 0 7 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 77,918 Sunny, 82 F C Ron Winter CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score First quarter NYJ – Laveranues Coles 7-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Mike Nugent kick), 9:32. Jets 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:28. Second quarter NYJ – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 1:02. Jets 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:21. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter MIA – Randy McMichael 4-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 14:13. Jets 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:29. NYJ – Jerald Sowell 1-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Mike Nugent kick), 8:19. Jets 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:54. Top passers MIA – Gus Frerotte – 20/43, 177 yards, TD, INT NYJ – Chad Pennington – 19/30, 190 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIA – Ronnie Brown – 12 rushes, 35 yards NYJ – Curtis Martin – 31 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers MIA – Randy McMichael – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD NYJ – Justin McCareins – 5 receptions, 87 yards Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins– Game summary September 25 1:00p.m. EDT Panthers 3 14 0 7 Dolphins 14 7 0 6 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,288 Partly cloudy, 85 F C Bill Vinovich Fox Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Chris Myers Box score First quarter MIA – Ronnie Brown 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 10:09. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:51. CAR – John Kasay 52-yard field goal, 7:11. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:58. MIA – Randy McMichael 18-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 0:10. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:45. Second quarter CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 1-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 5:44. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:40. MIA – Chris Chambers 42-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 3:39. Dolphins 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:05. CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 3-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 0:54. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:45. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 27-yard field goal, 7:32. Dolphins 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:49. CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 53-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 7:12. Tied 24–24. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:20. MIA – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 0:04. Dolphins 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:47. Top passers CAR – Jake Delhomme – 19/35, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT MIA – Gus Frerotte – 14/33, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers CAR – Stephen Davis – 16 rushes, 36 yards MIA – Ronnie Brown – 23 rushes, 132 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 11 receptions, 170 yards, 3 TD MIA – Chris Chambers – 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD Week 5: at Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills– Game summary October 9 1:00p.m. EDT Dolphins 0 0 7 7 Bills 10 7 0 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 72,160 Partly cloudy, 50 F C Walt Coleman CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter BUF – Willis McGahee 1-yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:23. Bills 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:37. BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 4:15. Bills 10–0. 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 MIA – Gus Frerotte – 21/33, 226 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 20/26, 169 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Ronnie Brown – 17 rushes, 97 yards BUF – Willis McGahee – 31 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Marty Booker – 3 receptions, 72 yards BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 65 yards Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers– Game summary October 16 1:00p.m. EDT Dolphins 3 0 3 7 Buccaneers 10 0 17 0 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida 65,168 Sunny, 81 F C Ed Hochuli CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter TB – Joey Galloway 7-yard pass from Brian Griese (Matt Bryant kick), 9:05. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:55. MIA – Olindo Mare 47-yard field goal, 5:16. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:49. TB – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 1:10. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:06. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 53-yard field goal, 11:46. Buccaneers 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:14. TB – Matt Bryant 32-yard field goal, 4:32. Buccaneers 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:14. TB – Michael Pittman Sr. 57-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:32. Buccaneers 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:34. TB – Will Allen 33-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 0:06. Buccaneers 27–6. Fourth quarter MIA – Ronnie Brown 8-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 9:56. Buccaneers 27–13. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06. Top passers MIA – Gus Frerotte – 21/43, 267 yards TB – Brian Griese – 12/16, 120 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Chris Chambers – 3 rushes, 25 yards TB – Michael Pittman Sr. – 15 rushes, 127 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Wes Welker – 3 receptions, 97 yards TB – Joey Galloway – 9 receptions, 96 yards, TD Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins– Game summary October 21, 2005 7:00p.m. EDT Chiefs 7 7 10 6 Dolphins 0 6 7 7 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 68,350 Cloudy, 78 F C Gerry Austin CBS Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter KC – Priest Holmes 5-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:28. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 33-yard field goal, 7:22. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:52. KC – Larry Johnson 2-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 1:56. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:26. MIA – Olindo Mare 23-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:51. Third quarter MIA – Ronnie Brown 65-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 14:40. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:20. KC – Priest Holmes 35-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 13:59. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:41. KC – Lawrence Tynes 30-yard field goal, 3:37. Chiefs 24–13. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:53. Fourth quarter KC – Lawrence Tynes 51-yard field goal, 13:25. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:52. KC – Lawrence Tynes 52-yard field goal, 10:41. Chiefs 30–13. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:39. MIA – Chris Chambers 77-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Olindo Mare kick), 2:35. Chiefs 30–20. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:12. Top passers KC – Trent Green – 20/34, 289 yards MIA – Gus Frerotte – 11/29, 125 yards, INT Top rushers KC – Larry Johnson – 23 rushes, 93 yards, TD MIA – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers KC – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 67 yards MIA – Chris Chambers – 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD Week 8: at New Orleans Saints Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints– Game summary October 30 4:00p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST Dolphins 3 6 2 10 Saints 3 0 3 0 Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 61,643 Sunny, 76 F C Tom White CBS Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker Box score First quarter NO – John Carney 26-yard field goal, 6:48. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:01. MIA – Olindo Mare 37-yard field goal, 0:33. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 3:14. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 36-yard field goal, 7:18. