# 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season

The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the eleventh season in franchise history. The Jaguars finished 12–4 in the regular season, but did not win their own division, being swept by the Indianapolis Colts who finished 14–2. The Jaguars reached the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but lost in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs to the two-time defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots by a final score of 28–3.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

2005 Jacksonville Jaguars draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 21 | Matt Jones | Wide receiver | Arkansas |
| 2 | 52 | Khalif Barnes | Offensive tackle | Washington |
| 3 | 87 | Scott Starks | Cornerback | Wisconsin |
| 4 | 127 | Alvin Pearman | Running back | Virginia |
| 5 | 157 | Gerald Sensabaugh | Safety | North Carolina |
| 6 | 185 | Chad Owens | Wide receiver | Hawaii |
| 6 | 194 | Pat Thomas | Linebacker | NC State |
| 7 | 237 | Chris Roberson | Cornerback | Eastern Michigan |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
| 1 | August 13 | Miami Dolphins | W 27–17 | 1–0 | Alltel Stadium |
| 2 | August 20 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 20–17 | 2–0 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 3 | August 25 | Atlanta Falcons | L 7–23 | 2–2 | Alltel Stadium |
| 4 | September 1 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–27 | 2–2 | Texas Stadium |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 11 | Seattle Seahawks | W 26–14 | 1–0 | Alltel Stadium | 65,204 |
| 2 | September 18 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 3–10 | 1–1 | RCA Dome | 56,460 |
| 3 | September 25 | at New York Jets | W 26–20 (OT) | 2–1 | Giants Stadium | 77,422 |
| 4 | October 2 | Denver Broncos | L 7–20 | 2–2 | Alltel Stadium | 66,045 |
| 5 | October 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–20 | 3–2 | Alltel Stadium | 66,137 |
| 6 | October 16 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–17 (OT) | 4–2 | Heinz Field | 63,891 |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 30 | at St. Louis Rams | L 21–24 | 4–3 | Edward Jones Dome | 65,251 |
| 9 | November 6 | Houston Texans | W 21–14 | 5–3 | Alltel Stadium | 64,613 |
| 10 | November 13 | Baltimore Ravens | W 30–3 | 6–3 | Alltel Stadium | 66,107 |
| 11 | November 20 | at Tennessee Titans | W 31–28 | 7–3 | The Coliseum | 69,149 |
| 12 | November 27 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 24–17 | 8–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,198 |
| 13 | December 4 | at Cleveland Browns | W 20–14 | 9–3 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | 70,941 |
| 14 | December 11 | Indianapolis Colts | L 18–26 | 9–4 | Alltel Stadium | 67,164 |
| 15 | December 18 | San Francisco 49ers | W 10–9 | 10–4 | Alltel Stadium | 64,764 |
| 16 | December 24 | at Houston Texans | W 38–20 | 11–4 | Reliant Stadium | 70,025 |
| 17 | January 1 | Tennessee Titans | W 40–13 | 12–4 | Alltel Stadium | 65,485 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaguars | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: September 11, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,204
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Craig Shemon, Erik Kramer, and Lee Gordon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 23-yard field goal, 11:03. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:49.
JAX – Josh Scobee 41-yard field goal, 3:49. Jaguars 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:05.
Second quarter
SEA – Joe Jurevicius 33-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 14:52. Seahawks 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:57.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 30-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 4:17. Jaguars 13–7. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:02.
SEA – Darrell Jackson 9-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Josh Brown kick), 0:47. Seahawks 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:30.
Third quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 7-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:39. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:21.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 29-yard field goal, 4:32. Jaguars 23–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:48.
JAX – Josh Scobee 41-yard field goal, 1:55. Jaguars 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:43.
Top passers
SEA – Matt Hasselbeck – 21/36, 246 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 17/31, 252 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
SEA – Shaun Alexander – 14 rushes, 73 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 20 rushes, 76 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Bobby Engram – 8 receptions, 79 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 18, 2005
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 56,460
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (CBS): Gus Johnson, and Brent Jones
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
No scoring plays.
Third quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 28-yard field goal, 6:59. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:40.
Fourth quarter
IND – Ran Carthon 6-yard run (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 8:27. Colts 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 88 yards, 8:59.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 41-yard field goal, 1:50. Colts 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 3:51.
Top passers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 16/29, 198 yards
IND – Peyton Manning – 13/28, 122 yards, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 16 rushes, 81 yards
IND – Edgerrin James – 27 rushes, 128 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 3 receptions, 49 yards
IND – Edgerrin James – 4 receptions, 39 yards :

