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2005 Detroit Lions
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 254 points (15.9/g), 28th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 345 points (21.6/g), 21st.
Differential of -91 points (-5.7/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-10.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 14th.
Coached by Dick Jauron (1-4-0) and Steve Mariucci (4-7-0)
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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 | Joey Harrington | 27 | 3 | 11 | 188 for 330, 2,021 yards, 12 td, 12 int, & 24 rushes for 80 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 2002 |
| QB | Jeff Garcia | 35 | 6 | 5 | 102 for 173, 937 yards, 3 td, 6 int, & 17 rushes for 51 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Kevin Jones | 23 | 1 | 13 | 186 rushes for 664 yards, 5 td, & 20 catches for 109 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004 |
| FB | Cory Schlesinger | 33 | 10 | 8 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 31 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| FB | Paul Smith | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 rushes for 16 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 49 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 132nd pick / 2000 |
| WR | Scottie Vines | 26 | 1 | 11 | 40 catches for 417 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Roy E. Williams | 24 | 1 | 12 | 45 catches for 687 yards, 8 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004 |
| TE | Marcus Pollard | 33 | 10 | 16 | 46 catches for 516 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Jeff Backus | 28 | 4 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Kyle Kosier | 27 | 3 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 249th pick / 2002 |
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| LG | Rick DeMulling | 28 | 4 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 220th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Dominic Raiola | 27 | 4 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
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| RG | Damien Woody | 28 | 6 | 16 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
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| RT | Kelly Butler | 23 | Rook | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 172nd pick / 2004 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Cory Redding | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| LDT | Shaun Rogers* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Dan Wilkinson | 32 | 11 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1994 |
| RDE | James Hall | 28 | 5 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Boss Bailey | 26 | 2 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| LLB | Wali Rainer | 28 | 6 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999 |
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| MLB | Earl Holmes | 32 | 9 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
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| RLB | James Davis | 26 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 144th pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Andre' Goodman | 27 | 3 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| LCB | R.W. McQuarters | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Dre' Bly | 28 | 6 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| RCB | R.W. McQuarters | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Kenoy Kennedy | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Terrence Holt | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 5th / 137th pick / 2003 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 35 | 13 | 0 | 19 of 24 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | Nick Harris | 27 | 4 | 0 | 84 punts for a 43.5 average, 0 blocked | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| PR | Eddie Drummond | 25 | 3 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 6.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Eddie Drummond | 25 | 3 | 0 | 49 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jeff Backus | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| Boss Bailey | 26 | LB | 11 | 11 | 233 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/14/1979 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| Marcus Bell | 26 | DT | 15 | 0 | 339 | 6-2 | Memphis | 6/1/1979 | 4 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 123rd pick / 2001 |
| Dre' Bly | 28 | DB | 12 | 11 | 185 | 5-9 | North Carolina | 5/22/1977 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| Fernando Bryant | 28 | DB | 2 | 2 | 174 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/26/1977 | 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 26th pick / 1999 |
| Shawn Bryson | 29 | RB | 16 | 2 | 228 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/30/1976 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 86th pick / 1999 |
| Kelly Butler | 23 | T-TE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-6 | Purdue | 7/24/1982 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 172nd pick / 2004 |
| Shaun Cody | 22 | DT | 16 | 2 | 292 | 6-4 | USC | 1/22/1983 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2005 |
| Donte Curry | 27 | LB | 13 | 2 | 233 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 7/22/1978 | 4 | |
| James Davis | 26 | LB | 16 | 14 | 240 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 4/26/1979 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 144th pick / 2003 |
| Rick DeMulling | 28 | G | 13 | 5 | 304 | 6-4 | Idaho | 7/21/1977 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 220th pick / 2001 |
| Jared DeVries | 29 | DE | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| Eddie Drummond | 25 | WR | 12 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Penn State | 4/12/1980 | 3 | |
| Kalimba Edwards | 26 | DE | 16 | 2 | 264 | 6-5 | South Carolina | 12/26/1979 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| Troy Edwards | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 4/7/1977 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| Casey Fitzsimmons | 25 | TE | 14 | 2 | 258 | 6-4 | Carroll (MT) | 10/10/1980 | 2 | |
