The 2005 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise's 40th in the National Football League (NFL). It began with the team trying to defend their NFC South division title and 11–5 record in 2004. The Falcons started 6–2, but injuries on defense caused them to finish the second half 2–6 to finish the season with a .500 record.
Bright spots included the Falcons ending their Monday Night Football jinx by going 3–0, and on Thursday, November 24, the Falcons played on Thanksgiving Day for the first time in franchise history with a 27–7 victory over the Detroit Lions. On the penultimate game of the regular season, the Falcons were eliminated from postseason contention with a 27–24 overtime loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons failed to improve over their 11–5 season, once again failing to attain back-to-back winning seasons.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Schedule
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 August 6 Indianapolis Colts W 27–21 1–0 Tokyo Dome Recap 2 August 13 Baltimore Ravens W 16–3 2–0 Georgia Dome Recap 3 August 19 Tennessee Titans L 21–24 2–1 Georgia Dome Recap 4 August 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 23–7 3–1 ALLTEL Stadium Recap 4 September 1 at Miami Dolphins W 20–17 4–1 Dolphins Stadium Recap
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.comrecap 1 September 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 14–10 1–0 Georgia Dome Recap 2 September 18 at Seattle Seahawks L 18–21 1–1 Qwest Field Recap 3 September 25 at Buffalo Bills W 24–16 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 October 2 Minnesota Vikings W 30–10 3–1 Georgia Dome Recap 5 October 9 New England Patriots L 28–31 3–2 Georgia Dome Recap 6 October 16 at New Orleans Saints W 34–31 4–2 Alamodome Recap 7 October 24 New York Jets W 27–14 5–2 Georgia Dome Recap 8 Bye 9 November 6 at Miami Dolphins W 17–10 6–2 Dolphins Stadium Recap 10 November 13 Green Bay Packers L 25–33 6–3 Georgia Dome Recap 11 November 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 27–30 6–4 Georgia Dome Recap 12 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 27–7 7–4 Ford Field Recap 13 December 4 at Carolina Panthers L 6–24 7–5 Bank of America Stadium Recap 14 December 12 New Orleans Saints W 36–17 8–5 Georgia Dome Recap 15 December 18 at Chicago Bears L 3–16 8–6 Soldier Field Recap 16 December 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 24–27 8–7 Raymond James Stadium Recap 17 January 1 Carolina Panthers L 11–44 8–8 Georgia Dome Recap
Game summaries
Week 1 vs Eagles
Standings
Images
References
External links 2005 Atlanta Falcons at Pro-Football-Reference.com