2005 Miami Dolphins season

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The 2005 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise’s 40th overall, the 36th as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins managed to improve upon their previous season’s output of 4–12, posting a winning record of 9–7.^[1] They finished the season on a six-game win streak, being eliminated from playoff contention by week 15 after the Chargers and Steelers won, and ended their season with an upset over the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, the Dolphins' second straight year beating them as defending champions.

OwnerWayne Huizenga

General managerRandy Mueller

Head coachNick Saban

Home stadiumDolphins Stadium

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2005 Miami Dolphins season
Owner	Wayne Huizenga
General manager	Randy Mueller
Head coach	Nick Saban
Home stadium	Dolphins Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	2nd AFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Chris Chambers DE Jason Taylor LB Zach Thomas
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Offseason

NFL draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Miami Dolphins draft
1	2	Ronnie Brown *	Running back	Auburn
2	46	Matt Roth	Defensive end	Iowa
3	70	Channing Crowder	Linebacker	Florida
4	104	Travis Daniels	Cornerback	LSU
5	162	Anthony Alabi	Tackle	TCU
7	216	Kevin Vickerson	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

NFL supplemental draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2005 Miami Dolphins draft
5	—	Manuel Wright	Defensive tackle	USC	Replaced 5th round pick of the 2006 draft
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notable undrafted free agent

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Miami Dolphins draft
—	—	John Denney *	Long snapper	BYU
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

**2005 Miami Dolphins staff**
	Front office Owner/chairman of the board – Wayne Huizenga Chief executive officer – Joe Bailey Executive vice president/chief operating officer – Bryan Wiedmeier General manager – Randy Mueller Head coaches Head coach – Nick Saban Assistant head coach/offense/wide receivers – Charlie Baggett Assistant head coach/defense – Will Muschamp Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Scott Linehan Quarterbacks – Jason Garrett Running backs – Bobby Williams Tight ends – Derek Dooley Offensive line – Hudson Houck Assistant offensive line – Tim Davis Offensive quality control – Judd Garrett Offensive assistant – James Coley			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Richard Smith Defensive line – Dan Quinn Assistant defensive line – Travis Jones Linebackers – George Edwards Secondary – Mel Phillips Defensive quality control – Glenn Pires Special teams coaches Special teams – Keith Armstrong Special teams assistant – Dameyune Craig Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Gamble Associate strength and conditioning – Bert Hill Assistant strength and conditioning – Eric Fears

Roster

**2005 Miami Dolphins roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Gus Frerotte 17 Cleo Lemon 18 Sage Rosenfels Running backs (RB) 36 Darian Barnes 23 Ronnie Brown 28 Travis Minor 31 Sammy Morris 34 Ricky Williams Wide receivers (WR) 86 Marty Booker 84 Chris Chambers 82 Bryan Gilmore 88 Cliff Russell 83 Wes Welker KR/PR Tight ends (TE) 89 Alex Holmes 81 Randy McMichael 87 Lorenzo Diamond		Offensive linemen (OL) 79 Anthony Alabi T 65 Joe Berger G/T 69 C.J. Brooks G 72 Vernon Carey T 63 Alonzo Ephraim C/G 66 Rex Hadnot G 78 Jeno James G 73 Stockar McDougle T 77 Damion McIntosh T Defensive linemen (DL) 96 David Bowens DE 93 Kevin Carter DE 91 Vonnie Holliday DT 98 Matt Roth DE 99 Jason Taylor DE 94 Keith Traylor NT 75 Manuel Wright DT 90 Jeff Zgonina DT		Linebackers (LB) 52 Channing Crowder OLB 51 Jason Glenn OLB 53 Mike Labinjo MLB 56 Derrick Pope OLB 50 Nick Rogers OLB 59 Donnie Spragan OLB 54 Zach Thomas MLB 57 Lester Towns MLB Defensive backs (DB) 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 21 Travis Daniels CB 25 Reggie Howard CB 35 Eddie Jackson CB 42 Norman LeJeune FS 29 Sam Madison CB 30 Lance Schulters FS 20 Kiwaukee Thomas CB 26 Travares Tillman SS Special teams (ST) 97 John Denney LS 5 Donnie Jones P 10 Olindo Mare K		Practice squad 9 Chris Davis WR 16 Fred Gibson WR 43 Kay-Jay Harris RB 49 Jack Hunt S 41 Jason Rader TE 61 Orrin Thompson T -- Chris Van Hoy DT 15 Jason Willis WR Reserve 80 David Boston WR (IR) 38 Kyle Eckel FB (Military) 24 Tebucky Jones S (IR) 68 Seth McKinney C (IR) 45 Shirdonya Mitchell CB (NF-Inj.) 58 Eddie Moore LB (IR) 14 Kendall Newson WR (IR) 27 Will Poole CB (IR) 55 Junior Seau LB (IR) 74 Wade Smith T (IR) 92 Kevin Vickerson DT (IR) 62 Eric Wilson DT (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 8 practice squad