| Vernon Fox | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Fresno State | 10/9/1979 | 3 | |
| Jeff Garcia | 35 | QB | 6 | 5 | 195 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 2/24/1970 | 6 | |
| Andre' Goodman | 27 | DB | 15 | 8 | 185 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 8/11/1978 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| Matt Grootegoed | 23 | LB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | USC | 5/6/1982 | Rook | |
| Brock Gutierrez | 32 | C | 14 | 0 | 304 | 6-3 | Central Michigan | 9/25/1973 | 8 | |
| James Hall | 28 | DE | 14 | 14 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | 5 | |
| Remy Hamilton | 31 | K | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Michigan | 8/30/1974 | Rook | |
| Jason Hanson | 35 | K | 15 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| Joey Harrington | 27 | QB | 12 | 11 | 220 | 6-4 | Oregon | 10/21/1978 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 2002 |
| Nick Harris | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | California | 7/23/1978 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 120th pick / 2001 |
| Earl Holmes | 32 | LB | 11 | 10 | 242 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 4/28/1973 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 126th pick / 1996 |
| Terrence Holt | 25 | DB | 10 | 10 | 208 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 3/5/1980 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 137th pick / 2003 |
| Kevin Johnson | 29 | WR | 6 | 2 | 195 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 7/15/1976 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999 |
| Kevin Jones | 23 | RB | 13 | 13 | 228 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 8/21/1982 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 30th pick / 2004 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| Kyle Kosier | 27 | G-T | 16 | 11 | 305 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 1/27/1978 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 249th pick / 2002 |
| Teddy Lehman | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/18/1981 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 37th pick / 2004 |
| Alex Lewis | 24 | LB | 1 | 1 | 237 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 6/11/1981 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 140th pick / 2004 |
| Joe Maese | 27 | C | 3 | 0 | 241 | 6-0 | New Mexico | 12/2/1978 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 6th / 194th pick / 2001 |
| Glenn Martinez | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Saginaw Valley State | 11/30/1981 | Rook | |
| Jon McGraw | 26 | DB | 8 | 2 | 206 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 4/2/1979 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002 |
| Sean McHugh | 23 | FB | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Penn State | 5/27/1982 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 241st pick / 2004 |
| R.W. McQuarters | 29 | DB | 16 | 11 | 198 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 12/21/1976 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 28th pick / 1998 |
| Don Muhlbach | 24 | C | 13 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 8/17/1981 | 1 | |
| Dan Orlovsky | 22 | QB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Connecticut | 8/18/1983 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 145th pick / 2005 |
| Artose Pinner | 27 | RB | 16 | 2 | 232 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 1/5/1978 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 99th pick / 2003 |
| Marcus Pollard | 33 | TE | 16 | 16 | 247 | 6-3 | Bradley | 2/8/1972 | 10 | |
| Wali Rainer | 28 | LB | 16 | 5 | 240 | 6-2 | Virginia | 4/19/1977 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999 |
| Dominic Raiola | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| Cory Redding | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/15/1980 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 66th pick / 2003 |
| Charles Rogers | 24 | WR | 9 | 3 | 202 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 5/23/1981 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 2003 |
| Shaun Rogers* | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| Cory Schlesinger | 33 | FB | 11 | 8 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| Keith Smith | 25 | DB | 15 | 2 | 192 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 3/20/1980 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2004 |
| Paul Smith | 27 | RB | 12 | 5 | 234 | 5-11 | Texas-El Paso | 1/31/1978 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 132nd pick / 2000 |
| Bill Swancutt | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Oregon State | 9/4/1982 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 184th pick / 2005 |
| Scottie Vines | 26 | WR | 13 | 11 | 220 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 4/17/1979 | 1 | |
| Bracy Walker | 35 | DB | 16 | 4 | 202 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 10/28/1970 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 127th pick / 1994 |
| Nate Wayne | 30 | LB | 5 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 1/12/1975 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 219th pick / 1998 |
| Dan Wilkinson | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 3/13/1973 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1994 |
| Mike Williams | 21 | WR | 14 | 4 | 229 | 6-5 | USC | 1/4/1984 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 2005 |
| Roy E. Williams | 24 | WR | 13 | 12 | 210 | 6-4 | Texas | 12/20/1981 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 7th pick / 2004 |
| Stanley Wilson | 23 | DB | 9 | 0 | 189 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/5/1982 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2005 |
| LeVar Woods | 27 | LB | 6 | 3 | 244 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/15/1978 | 4 | |
| Damien Woody | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | Boston College | 11/3/1977 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 239.4 | 6-1.6 | 3.8 |