#### Week 3: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Jets | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
at The Meadowlands, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 25, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,422
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 4:37. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 4:26.
Second quarter
JAX – Ernest Wilford 21-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 5:50. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:17.
NYJ – Jerald Sowell 1-yard run (Mike Nugent kick), 1:51 Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:59.
Third quarter
NYJ – James Reed 33-yard fumble return (Mike Nugent kick), 12:17. Jets 14–10.
JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 5:05. Jets 14–13. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 7:12.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Fred Taylor 3-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 14:57. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 2:05.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 35-yard field goal, 9:43. Jaguars 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 5:14.
NYJ – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 1:14. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:48.
Overtime
JAX – Jimmy Smith 36-yard pass from Byron Leftwich, 8:55. Jaguars 26–20. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:29.
Top passers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 16/23, 177 yards, 2 TD, INT
NYJ – Chad Pennington – 9/19, 76 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 37 rushes, 98 yards, TD
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 18 rushes, 67 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Reggie Williams – 5 receptions, 54 yards
NYJ – Chris Baker – 3 receptions, 45 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 2, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,045
* Referee: Tom White
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
DEN – Dwayne Carswell 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 6:48. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 9:15.
DEN – Dwayne Carswell 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Jason Elam kick), 0:43. Broncos 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:55.
Third quarter
JAX – Jimmy Smith 45-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:52. Broncos 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:13.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Jason Elam 33-yard field goal, 8:48. Broncos 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:29.
DEN – Jason Elam 42-yard field goal, 2:42. Broncos 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:22.
Top passers
DEN – Jake Plummer – 19/26, 136 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 20/34, 240 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DEN – Mike Anderson – 23 rushes, 115 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 8 rushes, 14 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Rod Smith – 4 receptions, 33 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bengals | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Jaguars | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: October 9, 2005
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,137
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – George Wrighster 26-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 10:31. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 2:21.
JAX – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 0:50. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 3:04.
Second quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 51-yard field goal, 10:07. Jaguars 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:52.
CIN – Chad Johnson 14-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 5:36. Jaguars 13–7. Drive: 17 plays, 80 yards, 9:15.
Third quarter
JAX – Ernest Wilford 11-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 12:16. Jaguars 20–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:44.
CIN – Shayne Graham 31-yard field goal, 7:05. Jaguars 20–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:11.
CIN – Shayne Graham 48-yard field goal, 4:29. Jaguars 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 2:29.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 53-yard field goal, 9:45. Jaguars 23–13. Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:35.
CIN – Chris Henry 25-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Shayne Graham kick), 5:16. Jaguars 23–20. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:29.
Top passers
CIN – Carson Palmer – 22/33, 239 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 10/24, 161 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
CIN – Rudi Johnson – 18 rushes, 76 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 24 rushes, 132 yards
Top receivers
CIN – Chris Henry – 3 receptions, 85 yards, TD
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 3 receptions, 43 yards :

#### Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Jets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 16, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,891
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (CBS): Dick Enberg, Dan Dierdorf, and Armen Keteyian
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Greg Jones 7-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:12. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:07.
Second quarter
PIT – Heath Miller 15-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Jeff Reed kick), 14:52. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:20.
PIT – Antwaan Randle El 72-yard punt return (Jeff Reed kick), 13:50. Steelers 14–7.
JAX – Josh Scobee 23-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 1:43.
Third quarter
JAX – Matt Jones 10-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 11:46. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:14.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Jeff Reed 29-yard field goal, 9:38. Tied 17–17. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:14.
Overtime
JAX – Rashean Mathis 41-yard interception return, 11:24. Jaguars 23–17.
Top passers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 19/35, 177 yards, TD, INT
PIT – Tommy Maddox – 11/28, 154 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
JAX – Greg Jones – 18 rushes, 77 yards, TD
PIT – Willie Parker – 21 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Reggie Williams – 3 receptions, 50 yards
PIT – Heath Miller – 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD :

