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2005 Cincinnati Bengals
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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
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Carson Palmer* | 26 | 1 | 16 | 345 for 509, 3,836 yards, 32 td, 12 int, & 34 rushes for 41 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 2003 |
| RB | Rudi Johnson | 26 | 4 | 14 | 337 rushes for 1,458 yards, 12 td, & 23 catches for 90 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 100th pick / 2001 |
| FB | Jeremi Johnson | 25 | 2 | 11 | 8 rushes for 14 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 65 yards and 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 118th pick / 2003 |
| WR | T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 28 | 4 | 12 | 78 catches for 956 yards, 7 td, & 8 rushes for 62 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 204th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Chad Johnson*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 97 catches for 1,432 yards, 9 td, & 5 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 36th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Chris Henry | 22 | Rook | 5 | 31 catches for 422 yards, 6 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2005 |
| TE | Reggie Kelly | 28 | 6 | 14 | 15 catches for 90 yards, 1 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1999 |
| LT | Levi Jones | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 2002 |
| LG | Eric Steinbach | 25 | 2 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2003 |
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| C | Rich Braham | 35 | 11 | 15 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Bobbie Williams | 29 | 4 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 61st pick / 2000 |
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| RT | Willie Anderson*+ | 30 | 9 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Justin Smith | 26 | 4 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2001 |
| LDT | Bryan Robinson | 31 | 8 | 9 | ||
| LDT | Shaun Smith | 24 | 1 | 5 | ||
| RDT | John Thornton | 29 | 6 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1999 |
| RDE | Robert Geathers | 22 | 1 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 117th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Landon Johnson | 24 | 1 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 96th pick / 2004 |
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| LLB | David Pollack | 23 | Rook | 5 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 2005 |
| MLB | Odell Thurman | 22 | Rook | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 48th pick / 2005 |
| RLB | Brian Simmons | 30 | 7 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| LCB | Deltha O'Neal*+ | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| RCB | Tory James | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 44th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Ifeanyi Ohalete | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Kevin Kaesviharn | 29 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Shayne Graham* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 28 of 32 field goals & 47 of 47 extra points | |
| P | Kyle Larson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 60 punts for a 43.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Keiwan Ratliff | 24 | 1 | 3 | 28 punt returns for a 5.6 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 2004 |
| KR | Tab Perry | 23 | Rook | 0 | 64 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 190th pick / 2005 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Willie Anderson*+ | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/11/1975 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1996 |
| Stacy Andrews | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 342 | 6-7 | Mississippi | 6/2/1981 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 123rd pick / 2004 |
| Matthias Askew | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-6 | Michigan State | 7/1/1982 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 114th pick / 2004 |
| Rashad Bauman | 26 | DB | 11 | 1 | 184 | 5-8 | Oregon | 5/7/1979 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 79th pick / 2002 |
| Patrick Body | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Toledo | 1/17/1982 | Rook | |
| Rich Braham | 35 | C-G | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 11/6/1970 | 11 | Arizona Cardinals / 3rd / 76th pick / 1994 |
| Greg Brooks | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 12/16/1980 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 183rd pick / 2004 |
| Duane Clemons | 31 | DE | 10 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | California | 5/23/1974 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 16th pick / 1996 |
| Jonathan Fanene | 23 | DE | 3 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Utah | 3/19/1982 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 233rd pick / 2005 |
| Robert Geathers | 22 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-3 | Georgia | 8/11/1983 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 117th pick / 2004 |
| Eric Ghiaciuc | 24 | C | 5 | 1 | 302 | 6-4 | Central Michigan | 5/28/1981 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 119th pick / 2005 |
| Shayne Graham* | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 12/9/1977 | 4 | |
| Chris Henry | 22 | WR | 14 | 5 | 197 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 5/17/1983 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2005 |
| T.J. Houshmandzadeh | 28 | WR | 14 | 12 | 197 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 9/26/1977 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 204th pick / 2001 |
| Tory James | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-2 | LSU | 5/18/1973 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 44th pick / 1996 |
