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 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.

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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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
 53 active, 12 inactive, 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
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


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