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2005 Cleveland Browns season
| 2005 Cleveland Browns season |
|---|
| Randy Lerner |
| Phil Savage |
| Romeo Crennel |
| Cleveland Browns Stadium |
| 6–10 |
| 4th AFC North |
| Did not qualify |
| None |
The 2005 season was the Cleveland Browns' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th overall. It was their 1st season under general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. They posted a record of 6–10, improving upon their 2004 record of 4–12. However, the Browns failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
| Selection | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braylon Edwards | Wide receiver | Michigan | |
| Brodney Pool | Safety | Oklahoma | |
| Charlie Frye | Quarterback | Akron | |
| Antonio Perkins | Cornerback | Oklahoma | |
| David McMillan | Defensive end | Kansas | |
| Nick Speegle | Linebacker | New Mexico | |
| Andrew Hoffman | Defensive line | Virginia | |
| Jonathan Dunn | Offensive line | Virginia Tech |
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Lang Campbell | Quarterback | William & Mary |
| Josh Cribbs | Wide receiver | Kent State |
| Paul Irons | Tight end | Florida State |
| Lance Moore | Wide receiver | Toledo |
| J'Vonne Parker | Defensive tackle | Rutgers |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front office |
Owner and chairman – Randy Lerner President and chief executive officer – John Collins Senior vice president and General manager - Phil Savage Director of Player Personnel - Bill Rees Assistant Director of Player Personnel - T.J. McCreight Pro Personnel Coordinator - Steve Sabo Head coaches
Head coach – Romeo Crennel Offensive coaches
Offensive coordinator – Maurice Carthon Quarterbacks – Rip Scherer Running backs – Dave Atkins Wide receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight ends – Ben Coates Offensive line - Jeff Davidson Assistant offensive line – Jeff Uhlenhake Offensive quality control - Carl Crennel II | | | Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Todd Grantham Defensive line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Secondary – Mel Tucker Defensive assistant – Bobby Trott Defensive quality control - Cory Undlin Special teams coaches
Special teams coordinator – Jerry Rosburg Strength and conditioning
Head strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Myslinski |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 3 Derek Anderson | ||||||
| 8 Trent Dilfer | ||||||
| 9 Charlie Frye | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
34 Reuben Droughns 31 William Green KR 36 Corey McIntyre FB 42 Terrelle Smith FB 44 Lee Suggs Wide receivers (WR)
81 Antonio Bryant 16 Josh Cribbs 88 Frisman Jackson 86 Dennis Northcutt 11 Brandon Rideau Tight ends (TE)
89 Paul Irons 84 John Owens 83 Aaron Shea | | Offensive linemen (OL) 63 Joe Andruzzi G 65 Kirk Chambers T 60 Cosey Coleman G 70 Nat Dorsey T 50 Dwayne Ledford C 61 Mike Pucillo C 66 L. J. Shelton T 72 Ryan Tucker T 68 Dave Yovanovits G Defensive linemen (DL)
98 Nick Eason NT 95 Jason Fisk NT 75 Simon Fraser DE 97 Alvin McKinley DE 69 J'Vonne Parker DE 99 Orpheus Roye DE | | Linebackers (LB) 54 Andra Davis ILB 96 Kenard Lang OLB 90 David McMillan OLB 94 Orlando Ruff ILB 59 Nick Speegle OLB 55 Matt Stewart OLB 58 Ben Taylor ILB 51 Chaun Thompson OLB 53 Mason Unck ILB Defensive backs (DB)
28 Leigh Bodden CB 25 Chris Crocker SS 20 Pete Hunter CB 26 Sean Jones SS 39 Michael Lehan CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 23 Ray Mickens CB 30 Antonio Perkins CB 21 Brodney Pool FS 27 Brian Russell FS Special teams (ST)
4 Phil Dawson K 57 Jody Littleton LS 10 Kyle Richardson P | | Practice squad -- Atlas Herrion G 91 Andrew Hoffman DT 56 Justin Kurpeikis LB -- Pete McMahon T 18 Kendrick Mosley WR -- Clifton Smith LB -- James Thornton CB 29 Jason Wright RB Reserve
28 Gary Baxter CB (IR) 79 Lewis Dawson T (NF-Inj.) 71 Jon Dunn T (IR) 17 Braylon Edwards WR (IR) 50 Jeff Faine C (IR) 94 Amon Gordon NT (IR) -- Antwan Harris S (IR) 82 Steve Heiden TE (IR) 49 Keith Heinrich TE (IR) 78 Ethan Kelley NT (IR) 64 Ryan Pontbriand LS (IR) 80 Kellen Winslow II TE (NF-Inj.) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 8 practice squad |
In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Browns played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders based on divisional positions from 2004.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Stadium | Attendance | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 11 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–27 | 0–1 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,013 | Recap | |
| September 18 | at Green Bay Packers | W 26–24 | 1–1 | Lambeau Field | 70,400 | Recap | |
| September 25 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 6–13 | 1–2 | RCA Dome | 57,127 | Recap | |
| Bye | |||||||
| October 9 | Chicago Bears | W 20–10 | 2–2 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,079 | Recap | |
| October 16 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 3–16 | 2–3 | M&T Bank Stadium | 70,196 | Recap | |
| October 23 | Detroit Lions | L 10–13 | 2–4 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,923 | Recap | |
| October 30 | at Houston Texans | L 16–19 | 2–5 | Reliant Stadium | 70,064 | Recap | |
| November 6 | Tennessee Titans | W 20–14 | 3–5 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,594 | Recap | |
| November 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–34 | 3–6 | Heinz Field | 63,491 | Recap | |
| November 20 | Miami Dolphins | W 22–0 | 4–6 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 72,773 | Recap | |
| November 27 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 12–24 | 4–7 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 63,814 | Recap | |
| December 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 14–20 | 4–8 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 70,941 | Recap | |
| December 11 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–23 | 4–9 | Paul Brown Stadium | 65,788 | Recap | |
| December 18 | at Oakland Raiders | W 9–7 | 5–9 | McAfee Coliseum | 41,862 | Recap | |
| December 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–41 | 5–10 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 73,136 | Recap | |
| January 1 | Baltimore Ravens | W 20–16 | 6–10 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 69,871 | Recap |
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.
| AFC North | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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 |
- 2005 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
- 2005 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
- 2005 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
- 2005 Cleveland Browns at DatabaseFootball.com
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