2005 Buffalo Bills season

2005 Buffalo Bills season
Head coach	Mike Mularkey
General manager	Tom Donahoe
Owner	Ralph Wilson
Home field	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 2005 Buffalo Bills season was their 46th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 9–7, instead finishing 5–11.^[1] This was the sixth consecutive season in which the team missed the playoffs.

Mike Mularkey coached the Bills for his second year.^[2]

Offseason

Drew Bledsoe, who had been the team's quarterback from 2002–2004, was released by the Bills after the 2004 season to make way for backup quarterback J.P. Losman. It was the second time that Bledsoe's team had let him go for a younger quarterback. When Bledsoe was later signed by the Dallas Cowboys, he expressed bitterness with the Bills for the move, stating "I can't wait to go home and dress my kids in little stars and get rid of the other team's [Buffalo's] stuff."^[3]

NFL Draft

Buffalo had six draft picks in the 2005 draft. The Bills traded their only first round pick in 2005 to the Dallas Cowboys to move up in the previous draft, a pick they used to draft J.P. Losman.

Round	Pick #	Player	Position	College
2	5	Roscoe Parrish	Wide Receiver	Miami (Fla.)
3	86	Kevin Everett	Tight End	Miami (Fla.)
4	122	Duke Preston	Center	Illinois
5	156	Eric King	Cornerback	Wake Forest
6	197	Justin Geisinger	Offensive Guard	Vanderbilt
7	236	Lionel Gates	Running Back	Louisville

Personnel

Staff

2005 Buffalo Bills staff
	Front office Owner – Ralph Wilson President/General Manager – Tom Donahoe Assistant General Manager – Tom Modrak Director of Pro Personnel – John Guy Coordinator of College Scouting – Doug Majeski Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Mularkey Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Tom Clements Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running Backs – Eric Studesville Wide Receivers – Tyke Tolbert Tight Ends – Mike Miller Offensive Line – Jim McNally Offensive Line – Frank Verducci			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jerry Gray Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Don Blackmon Defensive Backs – Steve Szabo Defensive Assistant – Chuck Lester Special teams coaches Special Teams – Bobby April Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coordinator – Brad Roll

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 11, 2005	Houston Texans	W 22–7	71,781
2	September 18, 2005	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 19–3	64,777
3	September 25, 2005	Atlanta Falcons	L 24–16	72,032
4	October 2, 2005	at New Orleans Saints	L 19–7	58,688
5	October 9, 2005	Miami Dolphins	W 20–14	72,160
6	October 16, 2005	New York Jets	W 27–17	72,045
7	October 23, 2005	at Oakland Raiders	L 38–17	42,779
8	October 30, 2005	at New England Patriots	L 21–16	68,756
9	Bye
10	November 13, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	W 14–3	72,093
11	November 20, 2005	at San Diego Chargers	L 48–10	65,602
12	November 27, 2005	Carolina Panthers	L 13–9	71,440
13	December 4, 2005	at Miami Dolphins	L 24–23	72,051
14	December 11, 2005	New England Patriots	L 35–7	71,810
15	December 17, 2005	Denver Broncos	L 28–17	71,887
16	December 24, 2005	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 37–27	65,485
17	January 1, 2006	at New York Jets	L 30–26	76,822

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(4) New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	5–1	7–5	379	338	L1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	318	317	W6
Buffalo Bills	5	11	0	.313	2–4	5–7	271	367	L1
New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	2–4	3–9	240	355	W1

References

1. 2005 Buffalo Bills
2. Second of two total years; Mularkey would resign from the Bills after the 2005 season
3. N.F.L. ROUNDUP; Bledsoe Rejoins Parcells, With Eye on Starting Job at New York Times