2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season
2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Jack Del Rio
Home field	Alltel Stadium
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Patriots) 3–28
Pro Bowlers	DT Marcus Stroud
Uniform
	← 2004; Jaguars seasons; 2006 →;

The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the eleventh season in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 12–4 in the regular season, but did not manage to win their own division, being swept by the Indianapolis Colts who finished 14–2. The Jaguars reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but lost in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs to the New England Patriots, 28–3.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
2005 Jacksonville Jaguars draft
1	21	Matt Jones	Wide receiver	Arkansas
2	52	Khalif Barnes	Offensive tackle	Washington
3	87	Scott Starks	Cornerback	Wisconsin
4	127	Alvin Pearman	Running back	Virginia
5	157	Gerald Sensabaugh	Safety	North Carolina
6	185	Chad Owens	Wide receiver	Hawaii
6	194	Pat Thomas	Linebacker	NC State
7	237	Chris Roberson	Cornerback	Eastern Michigan
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

**2005 Jacksonville Jaguars staff**
	Front office Chairman/chief executive officer – Wayne Weaver Head coaches Head coach – Jack Del Rio Assistant head coach/secondary – Dave Campo Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Carl Smith Quarterbacks – Ken Anderson Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Steve Walters Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Paul Boudreau Assistant offensive line – Andy Heck			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Smith Defensive line – Ray Hamilton Assistant defensive line – Todd Howard Linebackers – Brian VanGorder Defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Pete Rodriguez Assistant special teams – Mark Michaels Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Mark Asanovich Assistant strength and conditioning – Les Ebert

Final roster

**2005 Jacksonville Jaguars roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 David Garrard 5 Quinn Gray 7 Byron Leftwich Running backs (RB) 40 Rich Alexis 33 Greg Jones FB 34 Alvin Pearman KR/PR 28 Fred Taylor 22 LaBrandon Toefield 36 Derrick Wimbush KR Wide receivers (WR) 85 Cortez Hankton 18 Matt Jones 82 Jimmy Smith 19 Ernest Wilford 11 Reggie Williams Tight ends (TE) 80 Kyle Brady 86 Brian Jones 87 George Wrighster		Offensive linemen (OL) 69 Khalif Barnes T 61 Dan Connolly G 68 Derrick Fletcher G 67 Vince Manuwai G 65 Chris Naeole G 62 Dennis Norman C 72 Mike Pearson T 66 Brett Romberg C 74 Maurice Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 78 Martin Chase DT 94 Jim Davis DE 97 Reggie Hayward DE 98 John Henderson DT 93 Bobby McCray DE 92 Rob Meier DE/DT 95 Paul Spicer DE 99 Marcus Stroud DT 75 Marcellus Wiley DE		Linebackers (LB) 51 Akin Ayodele OLB 55 Greg Favors OLB 50 Tony Gilbert MLB 54 Mike Peterson MLB 52 Daryl Smith OLB 53 Pat Thomas OLB Defensive backs (DB) 35 Deke Cooper SS 21 Terry Cousin CB 37 Deon Grant FS 27 Rashean Mathis CB 26 David Richardson CB/S 38 Chris Roberson CB 43 Gerald Sensabaugh FS/SS 31 Scott Starks CB 25 Kenny Wright CB Special teams 2 Chris Hanson P 10 Josh Scobee K 88 Joe Zelenka LS				Practice squad 70 Walter Curry DT 60 Andrew Economos LS 12 Nate Hybl QB -- James Kinney LB 84 Chad Owens WR 13 Fred Stamps WR 44 Lee Webb RB Reserve 58 Jorge Cordova LB (IR) 20 Donovin Darius S (IR) 91 Anthony Maddox DT (IR) 63 Brad Meester C (IR) 41 Nick Sorensen S (IR) 59 Tracy White LB (IR) 55 Jamie Winborn LB (IR) 83 Todd Yoder TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 reserve, 7 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 13	Miami Dolphins	W 27–17	1–0	Alltel Stadium
2	August 20	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 20–17	2–0	Raymond James Stadium
3	August 25	Atlanta Falcons	L 7–23	2–2	Alltel Stadium
4	September 1	at Dallas Cowboys	L 20–27	2–2	Texas Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11	Seattle Seahawks	W 26–14	1–0	Alltel Stadium	65,204
2	September 18	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–10	1–1	RCA Dome	56,460
3	September 25	at New York Jets	W 26–20 (OT)	2–1	Giants Stadium	77,422
4	October 2	Denver Broncos	L 7–20	2–2	Alltel Stadium	66,045
5	October 9	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–20	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,137
6	October 16	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23–17 (OT)	4–2	Heinz Field	63,891
7	Bye
8	October 30	at St. Louis Rams	L 21–24	4–3	Edward Jones Dome	65,251
9	November 6	Houston Texans	W 21–14	5–3	Alltel Stadium	64,613
10	November 13	Baltimore Ravens	W 30–3	6–3	Alltel Stadium	66,107
11	November 20	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–28	7–3	The Coliseum	69,149
12	November 27	at Arizona Cardinals	W 24–17	8–3	Sun Devil Stadium	39,198
13	December 4	at Cleveland Browns	W 20–14	9–3	Cleveland Browns Stadium	70,941
14	December 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 18–26	9–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 18	San Francisco 49ers	W 10–9	10–4	Alltel Stadium	64,764
16	December 24	at Houston Texans	W 38–20	11–4	Reliant Stadium	70,025
17	January 1	Tennessee Titans	W 40–13	12–4	Alltel Stadium	65,485

