The 2005 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 10th in the National Football League (NFL), their 7th under head coach Brian Billick, and their 4th season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 9–7, instead going 6–10 and finished the season with double-digit losses for the first time since 1998. and missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The Ravens played on Christmas Day for the first time, defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Baltimore. As of 2024, Baltimore’s 48–3 win over the Green Bay Packers stands as the biggest blowout in Monday Night Football history.

The Ravens went 0–8 on the road for the first time since their inaugural season.

After the season, Peter Boulware decided he had played his final NFL game.

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
2005 Baltimore Ravens draft
122Mark ClaytonWROklahoma
253Dan CodyDEOklahoma
264Adam TerryOTSyracuse
4124Jason BrownCNorth Carolina
5158Justin GreenFBMontana
6213Derek Anderson *QBOregon State
7234Mike SmithLBTexas Tech
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

2005 Baltimore Ravens staff
Front office Owner – Steve Bisciotti Minority owner – Art Modell President – Dick Cass General manager/executive vice president – Ozzie Newsome Vice president of football administration – Pat Moriarty Director of college scouting – Eric DeCosta Director of pro personnel – George Kokinis Assistant director of pro personnel – Vincent Newsome Head coaches Head coach – Brian Billick Assistant head coach/offensive line – Chris Foerster Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Fassel Quarterbacks – Rick Neuheisel Assistant quarterbacks/wide receivers – Jedd Fisch Running backs – Matt Simon Wide receivers – David Shaw Tight ends/assistant offensive line – Wade HarmanDefensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rex Ryan Defensive line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Outside linebackers – Mike Pettine Secondary – Johnnie Lynn Secondary – Dennis Thurman Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Gary Zauner Assistant special teams – John Fassel Assistant special teams – Bennie Thompson Strength and conditioning Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Assistant athletic trainer – Kevin Domboski Strength and conditioning – Jeff Friday Assistant strength and conditioning – Paul Ricci Strength and conditioning intern – Juney Barnett

Roster

2005 Baltimore Ravens roster
Quarterbacks (QB) 7 Kyle Boller 14 Brian St. Pierre 2 Anthony Wright Running backs (RB) 33 Justin Green FB 31 Jamal Lewis 34 Ovie Mughelli FB 36 B. J. Sams KR/PR 29 Chester Taylor KR 30 Jamel White Wide receivers (WR) 89 Mark Clayton PR 81 Devard Darling 80 Randy Hymes 11 Patrick Johnson 85 Derrick Mason 84 Clarence Moore Tight ends (TE) 87 Darnell Dinkins 86 Todd HeapOffensive linemen (OL) 60 Jason Brown G 62 Mike Flynn C 64 Edwin Mulitalo G 75 Jonathan Ogden T 79 Tony Pashos T 69 Brian Rimpf G 63 Thatcher Szalay C 78 Adam Terry T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Dwan Edwards DE/DT 91 Aubrayo Franklin DE/DT 97 Kelly Gregg DT 95 Jarret Johnson DE/OLB 92 Maʻake Kemoeatu DT 55 Terrell Suggs DE/OLB 72 Benard Thomas DE 98 Anthony Weaver DELinebackers (LB) 58 Peter Boulware OLB 54 Roderick Green OLB 56 Dennis Haley MLB 50 Tommy Polley MLB/OLB 57 Bart Scott OLB 96 Adalius Thomas OLB 59 Zac Woodfin MLB Defensive backs (DB) 38 Robb Butler CB 24 Dale Carter CB 21 Chris McAlister CB 25 Evan Oglesby CB 20 Ed Reed FS/SS 22 Samari Rolle CB 37 Deion Sanders CB 46 B. J. Ward FS 49 Chad Williams Special teams (ST) 8 Aaron Elling K 70 Matt Katula LS 3 Matt Stover K 15 Dave Zastudil PPractice squad 19 Brian Bratton WR 12 Romby Bryant WR 43 Rob Abiamiri TE 44 Bobby Blizzard TE 73 Rob Droege T 74 Mike Kracalik T 28 Duvol Thompson CB 23 Jamaine Winborne CB (IR) Reserve 77 Orlando Brown T (IR) 65 Drew Caylor LS (IR) 53 Dan Cody LB/DE (IR) 47 Will Demps S (IR) 61 Gary Gibson DT (IR) 52 Ray Lewis LB (IR) 27 Cash Mouton CB (IR) 42 Zach Norton CB (IR) 39 Alan Ricard FB (IR) 51 Mike Smith LB (IR) 32 Musa Smith RB (IR) 68 Keydrick Vincent G (IR) 83 Daniel Wilcox TE (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 7 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecord
1August 13at Atlanta FalconsL 3–160–1
2August 20Philadelphia EaglesL 14–200–2
3August 26at New Orleans SaintsW 21–61–2
4September 1Washington RedskinsW 26–20 (OT)2–2

Regular season

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC North division rivals, the Ravens played games against the AFC South and NFC North according to the NFL’s division schedule, and also played against the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos, who in 2004 finished in the same position as the Ravens (second) in the two remaining AFC divisions.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordAttendance
1September 11Indianapolis ColtsL 7–240–170,501
2September 18at Tennessee TitansL 10–250–269,149
3Bye
4October 2New York JetsW 13–31–270,479
5October 9at Detroit LionsL 17–351–361,201
6October 16Cleveland BrownsW 16–32–370,196
7October 23at Chicago BearsL 6–102–462,102
8October 31at Pittsburgh SteelersL 19–202–564,178
9November 6Cincinnati BengalsL 9–212–670,540
10November 13at Jacksonville JaguarsL 3–302–766,107
11November 20Pittsburgh SteelersW 16–13 (OT)3–770,601
12November 27at Cincinnati BengalsL 29–423–865,680
13December 4Houston TexansW 16–154–869,909
14December 11at Denver BroncosL 10–124–975,651
15December 19Green Bay PackersW 48–35–970,604
16December 25Minnesota VikingsW 30–236–970,246
17January 1at Cleveland BrownsL 16–206–1069,871
Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text.

Standings

AFC North
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(3) Cincinnati Bengals1150.6885–17–5421350L2
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers1150.6884–27–5389258W4
Baltimore Ravens6100.3752–44–8265299L1
Cleveland Browns6100.3751–54–8232301W1