#### Week 8: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: October 30, 2005
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 65,251
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
STL – Brandon Chillar 29-yard blocked punt return (Jeff Wilkins kick), 11:47. Rams 7–0.
JAX – Fred Taylor 71-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 12:24. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:23.
STL – Kevin Curtis 83-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Jeff Wilkins kick), 10:54. Rams 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:30.
Second quarter
JAX – Ernest Wilford 20-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 2:16. Tied 14–14. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 4:32.
STL – Jeff Wilkins 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 2:16.
Third quarter
JAX – Matt Jones 15-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 5:07. Jaguars 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:54.
Fourth quarter
STL – Steven Jackson 19-yard pass from Jamie Martin (Jeff Wilkins kick), 12:45. Rams 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:00.
Top passers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 18/31, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT
STL – Jamie Martin – 13/21, 200 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 165 yards, TD
STL – Steven Jackson – 25 rushes, 179 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Ernest Wilford – 6 receptions, 145 yards, TD
STL – Kevin Curtis – 3 receptions, 105 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 6, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,613
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
HOU – Corey Bradford 31-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 10:18. Texans 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:19.
Third quarter
JAX – Ernest Wilford 12-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 8:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27.
HOU – Jonathan Wells 7-yard run (Kris Brown kick), 1:19. Texans 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:27.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Byron Leftwich 8-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:48. Tied 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
JAX – Greg Jones 12-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 2:53. Jaguars 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:50.
Top passers
HOU – David Carr – 22/30, 219 yards, TD
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 19/25, 218 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 13 rushes, 56 yards, TD
JAX – Fred Taylor – 12 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Andre Johnson – 9 receptions, 91 yards
JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: vs. Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ravens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 13, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,107
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Matt Stover 41-yard field goal, 5:43. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 7:00.
Second quarter
JAX – Matt Jones 32-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 6:46. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:36.
JAX – Josh Scobee 48-yard field goal, 0:00. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:48.
Third quarter
JAX – Greg Jones 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 11:27. Jaguars 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 7:04.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 23-yard field goal, 11:37. Jaguars 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 4:10.
JAX – Josh Scobee 26-yard field goal, 2:40. Jaguars 23–3. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 3:19.
JAX – Mike Peterson 26-yard interception return (Josh Scobee kick), 2:01. Jaguars 30–3.
Top passers
BAL – Kyle Boller – 19/33, 142 yards, 3 INT
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 16/30, 211 yards, TD
Top rushers
BAL – Jamal Lewis – 14 rushes, 44 yards
JAX – Greg Jones – 25 rushes, 106 yards, TD
Top receivers
BAL – Todd Heap – 5 receptions, 58 yards
JAX – Matt Jones – 5 receptions, 117 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 31 |
| Titans | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: November 20, 2005
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 66,149
* Referee: Scott Green
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
TEN – Chris Brown 15-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 7:08. Titans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:20.
JAX – Kyle Brady 1-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 1:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:58.
TEN – Chris Brown 1-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 0:15. Titans 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 0:55.
Third quarter
JAX – Byron Leftwich 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 8:57. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:03.
TEN – Antwan Odom 27-yard fumble return (Rob Bironas kick), 7:08. Titans 21–14.
JAX – Ernest Wilford 18-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 4:02. Tied 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:06.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Matt Jones 7-yard pass from Byron Leftwich (Josh Scobee kick), 9:21. Jaguars 28–21. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 6:29.
JAX – Josh Scobee 31-yard field goal, 1:52. Jaguars 31–21. Drive: 10 plays, 31 yards, 2:38.
TEN – Roydell Williams 8-yard pass from Steve McNair (Rob Bironas kick), 0:10. Jaguars 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:42.
Top passers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 22/38, 258 yards, 3 TD
TEN – Steve McNair – 20/30, 208 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Greg Jones – 16 rushes, 33 yards
TEN – Chris Brown – 20 rushes, 61 yards, TD
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 5 receptions, 89 yards
TEN – Chris Brown – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: at Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 27, 2005
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 39,198
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (CBS): Don Criqui and Steve Beuerlein
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – David Garrard 16-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 2:45. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 7:43.
Second quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, 2:59. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:26.
Third quarter
ARI – Neil Rackers 42-yard field goal, 4:00. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 5:54.
JAX – Derrick Wimbush 91-yard kickoff return (Josh Scobee kick), 3:43. Jaguars 17–3.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Eric Edwards 1-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 13:34. Jaguars 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 5:04.
JAX – Greg Jones 25-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:20. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:07.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 2:56. Jaguars 24–17. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:24.
Top passers
JAX – David Garrard – 12/26, 115 yards
ARI – Kurt Warner – 29/46, 315 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Greg Jones – 23 rushes, 78 yards, TD
ARI – J.J. Arrington – 6 rushes, 39 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 7 receptions, 70 yards
ARI – Anquan Boldin – 10 receptions, 115 yards :

