The Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 46th overall, the 11th back in Oakland, and the second and final under head coach Norv Turner. They were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 5–11, instead only going 4–12.2005 Oakland Raiders The team finished the season on a six-game losing streak.
The Raiders acquired Randy Moss from the Minnesota Vikings in a trade for linebacker Napoleon Harris and a first-round draft pick. The acquisition of Moss sought to help with the team's struggling receiving corps for the past two years. However, Moss struggled in his first season with the Raiders, and he finished the season with only 60 receptions. Also signing running back Lamont Jordan to help improve the running game as Tyrone Wheatley retired in the offseason.
Offseason The Raiders acquired running back LaMont Jordan and defensive end Derrick Burgess in free agency. NFL draft
Trades
Traded LB Napoleon Harris, 2005 first round pick (#7 overall), and 2005 seventh round pick to Minnesota Vikings for WR Randy Moss. Traded TE Doug Jolley, 2005 second round pick (#47), two 2005 sixth round picks (#182) and (#185) to New York Jets for 2005 first round pick (#26), 2005 seventh round pick (#230). Traded 2005 first round pick (#26), 2005 fifth round pick (#105) to Seattle Seahawks for 2005 first round pick (#23).
Coaching staff 2005 Oakland Raiders staffHead coaches Head coach – Norv Turner Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye
Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – John Shoop Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Offensive line – Jim Colletto Offensive assistant – Chris Turner Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive line – Sam Clancy Defensive line – Keith Millard Inside linebackers – Don Martindale Outside linebackers – Pat Jones Defensive backs – Clayton Lopez Defensive backs – Chuck Pagano Quality control/defense – Chris Griswold Squad development – Willie Brown
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Joe Avezzano Specials teams assistant – Martin Bayless
Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeff Fish
Roster 2005 Oakland Raiders roster Quarterbacks Kerry Collins Marques Tuiasosopo Andrew Walter
Running backs Zack Crockett FB Omar Easy FB Justin Fargas J. P. Foschi FB LaMont Jordan
Wide receivers Carlos Francis Doug Gabriel Johnnie Morant Randy Moss Jerry Porter Alvis Whitted Randal Williams
Tight ends James Adkisson Courtney Anderson Zeron Flemister Offensive linemen
Brad Badger G Robert Gallery T Jake Grove C/G Corey Hulsey G Brad Lekkerkerker T Chad Slaughter T Barry Sims T Ron Stone G Adam Treu C/LS
Defensive linemen Derrick Burgess DE Bobby Hamilton DE Anttaj Hawthorne DT Ed Jasper DT Tommy Kelly DE/DT Terdell Sands DT Ted Washington DT Linebackers Tyler Brayton OLB Danny Clark MLB DeLawrence Grant OLB Isaiah Ekejiuba MLB Grant Irons OLB Tim Johnson MLB Kirk Morrison OLB Ryan Riddle OLB
Defensive backs Nnamdi Asomugha CB Calvin Branch FS Chris Carr CB Jarrod Cooper SS Renaldo Hill CB/FS Stanford Routt CB Stuart Schweigert FS Denard Walker CB Fabian Washington CB
Special teams Sebastian Janikowski K Shane Lechler P Reserve lists Ronald Curry WR (IR) Derrick Gibson S (IR) Warren Sapp DT (IR) Kenny Smith DT (IR) Reggie Tongue S (IR) Langston Walker G (IR) Sam Williams LB (IR) Charles Woodson CB (IR)
Practice squad Hiram Eugene S DeJuan Green RB Roderick Green T Kevin Huntley DT Michael Quarshie DT Int'l Shaun Rose T Zach Tuiasosopo FB
rookies in italics
53 active, 8 inactive, 7 practice squad
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 8 at New England Patriots L 20–30 0–1 Gillette Stadium 68,756 2 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 0–2 McAfee Coliseum 62,273 3 September 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–23 0–3 Lincoln Financial Field 67,735 4 October 2 Dallas Cowboys W 19–13 1–3 McAfee Coliseum 62,400 5 Bye 6 October 16 San Diego Chargers L 14–27 1–4 McAfee Coliseum 52,666 7 October 23 Buffalo Bills W 38–17 2–4 McAfee Coliseum 42,779 8 October 30 at Tennessee Titans W 34–25 3–4 The Coliseum 69,149 9 November 6 at Kansas City Chiefs L 23–27 3–5 Arrowhead Stadium 79,033 10 November 13 Denver Broncos L 17–31 3–6 McAfee Coliseum 62,779 11 November 20 at Washington Redskins W 16–13 4–6 FedExField 90,129 12 November 27 Miami Dolphins L 21–33 4–7 McAfee Coliseum 49,097 13 December 4 at San Diego Chargers L 10–34 4–8 Qualcomm Stadium 66,436 14 December 11 at New York Jets L 10–26 4–9 Giants Stadium 77,561 15 December 18 Cleveland Browns L 7–9 4–10 McAfee Coliseum 41,862 16 December 24 at Denver Broncos L 3–22 4–11 Invesco Field at Mile High 76,212 17 December 31 New York Giants L 21–30 4–12 McAfee Coliseum 44,594
Game summaries
Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills
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