2005 Cleveland Browns season

The 2005 season was the Cleveland Browns' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL) and their 57th overall. It was their 1st season under general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. They posted a record of 6–10, improving upon their 2004 record of 4–12. However, the Browns failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

2005 Cleveland Browns season
Owner	Randy Lerner
General manager	Phil Savage
Head coach	Romeo Crennel
Home stadium	Cleveland Browns Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	4th AFC North
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	None
← 2004 Browns seasons 2006 →

Offseason

2005 NFL draft

Selection		Player	Position	College
Round	Pick
1	3	Braylon Edwards	Wide receiver	Michigan
2	34	Brodney Pool	Safety	Oklahoma
3	67	Charlie Frye	Quarterback	Akron
4	103	Antonio Perkins	Cornerback	Oklahoma
5	139	David McMillan	Defensive end	Kansas
6	176	Nick Speegle	Linebacker	New Mexico
	203	Andrew Hoffman	Defensive line	Virginia
7	217	Jonathan Dunn	Offensive line	Virginia Tech

Undrafted free agents

2005 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Lang Campbell	Quarterback	William & Mary
Josh Cribbs	Wide receiver	Kent State
Paul Irons	Tight end	Florida State
Lance Moore	Wide receiver	Toledo
J'Vonne Parker	Defensive tackle	Rutgers

Personnel

2005 Cleveland Browns staff

Front office Owner and chairman – Randy Lerner President and chief executive officer – John Collins Senior vice president and General manager - Phil Savage Director of Player Personnel - Bill Rees Assistant Director of Player Personnel - T.J. McCreight Pro Personnel Coordinator - Steve Sabo Head coaches Head coach – Romeo Crennel Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Maurice Carthon Quarterbacks – Rip Scherer Running backs – Dave Atkins Wide receivers – Terry Robiskie Tight ends – Ben Coates Offensive line - Jeff Davidson Assistant offensive line – Jeff Uhlenhake Offensive quality control - Carl Crennel II

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Todd Grantham Defensive line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Mike Haluchak Secondary – Mel Tucker Defensive assistant – Bobby Trott Defensive quality control - Cory Undlin Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jerry Rosburg Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Tom Myslinski

Roster

2005 Cleveland Browns roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  3 Derek Anderson  8 Trent Dilfer  9 Charlie Frye Running backs (RB) 34 Reuben Droughns 31 William Green KR 36 Corey McIntyre FB 42 Terrelle Smith FB 44 Lee Suggs Wide receivers (WR) 81 Antonio Bryant 16 Josh Cribbs 88 Frisman Jackson 86 Dennis Northcutt 11 Brandon Rideau Tight ends (TE) 89 Paul Irons 84 John Owens 83 Aaron Shea

Offensive linemen (OL) 63 Joe Andruzzi G 65 Kirk Chambers T 60 Cosey Coleman G 70 Nat Dorsey T 50 Dwayne Ledford C 61 Mike Pucillo C 66 L. J. Shelton T 72 Ryan Tucker T 68 Dave Yovanovits G Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Nick Eason NT 95 Jason Fisk NT 75 Simon Fraser DE 97 Alvin McKinley DE 69 J'Vonne Parker DE 99 Orpheus Roye DE

Linebackers (LB) 54 Andra Davis ILB 96 Kenard Lang OLB 90 David McMillan OLB 94 Orlando Ruff ILB 59 Nick Speegle OLB 55 Matt Stewart OLB 58 Ben Taylor ILB 51 Chaun Thompson OLB 53 Mason Unck ILB Defensive backs (DB) 28 Leigh Bodden CB 25 Chris Crocker SS 20 Pete Hunter CB 26 Sean Jones SS 39 Michael Lehan CB 33 Daylon McCutcheon CB 23 Ray Mickens CB 30 Antonio Perkins CB 21 Brodney Pool FS 27 Brian Russell FS Special teams (ST)  4 Phil Dawson K 57 Jody Littleton LS 10 Kyle Richardson P

Practice squad -- Atlas Herrion G 91 Andrew Hoffman DT 56 Justin Kurpeikis LB -- Pete McMahon T 18 Kendrick Mosley WR -- Clifton Smith LB -- James Thornton CB 29 Jason Wright RB Reserve 28 Gary Baxter CB (IR) 79 Lewis Dawson T (NF-Inj.) 71 Jon Dunn T (IR) 17 Braylon Edwards WR (IR) 50 Jeff Faine C (IR) 94 Amon Gordon NT (IR) -- Antwan Harris S (IR) 82 Steve Heiden TE (IR) 49 Keith Heinrich TE (IR) 78 Ethan Kelley NT (IR) 64 Ryan Pontbriand LS (IR) 80 Kellen Winslow II TE (NF-Inj.) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 8 practice squad

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC North rivals, the Browns played teams from the AFC South and NFC North as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Miami Dolphins and the Oakland Raiders based on divisional positions from 2004.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Attendance	Recap
1	September 11	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–27	0–1	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,013	Recap
2	September 18	at Green Bay Packers	W 26–24	1–1	Lambeau Field	70,400	Recap
3	September 25	at Indianapolis Colts	L 6–13	1–2	RCA Dome	57,127	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 9	Chicago Bears	W 20–10	2–2	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,079	Recap
6	October 16	at Baltimore Ravens	L 3–16	2–3	M&T Bank Stadium	70,196	Recap
7	October 23	Detroit Lions	L 10–13	2–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,923	Recap
8	October 30	at Houston Texans	L 16–19	2–5	Reliant Stadium	70,064	Recap
9	November 6	Tennessee Titans	W 20–14	3–5	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,594	Recap
10	November 13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–34	3–6	Heinz Field	63,491	Recap
11	November 20	Miami Dolphins	W 22–0	4–6	Cleveland Browns Stadium	72,773	Recap
12	November 27	at Minnesota Vikings	L 12–24	4–7	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	63,814	Recap
13	December 4	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–20	4–8	Cleveland Browns Stadium	70,941	Recap
14	December 11	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–23	4–9	Paul Brown Stadium	65,788	Recap
15	December 18	at Oakland Raiders	W 9–7	5–9	McAfee Coliseum	41,862	Recap
16	December 24	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–41	5–10	Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,136	Recap
17	January 1	Baltimore Ravens	W 20–16	6–10	Cleveland Browns Stadium	69,871	Recap

Note: Intra-divisional opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC North
view talk edit	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

External links

• 2005 Cleveland Browns at Pro Football Reference (Profootballreference.com)
• 2005 Cleveland Browns Statistics at jt-sw.com
• 2005 Cleveland Browns Schedule at jt-sw.com
• 2005 Cleveland Browns^[usurped] at DatabaseFootball.com