2005 Baltimore Ravens season

2005 Baltimore Ravens season
Owner	Steve Bisciotti
General manager	Ozzie Newsome
Head coach	Brian Billick
Offensive coordinator	Jim Fassel
Defensive coordinator	Rex Ryan
Home field	M&T Bank Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd AFC North
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	T Jonathan Ogden
Uniform
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The 2005 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 10th in the National Football League (NFL), their 7th under head coach Brian Billick, and their 4th season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 9–7, instead going 6–10 and finished the season with double-digit losses for the first time since 1998. ^[1] and missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The Ravens played on Christmas Day for the first time, defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Baltimore. As of 2024, Baltimore’s 48–3 win over the Green Bay Packers stands as the biggest blowout in Monday Night Football history.

The Ravens went 0-8 on the road for the first time since their inaugural season.

Draft

Main article: 2005 NFL Draft

2005 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	22	Mark Clayton	WR	Oklahoma
2	53	Dan Cody	DE	Oklahoma
2	64	Adam Terry	OT	Syracuse
4	124	Jason Brown	C	North Carolina
5	158	Justin Green	FB	Montana
6	213	Derek Anderson  *	QB	Oregon State
7	234	Mike Smith	LB	Texas Tech
Made roster    †    Pro Football Hall of Fame     *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2005 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti Minority owner – Art Modell President – Dick Cass General manager/executive vice president – Ozzie Newsome Vice president of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of college scouting – Eric DeCosta Director of pro personnel – George Kokinis Assistant director of pro personnel – Vincent Newsome Head coaches Head coach – Brian Billick Assistant head coach/offensive line – Chris Foerster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Fassel Quarterbacks – Rick Neuheisel Assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers – Jedd Fisch Running backs – Matt Simon Wide receivers – David Shaw Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade Harman

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rex Ryan Defensive line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Outside linebackers – Mike Pettine Secondary – Johnnie Lynn Secondary – Dennis Thurman Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Gary Zauner Assistant special teams – John Fassel Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson Strength and conditioning Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Assistant athletic trainer – Kevin Domboski Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci Strength and conditioning intern – Juney Barnett

Roster

2005 Baltimore Ravens roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Kyle Boller 14 Brian St. Pierre  2 Anthony Wright Running backs (RB) 33 Justin Green FB 31 Jamal Lewis 34 Ovie Mughelli FB 36 B. J. Sams KR/PR 29 Chester Taylor KR 30 Jamel White Wide receivers (WR) 89 Mark Clayton PR 81 Devard Darling 80 Randy Hymes 11 Patrick Johnson 85 Derrick Mason 84 Clarence Moore Tight ends (TE) 87 Darnell Dinkins 86 Todd Heap

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Jason Brown G 62 Mike Flynn C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 75 Jonathan Ogden T 79 Tony Pashos T 69 Brian Rimpf G 63 Thatcher Szalay C 78 Adam Terry T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Dwan Edwards DE/DT 91 Aubrayo Franklin DE/DT 97 Kelly Gregg DT 95 Jarret Johnson DE/OLB 92 Maʻake Kemoeatu DT 55 Terrell Suggs DE/OLB 72 Benard Thomas DE 98 Anthony Weaver DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 Peter Boulware OLB 54 Roderick Green OLB 56 Dennis Haley MLB 50 Tommy Polley MLB/OLB 57 Bart Scott OLB 96 Adalius Thomas OLB 59 Zac Woodfin MLB Defensive backs (DB) 38 Robb Butler CB 24 Dale Carter CB 21 Chris McAlister CB 25 Evan Oglesby CB 20 Ed Reed FS/SS 22 Samari Rolle CB 37 Deion Sanders CB 46 B. J. Ward FS 49 Chad Williams Special teams  8 Aaron Elling K 70 Matt Katula LS  3 Matt Stover K 15 Dave Zastudil P

Practice squad 19 Brian Bratton WR 12 Romby Bryant WR 43 Rob Abiamiri TE 44 Bobby Blizzard TE 73 Rob Droege T 74 Mike Kracalik T 28 Duvol Thompson CB 23 Jamaine Winborne CB (IR) Reserve 77 Orlando Brown T (IR) 65 Drew Caylor LS (IR) 53 Dan Cody LB/DE (IR) 47 Will Demps S (IR) 61 Gary Gibson DT (IR) 52 Ray Lewis LB (IR) 27 Cash Mouton CB (IR) 42 Zach Norton CB (IR) 39 Alan Ricard FB (IR) 51 Mike Smith LB (IR) 32 Musa Smith RB (IR) 68 Keydrick Vincent G (IR) 83 Daniel Wilcox TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 7 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 13	at Atlanta Falcons	L 3–16	0–1
2	August 20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–20	0–2
3	August 26	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–6	1–2
4	September 1	Washington Redskins	W 26–20 (OT)	2–2
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Regular season

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC North division rivals, the Ravens played games against the AFC South and NFC North according to the NFL’s division schedule, and also played against the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos, who in 2004 finished in the same position as the Ravens (second) in the two remaining AFC divisions.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 7–24	0–1	70,501
2	September 18	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–25	0–2	69,149
3	Bye
4	October 2	New York Jets	W 13–3	1–2	70,479
5	October 9	at Detroit Lions	L 17–35	1–3	61,201
6	October 16	Cleveland Browns	W 16–3	2–3	70,196
7	October 23	at Chicago Bears	L 6–10	2–4	62,102
8	October 31	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19–20	2–5	64,178
9	November 6	Cincinnati Bengals	L 9–21	2–6	70,540
10	November 13	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–30	2–7	66,107
11	November 20	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–13 (OT)	3–7	70,601
12	November 27	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 29–42	3–8	65,680
13	December 4	Houston Texans	W 16–15	4–8	69,909
14	December 11	at Denver Broncos	L 10–12	4–9	75,651
15	December 19	Green Bay Packers	W 48–3	5–9	70,604
16	December 25	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–23	6–9	70,246
17	January 1	at Cleveland Browns	L 16–20	6–10	69,871
Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text.
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Standings

AFC North
view talk edit	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

References

1. 2005 Baltimore Ravens
2. "2005 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results" The Football Database