2005_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

2005 Kansas City Chiefs season
2005 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Carl Peterson
Head coach	Dick Vermeil
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	6 QB Trent Green; RB Larry Johnson; TE Tony Gonzalez; T Willie Roaf; G Will Shields; G Brian Waters;
AP All-Pros	4 RB Larry Johnson (2nd team); T Willie Roaf (2nd team); G Will Shields (2nd team); G Brian Waters (1st team);
Uniform
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2005 Kansas City Chiefs season

NFL team season

The 2005 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 36th in the National Football League (NFL), their 46th overall, and their fifth and final season under head coach Dick Vermeil.

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The team improved on their 7–9 record from 2004 to a decent 10–6 record, but missed the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Chiefs became the sixth 10–6 team to fail to qualify for the playoffs since the NFL introduced the wild card.

The Chiefs drafted Derrick Johnson and Dustin Colquitt in the 2005 NFL Draft. Both players would eventually become fan favorites. Johnson would play for the Chiefs until 2017 and Colquitt would play for the team until their Super Bowl championship season in 2019.

The final season of head coach Dick Vermeil was a swan song for one of the NFL's most prolific offensive squads in years, and the breakout season of running back Larry Johnson, who finished the season with 1,750 rushing yards in only nine starts. After running back Priest Holmes was injured in week 8 against the San Diego Chargers, Johnson took over the reins of the Chiefs’ offense and it almost resulted in a playoff berth.

For the 2005 campaign, the Chiefs brought several new players to boost a defense that has finished among the worst units the past three years. Starting with first draft pick, linebacker Derrick Johnson from the University of Texas, free agent linebacker Kendrell Bell, free agent safety Sammy Knight, and also trading for cornerback Patrick Surtain from the Miami Dolphins for a second-round draft pick, the Chiefs had high hopes for the 2005 season.

Season summary

The Chiefs got off to a 2–0 start, winning their Week 1 home-opener against the New York Jets and then went on the road to beat their division-rival Oakland Raiders. However, they then lost at Invesco Field at Mile High 30–10 to the Denver Broncos, another division rival. Then in Week 4, the Chiefs hosted the Philadelphia Eagles. Kansas City got off to a fast start and led 24–13 at halftime. However, the Eagles managed to come back and beat the Chiefs, the latter of which would lose the game, 37–31. The Chiefs used their Bye Week in Week 5 to regroup, and managed to win at home against the Washington Redskins, 28–21.

The Chiefs had little time to celebrate because they were informed that because Hurricane Wilma was going to impact Miami on Sunday; they would have to face the Dolphins two days earlier. Despite the sudden change of the schedule, the Chiefs managed to win against the Miami Dolphins 30–20.^[1] However, despite having over a week to prepare, they couldn't defeat the San Diego Chargers on the road and lost 28–20. The Chiefs would rebound at home and win a well-fought rematch with their arch-rivals, the Oakland Raiders, with a final of 27–23. However, the Chiefs' next game would not fare as well, as they ended losing the Buffalo Bills, despite outgaining them in yards from scrimmage.

Running back Priest Holmes was injured in the Week 8 matchup against the Chargers. Holmes was injured by Chargers rookie linebacker Shawne Merriman and suffered severe head and neck trauma. Larry Johnson entered the game and claimed the starting position for the remainder of the season, an event which would eventually lead to Johnson's selection in the 2006 Pro Bowl.

The Chiefs would then proceed to start a three-game winning streak going. First, they would beat the 1–8 Houston Texans on Sunday night and then they would win back-to-back home games against the two-time defending champion New England Patriots and then a win over the Denver Broncos. In the following weeks, the Chiefs had a huge disadvantage with back-to-back interconference road losses to the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants.

Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt was honored before the Week 14 game against the Dallas Cowboys and had the honors of the pre-game coin-flip. Hunt was recognized for his contributions to the City of Dallas, and his establishment of the American Football League's Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs), one of the Cowboys’ AFL rivals.

The Chiefs were able to keep their very slim playoff hopes alive after a 20–7 home victory over the Chargers in week 16.

In week 17, the Chiefs needed a Pittsburgh Steelers loss to the Detroit Lions, a Chargers loss or tie to the Broncos, and a victory against the Cincinnati Bengals to reach the playoffs. On December 31, 2005, Dick Vermeil announced at a team meeting of his intention to retire following the season. The news leaked out of the team meeting and national news sources soon began reporting it. The following day, the Chiefs soundly defeated the Bengals, who had already clinched a playoff berth, by a final score of 37–3. With the clock winding down on the game and potentially Vermeil's coaching career, Vermeil was met with enormous applause and chants of "one more year." Vermeil received a Gatorade bath from Jared Allen and Lional Dalton to commemorate both his last game at Arrowhead Stadium and final regular season game;^[2] however, it also turned out to be his final game as the Steelers won over the Lions 35–21, taking AFC Wild Card #2 and thereby ending the Chiefs season. The Steelers eventually won Super Bowl XL, becoming the first sixth-seeded team to play in and win the Super Bowl.

