2005 Buffalo Bills season

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The 2005 Buffalo Bills season was their 46th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7, instead finishing 5–11.^[1] This was the sixth consecutive season in which the team missed the playoffs.

OwnerRalph Wilson

General managerTom Donahoe

Head coachMike Mularkey

Home stadiumRalph Wilson Stadium

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2005 Buffalo Bills season
Owner	Ralph Wilson
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Head coach	Mike Mularkey
Home stadium	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	P Brian Moorman LS Mike Schneck
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Mike Mularkey coached the Bills for his second year.^{[note 1]}

Offseason

Drew Bledsoe, who had been the team's quarterback from 2002 to 2004, was released by the Bills after the 2004 season to make way for backup quarterback J. P. Losman. It was the second time that Bledsoe's team had let him go for a younger quarterback. When Bledsoe was later signed by the Dallas Cowboys, he expressed bitterness with the Bills for the move, stating "I can't wait to go home and dress my kids in little stars and get rid of the other team’s [Buffalo’s] stuff."^[2]

The Bills failed to re-sign defensive tackle Pat Williams, who would sign with the Minnesota Vikings for the 2005 season. The Bills also lost starting offensive tackle Jonas Jennings to the San Francisco 49ers.

Draft

Buffalo had six draft picks in the 2005 draft. The Bills traded their only first round pick in 2005 to the Dallas Cowboys to move up in the previous draft, a pick they used to draft J. P. Losman.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Buffalo Bills draft
2	55	Roscoe Parrish	WR	Miami (FL)
3	86	Kevin Everett	TE	Miami (FL)
4	122	Duke Preston	C	Illinois
5	156	Eric King	CB	Wake Forest
6	197	Justin Geisinger	OG	Vanderbilt
7	236	Lionel Gates	RB	Louisville
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

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2005 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Brad Cieslak	Tight end	Northern Illinois
Liam Ezekiel	Linebacker	Northeastern
Jim Leonhard	Safety	Wisconsin

Personnel

Staff

**2005 Buffalo Bills staff**
	Front office Owner/founder – Ralph Wilson President/general manager – Tom Donahoe Assistant general manager – Tom Modrak Director of pro personnel – John Guy Coordinator of college scouting – Doug Majeski Head coaches Head coach – Mike Mularkey Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Tom Clements Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running backs – Eric Studesville Wide receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight ends – Mike Miller Offensive line – Jim McNally Offensive line – Frank Verducci			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Don Blackmon Defensive backs – Steve Szabo Defensive assistant – Chuck Lester Special teams coaches Special teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning coordinator – Brad Roll Assistant strength and conditioning – John Allaire

Roster

**2005 Buffalo Bills roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Kelly Holcomb 7 J. P. Losman 6 Shane Matthews Running backs (RB) 35 Joe Burns 25 Lionel Gates 44 Jon Goldsberry FB 21 Willis McGahee 31 Daimon Shelton FB 20 Shaud Williams Wide receivers (WR) 89 Sam Aiken 83 Lee Evans 80 Eric Moulds 11 Roscoe Parrish KR/PR 82 Josh Reed 19 Jonathan Smith KR/PR 15 George Wilson Tight ends (TE) 84 Mark Campbell 48 Brad Cieslak TE 87 Tim Euhus		Offensive linemen (OL) 66 Bennie Anderson G 69 Mike Gandy T 73 Justin Geisinger G 76 Greg Jerman G 79 Dylan McFarland T 71 Jason Peters T 75 Duke Preston C 70 Trey Teague C 58 Chris Villarrial G 68 Mike Williams G/T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Sam Adams DT 77 Tim Anderson DT 97 Justin Bannan DT 92 Ryan Denney DE 99 Jason Jefferson DT 90 Chris Kelsay DE 94 Aaron Schobel DE		Linebackers (LB) 55 Angelo Crowell OLB 50 Liam Ezekiel MLB 59 London Fletcher MLB 53 Mario Haggan OLB 96 Jeff Posey OLB 57 Josh Stamer OLB Defensive backs (DB) 26 Rashad Baker FS 22 Nate Clements CB/PR 33 Jabari Greer CB 29 Eric King CB 42 Jim Leonhard SS 24 Terrence McGee CB/KR 36 Lawyer Milloy SS 23 Troy Vincent FS Special teams (ST) 9 Rian Lindell K 8 Brian Moorman P 54 Mike Schneck LS		Practice squad 67 LaWaylon Brown DT 60 Jasen Esposito T 40 Wendell Hunter LB 39 Rob Lee CB 72 Marques Ogden T 91 Eric Powell DE Reserve 98 Ron Edwards DE (IR) 85 Kevin Everett TE (IR) 88 Ryan Neufeld TE (IR) 72 Lawrence Smith G (IR) 93 Lauvale Sape DT (IR) 51 Takeo Spikes LB (IR) 28 Kevin Thomas CB (PUP) 27 Coy Wire S (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 6 practice squad