#### Week 13: at Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| Browns | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
* Date: December 4, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Chilly, 28 °F (−2 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,941
* Referee: Ron Winter
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 24-yard field goal, 4:14. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:46.
Second quarter
CLE – Braylon Edwards 34-yard pass from Charlie Frye (Phil Dawson kick), 10:41. Browns 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:20.
CLE – Braylon Edwards 17-yard pass from Charlie Frye (Phil Dawson kick), 0:44. Browns 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 0:30.
Third quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 29-yard field goal, 10:13. Browns 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 4:47.
JAX – George Wrighster 9-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 5:04. Browns 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:58.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 12-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 1:11. Jaguars 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:58.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
JAX – David Garrard – 11/20, 116 yards, 2 TD, INT
CLE – Charlie Frye – 13/20, 226 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
JAX – Greg Jones – 27 rushes, 103 yards, TD
CLE – Reuben Droughns – 30 rushes, 88 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 3 receptions, 49 yards, TD
CLE – Braylon Edwards – 5 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 14: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 11, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 67,164
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Marvin Harrison 9-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 4:40. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 5:59.
Second quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 27-yard field goal, 14:11. Colts 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:36.
IND – Marvin Harrison 65-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Mike Vanderjagt kick), 9:21. Colts 14–3. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:11.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 40-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 0:54.
Third quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 34-yard field goal, 8:14. Colts 20–3. Drive: 13 plays, 52 yards, 6:46.
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 38-yard field goal, 0:45. Colts 23–3. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 5:59.
Fourth quarter
IND – Mike Vanderjagt 46-yard field goal, 12:13. Colts 26–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 3:02.
JAX – David Garrard 5-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:08. Colts 26–10. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 7:43.
JAX – Jimmy Smith 1-yard pass from David Garrard (run succeeded), 1:54. Colts 26–18. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:14.
Top passers
IND – Peyton Manning – 24/36, 324 yards, 2 TD
JAX – David Garrard – 26/35, 250 yards, TD
Top rushers
IND – Edgerrin James – 30 rushes, 93 yards
JAX – Greg Jones – 7 rushes, 43 yards
Top receivers
IND – Marvin Harrison – 6 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 8 receptions, 102 yards, TD :

#### Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Jaguars | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 18, 2005
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,764
* Referee: Larry Nemers
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, J.C. Pearson, and Lee Gordon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Joe Nedney 35-yard field goal, 10:33. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 4:27.
Second quarter
JAX – David Garrard 13-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 6:26. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:30.
SF – Joe Nedney 47-yard field goal, 0:01. Jaguars 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:23.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
SF – Joe Nedney 33-yard field goal, 14:56. 49ers 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:02.
JAX – Josh Scobee 32-yard field goal, 9:41. Jaguars 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:15.
Top passers
SF – Alex Smith – 8/24, 123 yards, INT
JAX – David Garrard – 21/40, 216 yards
Top rushers
SF – Frank Gore – 17 rushes, 61 yards
JAX – Fred Taylor – 17 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
SF – Frank Gore – 3 receptions, 57 yards
JAX – Jimmy Smith – 6 receptions, 70 yards :

