2005 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 271 points (16.9/g), 24th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 367 points (22.9/g), 24th.
Differential of -96 points (-6.0/g), 27th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 13th.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.8, Offense: -4.0, Defense: -1.8, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Mularkey (5-11-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Jerry Gray
Other Notable Asst.: Eric Studesville (Running Backs)
Training Camp: St. John Fisher College (Pittsford, New York)
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Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | Expected Points | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | OT | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | Offense | Defense | Sp. Tms | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 11 | boxscore | W | 1-0 | Houston Texans | 22 | 7 | 20 | 316 | 164 | 152 | 12 | 120 | 25 | 95 | 5 | -1.87 | 19.20 | -1.92 | |||
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | boxscore | L | 1-1 | @ | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 19 | 8 | 147 | 100 | 47 | 18 | 318 | 127 | 191 | -14.30 | -6.02 | 5.65 | |||
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | boxscore | L | 1-2 | Atlanta Falcons | 16 | 24 | 18 | 208 | 36 | 172 | 2 | 24 | 403 | 167 | 236 | 2 | -6.63 | -14.50 | 11.46 | ||
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | boxscore | L | 1-3 | @ | New Orleans Saints | 7 | 19 | 13 | 208 | 67 | 141 | 2 | 23 | 333 | 166 | 167 | -12.54 | -5.43 | 4.01 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 9 | boxscore | W | 2-3 | Miami Dolphins | 20 | 14 | 21 | 236 | 137 | 99 | 1 | 16 | 323 | 210 | 113 | 5 | -4.54 | 4.44 | 7.38 | ||
| 6 | Sun | October 16 | boxscore | W | 3-3 | New York Jets | 27 | 17 | 24 | 341 | 164 | 177 | 2 | 17 | 275 | 126 | 149 | 3 | 4.70 | 5.72 | -0.91 | ||
| 7 | Sun | October 23 | boxscore | L | 3-4 | @ | Oakland Raiders | 17 | 38 | 15 | 210 | 126 | 84 | 1 | 26 | 416 | 254 | 162 | 1 | -4.18 | -20.35 | 6.39 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 30 | boxscore | L | 3-5 | @ | New England Patriots | 16 | 21 | 24 | 394 | 247 | 147 | 2 | 18 | 273 | 180 | 93 | 2 | -2.85 | 0.51 | -2.96 | |
| 9 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sun | November 13 | boxscore | W | 4-5 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 3 | 9 | 209 | 148 | 61 | 2 | 22 | 316 | 166 | 150 | 4 | -16.35 | 24.86 | 2.18 | ||
| 11 | Sun | November 20 | boxscore | L | 4-6 | @ | San Diego Chargers | 10 | 48 | 12 | 202 | 137 | 65 | 2 | 28 | 478 | 337 | 141 | -17.75 | -33.70 | 14.76 | ||
| 12 | Sun | November 27 | boxscore | L | 4-7 | Carolina Panthers | 9 | 13 | 14 | 216 | 161 | 55 | 1 | 19 | 295 | 182 | 113 | 1 | -6.83 | -3.76 | 6.07 | ||
| 13 | Sun | December 4 | boxscore | L | 4-8 | @ | Miami Dolphins | 23 | 24 | 16 | 294 | 202 | 92 | 3 | 26 | 434 | 361 | 73 | 2 | -4.18 | 0.45 | 6.12 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 11 | boxscore | L | 4-9 | New England Patriots | 7 | 35 | 8 | 183 | 169 | 14 | 3 | 32 | 494 | 335 | 159 | 2 | -16.41 | -13.15 | 4.35 | ||
| 15 | Sat | December 17 | boxscore | L | 4-10 | Denver Broncos | 17 | 28 | 17 | 272 | 197 | 75 | 27 | 437 | 259 | 178 | 1 | 5.85 | -19.13 | 1.30 | |||
| 16 | Sat | December 24 | boxscore | W | 5-10 | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 37 | 27 | 19 | 355 | 288 | 67 | 1 | 23 | 374 | 270 | 104 | 2 | 6.86 | -6.74 | 7.98 | |
| 17 | Sun | January 1 | boxscore | L | 5-11 | @ | New York Jets | 26 | 30 | 21 | 331 | 172 | 159 | 4 | 12 | 207 | 126 | 81 | -9.85 | 3.82 | 1.97 | ||