Schedule

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

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11	Denver Broncos	W 34–10	1–0	Dolphins Stadium	72,324
2	September 18	at New York Jets	L 7–17	1–1	Giants Stadium	77,918
3	September 25	Carolina Panthers	W 27–24	2–1	Dolphins Stadium	72,288
4	Bye
5	October 9	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–20	2–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	72,160
6	October 16	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 13–27	2–3	Raymond James Stadium	65,168
7	October 21	Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–30	2–4	Dolphins Stadium	68,350
8	October 30	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–6	3–4	Tiger Stadium	61,643
9	November 6	Atlanta Falcons	L 10–17	3–5	Dolphins Stadium	72,187
10	November 13	New England Patriots	L 16–23	3–6	Dolphins Stadium	73,405
11	November 20	at Cleveland Browns	L 0–22	3–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,773
12	November 27	at Oakland Raiders	W 33–21	4–7	McAfee Stadium	49,097
13	December 4	Buffalo Bills	W 24–23	5–7	Dolphins Stadium	72,051
14	December 11	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–21	6–7	Qualcomm Stadium	65,026
15	December 18	New York Jets	W 24–20	7–7	Dolphins Stadium	72,650
16	December 24	Tennessee Titans	W 24–10	8–7	Dolphins Stadium	72,001
17	January 1	at New England Patriots	W 28–26	9–7	Gillette Stadium	68,756

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 1: Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	0	7	10
Dolphins	3	3	7	21	34

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: September 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 89 °F (32 °C)
Game attendance: 72,324
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist, Dan Dierdorf, and Armen Keteyian
Box score

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First quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 29-yard field goal, 5:50. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:53.

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 44-yard field goal, 12:36. Dolphins 6–0. Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 6:03.
DEN – Jason Elam 28-yard field goal, 1:51. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:31.

Third quarter

MIA – Randy McMichael 2-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 4:47. Dolphins 13–3. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Sammy Morris 9-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 13:11. Dolphins 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:49.
DEN – Kyle Johnson 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 9:19. Dolphins 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:17.
MIA – Marty Booker 60-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 9:09. Dolphins 27–10. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:10.
MIA – Jason Taylor 85-yard fumble return (Olindo Mare kick), 0:00. Dolphins 34–10.

Top passers

DEN – Jake Plummer – 22/48, 251 yards, TD, 2 INT
MIA – Gus Frerotte – 24/36, 275 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

DEN – Tatum Bell – 13 rushes, 47 yards
MIA – Chris Chambers – 1 rush, 61 yards

Top receivers

DEN – Rod Smith – 7 receptions, 90 yards
MIA – Marty Booker – 5 receptions, 104 yards, TD

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week 2: Miami Dolphins at New York Jets – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	7	7
Jets	7	3	0	7	17

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 18
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 77,918
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
Box score

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First quarter

NYJ – Laveranues Coles 7-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Mike Nugent kick), 9:32. Jets 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:28.

