The 2005 season was the Cleveland Browns' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th overall. It was their 1st season under general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. They posted a record of 6–10, improving upon their 2004 record of 4–12. However, the Browns failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Offseason 2005 NFL draft
Selection Player Position College Round Pick 1 3 Braylon Edwards Wide receiver Michigan 2 34 Brodney Pool Safety Oklahoma 3 67 Charlie Frye Quarterback Akron 4 103 Antonio Perkins Cornerback Oklahoma 5 139 David McMillan Defensive end Kansas 6 176 Nick Speegle Linebacker New Mexico 203 Andrew Hoffman Defensive line Virginia 7 217 Jonathan Dunn Offensive line Virginia Tech
Undrafted free agents
+ 2005 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeLang CampbellQuarterbackWilliam & MaryJosh CribbsWide receiverKent StatePaul IronsTight endFlorida StateLance MooreWide receiverToledoJ'Vonne ParkerDefensive tackleRutgers
Personnel
Roster
Regular season Schedule In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Browns played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders based on divisional positions from 2004.
Week Date Opponent Result Record Stadium Attendance Recap 1 September 11 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–27 0–1 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,013 Recap 2 September 18 at Green Bay Packers W 26–24 1–1 Lambeau Field 70,400 Recap 3 September 25 at Indianapolis Colts L 6–13 1–2 RCA Dome 57,127 Recap 4 Bye 5 October 9 Chicago Bears W 20–10 2–2 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,079 Recap 6 October 16 at Baltimore Ravens L 3–16 2–3 M&T Bank Stadium 70,196 Recap 7 October 23 Detroit Lions L 10–13 2–4 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,923 Recap 8 October 30 at Houston Texans L 16–19 2–5 Reliant Stadium 70,064 Recap 9 November 6 Tennessee Titans W 20–14 3–5 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,594 Recap 10 November 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–34 3–6 Heinz Field 63,491 Recap 11 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 22–0 4–6 Cleveland Browns Stadium 72,773 Recap 12 November 27 at Minnesota Vikings L 12–24 4–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 63,814 Recap 13 December 4 Jacksonville Jaguars L 14–20 4–8 Cleveland Browns Stadium 70,941 Recap 14 December 11 at Cincinnati Bengals L 20–23 4–9 Paul Brown Stadium 65,788 Recap 15 December 18 at Oakland Raiders W 9–7 5–9 McAfee Coliseum 41,862 Recap 16 December 24 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–41 5–10 Cleveland Browns Stadium 73,136 Recap 17 January 1 Baltimore Ravens W 20–16 6–10 Cleveland Browns Stadium 69,871 Recap
Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.
Standings
External links 2005 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com) 2005 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com 2005 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com at DatabaseFootball.com