Preseason

Game summaries

Regular season

Game summaries

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"Chiefs-Dolphins game moved to Oct. 21". NFL.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2005.

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"NFL Wire Notes: KC's Vermeil will retire". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved January 1, 2006.

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2005 Kansas City Chiefs draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	15	Derrick Johnson	Linebacker	Texas
3	99	Dustin Colquitt	Punter	Tennessee
4	116	Craphonso Thorpe	Wide receiver	Florida State
5	138	Boomer Grigsby	Linebacker	Illinois State
5	147	Alphonso Hodge	Cornerback	Miami (OH)
6	187	Will Svitek	Offensive tackle	Stanford
6	199	Khari Long	Defensive end	Baylor
7	229	James Kilian	Quarterback	Tulsa
7	238	Jeremy Parquet	Offensive tackle	Southern Miss


	Quarterbacks 15 Todd Collins 10 Trent Green 11 Damon Huard Running backs 22 Dee Brown 42 Ronnie Cruz FB 27 Larry Johnson 49 Tony Richardson FB Wide receivers 85 Marc Boerigter 82 Dante Hall KR/PR 81 Chris Horn 87 Eddie Kennison 18 Samie Parker 12 Craphonso Thorpe Tight ends 89 Jason Dunn 88 Tony Gonzalez		Offensive linemen 65 Jordan Black T 67 Chris Bober C/T 72 Jeremy Parquet T 77 Willie Roaf T 79 Kevin Sampson T 68 Will Shields G 71 Will Svitek G/T 54 Brian Waters G 76 John Welbourn T 62 Casey Wiegmann C Defensive linemen 69 Jared Allen DE 93 John Browning DT 75 Lional Dalton DT 92 Carlos Hall DE 98 Eric Hicks DE 94 Junior Siavii DT 90 Ryan Sims DT 55 Gary Stills DE 96 Jimmy Wilkerson DE/DT		Linebackers 59 Shawn Barber OLB 99 Kendrell Bell OLB 51 Boomer Grigsby MLB 56 Derrick Johnson OLB 50 Kawika Mitchell MLB 91 Rich Scanlon OLB Defensive backs 24 William Bartee CB/S 47 Alphonso Hodge CB 29 Sammy Knight SS 22 Dexter McCleon CB 20 Benny Sapp CB 23 Patrick Surtain CB 44 Eric Warfield CB 30 Dewayne Washington CB 25 Greg Wesley FS 21 Jerome Woods FS Special teams 2 Dustin Colquitt P 48 Ed Perry LS 1 Lawrence Tynes K		Reserve lists 26 Julian Battle CB (IR) 97 Keyaron Fox LB (IR) 83 Kendall Gammon LS (IR) 53 Kris Griffin LB (IR) 31 Priest Holmes RB (IR) 84 Kris Wilson TE (IR) Practice squad 41 Scott Connot -- Aaron Golliday TE -- Peter Heyer G 66 Johnathan Ingram C 95 Khari Long DE 14 Jeris McIntyre WR -- McKenzi Smith RB -- Zach Ville DE Rookies in italics 53 active, 6 inactive, 8 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	at Minnesota Vikings	L 16–27	0–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
2	August 20	Arizona Cardinals	L 17–24	0–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	Seattle Seahawks	L 17–23	0–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
4	September 2	at St. Louis Rams	L 23–27	0–4	Edward Jones Dome	Recap

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	New York Jets	W 27–7	1–0	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	2–0	McAfee Coliseum	Recap
3	September 26	at Denver Broncos	L 10–30	2–1	Invesco Field at Mile High	Recap
4	October 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–37	2–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	Washington Redskins	W 28–21	3–2	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	at Miami Dolphins	W 30–20	4–2	Dolphins Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–28	4–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	Oakland Raiders	W 27–23	5–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	at Buffalo Bills	L 3–14	5–4	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	at Houston Texans	W 45–17	6–4	Reliant Stadium	Recap
12	November 27	New England Patriots	W 26–16	7–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	Denver Broncos	W 31–27	8–4	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	at Dallas Cowboys	L 28–31	8–5	Texas Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at New York Giants	L 17–27	8–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	San Diego Chargers	W 20–7	9–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–3	10–6	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	3	0	0	0	3
Bills	0	7	7	0	14

2005_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season

2005 Kansas City Chiefs season

Season summary

Offseason

Speculation on Dick Vermeil's future

Free agents

Draft

Staff

Roster

Preseason

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: at St. Louis Rams

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week 2: at Oakland Raiders

Week 3: at Denver Broncos

Week 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 7: at Miami Dolphins

Week 8: at San Diego Chargers

Week 9: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 10: at Buffalo Bills

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

Week 13: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 14: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 15: at New York Giants

Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Standings

References

External links

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AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	395	258	W4
Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	403	325	W2
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	418	321	L2
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	0–6	2–10	290	383	L6