2005 Green Bay Packers season

2005 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Mike Sherman
General manager	Ted Thompson
Home field	Lambeau Field
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th NFC North
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2005 Green Bay Packers season marked their worst record since their 1991 season. The Packers suffered injuries to wide receivers Javon Walker and Robert Ferguson and running backs Ahman Green, Najeh Davenport, Tony Fisher, and Samkon Gado. As a result of the season, many of the Packers coaches were fired, including head coach Mike Sherman.

Offseason

The Packers lost veteran offensive linemen Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle to free agency. Starting safety Darren Sharper was released by Green Bay Packers, signing with the Minnesota Vikings. With the 24th pick of the 2005 NFL Draft the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the second quarterback taken in the draft.

NFL Draft

2005 Packers Draft Selections
Round	Overall	Player	Position	College
1	24	Aaron Rodgers	QB	California
2	51	Nick Collins	FS	Bethune-Cookman
2	58	Terrence Murphy	WR	Texas A&M
4	115	Marviel Underwood	FS	San Diego St.
4	125	Brady Poppinga	OLB	Brigham Young
5	143	Junius Coston	C	North Carolina A&T
5	167	Mike Hawkins	CB	Oklahoma
6	180	Mike Montgomery	DT	Texas A&M
6	195	Craig Bragg	WR	UCLA
7	245	Kurt Campbell	CB	Albany (N.Y.)
7	246	Will Whitticker	G	Michigan State

Players highlighted in yellow indicate players selected to the Pro Bowl during their NFL career.

Personnel

Staff

2005 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office

President and Chief Executive Officer – Bob Harlan
Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations – Ted Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – John Jones
Vice President of Player Finance/General Counsel – Andrew Brandt
Director of College Scouting – John Dorsey
Director of Pro Personnel – Reggie McKenzie
Personnel Analyst to General Manager – John Schneider
Assistant Director of College Scouting – Shaun Herock

Head coaches

Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Mike Sherman

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Tom Rossley
Quarterbacks – Darrell Bevell
Running Backs – Edgar Bennett
Wide Receivers – James Franklin
Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – Joe Philbin
Offensive Line – Larry Beightol
Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control – James Campen

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Jim Bates
Defensive Tackles – Robert Nunn
Defensive Ends – Bob Sanders
Linebackers – Mark Duffner
Secondary/Safeties – Joe Baker
Defensive Nickel Package/Cornerbacks – Lionel Washington
Defensive Quality Control – Charlie Jackson

Special teams coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – John Bonamego
Assistant Special Teams – Brad Miller

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Barry Rubin
Strength and Conditioning Assistant – Mark Lovat
Weight Room Assistant – Vince Workman

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 2005	at Detroit Lions	L 17–3	61,877
2	September 18, 2005	Cleveland Browns	L 26–24	70,400
3	September 25, 2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–16	70,518
4	October 3, 2005	at Carolina Panthers	L 32–29	73,657
5	October 9, 2005	New Orleans Saints	W 52–3	70,580
6	Bye
7	October 23, 2005	at Minnesota Vikings	L 23–20	64,278
8	October 30, 2005	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–14	65,940
9	November 6, 2005	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–10	70,607
10	November 13, 2005	at Atlanta Falcons	W 33–25	71,001
11	November 21, 2005	Minnesota Vikings	L 20–17	70,610
12	November 27, 2005	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 19–14	67,665
13	December 4, 2005	at Chicago Bears	L 19–7	62,177
14	December 11, 2005	Detroit Lions	W 16–13 (OT)	70,019
15	December 19, 2005	at Baltimore Ravens	L 48–3	70,604
16	December 25, 2005	Chicago Bears	L 24–17	69,757
17	January 1, 2006	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–17	69,928

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	3	0	0	3
Lions	7	0	3	7	17

The Packers opened the 2005 NFL season with a loss to the Detroit Lions. Starting wide receiver Javon Walker injured his right knee and did not play the rest of the season. This would be the Lions last win over the Packers until the 2010 season.

Week 2: vs. Cleveland Browns

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	6	6	7	26
Packers	7	0	0	17	24

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein

|Weather= 75°F (Mostly Cloudy) The Packers lost this game to the Cleveland Browns as quarterback Trent Dilfer threw for 336 yards. The Packers retired the great Reggie White's number 92 at halftime after his unexpected death in December 2004.

Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	10	0	0	17
Packers	6	7	0	3	16

|Weather= 64°F (Cloudy) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won this close game as Carnell Williams rushed for 158 yards. Packers kicker Ryan Longwell missed an extra point and a field goal. It was the Bucs' first victory at Lambeau Field since 1989. It was also the Packers 1st 0-3 start since 1988

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	0	6	16	29
Panthers	7	16	3	6	32

The Carolina Panthers caused the worst start in 17 years for the Packers as they could not complete a fourth quarter comeback to win the game. The Packers lost promising rookie Terrence Murphy in a career-ending helmet to helmet collision on a kickoff return.

Week 5: vs. New Orleans Saints

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	3	0	0	0	3
Packers	14	21	10	7	52

|Weather= 57°F (Partly Cloudy) After starting the season 0–4, the Packers defeat the New Orleans Saints in this blowout. Running back Najeh Davenport ended his season with an ankle injury in the second quarter. This was the largest blowout in Brett Favre's career.

Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	17	0	3	20
Vikings	0	0	10	13	23

The Minnesota Vikings scored 23 second half points after being shut out 17–0 in the first half. Paul Edinger kicked a career long 56-yard field goal as time ran out to win the game. Packers running back Ahman Green ended his season with a career-threatening knee injury.

Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	0	7	14
Bengals	7	7	0	7	21

Brett Favre threw five interceptions as the Cincinnati Bengals won this close game. It is also noteworthy for the fact that a fan ran onto the field in the closing moments of the 4th quarter and disrupted the game by taking the ball away from Favre.

Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	6	7	0	7	20
Packers	3	0	7	0	10

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay Wisconsin

TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein

|Weather= 47°F (Partly Cloudy) The Pittsburgh Steelers, who were held without a third down conversion, forced three turnovers that turned into 17 points to help them defeat the Packers. Packers running back Samkon Gado scored his first career touchdown and ended the day with 62 yards.

Week 10: at Atlanta Falcons

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	14	3	6	10	33
Falcons	0	14	0	11	25

Date: November 13
Location: Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia
Game start: 4:15 p.m. EST
Game weather: indoors (dome)
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, and Tony Siragusa

Scoring summary

1	GB	Samkon Gado 9 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)	Packers 7–0

1	GB	Samkon Gado 1 yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick)	Packers 14–0

2	ATL	Warrick Dunn 21 yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick)	Packers 14–7

2	ATL	Michael Vick 1 yard run (Todd Peterson kick)	Tie 14–14

2	GB	Ryan Longwell 46 yard field goal	Packers 17–14

3	GB	Ryan Longwell 23 yard field goal	Packers 20–14

3	GB	Ryan Longwell 53 yard field goal	Packers 23–14

4	ATL	Todd Peterson 37 yard field goal	Packers 23–17

4	GB	Ryan Longwell 51 yard field goal	Packers 26–17

4	GB	Samkon Gado 2 yard run (Ryan Longwell kick)	Packers 33–17

4	ATL	Roddy White 19 yard pass from Michael Vick (Brian Finneran pass from Michael Vick)	Packers 33–25

On his 24th birthday, running back Samkon Gado makes has first career start against the Atlanta Falcons and finishes the day with 103 yards and three touchdowns to help the Packers win their second game of the year.

Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	7	6	20
Packers	7	7	0	3	17

|Weather= 33°F (Clear) The Minnesota Vikings win their second game against the Packers with another field goal as time expires. The Packers had only 21 yards rushing.

Week 12: at Philadelphia Eagles

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	7	0	0	14
Eagles	10	0	3	6	19

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Packers as backup quarterback Mike McMahon lead his team to victory.

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	7	0	0	7
Bears	0	9	0	10	19

The Chicago Bears beat the Packers at Soldier Field for the first time since 1999, the game in which the Bears blocked a Green Bay FG attempt with :07 remaining, to preserve a 14-13 win.

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Lions	13	0	0	0	0	13
Packers	3	7	0	3	3	16

|Weather= 20°F (Partly Cloudy) Samkon Gado helps the Packers win this overtime game over the Detroit Lions by rushing for 171 yards and a touchdown.

Week 15: at Baltimore Ravens

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	3	0	0	0	3
Ravens	14	10	10	14	48

The Baltimore Ravens beat the Packers by 45 points as Kyle Boller passes for 253 yards and three touchdowns.

Week 16: vs. Chicago Bears

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	10	0	24
Packers	0	7	0	10	17

|Weather= 34°F (Cloudy) The Chicago Bears sweep the Packers for the first time since 1991 with this victory.

Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	7	7	3	17
Packers	6	7	7	3	23

|Weather= 34°F (Cloudy) The Packers win their last game of the season over the Seattle Seahawks. Packer fans gave Brett Favre a standing ovation at the beginning and end of the game as it was possibly his last game, which turned out not to be the case.

Standings

NFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	5–1	10–2	260	202	L1
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	306	344	W1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	254	345	L1
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	298	344	W1

Season statistical leaders

Passing Yards: Brett Favre 3,881 Yards
Passing Touchdowns: Brett Favre 20 TD
QB Rating: Brett Favre, 70.9
Rushing Yards: Samkon Gado, 582 Yards
Rushing Touchdowns: Samkon Gado, 6 TD
Receiving Yards: Donald Driver, 1,221 Yards
Receiving Touchdowns: Donald Driver, 5 TD
Points: Ryan Longwell, 90 points
Kickoff Return Yards: Ahmad Carroll, 390 Yards
Punt Return Yards: Antonio Chatman, 381 Yards
Tackles: Nick Barnett, 91 Tackles
Sacks: Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, 8.0 Sacks
Interceptions: Al Harris, 3 Interceptions

NFC Leaders

Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Attempts (607)
Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Completions (372)
Brett Favre, NFC Leader, Passing Yards (3,881)
Brett Favre, NFC Leader (tied), Interceptions (29)

References

↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Retrieved December 27, 2013.

External links

2005 Green Bay Packers at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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Green Bay Packers

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Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise

Records

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Division championships (22)

League championships (13)

Super Bowl appearances (5)

Retired numbers

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: NFC North

Rivalries

Broadcasters

Radio: Packers Radio Network
- WTMJ
- WKTI-HD2
- WIXX
- WTAQ
Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming):
- WGBA-TV
- WTMJ-TV
Personnel:
- Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play)
- Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

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2005 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
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