| Chad Johnson*+ | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-1 | Langston,Oregon State | 1/9/1978 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 36th pick / 2001 |
| Jeremi Johnson | 25 | FB | 16 | 11 | 265 | 5-11 | Indiana,Western Kentucky | 9/4/1980 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 118th pick / 2003 |
| Landon Johnson | 24 | LB | 16 | 10 | 227 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/13/1981 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 96th pick / 2004 |
| Rudi Johnson | 26 | RB | 16 | 14 | 220 | 5-10 | Auburn | 10/1/1979 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 100th pick / 2001 |
| Levi Jones | 26 | T | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 8/24/1979 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 2002 |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 8/29/1976 | 4 | |
| Reggie Kelly | 28 | TE | 15 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Mississippi State | 2/22/1977 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1999 |
| Jon Kitna | 33 | QB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Central Washington | 9/21/1972 | 8 | |
| Scott Kooistra | 25 | T | 15 | 1 | 320 | 6-6 | North Carolina State | 10/14/1980 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 215th pick / 2003 |
| Kyle Larson | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 204 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 9/2/1980 | 1 | |
| Nick Luchey | 28 | FB | 3 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/30/1977 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 135th pick / 1999 |
| Caleb Miller | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 9/3/1980 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 80th pick / 2004 |
| Anthony Mitchell | 31 | DB | 16 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | Tuskegee | 12/13/1974 | 5 | |
| Larry Moore | 30 | C-G | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | BYU | 6/1/1975 | 7 | |
| Reggie Myles | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Alabama | 10/10/1979 | 3 | |
| Hannibal Navies | 28 | LB | 15 | 1 | 247 | 6-3 | Colorado | 7/19/1977 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 1999 |
| Deltha O'Neal*+ | 28 | DB | 15 | 14 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 1/30/1977 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| Ifeanyi Ohalete | 26 | DB | 15 | 12 | 222 | 6-2 | USC | 5/22/1979 | 4 | |
| Carson Palmer* | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-5 | USC | 12/27/1979 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 2003 |
| Chris Perry | 24 | RB | 14 | 2 | 224 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/27/1981 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 26th pick / 2004 |
| Tab Perry | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 229 | 6-3 | UCLA | 1/20/1982 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 190th pick / 2005 |
| David Pollack | 23 | LB | 14 | 5 | 261 | 6-2 | Georgia | 6/19/1982 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 2005 |
| Carl Powell | 31 | DE | 11 | 1 | 285 | 6-2 | Louisville | 1/4/1974 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 156th pick / 1997 |
| Keiwan Ratliff | 24 | DB | 16 | 3 | 185 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/19/1981 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 2004 |
| Bryan Robinson | 31 | DT-DE | 10 | 9 | 305 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 6/22/1974 | 8 | |
| Matt Schobel | 27 | TE | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-5 | TCU,Texas A&M | 11/4/1978 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 2002 |
| Brian Simmons | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 6/21/1975 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 17th pick / 1998 |
| Justin Smith | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Missouri | 9/30/1979 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 4th pick / 2001 |
| Shaun Smith | 24 | DT | 13 | 5 | 320 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 8/19/1981 | 1 | |
| Brad St. Louis | 29 | TE | 16 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | Southwest Missouri State | 8/19/1976 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 210th pick / 2000 |
| Eric Steinbach | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-6 | Iowa | 4/4/1980 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2003 |
| Larry Stevens | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Michigan | 1/22/1982 | 1 | |
| Tony Stewart | 26 | TE | 14 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | Penn State | 8/9/1979 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 147th pick / 2001 |
| John Thornton | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 10/2/1976 | 6 | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1999 |
| Odell Thurman | 22 | LB | 16 | 15 | 237 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/9/1983 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 48th pick / 2005 |
| Kevin Walter | 24 | WR | 16 | 2 | 221 | 6-3 | Eastern Michigan | 8/4/1981 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 255th pick / 2003 |
| Kelley Washington | 26 | WR | 7 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 8/21/1979 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 65th pick / 2003 |
| Kenny Watson | 27 | RB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Penn State | 3/13/1978 | 3 | |
| Nate Webster | 28 | LB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 11/29/1977 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2000 |
| Marcus Wilkins | 25 | LB | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Texas | 1/2/1980 | 3 | |
| Bobbie Williams | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 340 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 9/25/1976 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 61st pick / 2000 |
| Madieu Williams | 24 | DB | 4 | 3 | 193 | 6-1 | Maryland,Towson State | 10/18/1981 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 56th pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 246.8 | 6-2.3 | 3.4 |