2005 St. Louis Rams season
2005 St. Louis Rams season | |
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Edward Jones Dome | |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 2nd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | T Orlando Pace WR Torry Holt |
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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
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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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
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45,160 |
3 | September 25 | Tennessee Titans | W 31–27 | 2–1 | Edward Jones Dome
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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 | 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 |
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10 | November 13 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 16–31 | 4–5 | Qwest Field
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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 | 5–6 | Reliant Stadium
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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 | 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
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
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- Date: September 18
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 94 °F (34 °C)
- Game attendance: 45,160
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts & Tim Ryan
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | 454 | 271 | L1 |
St. Louis Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 363 | 429 | W1 |
Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–3 | 4–8 | 311 | 387 | L1 |
San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 239 | 428 | W2 |
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