#### Week 16: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| Texans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: December 24, 2005
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 70,025
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Rich Gannon
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 6:02. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:53.
HOU – Kris Brown 37-yard field goal, 2:21. Jaguars 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:35.
Second quarter
HOU – Corey Bradford 50-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 11:43. Texans 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:17.
JAX – Josh Scobee 26-yard field goal, 4:35. Tied 10–10. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 6:57.
HOU – Kris Brown 53-yard field goal, 1:03. Texans 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:22.
Third quarter
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 2-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:03. Jaguars 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
Fourth quarter
HOU – Andre Johnson 53-yard pass from David Carr (Kris Brown kick), 12:15. Texans 20–17. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:10.
JAX – Fred Taylor 15-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 9:16. Jaguars 24–20. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:45.
JAX – Ernest Wilford 36-yard pass from David Garrard (Josh Scobee kick), 2:37. Jaguars 31–20. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:20.
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 17-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 1:51. Jaguars 38–20. Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:12.
Top passers
JAX – David Garrard – 18/31, 292 yards, TD
HOU – David Carr – 19/29, 295 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
JAX – Fred Taylor – 22 rushes, 101 yards, TD
HOU – Jonathan Wells – 21 rushes, 86 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Ernest Wilford – 4 receptions, 118 yards, TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 119 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Jaguars | 17 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 40 |
at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: January 1, 2006
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,485
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Alvin Pearman 6-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 11:09. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:51.
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield 32-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 7:15. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 2:05.
JAX – Josh Scobee 46-yard field goal, 1:35. Jaguars 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:32.
Second quarter
JAX – Josh Scobee 38-yard field goal, 10:13. Jaguars 20–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:25.
JAX – Derrick Wimbush 6-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 4:11. Jaguars 27–0. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:54.
Third quarter
JAX – Matt Jones 10-yard pass from Quinn Gray (Josh Scobee kick), 4:24. Jaguars 34–0. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 6:30.
JAX – George Wrighster 14-yard pass from Quinn Gray (kick failed), 0:34. Jaguars 40–0. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:33.
Fourth quarter
TEN – Ben Troupe 4-yard pass from Billy Volek (Rob Bironas kick), 9:01. Jaguars 40–7. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 6:33.
TEN – Bo Scaife 10-yard pass from Billy Volek (kick failed), 0:55. Jaguars 40–13. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:53.
Top passers
TEN – Billy Volek – 14/25, 114 yards, 2 TD
JAX – David Garrard – 10/16, 128 yards
Top rushers
TEN – Travis Henry – 13 rushes, 48 yards
JAX – LaBrandon Toefield – 25 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEN – Ben Troupe – 9 receptions, 89 yards, TD
JAX – Matt Jones – 3 receptions, 55 yards, TD :

### Standings
#### Division

AFC South :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 6–0 | 11–1 | 439 | 247 | W1 |
| $^{(5)}$ Jacksonville Jaguars | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 361 | 269 | W3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 299 | 421 | L3 |
| Houston Texans | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 260 | 431 | L2 |

#### Conference

AFC
viewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 6–0 | 11–1 | .457 | .424 | W1 |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .500 | .471 | W4 |
| 3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .477 | .398 | L2 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .508 | .400 | L1 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .465 | .375 | W3 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .492 | .415 | W4 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .504 | .475 | W2 |
| 8 | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .457 | .438 | W6 |
| 9 | San Diego Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .559 | .500 | L2 |
| 10 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .375 | L1 |
| 11 | Cleveland Browns | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .508 | .396 | W1 |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .500 | .450 | L1 |
| 13 | New York Jets | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .527 | .453 | W1 |
| 14 | Oakland Raiders | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 0–6 | 2–10 | .539 | .438 | L6 |
| 15 | Tennessee Titans | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .512 | .219 | L3 |
| 16 | Houston Texans | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .535 | .344 | L2 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 Cincinnati finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on division record. 1 2 Miami finished ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on division record. 1 2 3 NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record. (2–4 vs. 1–5 against: Miami, Jacksonville, Baltimore, Atlanta, and Oakland). Conference tie break was initially used to eliminate Oakland (see below). 1 2 Oakland finished ahead of Tennessee based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 While conference record initially eliminated Oakland in the three-way tie with NY Jets, Tennessee, and Oakland, once the NY Jets were ranked above both Tennessee and Oakland, the tiebreaking procedure restarts with the remaining teams, resulting in Oakland ranking above Tennessee. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. ||||||||||||

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Wild Card | January 7 | at New England Patriots (4) | L 3–28 | 0–1 | Gillette Stadium | 68,756 |

### Game summaries
#### AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Patriots | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
* Date: January 7, 2006
* Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Clear, 24 °F (−4 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,756
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (color commentator), and Michele Tafoya (sideline reporter)
* Recap, Game Book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
NE – Troy Brown 11 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:08. Patriots 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:05
JAX – Josh Scobee 36 yard field goal, 1:05. Patriots 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:45.
Third quarter
NE – David Givens 3 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:13. Patriots 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:42.
NE – Benjamin Watson 63 yard pass from Tom Brady (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:03. Patriots 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:53.
Fourth quarter
NE – Asante Samuel 73 yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:46. Patriots 28–3.
Top passers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 18/31, 179 yards, INT
NE – Tom Brady – 15/27, 201 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
JAX – Byron Leftwich – 3 rushes, 26 yards
NE – Kevin Faulk – 6 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Matt Jones – 6 receptions, 94 yards
NE – Benjamin Watson – 5 receptions, 91 yards, TD :