Second quarter

NYJ – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 1:02. Jets 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:21.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

MIA – Randy McMichael 4-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 14:13. Jets 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:29.
NYJ – Jerald Sowell 1-yard pass from Chad Pennington (Mike Nugent kick), 8:19. Jets 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:54.

Top passers

MIA – Gus Frerotte – 20/43, 177 yards, TD, INT
NYJ – Chad Pennington – 19/30, 190 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIA – Ronnie Brown – 12 rushes, 35 yards
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 31 rushes, 72 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Randy McMichael – 8 receptions, 77 yards, TD
NYJ – Justin McCareins – 5 receptions, 87 yards

Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 3: Carolina Panthers at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	14	0	7	24
Dolphins	14	7	0	6	27

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: September 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 85 °F (29 °C)
Game attendance: 72,288
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, and Chris Myers
Box score

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First quarter

MIA – Ronnie Brown 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 10:09. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:51.
CAR – John Kasay 52-yard field goal, 7:11. Dolphins 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:58.
MIA – Randy McMichael 18-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 0:10. Dolphins 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:45.

Second quarter

CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 1-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 5:44. Dolphins 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 5:40.
MIA – Chris Chambers 42-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 3:39. Dolphins 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:05.
CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 3-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 0:54. Dolphins 21–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:45.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 27-yard field goal, 7:32. Dolphins 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 4:49.
CAR – Steve Smith Sr. 53-yard pass from Jake Delhomme (John Kasay kick), 7:12. Tied 24–24. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:20.
MIA – Olindo Mare 32-yard field goal, 0:04. Dolphins 27–24. Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 1:47.

Top passers

CAR – Jake Delhomme – 19/35, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT
MIA – Gus Frerotte – 14/33, 171 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

CAR – Stephen Davis – 16 rushes, 36 yards
MIA – Ronnie Brown – 23 rushes, 132 yards, TD

Top receivers

CAR – Steve Smith Sr. – 11 receptions, 170 yards, 3 TD
MIA – Chris Chambers – 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week 5: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

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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
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 72,160
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
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First quarter

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

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

Top rushers

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

Top receivers

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

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 6: Miami Dolphins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	0	3	7	13
Buccaneers	10	0	17	0	27

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: October 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 65,168
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
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First quarter

TB – Joey Galloway 7-yard pass from Brian Griese (Matt Bryant kick), 9:05. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:55.
MIA – Olindo Mare 47-yard field goal, 5:16. Buccaneers 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 3:49.
TB – Matt Bryant 36-yard field goal, 1:10. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:06.

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 53-yard field goal, 11:46. Buccaneers 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:14.
TB – Matt Bryant 32-yard field goal, 4:32. Buccaneers 13–6. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:14.
TB – Michael Pittman Sr. 57-yard run (Matt Bryant kick), 1:32. Buccaneers 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:34.
TB – Will Allen 33-yard fumble return (Matt Bryant kick), 0:06. Buccaneers 27–6.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Ronnie Brown 8-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 9:56. Buccaneers 27–13. Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06.

Top passers

MIA – Gus Frerotte – 21/43, 267 yards
TB – Brian Griese – 12/16, 120 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIA – Chris Chambers – 3 rushes, 25 yards
TB – Michael Pittman Sr. – 15 rushes, 127 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIA – Wes Welker – 3 receptions, 97 yards
TB – Joey Galloway – 9 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Chiefs	7	7	10	6	30
Dolphins	0	6	7	7	20

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 21
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 68,350
Referee: Gerry Austin
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
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First quarter

KC – Priest Holmes 5-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 10:28. Chiefs 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:32.

