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2005 Cleveland Browns
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 232 points (14.5/g), 32nd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 301 points (18.8/g), 11th.
Differential of -69 points (-4.3/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 5.6-10.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.2, Offense: -6.0, Defense: 1.7, SoS: 0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Romeo Crennel (6-10-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Todd Grantham
Training Camp: Browns Training Facility (Berea, Ohio)
Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Trent Dilfer | 33 | 11 | 11 | 199 for 333, 2,321 yards, 11 td, 12 int, & 20 rushes for 46 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1994 |
| QB | Charlie Frye | 24 | Rook | 5 | 98 for 164, 1,002 yards, 4 td, 5 int, & 18 rushes for 60 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 67th pick / 2005 |
| RB | Reuben Droughns | 27 | 4 | 16 | 309 rushes for 1,232 yards, 2 td, & 39 catches for 369 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 81st pick / 2000 |
| FB | Terrelle Smith | 27 | 5 | 15 | 6 rushes for 9 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 58 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Antonio Bryant | 24 | 3 | 15 | 69 catches for 1,009 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
| WR | Dennis Northcutt | 28 | 5 | 7 | 42 catches for 441 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| WR | Braylon Edwards | 22 | Rook | 7 | 32 catches for 512 yards, 3 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2005 |
| TE | Steve Heiden | 29 | 6 | 13 | 43 catches for 401 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| LT | L.J. Shelton | 29 | 6 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1999 | |
| LG | Joe Andruzzi | 30 | 7 | 13 | ||
| LG | Mike Pucillo | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 215th pick / 2002 |
| C | Jeff Faine | 24 | 2 | 14 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 | |
| RG | Cosey Coleman | 27 | 5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 51st pick / 2000 | |
| RT | Ryan Tucker | 30 | 8 | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Orpheus Roye | 32 | 9 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| NT | Jason Fisk | 33 | 10 | 14 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 | |
| RDE | Alvin McKinley | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 120th pick / 2000 |
| LOLB | Matt Stewart | 26 | 4 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 102nd pick / 2001 |
| LOLB | Kenard Lang | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1997 |
| LILB | Andra Davis | 27 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 141st pick / 2002 |
| RILB | Ben Taylor | 27 | 3 | 16 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 111th pick / 2002 | |
| ROLB | Chaun Thompson | 25 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Daylon McCutcheon | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Leigh Bodden | 24 | 2 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Gary Baxter | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2001 |
| SS | Chris Crocker | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 84th pick / 2003 |
| FS | Brian Russell | 27 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Phil Dawson | 30 | 6 | 0 | 27 of 29 field goals & 19 of 21 extra points | |
| P | Kyle Richardson | 32 | 8 | 0 | 78 punts for a 40.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Dennis Northcutt | 28 | 5 | 7 | 35 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 1 td | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| KR | Josh Cribbs | 22 | Rook | 0 | 45 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Joe Andruzzi | 30 | G | 13 | 13 | 312 | 6-3 | Southern Connecticut St. | 8/23/1975 | 7 | |
| 24 | Gary Baxter | 27 | DB | 5 | 5 | 204 | 6-2 | Baylor | 11/24/1978 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2001 |
| 28 | Leigh Bodden | 24 | DB | 13 | 11 | 195 | 6-1 | Duquesne | 9/24/1981 | 2 | |
| 81 | Antonio Bryant | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 192 | 6-1 | Pittsburgh | 3/9/1981 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 63rd pick / 2002 |
| 65 | Kirk Chambers | 26 | T | 15 | 0 | 307 | 6-7 | Stanford | 3/19/1979 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 176th pick / 2004 |
| 60 | Cosey Coleman | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 322 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/27/1978 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 51st pick / 2000 |
| 16 | Josh Cribbs | 22 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 6/9/1983 | Rook | |
| 25 | Chris Crocker | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 5-11 | Marshall | 3/9/1980 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 84th pick / 2003 |
| 54 | Andra Davis | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 255 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/23/1978 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 141st pick / 2002 |
| 4 | Phil Dawson | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Texas | 1/23/1975 | 6 | |
| 8 | Trent Dilfer | 33 | QB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 3/13/1972 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1994 |
| 74 | Nat Dorsey | 22 | T | 9 | 0 | 324 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 9/9/1983 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 115th pick / 2004 |
| 34 | Reuben Droughns | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 5-11 | Oregon | 8/21/1978 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 81st pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Nick Eason | 25 | DT | 16 | 0 | 301 | 6-3 | Clemson | 5/29/1980 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 114th pick / 2003 |
| 17 | Braylon Edwards | 22 | WR | 10 | 7 | 211 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/21/1983 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2005 |
