2005 Atlanta Falcons season

40th season in franchise history, collapse after 6-2 start August 2023 March 2026 Atlanta Falcons 2005 8–8 3rd NFC South Jim Mora Rich McKay Arthur Blank Georgia Dome Did not qualify TE Alge CrumplerQB Michael VickRB Warrick DunnDT Rodgers ColemanLB Keith BrookingCB DeAngelo Hallhttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/probowl.htm 2005 NFL Pro Bowlers Pro-Football-Reference.com Falcons seasons The 2005 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 40th in the National Football League (NFL). It began with the team trying to defend their NFC South division title and 11–5 record in 2004. The Falcons started 6–2, but injuries on defense caused them to finish the second half 2–6 to finish the season with a .500 record. Bright spots included the Falcons ending their Monday Night Football jinx by going 3–0, and on Thursday, November 24, the Falcons played on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in franchise history with a 27–7 victory over the Detroit Lions. On the penultimate game of the regular season, the Falcons were eliminated from postseason contention with a 27–24 overtime loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons failed to improve over their 11–5 season, once again failing to attain back-to-back winning seasons. Offseason NFL draft 2005 NFL draft 2005 Atlanta Falcons 1 27 Roddy White Wide receiver UAB yes yes 2 59 Jonathan Babineaux Defensive tackle Iowa yes 3 90 Jordan Beck Linebacker Cal Poly yes 4 128 Chauncey Davis Defensive end Florida State yes 5 160 Michael Boley Linebacker Southern Miss yes 5 163 Frank Omiyale Offensive tackle Tennessee Tech 6 201 DeAndra Cobb Running back Michigan State yes 7 241 Darrell Shropshire Defensive tackle South Carolina yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2005_draft.htm 2005 Atlanta Falcons Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 17, 2013 Personnel Staff 2005 Atlanta Falcons Owner/chief executive officer – Arthur Blank President/general manager – Rich McKay Director of pro personnel – Les Snead Director of college scouting – Phil Emery Executive vice president/head coach – Jim L. Mora Offensive coordinator – Greg Knapp Quarterbacks – Mike Johnson Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – George Stewart Tight ends – Clancy Barone Offensive line – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive assistant – Chris Dalman Offensive assistant – Robert Prince Consultant – Alex Gibbs Defensive coordinator – Ed Donatell Defensive line – Bill Johnson Linebackers – Chris Beake Senior defensive assistant/secondary – Emmitt Thomas Defensive backs – Brett Maxie Defensive assistant – Dennis Allen Special teams coordinator – Joe DeCamillis Strength and conditioning – Al Miller Assistant strength and conditioning – Rocky Colburn Roster 2005 Atlanta Falcons 53 10 9 14 Ty Detmer  8 Matt Schaub  7 Michael Vick 34 DeAndra' Cobb y 45 T. J. Duckett 28 Warrick Dunn 33 Justin Griffith FB 44 Fred McCrary FB 87 Cedric Bonner 86 Brian Finneran 12 Michael Jenkins wide receiver 82 Jerome Pathon 84 Roddy White y 80 Eric Beverly 85 Dwayne Blakley 83 Alge Crumpler 69 Ben Claxton G 65 Kynan Forney G 66 Austin King C/G 61 Matt Lehr G 62 Todd McClure C 70 Frank Omiyale y G/T 76 Kevin Shaffer T 79 Barry Stokes American football T 74 Todd Weiner T 95 Jonathan Babineaux y DE 75 Rod Coleman American football DT 92 Chauncey Davis y DE 97 Patrick Kerney DE 94 Chad Lavalais DT 93 Constantin Ritzmann DE 73 Josh Savage DE 71 Darrell Shropshire y DT 59 Michael Boley y OLB 56 Keith Brooking MLB/OLB 98 Ike Reese OLB 54 Artie Ulmer OLB 51 Demorrio Williams OLB 29 Keion Carpenter SS 42 Antuan Edwards SS 21 DeAngelo Hall CB 38 Ronnie Heard FS 26 Omare Lowe CB/S 25 