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 33-yard field goal, 7:22. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:52.
KC – Larry Johnson 2-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 1:56. Chiefs 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:26.
MIA – Olindo Mare 23-yard field goal, 0:05. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

MIA – Ronnie Brown 65-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 14:40. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:20.
KC – Priest Holmes 35-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 13:59. Chiefs 21–13. Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:41.
KC – Lawrence Tynes 30-yard field goal, 3:37. Chiefs 24–13. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 7:53.

Fourth quarter

KC – Lawrence Tynes 51-yard field goal, 13:25. Chiefs 27–13. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:52.
KC – Lawrence Tynes 52-yard field goal, 10:41. Chiefs 30–13. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 1:39.
MIA – Chris Chambers 77-yard pass from Sage Rosenfels (Olindo Mare kick), 2:35. Chiefs 30–20. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:12.

Top passers

KC – Trent Green – 20/34, 289 yards
MIA – Gus Frerotte – 11/29, 125 yards, INT

Top rushers

KC – Larry Johnson – 23 rushes, 93 yards, TD
MIA – Ronnie Brown – 8 rushes, 95 yards, TD

Top receivers

KC – Tony Gonzalez – 7 receptions, 67 yards
MIA – Chris Chambers – 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Week 8: at New Orleans Saints

Week 8: Miami Dolphins at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

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Dolphins	3	6	2	10	21
Saints	3	0	3	0	6

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: October 30
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 61,643
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson and Steve Tasker
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First quarter

NO – John Carney 26-yard field goal, 6:48. Saints 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:01.
MIA – Olindo Mare 37-yard field goal, 0:33. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 3:14.

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 36-yard field goal, 7:18. Dolphins 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 5:34.
MIA – Olindo Mare 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 9–3. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

NO – John Carney 49-yard field goal, 3:37. Dolphins 9–6. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:05.
MIA – Aaron Brooks sacked in own end zone by Kevin Carter, 1:52. Dolphins 11–6.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Chris Chambers 12-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 14:09. Dolphins 18–6. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:43.
MIA – Olindo Mare 46-yard field goal, 9:28. Dolphins 21–6. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:46.

Top passers

MIA – Gus Frerotte – 16/28, 168 yards, TD, INT
NO – Aaron Brooks – 14/31, 181 yards, INT

Top rushers

MIA – Ronnie Brown – 23 rushes, 106 yards
NO – Aaron Brooks – 6 rushes, 34 yards

Top receivers

MIA – David Boston – 1 reception, 54 yards
NO – Joe Horn – 7 receptions, 99 yards

Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 9: Atlanta Falcons at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Falcons	7	7	3	0	17
Dolphins	0	10	0	0	10

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
Game attendance: 72,187
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Daryl Johnston, Tony Siragusa
Box score

Week 10: vs. New England Patriots

Week 10: New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	3	9	11	23
Dolphins	0	7	0	9	16

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: November 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
Game attendance: 73,405
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, and Bonnie Bernstein
Box score

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week 11: Miami Dolphins at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

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Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0
Browns	9	3	10	0	22

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 72,773
Referee: Bernie Kukar
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
Box score

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First quarter

CLE – Reuben Droughns 75-yard run (kick failed), 13:09. Browns 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:18.
CLE – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 7:03. Browns 9–0. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:12.

Second quarter

CLE – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Browns 12–0. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 5:58.

Third quarter

CLE – Terrelle Smith 6-yard pass from Trent Dilfer (Phil Dawson kick), 5:24. Browns 19–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:07.
CLE – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 1:35. Browns 22–0. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 3:35.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

MIA – Gus Frerotte – 4/18, 53 yards
CLE – Trent Dilfer – 11/18, 137 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIA – Ricky Williams – 13 rushes, 83 yards
CLE – Reuben Droughns – 30 rushes, 166 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIA – Bryan Gilmore – 1 reception, 39 yards
CLE – Braylon Edwards – 6 receptions, 90 yards

Week 12: at Oakland Raiders

Week 12: Miami Dolphins at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	9	10	33
Raiders	0	7	7	7	21

at McAfee Stadium, Oakland, California

Date: November 27
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 49,097
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
Box score

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 13: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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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
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 77 °F (25 °C)
Game attendance: 72,051
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and 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 – Gus Ferotte sacked in own end zone by London Fletcher, 10:12. Bills 23–3.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Ricky Williams 5-yard run (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: at San Diego Chargers

Week 14: Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – Game summary

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Dolphins	0	3	17	3	23
Chargers	7	0	0	14	21

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Date: December 11
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 65,026
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, Steve Tasker, and Scott Kaplan
Box score

Week 15: vs. New York Jets

Week 15: New York Jets at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Jets	0	10	7	3	20
Dolphins	7	3	0	14	24

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 72,650
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
Box score

Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 16: Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

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Titans	3	0	0	7	10
Dolphins	0	17	0	7	24

at Dolphins Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: December 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 60 °F (16 °C)
Game attendance: 72,001
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
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First quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 24-yard field goal, 1:49. Titans 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 25-yard field goal, 7:31. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 2:52.
MIA – Chris Chambers 7-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 2:48. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:49.
MIA – Chris Chambers 7-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 0:27. Dolphins 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 1:16.

Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

TEN – Drew Bennett 55-yard pass from Billy Volek (Rob Bironas kick), 12:20. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:10.
MIA – Ricky Williams 19-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 1:48. Dolphins 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 0:33.

Top passers

TEN – Billy Volek – 14/24, 132 yards, TD
MIA – Gus Frerotte – 14/30, 151 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

TEN – Travis Henry – 16 rushes, 65 yards
MIA – Ricky Williams – 26 rushes, 172 yards, TD

Top receivers

TEN – Drew Bennett – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD
MIA – Chris Chambers – 5 receptions, 51 yards, 2 TD

Week 17: at New England Patriots

Week 17: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	6	5	10	28
Patriots	7	3	3	13	26

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: January 1, 2006
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Cloudy, 25 °F (−4 °C)
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: Tom White
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Randy Cross
Box score

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Game information

First quarter

MIA – Ricky Williams 2-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 3:59. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 5:14.
NE – Deion Branch 11-yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:58. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 3:01.

Second quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 36-yard field goal, 5:51. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 6:03.
MIA – Olindo Mare 38-yard field goal, 0:38. Dolphins 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:06.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 0:38.

Third quarter

MIA – Olindo Mare 41-yard field goal, 8:57. Dolphins 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 6:03.
NE – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 4:41. Dolphins 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:16.
MIA – Matt Cassel sacked in own end zone by Reggie Howard, 1:24. Dolphins 18–13.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Marty Booker 15-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Olindo Mare kick), 9:07. Dolphins 25–13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:51.
NE – Tim Dwight 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel (Doug Flutie kick), 6:10. Dolphins 25–20. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:57.
MIA – Olindo Mare 42-yard field goal, 1:55. Dolphins 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:15.
NE – Benjamin Watson 9-yard pass from Matt Cassel (pass failed), 0:00. Dolphins 28–26. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 1:55.

Top passers

MIA – Gus Frerotte – 22/35, 239 yards, TD
NE – Matt Cassel – 11/20, 168 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIA – Ricky Williams – 28 rushes, 108 yards, TD
NE – Patrick Pass – 9 rushes, 26 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Marty Booker – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD
NE – André Davis – 2 receptions, 47 yards

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

2005 Miami Dolphins season

Offseason

NFL draft

NFL supplemental draft

Notable undrafted free agent

Staff

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 5: at Buffalo Bills

Week 6: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 8: at New Orleans Saints

Week 9: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week 10: vs. New England Patriots

Week 11: at Cleveland Browns

Week 12: at Oakland Raiders

Week 13: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 14: at San Diego Chargers

Week 15: vs. New York Jets

Week 16: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 17: at New England Patriots

Standings

References

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