| 50 | Jeff Faine | 24 | C | 14 | 14 | 303 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 4/6/1981 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 21st pick / 2003 |
| 95 | Jason Fisk | 33 | DT-NT | 16 | 14 | 295 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/4/1972 | 10 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| 75 | Simon Fraser | 22 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 288 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 3/27/1983 | Rook | |
| 9 | Charlie Frye | 24 | QB | 7 | 5 | 217 | 6-4 | Akron | 8/28/1981 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 67th pick / 2005 |
| 31 | William Green | 26 | RB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 12/17/1979 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 16th pick / 2002 |
| 82 | Steve Heiden | 29 | TE | 15 | 13 | 265 | 6-5 | South Dakota St. | 9/21/1976 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 69th pick / 1999 |
| 20 | Pete Hunter | 25 | DB | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 5/25/1980 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 168th pick / 2002 |
| 89 | Paul Irons | 23 | TE | 2 | 1 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida St. | 12/23/1982 | Rook | |
| 88 | Frisman Jackson | 26 | WR | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | West. Illinois | 6/12/1979 | 3 | |
| 26 | Sean Jones | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | Georgia | 3/2/1982 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 59th pick / 2004 |
| 78 | Ethan Kelley | 25 | DT | 11 | 2 | 310 | 6-2 | Baylor | 2/12/1980 | 1 | New England Patriots / 7th / 243rd pick / 2003 |
| 96 | Kenard Lang | 30 | DE-DT-LB | 16 | 5 | 280 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 1/31/1975 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1997 |
| 39 | Michael Lehan | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 11/25/1979 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 152nd pick / 2003 |
| 57 | Jody Littleton | 31 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/23/1974 | 3 | |
| 33 | Daylon McCutcheon | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 12/9/1976 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999 |
| 36 | Corey McIntyre | 26 | FB | 15 | 1 | 245 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 1/25/1979 | Rook | |
| 97 | Alvin McKinley | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 6/9/1978 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 120th pick / 2000 |
| 92 | David McMillan | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 262 | 6-3 | Kansas | 9/20/1981 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 139th pick / 2005 |
| 23 | Ray Mickens | 32 | DB | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1973 | 9 | New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996 |
| 84 | Billy Miller | 28 | TE | 3 | 1 | 245 | 6-3 | USC | 4/24/1977 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| 86 | Dennis Northcutt | 28 | WR | 16 | 7 | 175 | 5-11 | Arizona | 12/22/1977 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2000 |
| 69 | J'Vonne Parker | 23 | DT | 4 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Rutgers | 6/7/1982 | Rook | |
| 30 | Antonio Perkins | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | Oklahoma | 1/9/1982 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 103rd pick / 2005 |
| 64 | Ryan Pontbriand | 26 | C | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Rice | 10/1/1979 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 142nd pick / 2003 |
| 21 | Brodney Pool | 21 | DB | 13 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 5/24/1984 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 34th pick / 2005 |
| 61 | Mike Pucillo | 26 | G | 10 | 6 | 311 | 6-4 | Auburn | 7/14/1979 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 215th pick / 2002 |
| 10 | Kyle Richardson | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas St. | 3/2/1973 | 8 | |
| 99 | Orpheus Roye | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 1/21/1973 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 200th pick / 1996 |
| 94 | Orlando Ruff | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Furman | 9/28/1976 | 6 | |
| 27 | Brian Russell | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 2/5/1978 | 3 | |
| 83 | Aaron Shea | 29 | TE | 12 | 4 | 255 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/5/1976 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 110th pick / 2000 |
| 70 | L.J. Shelton | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-6 | East. Michigan | 3/21/1976 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 21st pick / 1999 |
| 42 | Terrelle Smith | 27 | FB | 16 | 15 | 246 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 3/12/1978 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| 59 | Nick Speegle | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 11/29/1981 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 176th pick / 2005 |
| 55 | Matt Stewart | 26 | LB | 14 | 12 | 232 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 8/31/1979 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 102nd pick / 2001 |
| 44 | Lee Suggs | 25 | RB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/11/1980 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 115th pick / 2003 |
| 58 | Ben Taylor | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 8/31/1978 | 3 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 111th pick / 2002 |
| 51 | Chaun Thompson | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-2 | West Texas A&M | 5/22/1980 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 52nd pick / 2003 |
| 72 | Ryan Tucker | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-6 | TCU | 6/12/1975 | 8 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997 |
| 53 | Mason Unck | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 9/7/1980 | 2 | |
| 29 | Jason Wright | 23 | RB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 7/12/1982 | 1 | |
| 68 | Dave Yovanovits | 24 | G | 2 | 1 | 294 | 6-3 | Temple | 3/6/1981 | 1 | New York Jets / 7th / 237th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 246.7 | 6-2.2 | 3.4 |