Regular season

In addition to their regular games with AFC East rivals, the Bills played teams from the AFC West and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Bengals and the Texans based on divisional positions from 2004.

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 11	Houston Texans	W 22–7	1–0	Ralph Wilson Stadium	71,781	Recap
2	September 18	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 3–19	1–1	Raymond James Stadium	64,777	Recap
3	September 25	Atlanta Falcons	L 16–24	1–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,032	Recap
4	October 2	at New Orleans Saints	L 7–19	1–3	Alamodome	58,688	Recap
5	October 9	Miami Dolphins	W 20–14	2–3	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,160	Recap
6	October 16	New York Jets	W 27–17	3–3	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,045	Recap
7	October 23	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–38	3–4	McAfee Coliseum	42,779	Recap
8	October 30	at New England Patriots	L 16–21	3–5	Gillette Stadium	68,756	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 13	Kansas City Chiefs	W 14–3	4–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,093	Recap
11	November 20	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–48	4–6	Qualcomm Stadium	65,602	Recap
12	November 27	Carolina Panthers	L 9–13	4–7	Ralph Wilson Stadium	71,440	Recap
13	December 4	at Miami Dolphins	L 23–24	4–8	Dolphins Stadium	72,051	Recap
14	December 11	New England Patriots	L 7–35	4–9	Ralph Wilson Stadium	71,810	Recap
15	December 17	Denver Broncos	L 17–28	4–10	Ralph Wilson Stadium	71,887	Recap
16	December 24	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–27	5–10	Paul Brown Stadium	65,485	Recap
17	January 1	at New York Jets	L 26–30	5–11	Giants Stadium	76,822	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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

Season summary

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans

Week One: Houston Texans (0–0) at Buffalo Bills (0–0)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	7	0	0	7
Bills	6	13	0	3	22

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: September 11, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F or 23.9 °C
Game attendance: 71,781
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Brent Jones
Box Score

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First quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 9:24. Bills 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:36.
BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 1:43. Bills 6–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:45.

Second quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 42-yard field goal, 13:57. Bills 9–0. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:09.
BUF – Rian Lindell 39-yard field goal, 11:07. Bills 12–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:34.
HOU – David Carr 1-yard run (Kris Brown kick). Bills 12–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:30.
BUF – Jason Peters 1-yard pass from J. P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 0:29. Bills 19–7. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:08.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 7:11. Bills 22–7. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 2:31.

