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2005 Atlanta Falcons season

2005 Atlanta Falcons season
OwnerArthur Blank
General managerRich McKay
Head coachJim Mora
Home fieldGeorgia Dome
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersTE 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

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NFL Draft

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Main article: 2005 NFL Draft
2005 Atlanta Falcons draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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 Tennessee Tech
6 201 DeAndra Cobb  Running back Michigan State
7 241 Darrell Shropshire  Defensive tackle South Carolina
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

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Staff

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2005 Atlanta Falcons staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Al Miller
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rocky Colburn


Roster

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2005 Atlanta Falcons roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 10 reserve, 9 practice squad

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
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 Recap
4 September 1 at Miami Dolphins W 20–17 4–1 Dolphins Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
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 Recap
3 September 25 at Buffalo Bills W 24–16 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium 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 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
  1. ^ Due to damages from Hurricane Katrina, the Saints' were forced to host their home games elsewhere.

Game summaries

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Week 1 vs Eagles

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See also: 2005 Philadelphia Eagles season
Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Atlanta Falcons (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 0 7 0310
Falcons 14 0 0014

at Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Standings

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NFC South
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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References

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  1. ^ "2005 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "2005 Atlanta Falcons Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
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