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2005 Cleveland Browns season
General managerPhil Savage
Head coachRomeo Crennel
Home fieldCleveland Browns Stadium
Local radioWTAM · WMMS
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th AFC North
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlersnone

The 2005 Cleveland Browns season was the franchise's 57th season as a professional sports franchise and its 53rd season as a member of the National Football League. This was the first season under the leadership of general manager Phil Savage and head coach Romeo Crennel. The Browns 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.

Offseason

2005 NFL Draft

Draft order Player name 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
6 203 Andrew Hoffman Defensive Lineman Virginia
7 217 Jonathan Dunn Offensive Lineman 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

Roster

2005 Cleveland Browns final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics

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 Dolphins and the Raiders based on divisional positions from 2004.

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

Standings

AFC North
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

References

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