2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
2005 Cincinnati Bengals season | |||||||
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Head coach | Marvin Lewis | ||||||
Owner | Mike Brown | ||||||
Home field | Paul Brown Stadium | ||||||
Results | |||||||
Record | 11–5 | ||||||
Division place | 1st AFC North | ||||||
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card | ||||||
Timeline | |||||||
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The 2005 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 38th year in professional football and its 36th with the National Football League.
2005 was the team's first season with a winning record, playoff berth, and division title since 1990. In the fourteen years and 224 games in between (1991–2004), the Bengals' record was 71–153, a 0.317 winning percentage.[1] It would be the Bengals' lone playoff appearance in a span of 18 years (1991–2008). QB Carson Palmer got off to a strong start on his way to a solid 3836 yard season with 32 Touchdown passes, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl. Receiving many of Palmer's passes was Chad Johnson, who followed teammate Palmer to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, racking up an impressive 1,432 yards in receiving with nine TDs, many of which were followed by unique celebrations that made him a regular star on the spots highlight shows.
Following a 42–29 win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals faced the Steelers again this time in Pittsburgh, where the Bengals offense continued to fly behind Carson Palmer who had three Touchdown passes and 227 yards passing in an impressive 38–31 win that gave the Bengals first place in the AFC North at 9–3. The Bengals would not relinquish first place winning the next two games to clinch the division with two weeks to go. On December 18, with a 41–17 win over the Detroit Lions, the Bengals clinched a playoff spot.[2] After clinching the division the Bengals played cautiously and dropped their final two games to finish with an 11–5 record, beating out the eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers, who finished with an identical record, on a tiebreaker situation.[3]
Offseason
NFL Draft
2005 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 17 | David Pollack | Linebacker | Georgia | |
2 | 48 | Odell Thurman | Linebacker | Georgia | |
3 | 83 | Chris Henry | Wide receiver | West Virginia | |
4 | 119 | Eric Ghiaciuc | Center | Central Michigan | |
5 | 153 | Adam Kieft | Offensive tackle | Central Michigan | |
6 | 190 | Tab Perry | Wide receiver | UCLA | |
7 | 233 | Jonathan Fanene | Defensive end | Utah | |
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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
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Date | Opponent # | Result | Score | Attendance | Stadium |
September 11 | at Cleveland Browns | W | 27–13 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | |
September 18 | Minnesota Vikings | W | 37–8 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
September 25 | at Chicago Bears | W | 24–7 | Soldier Field | |
October 2 | Houston Texans | W | 16–10 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
October 9 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L | 20–23 | Alltel Stadium | |
October 16 | at Tennessee Titans | W | 31–23 | The Coliseum | |
October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L | 13–27 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
October 30 | Green Bay Packers | W | 21–14 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
November 6 | at Baltimore Ravens | W | 21–9 | M&T Bank Stadium | |
November 20 | Indianapolis Colts | L | 37–45 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
November 27 | Baltimore Ravens | W | 42–29 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
December 4 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W | 38–31 | Heinz Field | |
December 11 | Cleveland Browns | W | 23–20 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
December 18 | at Detroit Lions | W | 41–17 | Ford Field | |
December 24 | Buffalo Bills | L | 27–37 | Paul Brown Stadium | |
January 1 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L | 3–37 | Arrowhead Stadium |
Standings
AFC North | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 421 | 350 | L2 |
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 389 | 258 | W4 |
Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 265 | 299 | L1 |
Cleveland Browns | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 232 | 301 | W1 |
Postseason
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Steelers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Bengals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: January 8, 2006
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 65,870
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz (play-by-play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter)
On January 8, 2006, the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening round of the playoffs making it the Bengals first playoff appearance of the decade. Disaster started early for the Bengals when Steelers lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen dove at Bengals quarterback (Carson Palmer)'s knee, resulting in a tear of his ACL (Anterior cruciate ligament). Backup quarterback Jon Kitna took over and did very well, giving Cincinnati leads of 10–0 and 17–7 at points of the game. All seemed well for the Bengals until the Steelers came back with 24 unanswered points and knocked the Cincinnati Bengals out of the playoffs with a final score of 31–17.[6]
Team leaders
Passing
Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
Carson Palmer | 509 | 345 | 3836 | 32 | 12 | 101.1 |
Rushing
Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
Rudi Johnson | 337 | 1458 | 4.3 | 33 | 12 |
Receiving
Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
Chad Johnson | 97 | 1432 | 14.8 | 70 | 9 |
Defensive
Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
Odell Thurman | 148 | 1.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Justin Smith | 92 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Deltha O'Neal | 63 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking and punting
Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
Shayne Graham | 32 | 28 | 87.5% | 47 | 47 | 100.0% | 131 |
Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
Kyle Larson | 60 | 2591 | 75 | 1 | 43.2 |
Special teams
Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
Tab Perry | 64 | 1562 | 24.4 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Keiwan Ratliff | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 13 | 0 |
Awards and records
Pro Bowl Selections
- Carson Palmer QB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Rudi Johnson RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Chad Johnson WR, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Willie Anderson RT, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Deltha O'Neal CB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
All-Pro Award
- Chad Johnson WR, 1st Team All-Pro
- Willie Anderson RT, 1st Team All-Pro
- Deltha O'Neal CB, 1st Team All-Pro
Milestones
- Carson Palmer's first six starts of the season, combined with his last three starts of 2004, made him only the second passer in NFL history to post nine straight games with a passer rating of 100 or more (Peyton Manning, 2004)
- Carson Palmer led the NFL in three major passing categories – TD passes (32), completion percentage (67.8) and TD-INT differential (32–12)[7]
- Rudi Johnson, 2nd 1000 yard rushing season (1,458 yards)[8]
- Chad Johnson 4th 1000 yard receiving season [9]
- Tab Perry, 1st 1000 yard return season (1,562 yards)[10]
Records
- Cincinnati Bengals Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh set Bengals records for most receptions (175) and receiving yards (2,388) by a duo.
- The Bengals established a home season attendance record of 526,469 to break the mark of 524,248 set a season earlier.
References
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In multiple seasons, from 1991 to 2004, playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Date.
- ↑ Curnette, Mark (December 19, 2005). "Biggest splash of them all". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006.
- ↑ Season summary and tatistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
- ↑ "2005 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/2005.htm
- ↑ Season summary and tatistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/chadjohnson/2504651/profile
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnRu00.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnCh01.htm
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PerrTa00.htm
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