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	0	0	14
Jaguars	6	7	7	6	26

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 11, 2005
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 65,204
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Craig Shemon, Erik Kramer, and Lee Gordon
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 23-yard field goal, 11:03. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:49.
JAX – Josh Scobee 41-yard field goal, 3:49. Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:05.

Second quarter

SEA – Joe Jurevicius 33-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:52. Seahawks 7–6. Drive: 58 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 30-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 4:17. Jaguars 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:02.
SEA – Darrell Jackson 9-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:47. Seahawks 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:30.

Third quarter

JAX – Jimmy Smith 7-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:39. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:21.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 29-yard field goal, 4:32. Jaguars 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:48.
JAX – Josh Scobee 41-yard field goal, 1:55. Jaguars 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:43.

Top passers

SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 21/36, 246 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 17/31, 252 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

SEA – Shaun Alexander – 14 rushes, 73 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 20 rushes, 76 yards

Top receivers

SEA – Bobby Engram – 8 receptions, 79 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Two: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	3	0	3
Colts	0	0	0	10	10

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 18, 2004
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 56,460
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, and Brent Jones
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

No scoring plays.

Third quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 28-yard field goal, 6:59. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:40.

Fourth quarter

IND – Ran Carthon 6-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:27. Colts 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:59.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 41-yard field goal, 1:50. Colts 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:51.

Top passers

JAX – Byron Leftwich – 16/29, 198 yards
IND – Peyton Manning – 13/28, 122 yards, INT

Top rushers

JAX – Fred Taylor – 16 rushes, 81 yards
IND – Edgerrin James – 27 rushes, 128 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Jimmy Smith – 3 receptions, 49 yards
IND – Edgerrin James – 4 receptions, 39 yards

Week 3: at New York Jets

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Jaguars	3	7	3	7	6	26
Jets	0	7	7	6	0	20

at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: September 25, 2004
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 77,422
Referee: Bill Leavy
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 4:37. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:26.

Second quarter

JAX – Ernest Wilford 21-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 5:50. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:17.
NYJ – Jerald Sowell 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:51 Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59.

Third quarter

NYJ – James Reed 33-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 12:17. Jets 14–10.
JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 5:05. Jets 14–13. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 7:12.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Fred Taylor 3-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 14:57. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:05.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 35-yard field goal, 9:43. Jaguars 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 5:14.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 1:14. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:48.

