2005 Cincinnati Bengals season

2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
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

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

Main article: 2005 NFL Draft
2005 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office

Head coaches

  • Head Coach – Marvin Lewis
  • Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Paul Alexander

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Chuck Bresnahan
  • Defensive Line – Jay Hayes
  • Linebackers – Ricky Hunley
  • Defensive Backs – Kevin Coyle
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Louie Cioffi
  • Staff Assistant – Paul Guenther

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Chip Morton
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Ray Oliver

Roster

2005 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 6 Inactive, 8 Practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Date Opponent # Result Score Attendance Stadium
September 11 at Cleveland Browns W 27–13
73,013
 Cleveland Browns Stadium
September 18 Minnesota Vikings W 37–8
65,763
 Paul Brown Stadium
September 25 at Chicago Bears W 24–7
62,045
 Soldier Field
October 2 Houston Texans W 16–10
65,714
 Paul Brown Stadium
October 9 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–23
66,137
 Alltel Stadium
October 16 at Tennessee Titans W 31–23
69,149
 The Coliseum
October 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–27
66,104
 Paul Brown Stadium
October 30 Green Bay Packers W 21–14
65,940
 Paul Brown Stadium
November 6 at Baltimore Ravens W 21–9
70,540
 M&T Bank Stadium
November 20 Indianapolis Colts L 37–45
65,995
 Paul Brown Stadium
November 27 Baltimore Ravens W 42–29
65,680
 Paul Brown Stadium
December 4 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 38–31
63,044
 Heinz Field
December 11 Cleveland Browns W 23–20
65,788
 Paul Brown Stadium
December 18 at Detroit Lions W 41–17
61,749
 Ford Field
December 24 Buffalo Bills L 27–37
65,485
 Paul Brown Stadium
January 1 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–37
77,211
 Arrowhead Stadium

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Standings

AFC North
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

Game Stats- AFC Wild Card Playoff
1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 14 14331
Bengals 10 7 0017

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

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

All-Pro Award

Milestones

Records

References

  1. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In multiple seasons, from 1991 to 2004, playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, in the regular season, sorted by descending Date.
  2. ↑ Curnette, Mark (December 19, 2005). "Biggest splash of them all". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 3, 2006.
  3. ↑ Season summary and tatistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  4. ↑ "2005 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  5. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/2005.htm
  6. ↑ Season summary and tatistics at Sports E Cyclopedia
  7. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/chadjohnson/2504651/profile
  8. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnRu00.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnCh01.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PerrTa00.htm

External links

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