Top passers

HOU – David Carr – 9/21, 70 yards, 3 INT
BUF – J. P. Losman – 17/28, 170 yards, TD

Top rushers

HOU – Domanick Williams – 17 rushes, 48 yards
BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 117 yards

Top receivers

HOU – Mark Bruener – 1 reception, 19 yards
BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 68 yards

The Bills wore throwback AFL "standing buffalo" helmets
J. P. Losman's 1st career start

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Two: Buffalo Bills (1–0) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1–0)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	3	0	0	3
Buccaneers	0	9	7	3	19

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: September 18, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 91 °F or 32.8 °C
Game attendance: 64,777
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon
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First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

TB – Team safety, 9:29. Buccaneers 2–0.
TB – Mike Alstott 1 yard rush (Matt Bryant kick), 2:36. Buccaneers 9–0. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 6:53.
BUF – Rian Lindell 40-yard field goal, 1:01. Buccaneers 9–3. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 1:35.

Third quarter

TB – Cadillac Williams 3 yard rush (Matt Bryant kick), 10:12. Buccaneers 16–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:03.

Fourth quarter

TB – Matt Bryant 40 yard field goal, 9:22. Buccaneers 19–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 5:23.

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 11/28, 113 yards, 2 INT
TB – Brian Griese – 16/22, 136 yards

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 13 rushes, 34 yards
TB – Cadillac Williams – 24 rushes, 148 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Josh Reed – 6 receptions, 71 yards
TB – Michael Clayton – 6 receptions, 84 yards

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Three: Atlanta Falcons (1–1) at Buffalo Bills (1–1)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	10	0	7	24
Bills	3	10	3	0	16

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: September 25, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F or 25.0 °C
Game attendance: 72,032
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Chris Myers
Box Score

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First quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 36-yard field goal, 9:32. Bills 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 5:28.
ATL – Dwayne Blakley 9 yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick), 3:44. Falcons 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:48.

Second quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 14:45. Falcons 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:59.
ATL – Michael Jenkins 15 yard pass from Michael Vick (Todd Peterson kick), 10:07. Falcons 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:38.
BUF – Willis McGahee 8 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 3:55. Falcons 14–13. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:12.
ATL – Todd Peterson 27-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 1:08.

Third quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 30-yard field goal, 10:10. Falcons 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 4:09.

Fourth quarter

ATL – T. J. Duckett 12 yard rush (Todd Peterson kick), 12:07. Falcons 24–16. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:14.

Top passers

ATL – Michael Vick – 15/27, 167 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
BUF – J.P. Losman – 10/23, 75 yards, 1 INT

Top rushers

ATL – Warrick Dunn – 15 rushes, 97 yards
BUF – Willis McGahee – 27 rushes, 140 yards, TD

Top receivers

ATL – Brian Finneran – 4 receptions, 57 yards
BUF – Josh Reed – 2 receptions, 24 yards

Week 4: at New Orleans Saints

Week Four: Buffalo Bills (1–2) at New Orleans Saints (1–2)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	7	0	0	0	7
Saints	0	13	0	6	19

at Alamo Dome, San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 2, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT / 12:00 pm CDT
Game weather: None, domed stadium
Game attendance: 58,688
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Rich Gannon
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First quarter

BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 9:40. Bills 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.

Second quarter

NO – John Carney 23-yard field goal, 9:05. Bills 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 8:04.
NO – Aaron Brooks 4 yard run (John Carney kick), 5:38. Saints 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 3:01.
NO – John Carney 40-yard field goal, 0:10. Saints 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:13.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

NO – John Carney 20-yard field goal, 4:59. Saints 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 6:15.
NO – John Carney 37-yard field goal, 1:09. Saints 19–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:59.

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 7/15, 75 yards, 1 INT
NO – Aaron Brooks – 15/26, 172 yards

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 16 rushes, 84 yards, TD
NO – Deuce McAllister – 27 rushes, 130 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Jonathan Smith – 2 receptions, 30 yards
NO – Donté Stallworth – 8 receptions, 129 yards

Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Five: Miami Dolphins (2–1) at Buffalo Bills (1–3)

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Dolphins	0	0	7	7	14
Bills	10	7	0	3	20

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: October 9, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F or 10.0 °C
Game attendance: 72,160
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross
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First quarter

BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard run (Rian Lindell kick), 11:23. 7–0 Bills. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:37.
BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 4:15. 10–0 Bills. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:38.