Overtime

JAX – Jimmy Smith 36-yard pass from Byron Leftwich, 8:55. Jaguars 26–20. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:29.

Top passers

JAX – Byron Leftwich – 16/23, 177 yards, 2 TD, INT
NYJ – Chad Pennington – 9/19, 76 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

JAX – Fred Taylor – 37 rushes, 98 yards, TD
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 18 rushes, 67 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Reggie Williams – 5 receptions, 54 yards
NYJ – Chris Baker – 3 receptions, 45 yards

Standings

Division

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	439	247	W1
⁽⁵⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	361	269	W3
Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	299	421	L3
Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	260	431	L2

Conference

AFC^[1] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Indianapolis Colts	South	14	2	0	.875	6–0	11–1	.457	.424	W1
2	Denver Broncos	West	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.500	.471	W4
3^[a]	Cincinnati Bengals	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	7–5	.477	.398	L2
4	New England Patriots	East	10	6	0	.625	5–1	7–5	.508	.400	L1
Wild cards
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.465	.375	W3
6^[a]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.492	.415	W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Kansas City Chiefs	West	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.504	.475	W2
8^[b]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.457	.438	W6
9^[b]	San Diego Chargers	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	.559	.500	L2
10^[c]	Baltimore Ravens	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.523	.375	L1
11^[c]	Cleveland Browns	North	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	.508	.396	W1
12	Buffalo Bills	East	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	.500	.450	L1
13^[d]	New York Jets	East	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.527	.453	W1
14^[d]^[e]^[f]	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	0–6	2–10	.539	.438	L6
15^[d]^[e]^[f]	Tennessee Titans	South	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	.512	.219	L3
16	Houston Texans	South	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	.535	.344	L2
Tiebreakers^[g]
^ ^a ^b Cincinnati finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on division record. ^ ^a ^b Miami finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on division record. ^ ^a ^b ^c NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record. (2–4 vs. 1–5 against: Miami, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Oakland). Conference tie break was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below). ^ ^a ^b Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b While conference record initially eliminated Oakland in the three-way tie with NY Jets, Tennessee, and Oakland, once the NY Jets were ranked above both Tennessee and Oakland, the tiebreaking procedure restarts with the remaining teams, resulting in Oakland ranking above Tennessee. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Wild Card	January 7	at New England Patriots (4)	L 3–28	0–1	Gillette Stadium	68,756

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) New England Patriots

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Jacksonville Jaguars at (4) New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	3	0	0	3
Patriots	0	7	14	7	28

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: January 7, 2006
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear, 24 °F (−4 °C)
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

NE – Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:05
JAC – Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal, 1:05. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:45.

Third quarter

NE – David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:13. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:42.
NE – Benjamin Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:03. Patriots 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:53.

Fourth quarter

NE – Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:46. Patriots 28–3.

Top passers

JAC – Byron Leftwich – 18/31, 179 yards, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 201 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

JAC – Byron Leftwich – 3 rushes, 26 yards
NE – Kevin Faulk – 6 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

JAC – Matt Jones – 6 receptions, 94 yards
NE – Benjamin Watson – 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD

References

Pro Football Reference

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^ "2005 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[11-5-2] Cincinnati finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on division record.

[9-7-3] Miami finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory.

[6-10-4] Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on division record.

[4-12a-5] NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record. (2–4 vs. 1–5 against: Miami, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Oakland). Conference tie break was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below).

[4-12b-6] Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory.

[4-12c-7] While conference record initially eliminated Oakland in the three-way tie with NY Jets, Tennessee, and Oakland, once the NY Jets were ranked above both Tennessee and Oakland, the tiebreaking procedure restarts with the remaining teams, resulting in Oakland ranking above Tennessee.

[8] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[standings-conf-NFL-1] "2005 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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