2005 Atlanta Falcons season

2005 Atlanta Falcons season
2005 Atlanta Falcons season
Owner	Arthur Blank
General manager	Rich McKay
Head coach	Jim Mora
Home field	Georgia Dome
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TE Alge Crumpler; QB Michael Vick; RB Warrick Dunn; DT Rodgers Coleman; LB Keith Brooking; CB DeAngelo Hall
	← 2004; Falcons seasons; 2006 →;

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 with a .500 record.

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, once again failing to attain back-to-back winning seasons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Atlanta Falcons draft
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

Staff

**2005 Atlanta Falcons staff**
	Front office Owner/chief executive officer – Arthur Blank President/general manager – Rich McKay Director of pro personnel – Les Snead Director of college scouting – Phil Emery Head coaches Executive vice president/head coach – Jim L. Mora Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Greg Knapp Quarterbacks – Mike Johnson Running backs – Ollie Wilson Wide receivers – George Stewart Tight ends – Clancy Barone Offensive line – Jeff Jagodzinski Offensive assistant – Chris Dalman Offensive assistant – Robert Prince Consultant – Alex Gibbs			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ed Donatell Defensive line – Bill Johnson Linebackers – Chris Beake Senior defensive assistant/secondary – Emmitt Thomas Defensive backs – Brett Maxie Defensive assistant – Dennis Allen Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Joe DeCamillis Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Al Miller Assistant strength and conditioning – Rocky Colburn

Roster

**2005 Atlanta Falcons roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Ty Detmer 8 Matt Schaub 7 Michael Vick Running backs (RB) 34 DeAndra' Cobb 45 T. J. Duckett 28 Warrick Dunn 33 Justin Griffith FB 44 Fred McCrary FB Wide receivers (WR) 87 Cedric Bonner 86 Brian Finneran 12 Michael Jenkins 82 Jerome Pathon 84 Roddy White Tight ends (TE) 80 Eric Beverly 85 Dwayne Blakley 83 Alge Crumpler		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Ben Claxton G 65 Kynan Forney G 66 Austin King C/G 61 Matt Lehr G 62 Todd McClure C 70 Frank Omiyale G/T 76 Kevin Shaffer T 79 Barry Stokes T 74 Todd Weiner T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Jonathan Babineaux DE 75 Rod Coleman DT 92 Chauncey Davis DE 97 Patrick Kerney DE 94 Chad Lavalais DT 93 Constantin Ritzmann DE 73 Josh Savage DE 71 Darrell Shropshire DT		Linebackers (LB) 59 Michael Boley OLB 56 Keith Brooking 98 Ike Reese OLB 54 Artie Ulmer OLB 51 Demorrio Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 29 Keion Carpenter SS 42 Antuan Edwards SS 21 DeAngelo Hall CB 38 Ronnie Heard FS 26 Omare Lowe CB/S 25 Kevin McCadam FS 39 Cam Newton SS 24 Bryan Scott FS 22 Leigh Torrence CB 37 Ahmad Treaudo CB 36 Jason Webster CB 30 Brandon Williams CB Special teams 9 Michael Koenen P 2 Todd Peterson K 48 Derek Rackley LS		Practice squad 90 Klaus Alinen DE 53 Derrick Ballard LB 77 Tyson Clabo G 41 Kevin Dudley FB 43 Diamond Ferri RB 99 Jonathan Jackson DE 55 Martin Patterson LB 72 Joe Tate G 17 Kevin Youngblood WR Reserve 52 Jordan Beck LB (IR) 27 Chris Cash CB (IR) -- Erik Flowers DE (IR) 50 Edgerton Hartwell LB (IR) 11 Kerry Johnson WR (IR) 96 Antwan Lake DT (IR) 23 Kevin Mathis CB (IR) 20 Allen Rossum CB (IR) 91 Brady Smith DE (IR) 89 Dez White WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 reserve, 9 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

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

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

^ Due to damages from Hurricane Katrina, the Saints' were forced to host their home games elsewhere.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs Eagles

Week One: Philadelphia Eagles (0–0) at Atlanta Falcons (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	3	10
Falcons	14	0	0	0	14

at Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 12
Game time: 9:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Indoors (dome)
Game attendance: 70,806
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, John Madden, and Michele Tafoya
Gamebook

Game information

Eagles

Donovan McNabb
24/54, 257 Yds, TD, INT
Brian Westbrook
12 Rush, 47 Yds
Terrell Owens
7 Rec, 112 Yds

Falcons

Michael Vick
12/23, 156 Yds, INT
Warrick Dunn
21 Rush, 117 Yds
Michael Jenkins
3 Rec, 80 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PHI	ATL
1	3:06	6	58	2:45	Falcons	Michael Vick 7-yard touchdown run, Todd Peterson kick good	0	7
1	0:09	3	64	1:29	Falcons	T.J. Duckett 1-yard touchdown run, Todd Peterson kick good	0	14
2	11:21	9	78	3:48	Eagles	Brian Westbrook 9-yard touchdown reception from Donovan McNabb, David Akers kick good	7	14
4	9:20	10	54	3:54	Eagles	44-yard field goal by David Akers	10	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	14

Standings

NFC South
view talk edit	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