Second quarter

BUF – Eric Moulds 2 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 8:08. Bills 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:52.

Third quarter

MIA – Will Heller 1 yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 5:50. Bills 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 90 yards, 2:24.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Randy McMichael 30 yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 8:18. Bills 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:21.
BUF – Rian Lindell 47-yard field goal, 4:35. Bills 20–14. Drive: 7 plays, 4 yards, 3:43.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 20/26, 169 yards, TD
MIA – Gus Frerotte – 21/33, 226 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 31 rushes, 86 yards, TD
MIA – Ronnie Brown – 17 rushes, 97 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 65 yards
MIA – Marty Booker – 3 receptions, 72 yards

Week 6: vs. New York Jets

Week Six: New York Jets (2–3) at Buffalo Bills (2–3)

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Jets	0	10	7	0	17
Bills	7	10	7	3	27

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: October 16, 2005
Game time: 4:15 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 52 °F or 11.1 °C
Game attendance: 72,045
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
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First quarter

BUF – Jonathan Smith 8 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 8:45. Bills 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:15.

Second quarter

BUF – Eric Moulds 15 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 10:05. Bills 14–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 6:02.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 44-yard field goal, 5:53. Bills 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:48.
NYJ – Curtis Martin 1 yard rush (Mike Nugent kick), 0:30. Bills 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 1:55.
BUF – Rian Lindell 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:30.

Third quarter

BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 6:32. Bills 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 6:41.
NYJ – Vinny Testaverde 1 yard rush (Mike Nugent kick), 1:41. Bills 24–17. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:43.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 38-yard field goal, 5:54. Bills 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:41.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 18/26, 172 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
NYJ – Vinny Testaverde – 12/26, 161 yards, 2 INT

Top rushes

BUF – Willis McGahee – 29 rushes, 143 yards, TD
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 18 rushes, 148 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Eric Moulds – 7 receptions, 63 yards, TD
NYJ – Justin McCareins – 5 receptions, 116 yards

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Buffalo Bills (3–3) at Oakland Raiders (1–4)

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	7	3	0	7	17
Raiders	0	17	7	14	38

at McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: October 23, 2005
Game time: 4:15 pm EDT / 1:15 pm PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 59 °F or 15.0 °C
Game attendance: 42,779
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon
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First quarter

BUF – Lee Evans 5 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 6:37. Bills 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 8:23.

Second quarter

OAK – Sebastian Janikowski 25-yard field goal, 14:47. Bills 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:55.
OAK – Randy Moss 22 yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 11:43. Raiders 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 35 yards, 1:26.
BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 4:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:01.
OAK – LaMont Jordan 1 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:40. Raiders 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

OAK – LaMont Jordan 17 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 10:10. Raiders 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:50.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Josh Reed 9 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 14:53. Raiders 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:56.
OAK – LaMont Jordan 7 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:49. Raiders 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 6:04.
OAK – Zack Crockett 2 yard rush (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 0:14. Raiders 38–17. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:27.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 19/27, 159 yards, 2 TD
OAK – Kerry Collins – 19/27, 261 yards, TD

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 16 rushes, 50 yards
OAK – LaMont Jordan – 28 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 3 receptions, 36 yards
Eric Moulds – 4 receptions, 36 yards
OAK – Doug Gabriel – 5 receptions, 101 yards

Week 8: at New England Patriots

Week Eight: Buffalo Bills (3–4) at New England Patriots (3–3)

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Bills	0	3	7	6	16
Patriots	0	0	7	14	21

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: October 30, 2005
Game time: 8:37 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 58 °F or 14.4 °C
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, and Suzy Kolber
Box Score

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First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 23-yard field goal, 8:41. Bills 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:35.

Third quarter

NE – Deion Branch 33 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:32. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:28.
BUF – Eric Moulds 55 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 11:09. Bills 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:23.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 35-yard field goal, 13:02. Bills 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:16.
BUF – Rian Lindell 41-yard field goal, 10:07. Bills 16–7. Drive: 7 plays, 6 yards, 2:42.
NE – Corey Dillon 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:06. Bills 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:01.
NE – Corey Dillon 1 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:32. Patriots 21–16. Drive: 2 plays, 23 yards, 0:42.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 20/33, 262 yards, TD, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 14/21, 199 yards, TD

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 31 rushes, 136 yards
NE – Corey Dillon – 18 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 125 yards, TD
NE – Deion Branch – 3 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Kansas City Chiefs (5–3) at Buffalo Bills (3–5)

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Chiefs	3	0	0	0	3
Bills	0	7	7	0	14

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: November 13, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F or 16.1 °C
Game attendance: 72,093
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross
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First quarter

KC – Lawrence Tynes 35-yard field goal, 1:17. Chiefs 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 4:05.

Second quarter

BUF – Lee Evans 33 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 1:53. Bills 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:44.

Third quarter

BUF – Lee Evans 29 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 8:16. Bills 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 1:17.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 9/16, 137 yards, 2 TD
KC – Trent Green – 23/40, 220 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 20 rushes, 66 yards
KC – Larry Johnson – 27 rushes, 132 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 66 yards, 2 TD
KC – Tony Gonzalez – 8 receptions, 81 yards

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills (4–5) at San Diego Chargers (5–4)

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Bills	3	7	0	0	10
Chargers	14	21	3	10	48

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: November 20, 2005
Game time: 4:15 pm EDT / 1:15 pm PDT
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 78 °F or 25.6 °C
Game attendance: 65,602
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker, and Scott Kaplan
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First quarter

SD – LaDainian Tomlinson 1 yard rush (Nate Kaeding kick), 9:31. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:29.
BUF – Rian Lindell 53-yard field goal, 6:40. Chargers 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 2:51.
SD – Antonio Gates 27 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:32. Chargers 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 6:08.

Second quarter

SD – Eric Parker 23 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 7:22. Chargers 21–3. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:54.
SD – Lorenzo Neal 2 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 3:12. Chargers 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 7:08.
BUF – Daimon Shelton 3 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 1:23. Chargers 28–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:49.
SD – Keenan McCardell 29 yard pass from Drew Brees (Nate Kaeding kick), 0:37. Chargers 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:46.

Third quarter

SD – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 4:01. Chargers 38–10. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:31.

Fourth quarter

SD – Nate Kaeding 38-yard field goal, 14:14. Chargers 41–10. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:02.
SD – Michael Turner 8 yard rush (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:06. Chargers 48–10. Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 7:03.

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 20/36, 168 yards, TD, INT
SD – Drew Brees – 28/33, 339 yards, 4 TD

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 10 rushes, 39 yards
SD – LaDainian Tomlinson – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 69 yards
SD – Keenan McCardell – 6 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Twelve: Carolina Panthers (7–3) at Buffalo Bills (4–6)

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Panthers	0	3	3	7	13
Bills	0	6	0	3	9

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: November 27, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 41 °F or 5.0 °C
Game attendance: 71,440
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Jay Glazer
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First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

CAR – John Kasay 25-yard field goal, 14:56. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 74 yards, 11:18.
BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 2:03. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:45.
BUF – Rian Lindell 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 7 yards, 1:14.

Third quarter

CAR – John Kasay 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:06.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 33-yard field goal, 10:04. Bills 9–6. Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 4:56.
CAR – Michael Gaines 3 yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 2:16. Panthers 13–9. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 7:48.

