2005 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 2005 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 38th overall, and the third under head coach Marvin Lewis. It was the team's first season with a winning record, playoff berth, and division title since 1990. In the fourteen seasons and 224 games in between (1991–2004), the Bengals' record was 71–153, a 0.317 winning percentage.[1] It would be the Bengals' lone playoff appearance in a span of 18 years (1991–2008). Quarterback Carson Palmer got off to a strong start on his way to a solid 3836-yard season with 32 touchdown passes, earning a trip to the Pro Bowl. Receiving many of Palmer's passes was Chad Johnson, who followed teammate Palmer to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii, racking up an impressive 1,432 yards in receiving with nine touchdowns, many of which were followed by unique celebrations that made him a regular star on the sports highlight shows.
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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| Owner | Mike Brown |
| Head coach | Marvin Lewis |
| Home stadium | Paul Brown Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–5 |
| Division place | 1st AFC North |
| Playoffs | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Steelers) 17–31 |
| All-Pros | WR Chad Johnson (1st team) |
| Pro Bowlers | T Willie Anderson WR Chad Johnson QB Carson Palmer CB Deltha O'Neal K Shayne Graham |
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Following a 42–29 win over the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals faced the Pittsburgh Steelers, this time in Pittsburgh, where the Bengals offense continued to fly behind Carson Palmer, who had three touchdown passes and 227 yards passing in an impressive 38–31 win that gave the Bengals first place in the AFC North at 9–3. The Bengals would not relinquish first place, winning the next two games to clinch the division with two weeks to go. On December 18, with a 41–17 win over the Detroit Lions, the Bengals clinched a playoff spot.[2] After clinching the division the Bengals played cautiously and dropped their final two games to finish with an 11–5 record, beating out the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers, who finished with an identical record, on a tiebreaker situation.[3]
However, a costly loss to the Steelers in the wild card round extended their playoff win drought to 16 years.
Offseason
| Additions | Subtractions |
|---|---|
| LB Hannibal Navies (Packers) | WR Peter Warrick (Seahawks) |
| DT Bryan Robinson (Dolphins) | LB Frank Chamberlin (Texans) |
| S Ifeanyi Ohalete (Cardinals) | |
| FB Nick Luchey (Packers) |
NFL draft
| 2005 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 17 | David Pollack | Linebacker | Georgia | |
| 2 | 48 | Odell Thurman | Linebacker | Georgia | |
| 3 | 83 | Chris Henry | Wide receiver | West Virginia | |
| 4 | 119 | Eric Ghiaciuc | Center | Central Michigan | |
| 5 | 153 | Adam Kieft | Offensive tackle | Central Michigan | |
| 6 | 190 | Tab Perry | Wide receiver | UCLA | |
| 7 | 233 | Jonathan Fanene | Defensive end | Utah | |
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Undrafted free agents
| Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|
| Lyonel Anderson | Tight end | Kansas |
| Patrick Body | Cornerback | Toledo |
| Herana-Daze Jones | Safety | Indiana |
| Cedric Sullivan | Linebacker | Troy |
| Kyle Takavitz | Guard | Cincinnati |
| Jeremy Thomas | Fullback | Georgia |
| Steven Vieira | Guard | UCLA |
| Ben Wilkerson | Center | LSU |
Personnel
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Bengals played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Bills and the Chiefs based on divisional positions from 2004.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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| 1 | September 11 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–13 | 1–0 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 18 | Minnesota Vikings | W 37–8 | 2–0 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 25 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–7 | 3–0 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 2 | Houston Texans | W 16–10 | 4–0 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 9 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 20–23 | 4–1 | Alltel Stadium | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 16 | at Tennessee Titans | W 31–23 | 5–1 | The Coliseum | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–27 | 5–2 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | W 21–14 | 6–2 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 6 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 21–9 | 7–2 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap | ||
| 10 | Bye | |||||||
| 11 | November 20 | Indianapolis Colts | L 37–45 | 7–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 27 | Baltimore Ravens | W 42–29 | 8–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 4 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 38–31 | 9–3 | Heinz Field | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 11 | Cleveland Browns | W 23–20 | 10–3 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 15 | December 18 | at Detroit Lions | W 41–17 | 11–3 | Ford Field | Recap | ||
| 16 | December 24 | Buffalo Bills | L 27–37 | 11–4 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap | ||
