2005 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 2005 6–10 2nd NFC West Mike Martz (Weeks 1–5)Joe Vitt (Interim; Weeks 6–17) Georgia Frontiere Edward Jones Dome Did not qualify OT Orlando PaceWR Torry Holt Rams seasons thumb | right | alt=Script logo for the NFL franchise St. Louis Rams. | Script logo for the NFL franchise St. Louis Rams. The 2005 season was the St. Louis Rams' 68th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 11th in St. Louis. They tried to improve on their previous output in which they won eight games. Instead, they collapsed and finished the season with a 6–10 record and finished the season with double-digit losses for the first time since 1998. The Rams also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2002. From 2006 onwards the Rams continued to crumble: during the subsequent nine seasons in St. Louis, the team neither made it into the playoffs nor finished with a winning record (though they almost made it into the 2010 playoffs, but lost to the Seahawks in their last game to lose the division). Their 6–42 record between 2007 and 2009 was the worst for such a period by any team between the World War II Chicago Cardinals and the 2015 to 2017 Cleveland Browns. On October 10, news broke out that head coach Mike Martz announced he was leaving the team indefinitely after being diagnosed with a bacterial infection. A day before that, he coached his last game in a home loss against Seattle. Joe Vitt took over the sidelines for the rest of the season. Though Martz was medically cleared to return, management refused to let him do so and he was fired the day after the final regular season game. Several players said they enjoyed having Martz as their head coach. As second-year running back Steven Jackson earned the starting position, this year was the final season for future Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk as he missed the following season because of reconstructive knee surgery, which ultimately led to his retirement in 2007. Roster 2005 St. Louis Rams 53 11 8 12 Ryan Fitzpatrick 11 Jamie Martin 15 Jeff Smoker 26 Aveion Cason 28 Marshall Faulk 33 Arlen Harris 44 Madison Hedgecock FB 39 Steven Jackson 80 Isaac Bruce 83 Kevin Curtis 81 Torry Holt 89 Dane Looker 84 Shaun McDonald 48 Jerome Collins 86 Brandon Manumaleuna 87 Aaron Walker 70 Alex Barron OT 67 Andy McCollum C 71 Matt Morgan OT 63 Ben Noll G 76 Orlando Pace OT 75 Claude Terrell G 62 Adam Timmerman G 66 Rex Tucker G/OT 63 Larry Turner C 90 Jeremy Calahan DT 93 Brandon Green DE 95 Anthony Hargrove DE 98 Brian Howard DT 73 Jimmy Kennedy DT 97 Tyoka Jackson DE 92 Damione Lewis DT 91 Leonard Little DE 79 Ryan Pickett DT 54 Brandon Chillar OLB 99 Clifford Dukes OLB 57 Trev Faulk MLB 51 Mike Goolsby MLB 56 Jeremy Loyd OLB 50 Pisa Tinoisamoa OLB 58 Drew Wahlroos OLB 20 Dwight Anderson CB 31 Adam Archuleta SS 21 Oshiomogho Atogwe FS 32 Ron Bartell CB 27 Dwaine Carpenter FS 25 Mike Furrey FS 24 DeJuan Groce CB 35 Corey Ivy CB 37 Chris Johnson CB  4 Bryan Barker P 45 Chris Massey LS 14 Jeff Wilkins K 10 Marc Bulger QB (IR) 7px 23 Jerametrius Butler CB (IR) 7px 42 Jerome Carter S (IR) 7px 55 Chris Claiborne OLB (IR) 7px 52 Dexter Coakley OLB (IR) 7px 30 Terry Fair CB (IR) 7px 22 Travis Fisher CB (IR) 7px 68 Richie Incognito G (NF-Inj.) 7px 61 Tom Nütten G (IR) 7px 60 Blaine Saipaia OT (IR) 7px 88 Roland Williams TE (IR) 7px 16 Jeremy Carter WR 65 Toby Cecil C 41 Terry Holley S 34 Derrick Knight RB 19 Brandon Middleton WR 77 Drew Strojny OT 17 Dominique Thompson WR 82 Darius Williams TE Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 25–28 0–1 Monster Park 67,918 2 September 18 at Arizona Cardinals W 17–12 1–1 Sun Devil Stadium 45,160 3 September 25 Tennessee Titans W 31–27 2–1 Edward Jones Dome 65,835 4 October 2 at New York Giants L 24–44 2–2 Giants Stadium 78,453 5 October 9 Seattle Seahawks L 31–37 2–3 Edward Jones Dome 65,707 6 October 17, 2005 at Indianapolis Colts L 28–45 2–4 RCA Dome 57,307 7 October 23 New Orleans Saints W 28–17 3–4 Edward Jones Dome 64,586 8 October 30 Jacksonville Jaguars W 24–21 4–4 Edward Jones Dome 65,251 9 Bye 10 November 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 16–31 4–5 Qwest Field 67,192 11 November 20 Arizona Cardinals L 28–38 4–6 Edward Jones Dome 65,750 12 November 27 at Houston Texans W 33–27 (OT) 5–6 Reliant Stadium 70,010 13 December 4 Washington Redskins L 9–24 5–7 Edward Jones Dome 65,701 14 December 11 at Minnesota Vikings L 13–27 5–8 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,005 15 December 18 Philadelphia Eagles L 16–17 5–9 Edward Jones Dome 65,382 16 December 24, 2005 San Francisco 49ers L 20–24 5–10 Edward Jones Dome 65,473 17 January 1, 2006 at Dallas Cowboys W 20–10 6–10 Texas Stadium 63,131 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 2: at Arizona Cardinals St. Louis Rams 2005 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: St. Louis Rams (0–1) at Arizona Cardinals (0–1) September 18 4:05 p.m. EST Rams 7 3 7 0 Cardinals 3 3 3 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 45,160 94 F C Jeff Triplette Fox Ron Pitts & Tim Ryan Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter STL – Torry Holt 19-yard pass from Marc Bulger (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:42. Rams 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:18. ARI — Neil Rackers 29-yard field goal, 5:38. Rams 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:19. Second quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 26-yard field goal, 8:44. Rams 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:59. STL – Jeff Wilkins 29-yard field goal, 3:42. Rams 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:02. Third quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 48-yard field goal, 10:23. Rams 10–9. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:37. STL – Steven Jackson 7-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick), 5:45. Rams 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 4:38. Fourth quarter ARI – Neil Rackers 35-yard field goal, 6:59. Rams 17–12. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:48. Top passers STL – Marc Bulger – 18/29, 216 yards, TD, INT ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/42, 327 yards, INT Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 93 yards, TD ARI – Marcel Shipp – 12 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers STL – Torry Holt – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD ARI – Anquan Boldin – 8 receptions, 119 yards Standings References St. Louis Rams Category:St. Louis Rams seasons St Louis