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 16/29, 197 yards, INT
CAR – Jake Delhomme – 20/27, 191 yards, TD

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 21 rushes, 53 yards
CAR – DeShaun Foster – 22 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Eric Moulds – 7 receptions, 84 yards
CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 3 receptions, 55 yards

Week 13: at Miami Dolphins

Week Thirteen: Buffalo Bills (4–7) at Miami Dolphins (4–7)

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Bills	21	0	2	0	23
Dolphins	0	3	0	21	24

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 4, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 77 °F or 25.0 °C
Game attendance: 72,051
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui, Steve Beuerlein
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First quarter

BUF – Lee Evans 46 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 12:47. Bills 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:13.
BUF – Lee Evans 56 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 11:07. Bills 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:11.
BUF – Lee Evans 4 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 2:14. Bills 21–0. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:43.

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 23-yard field goal, 0:43. Bills 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 2:15.

Third quarter

BUF – Team safety, 10:12. Bills 23–3.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Ricky Williams 5 yard rush (Olindo Mare kick), 11:35. Bills 23–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:18.
MIA – Ronnie Brown 23 yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Olindo Mare kick), 7:35. Bills 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:18.
MIA – Chris Chambers 4 yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Olindo Mare kick), 0:06. Dolphins 24–23. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 1:45.

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 13/26, 224 yards, 3 TD, INT
MIA – Sage Rosenfels – 22/37, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 27 rushes, 81 yards
MIA – Ricky Williams – 11 rushes, 46 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 117 yards, 3 TD
MIA – Chris Chambers – 15 receptions, 238 yards, TD

Week 14: vs. New England Patriots

Week Fourteen: New England Patriots (7–5) at Buffalo Bills (4–8)

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Patriots	7	7	7	14	35
Bills	0	0	0	7	7

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: December 11, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 30 °F or −1.1 °C
Game attendance: 71,810
Referee: Bill Carollo
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Randy Cross
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First quarter

NE – Tom Brady 3 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:33. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:33.

Second quarter

NE – Corey Dillon 12 yard rush (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:13. Patriots 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:21.

Third quarter

NE – Troy Brown 5 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:27. Patriots 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 4:05.

Fourth quarter

NE – Christian Fauria 2 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:18. Patriots 28–0. Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 7:05.
NE – James Sanders 39 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:43. Patriots 35–0.
BUF – Josh Reed 51 yard pass from J.P. Losman (Rian Lindell kick), 2:14. Patriots 35–7. Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:09.

Top passers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 10/27, 181 yards, TD, 3 INT
NE – Tom Brady – 29/38, 329 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

BUF – J.P. Losman – 1 rush, 7 yards
NE – Corey Dillon – 22 rushes, 102 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 83 yards
NE – Deion Branch – 5 receptions, 83 yards

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Fifteen: Denver Broncos (10–3) at Buffalo Bills (4–9)

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Broncos	0	7	14	7	28
Bills	7	0	3	7	17

at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Date: December 17, 2005
Game time: 8:35 pm EDT
Game weather: Clear, 28 °F or −2.2 °C
Game attendance: 71,887
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Sterling Sharpe, and Suzy Kolber
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First quarter

BUF – Willis McGahee 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 10:10. Bills 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:50.

Second quarter

DEN – Rod Smith 3 yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 0:43. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 4:51.

Third quarter

DEN – Wesley Duke 1 yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 10:53. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:07.
BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 5:11. Broncos 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:42.
DEN – Mike Anderson 11 yard rush (Jason Elam kick), 0:19. Broncos 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

DEN – Mike Anderson 6 yard rush (Jason Elam kick), 5:49. Broncos 28–10. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 8:22.
BUF – Joe Burns 19 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 3:49. Broncos 28–17. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:00.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 22/35, 202 yards, TD
DEN – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 259 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

BUF – Shaud Williams – 5 rushes, 40 yards
DEN – Mike Anderson – 21 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

BUF – Eric Moulds – 9 receptions, 110 yards
DEN – Rod Smith – 11 receptions, 137 yards, TD

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Sixteen: Buffalo Bills (4–10) at Cincinnati Bengals (11–3)

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Bills	6	7	7	17	37
Bengals	0	14	10	3	27

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Date: December 24, 2005
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 51 °F or 10.6 °C
Game attendance: 65,485
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
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First quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 11:44. Bills 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:43.
BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 5:37. Bills 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:13.

