2005 New England Patriots season
Owner	Robert Kraft
President	Jonathan Kraft
Head coach	Bill Belichick
Home field	Gillette Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Jaguars) 28–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 13–27
Pro Bowlers	QB Tom Brady DT Richard Seymour
AP All-Pros	DT Richard Seymour (1st team) QB Tom Brady (2nd team)
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The 2005 season was the New England Patriots' 36th in the National Football League (NFL), their 46th total and their sixth under head coach Bill Belichick.

Final roster

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New England Patriots 2005 final roster

Quarterbacks

12 Tom Brady
16 Matt Cassel ^R
2 Doug Flutie

Running Backs

28 Corey Dillon
44 Heath Evans FB
33 Kevin Faulk
35 Patrick Pass FB/RB

Wide Receivers

83 Deion Branch
80 Troy Brown PR
13 Bam Childress CB ^UR
18 André Davis KR
86 Tim Dwight PR
87 David Givens
81 Bethel Johnson KR

Tight Ends

88 Christian Fauria
82 Daniel Graham
84 Benjamin Watson

Offensive Linemen

68 Tom Ashworth T
76 Brandon Gorin T
71 Russ Hochstein C/G
77 Nick Kaczur T ^R
70 Logan Mankins G ^R
64 Gene Mruczkowski G/C
61 Stephen Neal G
69 Ross Tucker G/C
74 Billy Yates G/C

Defensive Linemen

97 Jarvis Green DE
91 Marquise Hill DE
90 Dan Klecko NT
93 Richard Seymour DE
92 Santonio Thomas DE/NT ^UR
94 Ty Warren DE
75 Vince Wilfork NT

Linebackers

95 Tully Banta-Cain OLB
52 Monty Beisel ILB
98 Chad Brown ILB
54 Tedy Bruschi ILB
58 Matt Chatham ILB
59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB
51 Don Davis ILB
53 Larry Izzo ILB
55 Willie McGinest OLB/DE
50 Mike Vrabel ILB/OLB

Defensive Backs

25 Artrell Hawkins SS
27 Ellis Hobbs CB/KR ^R
32 Hank Poteat CB
22 Asante Samuel CB
36 James Sanders SS ^R
24 Michael Stone FS
26 Eugene Wilson FS

Special Teams

8 Josh Miller P
66 Lonie Paxton LS
4 Adam Vinatieri K

Reserve Lists

47 Ryan Claridge ILB (IR) ^R
21 Randall Gay CB (IR)
37 Rodney Harrison SS (IR)
18 Cedric James WR (NFLE NF-Inj.)
67 Dan Koppen C (IR)
72 Matt Light OT (IR)
15 Michael McGrew WR (IR) ^UR
38 Tyrone Poole CB (IR)
30 Chad Scott CB (IR)
29 Guss Scott FS (IR)
23 Duane Starks CB (IR)
99 Mike Wright NT/DE (IR) ^UR

Practice Squad

49 Eric Alexander ILB
65 Wesley Britt OT ^R
60 Ryan Krug G ^UR
14 P. K. Sam WR
31 Antwain Spann CB ^UR
41 Ray Ventrone SS ^UR

Notations

R: 2005 Rookie
UR: 2005 Undrafted Rookie

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–13	1–0	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	New Orleans Saints	L 27–37	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	at Green Bay Packers	W 27–3	2–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
4	September 1	New York Giants	L 3–27	2–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Regular season

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 8	Oakland Raiders	W 30–20	1–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Carolina Panthers	L 17–27	1–1	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–20	2–1	Heinz Field	Recap
4	October 2	San Diego Chargers	L 17–41	2–2	Gillette Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Atlanta Falcons	W 31–28	3–2	Georgia Dome	Recap
6	October 16	at Denver Broncos	L 20–28	3–3	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 30	Buffalo Bills	W 21–16	4–3	Gillette Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	Indianapolis Colts	L 21–40	4–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	at Miami Dolphins	W 23–16	5–4	Dolphins Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	New Orleans Saints	W 24–17	6–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–26	6–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	New York Jets	W 16–3	7–5	Gillette Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at Buffalo Bills	W 35–7	8–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 28–0	9–5	Gillette Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at New York Jets	W 31–21	10–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Miami Dolphins	L 26–28	10–6	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Playoffs schedule

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Playoff round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 7, 2006	Jacksonville Jaguars (5)	W 28–3	1–0	Gillette Stadium	Recap
Divisional	January 14, 2006	at Denver Broncos (2)	L 13–27	1–1	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap

Standings

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AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	5–1	7–5	379	338	L1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	318	317	W6
Buffalo Bills	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	271	367	L1
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	240	355	W1

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Founded in 1960 Formerly the Boston Patriots (1960–1970) Based and headquartered in Foxborough, Massachusetts
Franchise	Franchise History Brady–Belichick era Hall of Fame Patriot Place Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Strategy Broadcasters
Stadiums	Nickerson Field Fenway Park Alumni Stadium Harvard Stadium Foxboro Stadium Gillette Stadium
Culture	Billy Sullivan Robert Kraft Jonathan Kraft Pat Patriot Cheerleaders "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" "Crazy Train" "Your Love" Patriot Reign Family Guy "Patriot Games" "3 Acts of God" "Gronkowsbees" "This Is Our House" "Stunning and Brave" "Turd Burglars" 80 for Brady
Lore	Snowplow Game St. Louis Stallions Tuck Rule Game 2006 playoff game vs. San Diego Chargers 16–0 Spygate 2007 game vs. New York Giants Helmet Catch Butt Fumble Deflategate The Butler Pick Colts Catastrophe 28–3 Philly Special Miami Miracle Brady's first game against the Patriots Meyers' lateral pass
Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Buffalo Bills Denver Broncos Indianapolis Colts Miami Dolphins New York Giants New York Jets Pittsburgh Steelers Brady–Manning rivalry
Division championships (22)	1963 1978 1986 1996 1997 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Conference championships (11)	1985 1996 2001 2003 2004 2007 2011 2014 2016 2017 2018
League championships (6)	2001 (XXXVI) 2003 (XXXVIII) 2004 (XXXIX) 2014 (XLIX) 2016 (LI) 2018 (LIII)
Retired numbers	20 40 56 57 73 78 79 89
Media	Broadcasters WBZ-FM WBZ-TV Radio network Gil Santos Gino Cappelletti Bob Socci Scott Zolak
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: East Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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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
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle