2005_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2005 Arizona Cardinals season
2005 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Rod Graves
Head coach	Dennis Green
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Larry Fitzgerald; K Neil Rackers
Uniform
	← 2004; Cardinals seasons; 2006 →;

2005 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season

The 2005 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 86th in the National Football League (NFL), their 107th overall and their 18th in Arizona. The team was unable to improve upon their 6–10 record from the previous season, and failed to make the playoffs for the seventh year in a row.^[1]

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The October 2 game was the first regular season game to be played outside the United States, and was known as NFL Futbol Americano. The game was a Cardinals home game, and the Cardinals defeated their division rivals, the San Francisco 49ers, 31–14.

The Cardinals, as a team, had a paltry 1,138 rushing yards in 2005, only 71.1 yards per game.^[2] Remarkably, the Cardinals only had one 100-yard rushing game, when they ran for 129 yards in the season finale against the Indianapolis Colts.^[3] Arizona's season total is the fifth-fewest rushing yards by a team in a 16-game season.^[4]

The Cardinals passing offense, however, led the league, with 4,437 yards. Kurt Warner's 271.3 passing yards per game were third in the NFL, and his 24.2 pass completions per-game led the league.^[5] Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald tied for the league lead in receptions, with 103,^{[note 1]} edging out his teammate Anquan Boldin, who had 102 (tied for third in the NFL)^{[note 2]} Fitzgerald's 1,409 yards, and Boldin’s 1,402 yards receiving were fourth and fifth in the NFL, respectively, in 2005. Boldin’s 100.1 receiving yards per game led the NFL.

The season also saw the Cardinals change their logo and uniforms, which remained until 2023. It was also their final season playing at Sun Devil Stadium.

Regular season

Season summary

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Tied with the Carolina Panthers’ Steve Smith

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Tied with the St. Louis Rams' Torry Holt.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Arizona Cardinals draft
1	8	Antrel Rolle	Defensive back	Miami (FL)
2	44	J.J. Arrington	Running back	California
3	75	Eric Green	Defensive Back	Virginia Tech
3	95	Darryl Blackstock	Linebacker	Virginia
4	111	Elton Brown	Guard	Virginia
5	168	Lance Mitchell	Linebacker	Oklahoma
7	226	LeRon McCoy	Wide Receiver	Indiana (PA)
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 6 Rohan Davey 12 Josh McCown 16 John Navarre Running backs 22 Damien Anderson 28 J. J. Arrington 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo 32 James Jackson 33 Harold Morrow FB 31 Marcel Shipp Wide receivers 81 Anquan Boldin 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Carlyle Holiday 80 Bryant Johnson 19 LeRon McCoy 87 Reggie Swinton KR/PR Tight ends 89 Adam Bergen 83 Eric Edwards		Offensive linemen 73 Jeremy Bridges G 61 Elton Brown G 69 Rolando Cantu G/T 75 Leonard Davis T 60 Nick Leckey C 65 Shawn Lynch C 79 Oliver Ross T 78 Fred Wakefield G/T Defensive linemen 93 Tim Bulman DT 90 Darnell Dockett DT 72 Ross Kolodziej DT 56 Chike Okeafor DE 70 Anton Palepoi DE 67 Antonio Smith DE 96 R-Kal Truluck DE		Linebackers 55 Darryl Blackstock OLB 58 Karlos Dansby OLB 51 James Darling MLB 57 Orlando Huff OLB 53 Isaac Keys OLB 52 Lance Mitchell MLB Defensive backs 22 Dyshod Carter CB 47 Aaron Francisco SS 25 Eric Green CB 34 Robert Griffith FS 29 Quentin Harris FS 27 David Macklin CB 21 Antrel Rolle CB 35 Ernest Shazor SS 26 Robert Tate CB 23 Raymond Walls CB 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams 48 Nathan Hodel LS 3 Nick Novak K 10 Scott Player P 1 Neil Rackers K		Reserve lists 76 Ian Allen T (IR) 92 Bertrand Berry DE (IR) 85 John Bronson TE (IR) 63 Bill Conaty C (IR) 98 Russell Davis DT (IR) 64 Adam Haayer G (IR) 54 Gerald Hayes LB (IR) 42 James Hodgins FB (IR) 95 Kenny King DT (IR) 91 Langston Moore DT (IR) 97 Calvin Pace DE (NF-inj.) 36 J. R. Redmond RB (IR) 20 Lamont Reid CB (IR) 71 Alex Stepanovich C (IR) 13 Kurt Warner QB (IR) 74 Reggie Wells G (IR) Practice squad 18 Zamir Cobb WR 68 Dante Ellington T 84 Ben Hall TE 62 Tyler King DE 66 Alan Reuber T 14 Dan Sheldon WR 44 Andy Stokes TE Rookies in italics 53 active, 16 inactive, 7 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11	at New York Giants	L 19–42	0–1	Giants Stadium	78,387
2	September 18	St. Louis Rams	L 12–17	0–2	Sun Devil Stadium	45,160
3	September 25	at Seattle Seahawks	L 12–37	0–3	Qwest Field	64,843
4	October 2	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–14	1–3	Estadio Azteca (Mexico City)	103,467
5	October 9	Carolina Panthers	L 20–24	1–4	Sun Devil Stadium	38,809
6	Bye
7	October 23	Tennessee Titans	W 20–10	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	39,482
8	October 30	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–34	2–5	Texas Stadium	62,068
9	November 6	Seattle Seahawks	L 19–33	2–6	Sun Devil Stadium	43,542
10	November 13	at Detroit Lions	L 21–29	2–7	Ford Field	61,091
11	November 20	at St. Louis Rams	W 38–28	3–7	Edward Jones Dome	65,750
12	November 27	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–24	3–8	Sun Devil Stadium	39,198
13	December 4	at San Francisco 49ers	W 17–10	4–8	Monster Park	60,439
14	December 11	Washington Redskins	L 13–17	4–9	Sun Devil Stadium	46,654
15	December 18	at Houston Texans	L 19–30	4–10	Reliant Stadium	70,024
16	December 24	Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	5–10	Sun Devil Stadium	44,723
17	January 1, 2006	at Indianapolis Colts	L 13–17	5–11	RCA Dome	57,211

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	13	6	0	19
Giants	7	0	21	14	42

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	7	0	17
Cardinals	3	3	3	3	12

2005_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2005 Arizona Cardinals season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 1: at New York Giants

Week 2: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 7: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 10: at Detroit Lions

Week 11: at St. Louis Rams

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 15: at Houston Texans

Week 16: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 17: at Indianapolis Colts

Standings

Notes

References

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NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Seattle Seahawks	13	3	0	.813	6–0	10–2	454	271	L1
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	363	429	W1
Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	3–3	4–8	311	387	L1
San Francisco 49ers	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	239	428	W2