Second quarter

CIN – Tab Perry 2 yard rush (Shayne Graham kick), 14:29. Bengals 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:20.
BUF – Lee Evans 3 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 9:37. Bills 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:52.
CIN – Chad Johnson 41 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:17. Bengals 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:55.

Third quarter

CIN – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 4:09. Bengals 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 49 yards, 7:27.
BUF – Terrence McGee 99 yard kickoff return (Rian Lindell kick), 3:57. Bills 20–17.
CIN – Chris Henry 27 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 1:36. Bengals 24–20. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:21.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Kelly Holcomb 1 yard rush (Rian Lindell kick), 11:29. Bills 27–24. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:07.
CIN – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 7:27. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:02.
BUF – Rian Lindell 22-yard field goal, 0:58. Bills 30–27. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:29.
BUF – Terrence McGee 46 yard interception return (Rian Lindell kick), 0:35. Bills 37–27.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 24/31, 308 yards, TD, INT
CIN – Carson Palmer – 25/36, 266 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 23 rushes, 66 yards
CIN – Rudi Johnson – 18 rushes, 88 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 107 yards, TD
CIN – Chad Johnson – 9 receptions, 117 yards, TD

Week 17: at New York Jets

Week Seventeen: Buffalo Bills (5–10) at New York Jets (3–12)

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Bills	3	10	10	3	26
Jets	3	14	3	10	30

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: January 1, 2006
Game time: 1:00 pm EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 35 °F or 1.7 °C
Game attendance: 76,822
Referee: Gerry Austin
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Solomon Wilcots
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First quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 21-yard field goal, 9:29. Bills 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:38.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 49-yard field goal, 4:58. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 24-yard field goal, 14:12. Bills 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 5:46.
NYJ – Cedric Houston 3 yard rush (Mike Nugent kick), 13:31. Jets 10–6. Drive: 2 plays, 46 yards, 0:41.
NYJ – Mark Brown 33 yard interception return (Mike Nugent kick), 13:15. Jets 17–6.
BUF – Eric Moulds 22 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 3:57. Jets 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:52.

Third quarter

BUF – Rian Lindell 52-yard field goal, 11:52. Jets 17–16. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 3:08.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 5:26. Jets 20–16. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:26.
BUF – Roscoe Parrish 3 yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick), 0:36. Bills 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:50.

Fourth quarter

NYJ – Mike Nugent 34-yard field goal, 10:35. Tied 23–23. Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:01.
BUF – Rian Lindell 36-yard field goal, 6:13. Bills 26–23. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:22.
NYJ – Justin Miller 95 yard kickoff return (Mike Nugent kick), 5:58. Jets 30–26.

Top passers

BUF – Kelly Holcomb – 23/37, 184 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
NYJ – Brooks Bollinger – 11/20, 153 yards

Top rushers

BUF – Willis McGahee – 22 rushes, 113 yards
NYJ – Cedric Houston – 16 rushes, 55 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Eric Moulds – 8 receptions, 96 yards, TD
NYJ – Laveranues Coles – 4 receptions, 79 yards

Notes

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Second of two total years; Mularkey would resign from the Bills after the 2005 season

2005 Buffalo Bills season

Offseason

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

Season summary

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans

Week 2: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 4: at New Orleans Saints

Week 5: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 6: vs. New York Jets

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week 8: at New England Patriots

Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 11: at San Diego Chargers

Week 12: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 13: at Miami Dolphins

Week 14: vs. New England Patriots

Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 17: at New York Jets

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