2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season explained

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

See main article: article and 2005 NFL draft.

Preseason

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

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 11		W 26–14	1–0		65,204
2	September 18	at Indianapolis Colts	L 3–10	1–1		56,460
3	September 25			2–1		77,422
4	October 2		L 7–20	2–2	Alltel Stadium	66,045
5	October 9		W 23–20	3–2	Alltel Stadium	66,137
6	October 16			4–2		63,891
7	Bye
8	October 30		L 21–24	4–3		65,251
9	November 6	Houston Texans	W 21–14	5–3	Alltel Stadium	64,613
10	November 13		W 30–3	6–3	Alltel Stadium	66,107
11	November 20	at Tennessee Titans	W 31–28	7–3		69,149
12	November 27		W 24–17	8–3		39,198
13	December 4		W 20–14	9–3		70,941
14	December 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 18–26	9–4	Alltel Stadium	67,164
15	December 18		W 10–9	10–4	Alltel Stadium	64,764
16		at Houston Texans	W 38–20	11–4		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 17: vs. Tennessee Titans

Standings

Conference

Postseason

See main article: article and 2005–06 NFL playoffs.

Game summaries

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

References

• Pro Football Reference