| 17 | January 1 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–37 | 11–5 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | ||
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text
Week 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Bengals | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 27 |
| Browns | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
- Date: September 11
- Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium
- Game attendance: 73,013
- Game weather: 80° Sunny
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
| Q1 | 4:37 | CLE | Dawson 29 yard field goal | CLE 3–0 |
| Q2 | 13:44 | CIN | R. Johnson 1 yard run (Graham kick) | CIN 7–3 |
| Q2 | 8:46 | CIN | Graham 32 yard field goal | CIN 10–3 |
| Q2 | 5:03 | CLE | Jackson 68 yard pass from Dilfer (Dawson kick) | Tie 10–10 |
| Q2 | 0:45 | CIN | Walter 20 yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) | CIN 17–10 |
| Q3 | 9:48 | CIN | J. Johnson 18 yard pass from Palmer (Graham kick) | CIN 24–10 |
| Q3 | 8:24 | CIN | Graham 23 yard field goal | CIN 27–10 |
| Q4 | 9:48 | CLE | Dawson 34 yard field goal | CIN 27–13 |
- Rudi Johnson 26 Rush, 126 Yds
Week 8 vs Packers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Sunny • 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind SW 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
- Game attendance: 65,940
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (FOX): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Jay Glazer
- Gamebook
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Standings
| AFC North | |||||||||
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| 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 |
Postseason
Wild Card vs Steelers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Steelers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Bengals | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Paul Brown Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: January 8, 2006
- Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy • 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind SW 22 miles per hour (35 km/h; 19 kn)
- Game attendance: 65,870
- Referee: Larry Nemmers
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein
- Game Book
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On January 8, 2006, the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Pittsburgh Steelers in the opening round of the playoffs, making it the Bengals’ first playoff appearance of the decade. Early in the game, disaster struck for the Bengals when Steelers lineman Kimo von Oelhoffen hit Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer's knee, resulting in a tear of Palmer's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Backup quarterback Jon Kitna took over and did very well, giving Cincinnati leads of 10–0 and 17–7 at points of the game. All seemed well for the Bengals until the Steelers came back with 24 unanswered points and upset the Cincinnati Bengals with a final score of 31–17.[6] The Steelers went on to win the Super Bowl.
With the costly loss, the Bengals season ended at 11–6, thus once again it extended their playoff win drought to 16 years.
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Team leaders
Passing
| Player | Att | Comp | Yds | TD | INT | Rating |
| Carson Palmer | 509 | 345 | 3836 | 32 | 12 | 101.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | YPC | Long | TD |
| Rudi Johnson | 337 | 1458 | 4.3 | 33 | 12 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
| Chad Johnson | 97 | 1432 | 14.8 | 70 | 9 |
Defensive
| Player | Tackles | Sacks | INTs | FF | FR |
| Odell Thurman | 148 | 1.5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Smith | 92 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 63 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking and punting
| Player | FGA | FGM | FG% | XPA | XPM | XP% | Points |
| Shayne Graham | 32 | 28 | 87.5% | 47 | 47 | 100.0% | 131 |
| Player | Punts | Yards | Long | Blkd | Avg. |
| Kyle Larson | 60 | 2591 | 75 | 1 | 43.2 |
Special teams
| Player | KR | KRYards | KRAvg | KRLong | KRTD | PR | PRYards | PRAvg | PRLong | PRTD |
| Tab Perry | 64 | 1562 | 24.4 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 157 | 5.6 | 13 | 0 |
Awards and records
Pro Bowl Selections
- Carson Palmer QB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Rudi Johnson RB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Chad Johnson WR, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Willie Anderson RT, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
- Deltha O'Neal CB, AFC Pro-Bowl Selection
All-Pro Award
Milestones
- Carson Palmer's first six starts of the season, combined with his last three starts of 2004, made him only the second passer in NFL history to post nine straight games with a passer rating of 100 or more (Peyton Manning, 2004)
- Carson Palmer led the NFL in three major passing categories – TD passes (32), completion percentage (67.8) and TD-INT differential (32–12)[7]
- Rudi Johnson, 2nd 1000 yard rushing season (1,458 yards)[8]
- Chad Johnson 4th 1000 yard receiving season [9]
- Tab Perry, 1st 1000-yard return season (1,562 yards)[10]
Records
- Cincinnati Bengals Chad Johnson and T. J. Houshmandzadeh set Bengals records for most receptions (175) and receiving yards (2,388) by a duo.
- The Bengals established a home season attendance record of 526,469 to break the mark of 524,248 set a season earlier.