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:34. MIA – Olindo Mare 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:43. Third quarter NO – John Carney 49-yard field goal, 3:37. Dolphins 9–6. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:05. MIA – Aaron Brooks sacked in own end zone by Kevin Carter, 1:52. Dolphins 11–6. Fourth quarter MIA – Chris Chambers 12-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 14:09. Dolphins 18–6. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:43. MIA – Olindo Mare 46-yard field goal, 9:28. Dolphins 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:46. Top passers MIA – Gus Frerotte – 16/28, 168 yards, TD, INT NO – Aaron Brooks – 14/31, 181 yards, INT Top rushers MIA – Ronnie Brown – 23 rushes, 106 yards NO – Aaron Brooks – 6 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers MIA – David Boston – 1 reception, 54 yards NO – Joe Horn – 7 receptions, 99 yards Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins– Game summary November 6 1:00p.m. EST Falcons 7 7 3 0 Dolphins 0 10 0 0 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,187 Partly cloudy, 80 F C Scott Green Fox Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa Box score Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Week 10: vs. New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins– Game summary November 13 1:00p.m. EST Patriots 0 3 9 11 Dolphins 0 7 0 9 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 73,405 Mostly cloudy, 82 F C Mike Carey CBS Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein Box score Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Week 11: at Cleveland Browns Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns– Game summary November 20 1:00p.m. EST Dolphins 0 0 0 0 Browns 9 3 10 0 Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 72,773 Sunny, 48 F C Bernie Kukar CBS Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein Box score First quarter CLE – Reuben Droughns 75-yard run (kick failed), 13:09. Browns 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18. CLE – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 7:03. Browns 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:12. Second quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 12–0. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 5:58. Third quarter CLE – Terrelle Smith 6-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Phil Dawson kick), 5:24. Browns 19–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:07. CLE – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 1:35. Browns 22–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:35. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers MIA – Gus Frerotte – 4/18, 53 yards CLE – Trent Dilfer – 11/18, 137 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Ricky Williams – 13 rushes, 83 yards CLE – Reuben Droughns – 30 rushes, 166 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Bryan Gilmore – 1 reception, 39 yards CLE – Braylon Edwards – 6 receptions, 90 yards Week 12: at Oakland Raiders Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders– Game summary November 27 4:00p.m. EST/1:00p.m. PST Dolphins 7 7 9 10 Raiders 0 7 7 7 McAfee Stadium, Oakland, California 49,097 Partly cloudy, 52 F C Ron Winter CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins– Game summary December 4 1:00p.m. EST Bills 21 0 2 0 Dolphins 0 3 0 21 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,051 Partly cloudy, 77 F C Ed Hochuli CBS Don Criqui and 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 – Gus Ferotte sacked in own end zone by London Fletcher, 10:12. Bills 23–3. Fourth quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 5-yard run (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: at San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers– Game summary December 11 4:00p.m. EST/1:00p.m. PST Dolphins 0 3 17 3 Chargers 7 0 0 14 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 65,026 Sunny, 69 F C Tony Corrente CBS Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker, and Scott Kaplan Box score Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Week 15: vs. New York Jets Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins– Game summary December 18 1:00p.m. EST Jets 0 10 7 3 Dolphins 7 3 0 14 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,650 Cloudy, 78 F C Walt Coleman CBS Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots Box score Top passers Top rushers Top receivers Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins– Game summary December 24, 2005 1:00p.m. EST Titans 3 0 0 7 Dolphins 0 17 0 7 Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 72,001 Partly cloudy, 60 F C Walt Anderson CBS Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein Box score First quarter TEN – Rob Bironas 24-yard field goal, 1:49. Titans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:31. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 25-yard field goal, 7:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:52. MIA – Chris Chambers 7-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 2:48. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:49. MIA – Chris Chambers 7-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 0:27. Dolphins 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 1:16. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter TEN – Drew Bennett 55-yard pass from Billy Volek (Rob Bironas kick), 12:20. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:10. MIA – Ricky Williams 19-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 1:48. Dolphins 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 0:33. Top passers TEN – Billy Volek – 14/24, 132 yards, TD MIA – Gus Frerotte – 14/30, 151 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers TEN – Travis Henry – 16 rushes, 65 yards MIA – Ricky Williams – 26 rushes, 172 yards, TD Top receivers TEN – Drew Bennett – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD MIA – Chris Chambers – 5 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD Week 17: at New England Patriots Miami Dolphins 2005 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots– Game summary January 1, 2006 1:00p.m. EST Dolphins 7 6 5 10 Patriots 7 3 3 13 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 68,756 Cloudy, 25 F C Tom White CBS Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross Box score First quarter MIA – Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:59. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:14. NE – Deion Branch 11-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:01. Second quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 36-yard field goal, 5:51. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 6:03. MIA – Olindo Mare 38-yard field goal, 0:38. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:06. NE – Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 0:38. Third quarter MIA – Olindo Mare 41-yard field goal, 8:57. Dolphins 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:03. NE – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 4:41. Dolphins 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:16. MIA – Matt Cassel sacked in own end zone by Reggie Howard, 1:24. Dolphins 18–13. Fourth quarter MIA – Marty Booker 15-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 9:07. Dolphins 25–13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:51. NE – Tim Dwight 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Doug Flutie kick), 6:10. Dolphins 25–20. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:57. MIA – Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal, 1:55. Dolphins 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:15. NE – Benjamin Watson 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel (pass failed), 0:00. Dolphins 28–26. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 1:55. Top passers MIA – Gus Frerotte – 22/35, 239 yards, TD NE – Matt Cassel – 11/20, 168 yards, 2 TD Top rushers MIA – Ricky Williams – 28 rushes, 108 yards, TD NE – Patrick Pass – 9 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers MIA – Marty Booker – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD NE – André Davis – 2 receptions, 47 yards Standings References Category:Miami Dolphins seasons Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Category:Long stubs with short prose