# 2005 Baltimore Ravens season

The 2005 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 10th in the National Football League (NFL), their 7th under head coach Brian Billick, and their 4th season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.
They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 9–7, instead going 6–10 and finished the season with double-digit losses for the first time since 1998. and missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The Ravens played on Christmas Day for the first time, defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Baltimore. As of 2024, Baltimore’s 48–3 win over the Green Bay Packers stands as the biggest blowout in Monday Night Football history.
The Ravens went 0–8 on the road for the first time since their inaugural season.

## Draft

2005 Baltimore Ravens draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 22 | Mark Clayton | WR | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 53 | Dan Cody | DE | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 64 | Adam Terry | OT | Syracuse |
| 4 | 124 | Jason Brown | C | North Carolina |
| 5 | 158 | Justin Green | FB | Montana |
| 6 | 213 | Derek Anderson * | QB | Oregon State |
| 7 | 234 | Mike Smith | LB | Texas Tech |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
| 1 | August 13 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 3–16 | 0–1 |
| 2 | August 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–20 | 0–2 |
| 3 | August 26 | at New Orleans Saints | W 21–6 | 1–2 |
| 4 | September 1 | Washington Redskins | W 26–20 $_{(OT)}$ | 2–2 |

## Regular season
### Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC North division rivals, the Ravens played games against the AFC South and NFC North according to the NFL’s division schedule, and also played against the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos, who in 2004 finished in the same position as the Ravens (second) in the two remaining AFC divisions.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | September 11 | Indianapolis Colts | L 7–24 | 0–1 | 70,501 |
| 2 | September 18 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–25 | 0–2 | 69,149 |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | October 2 | New York Jets | W 13–3 | 1–2 | 70,479 |
| 5 | October 9 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–35 | 1–3 | 61,201 |
| 6 | October 16 | Cleveland Browns | W 16–3 | 2–3 | 70,196 |
| 7 | October 23 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–10 | 2–4 | 62,102 |
| 8 | October 31 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 19–20 | 2–5 | 64,178 |
| 9 | November 6 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 9–21 | 2–6 | 70,540 |
| 10 | November 13 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 3–30 | 2–7 | 66,107 |
| 11 | November 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–13 $_{(OT)}$ | 3–7 | 70,601 |
| 12 | November 27 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 29–42 | 3–8 | 65,680 |
| 13 | December 4 | Houston Texans | W 16–15 | 4–8 | 69,909 |
| 14 | December 11 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–12 | 4–9 | 75,651 |
| 15 | December 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 48–3 | 5–9 | 70,604 |
| 16 | December 25 | Minnesota Vikings | W 30–23 | 6–9 | 70,246 |
| 17 | January 1 | at Cleveland Browns | L 16–20 | 6–10 | 69,871 |
| Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text. ||||||

### Standings

AFC North :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 421 | 350 | L2 |
| $^{(6)}$ Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 389 | 258 | W4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 265 | 299 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 232 | 301 | W1 |