2005 Atlanta Falcons season
| 2005 Atlanta Falcons season | |
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| Owner | Arthur Blank |
| General manager | Rich McKay |
| Head coach | Jim Mora |
| Home field | Georgia Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | TE Alge Crumpler QB Michael Vick RB Warrick Dunn DT Rodgers Coleman LB Keith Brooking CB DeAngelo Hall[1] |
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 .500. 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 next-to-last 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, therefore finishing 8-8 and once again failed to attain back-to-back winning seasons.
Offseason
NFL Draft
| 2005 Atlanta Falcons draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 27 | Roddy White * | Wide receiver | UAB | |
| 2 | 59 | Jonathan Babineaux | Defensive tackle | Iowa | |
| 3 | 90 | Jordan Beck | Linebacker | Cal Poly | |
| 4 | 128 | Chauncey Davis | Defensive end | Florida State | |
| 5 | 160 | Michael Boley | Linebacker | Southern Miss | |
| 5 | 163 | Frank Omiyale | Offensive tackle
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Tennessee Tech | |
| 6 | 201 | DeAndra Cobb
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Running back | Michigan State | |
| 7 | 241 | Darrell Shropshire | Defensive tackle | South Carolina | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Personnel
Staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Schedule
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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| 1 | August 6 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–21 | 1–0 | 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
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Recap |
| 4 | September 1 | at Miami Dolphins | W 20–17 | 4–1 | Dolphins Stadium
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Recap |
Regular season
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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| 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
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Recap |
| 3 | September 25 | at Buffalo Bills | W 24–16 | 2–1 | Ralph Wilson Stadium
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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 | Alamodome[A] | 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
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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 |
- ^ Due to damages from Hurricane Katrina, the Saints' were forced to host their home games elsewhere.
Game summaries
Week 1 vs Eagles
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Atlanta Falcons (0–0)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Falcons | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 70,806
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, and Michele Tafoya
- Gamebook
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Standings
| NFC South | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 300 | 274 | W2 |
| (5) Carolina Panthers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 391 | 259 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 351 | 341 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 1–5 | 1–11 | 235 | 398 | L5 |
Images
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The Thanksgiving Day game between the Falcons and the Detroit Lions -
Vick scanning the field against the New Orleans Saints
References
- ^ "2005 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "2005 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
External links
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| Conference championships (2) | |
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