Kevin McCadam FS 39 Cam Newton safety y SS 24 Bryan Scott FS 22 Leigh Torrence y CB 37 Ahmad Treaudo y CB 36 Jason Webster CB 30 Brandon Williams cornerback, born 1980 CB  9 Michael Koenen y P  2 Todd Peterson K 48 Derek Rackley LS 52 Jordan Beck American football y LB IR 27 Chris Cash American football CB IR -- Erik Flowers DE IR 50 Edgerton Hartwell LB IR 11 Kerry Johnson American football y WR IR 96 Antwan Lake DT IR 23 Kevin Mathis CB IR 20 Allen Rossum CB IR 91 Brady Smith American football DE IR 89 Dez White WR IR 90 Klaus Alinen DE 53 Derrick Ballard LB 77 Tyson Clabo G 41 Kevin Dudley y FB 43 Diamond Ferri y RB 99 Jonathan Jackson defensive end y DE 55 Martin Patterson y LB 72 Joe Tate politician G 17 Kevin Youngblood WR Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 August 6 Indianapolis Colts W 27–21 1–0 JPN Tokyo Dome (Tokyo) Recap 2 August 13 Baltimore Ravens W 16–3 2–0 Georgia Dome Recap 3 August 19 Tennessee Titans L 21–24 2–1 Georgia Dome Recap 4 August 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 23–7 3–1 ALLTEL Stadium Recap 4 September 1 at Miami Dolphins W 20–17 4–1 Dolphins Stadium Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 September 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 14–10 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2 September 18 at Seattle Seahawks L 18–21 1–1 Qwest Field Recap 3 September 25 at Buffalo Bills W 24–16 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 October 2 Minnesota Vikings W 30–10 3–1 Georgia Dome Recap 5 October 9 New England Patriots L 28–31 3–2 Georgia Dome Recap 6 October 16 at New Orleans Saints W 34–31 4–2 AlamodomeHurricaneKatrina Due to damages from Hurricane Katrina, the Saints' were forced to host their home games elsewhere. Recap 7 October 24 New York Jets W 27–14 5–2 Georgia Dome Recap 8 Bye 9 November 6 at Miami Dolphins W 17–10 6–2 Dolphins Stadium Recap 10 November 13 Green Bay Packers L 25–33 6–3 Georgia Dome Recap 11 November 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 27–30 6–4 Georgia Dome Recap 12 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 27–7 7–4 Ford Field Recap 13 December 4 at Carolina Panthers L 6–24 7–5 Bank of America Stadium Recap 14 December 12 New Orleans Saints W 36–17 8–5 Georgia Dome Recap 15 December 18 at Chicago Bears L 3–16 8–6 Soldier Field Recap 16 December 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–27 (OT) 8–7 Raymond James Stadium Recap 17 January 1 Carolina Panthers L 11–44 8–8 Georgia Dome Recap Game summaries Week 1 vs Eagles 2005 Philadelphia Eagles season Atlanta Falcons 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Atlanta Falcons (0–0) September 12 Monday 9:00 p.m. EDT Eagles 0 7 0 3 Falcons 14 0 0 0 Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia 70,806 Indoors (dome) Walt Coleman ABC Al Michaels, John Madden, and Michele Tafoya Gamebook Eagles Donovan McNabb24/54, 257 Yds, TD, INT Brian Westbrook12 Rush, 47 Yds Terrell Owens7 Rec, 112 Yds Falcons Michael Vick12/23, 156 Yds, INT Warrick Dunn21 Rush, 117 Yds Michael Jenkins3 Rec, 80 Yds PHI ATL collapsed 1 3:06 Falcons 6 58 2:45 RushTD Michael Vick 7 good Todd Peterson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 1 0:09 Falcons 3 64 1:29 RushTD T.J. Duckett 1 good Todd Peterson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 14 2 11:21 Eagles 9 78 3:48 RecTD Brian Westbrook Donovan McNabb 9 good David Akers run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 4 9:20 Eagles 10 54 3:54 FG 44 David Akers 10 14 10 14 Standings Images References External links 2005 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com Atlanta Category:Atlanta Falcons seasons Atlanta Category:2005 in Atlanta Category:Long stubs with short prose