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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 421 points (26.3/g), 4th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 22nd.
Differential of 71 points (4.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +24 (1.5/g), 1st.
Coached by Marvin Lewis (11-5-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 11 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 27 | 13 | 26 | 420 | 272 | 148 | 2 | 16 | 373 | 278 | 95 | 3 |
| 2 | Sun | September 18 | box | W | 2-0 | Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 8 | 26 | 504 | 337 | 167 | 1 | 21 | 304 | 227 | 77 | 7 | |
| 3 | Sun | September 25 | box | W | 3-0 | @ | Chicago Bears | 24 | 7 | 11 | 244 | 161 | 83 | 1 | 16 | 255 | 149 | 106 | 6 |
| 4 | Sun | October 2 | box | W | 4-0 | Houston Texans | 16 | 10 | 22 | 371 | 273 | 98 | 18 | 254 | 128 | 126 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Sun | October 9 | box | L | 4-1 | @ | Jacksonville Jaguars | 20 | 23 | 20 | 364 | 232 | 132 | 1 | 19 | 342 | 161 | 181 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | October 16 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Tennessee Titans | 31 | 23 | 24 | 387 | 268 | 119 | 21 | 377 | 259 | 118 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 23 | box | L | 5-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 27 | 20 | 302 | 211 | 91 | 2 | 20 | 304 | 83 | 221 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | October 30 | box | W | 6-2 | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 14 | 21 | 317 | 222 | 95 | 1 | 23 | 353 | 277 | 76 | 5 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 6 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | Baltimore Ravens | 21 | 9 | 25 | 329 | 234 | 95 | 1 | 17 | 240 | 122 | 118 | 1 |
| 10 | Bye Week | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Sun | November 20 | box | L | 7-3 | Indianapolis Colts | 37 | 45 | 23 | 492 | 328 | 164 | 1 | 28 | 451 | 359 | 92 | 1 | |
| 12 | Sun | November 27 | box | W | 8-3 | Baltimore Ravens | 42 | 29 | 23 | 437 | 302 | 135 | 3 | 23 | 322 | 189 | 133 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 4 | box | W | 9-3 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 38 | 31 | 21 | 324 | 222 | 102 | 28 | 474 | 379 | 95 | 4 | |
| 14 | Sun | December 11 | box | W | 10-3 | Cleveland Browns | 23 | 20 | 18 | 278 | 93 | 185 | 1 | 15 | 208 | 124 | 84 | 1 | |
| 15 | Sun | December 18 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Detroit Lions | 41 | 17 | 29 | 426 | 271 | 155 | 2 | 13 | 270 | 211 | 59 | 4 |
| 16 | Sat | December 24 | box | L | 11-4 | Buffalo Bills | 27 | 37 | 23 | 374 | 270 | 104 | 2 | 19 | 355 | 288 | 67 | 1 | |
| 17 | Sun | January 1 | box | L | 11-5 | @ | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 37 | 10 | 161 | 124 | 37 | 2 | 24 | 537 | 335 | 202 | 1 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| WildCard | Sun | January 8 | box | L | 11-6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 31 | 19 | 327 | 243 | 84 | 2 | 19 | 346 | 202 | 144 | ||