2005 Berlin Thunder season
General managerMichael Lang
Head coachRick Lantz
Home fieldOlympic Stadium
Results
Record7–3
Division place1st
Playoff finishLost World Bowl XIII

The 2005 Berlin Thunder season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his second year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIII, Berlin lost to the Amsterdam Admirals 27–21.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2005 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order Player name Position College
Round Choice
1 6 DeAngelo Lloyd DE Tennessee
2 12 Darrell Lee DE Florida
3 13 Dante Ellington T Alabama
4 24 James Thornton CB Morris Brown
5 25 David Porter T Iowa
6 36 Greg Taplin DE Michigan State
7 37 Regis Crawford C Arizona State
8 45 Reggie Rhodes DT Valdosta State

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Berlin Thunder staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Michael Lang

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Don Eck
  • Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Steve Logan
  • National Coach/Running Backs – Wanja Müller
  • Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Reggie McElroy
 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Martin Streight

Roster

2005 Berlin Thunder roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 24 Little John Flowers
  • 45 Brian Johnson FB
  • 46 Ben Moa FB
  • 23 Cal Murray

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 85 John Frieser
  • 88 Joel Jacobs
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players
  • 89 Klaus Alinen TE Finland
  • 28 Neil Baxter RB England
  • 29 Oliver Flemming S Germany
  • 66 Masakazu Goda C Japan
  • 38 Sergey Ivanov S Russia
  • 84 Hugo Lira WR Mexico
  • 99 Lorn Mayers DT England
  • 92 Christian Mohr DE Germany
  • 52 Nick Prevost LB France
  • 97 Daniel Watts DE England


Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week Date Kickoff [n 1] Opponent Results Game site Attendance
Final score Team record
1 Saturday, April 2 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 30–7 1–0 Olympic Stadium 16,199
2 Sunday, April 10 4:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 15–13 2–0 Olympic Stadium 14,312
3 Saturday, April 16 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 27–31 2–1 Amsterdam ArenA 10,131
4 Saturday, April 23 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 30–28 3–1 LTU arena 20,399
5 Saturday, April 30 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 27–16 4–1 Olympic Stadium 16,109
6 Sunday, May 8 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 17–23 4–2 RheinEnergieStadion 9,485
7 Saturday, May 14 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 24–15 5–2 Olympic Stadium 16,695
8 Sunday, May 22 4:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 27–17 6–2 AOL Arena 16,889
9 Saturday, May 28 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–24 7–2 Waldstadion 40,109
10 Sunday, June 5 4:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 13–17 7–3 Olympic Stadium 20,927
World Bowl XIII
11 Saturday, June 11 5:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 21–27 7–4 LTU arena 35,134

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team W L T PCT PF PA Home Road STK
Berlin Thunder 7 3 0 .700 241 191 4–1 3–2 L1
Amsterdam Admirals 6 4 0 .600 265 204 5–0 1–4 L1
Cologne Centurions 6 4 0 .600 188 212 3–2 3–2 W1
Hamburg Sea Devils 5 5 0 .500 213 196 4–1 1–4 W1
Frankfurt Galaxy 3 7 0 .300 163 246 2–3 1–4 L2
Rhein Fire 3 7 0 .300 203 224 2–3 1–4 W2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Frankfurt 0 0 077
Berlin 3 14 31030

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,199
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hamburg 3 3 0713
Berlin 5 0 7315

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 10
  • Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 14,312
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 3 3 71427
Amsterdam 0 3 141431

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, April 16
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 10,131
  • Referee: John Parry

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 7 7 01630
Rhein 7 7 7728

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 23
  • Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), roof open, sunny with clouds
  • Game attendance: 20,399
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 3 7 3316
Berlin 7 3 71027

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 30
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,109
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 0 7 10017
Cologne 10 0 01323

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 8
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), showers
  • Game attendance: 9,485
  • Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 7: vs Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rhein 0 12 3015
Berlin 0 10 7724

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 14
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy with rain
  • Game attendance: 16,695
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 7 7 7627
Hamburg 7 7 3017

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 22
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,889
  • Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Berlin 7 7 31431
Frankfurt 7 14 0324

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 28
  • Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 40,109
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cologne 3 0 7717
Berlin 3 7 3013

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 5
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,927
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

World Bowl XIII

Main article: World Bowl XIII
World Bowl XIII: Amsterdam Admirals vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Amsterdam 7 10 7327
Berlin 0 7 01421

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

Notes

  1. ^ All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

  1. ^ NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
  2. ^ "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
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