NFL 2005
2005 NFL season | |||
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Regular season | |||
season | September 8, 2005 - January 1, 2006 | ||
Play-offs | |||
date | January 7, 2006 | ||
AFC champions | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
NFC champions | Seattle Seahawks | ||
Super Bowl XL | |||
date | February 5, 2006 | ||
Venue | Ford Field , Detroit , Michigan | ||
NFL Champion | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
Pro Bowl | |||
date | February 12, 2006 | ||
Venue | Aloha Stadium , Honolulu , Hawaii | ||
NFL season
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The 2005 NFL season was the 86th season of American football in the National Football League (NFL). The regular season began on 8 September 2005 and ended on 1 January 2006.
This season, the first regular season game took place outside the United States . The San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals played on October 2, 2005 at the Aztec Stadium in Mexico City . The Arizona Cardinals won 31:14.
The New Orleans Saints were forced to play in Baton Rouge and San Antonio outside of New Orleans , Louisiana due to damage from Hurricane Katrina .
The season ended with the Pro Bowl on February 12 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu , Hawaii .
For the last time after 36 years, the Monday Night Football Monday games were broadcast on ABC .
Regular season
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Legend:
S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden | SQ games won (relative) |
P + points made | P- opposing points | Playoff participant |
Play-offs
The play-offs began on January 7th and ran through January 22, 2006. The New England Patriots were eliminated in the divisional play-offs and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth Super Bowl .
Wild Card Round | Divisional Round | Conference Championships | Super bowl | |||||||||||||||
January 7th - Gillette Stadium | January 14th - Invesco Field | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Denver | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | New England | 28 | January 22nd - Invesco Field | |||||||||||||||
4th | New England | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Jacksonville | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
January 15th - RCA Dome | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Denver | 17th | ||||||||||||||||
AFC | ||||||||||||||||||
6th | Pittsburgh | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
January 8 - Paul Brown Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
AFC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Indianapolis | 18th | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Cincinnati | 17th | February 5 - Ford Field | |||||||||||||||
6th | Pittsburgh | 21st | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Pittsburgh | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
January 14th - Qwest Field | ||||||||||||||||||
January 7th - Raymond James Stadium | A6 | Pittsburgh | 21st | |||||||||||||||
N1 | Seattle | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XL | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 20th | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Tampa Bay | 10 | January 22nd - Qwest Field | |||||||||||||||
6th | Washington | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Washington | 17th | ||||||||||||||||
January 15 - Soldier Field | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
NFC | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Carolina | 14th | ||||||||||||||||
January 8 - Giants Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
NFC Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Chicago | 21st | ||||||||||||||||
4th | New York Giants | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Carolina | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Carolina | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XL
The 40th Super Bowl took place on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field Stadium in Detroit , Michigan . In the final, the Seattle Seahawks faced the Pittsburgh Steelers .
1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | total | |
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Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7th | 7th | 7th | 21st |
Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 10 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player | Shaun Alexander , running back , Seattle Seahawks |
Coach of the Year | Lovie Smith , Chicago Bears |
Offensive Player of the Year | Shaun Alexander, running back, Seattle Seahawks |
Defensive Player of the Year | Brian Urlacher , linebacker , Chicago Bears |
Offensive Rookie of the Year | Carnell Williams , running back, Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Defensive Rookie of the Year | Shawne Merriman , linebacker, San Diego Chargers |
Comeback Player of the Year |
Tedy Bruschi , linebacker, New England Patriots Steve Smith , wide receiver , Carolina Panthers |
Walter Payton Man of the Year | Peyton Manning , quarterback , Indianapolis Colts |
Web links
- NFL History 2005 (English)