2005 Baltimore Ravens
The 2005 Baltimore Ravens went 6–10, finishing 3rd in the AFC North, and missed the playoffs. They scored 265 points and allowed 299.
- Record
- 6–10
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 0–8
- Points
- 265–299
- AFC North
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 265 points, the eighth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 299, the tenth-fewest. Their point differential was -34.
How the season unfolded
The Ravens started 1–3 and were 2–6 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.
Their longest losing streak was four games, from Week 7 to Week 10.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 48–3 over the Green Bay Packers in Week 15 (December 19, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 30–3 to the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 10 (November 13, 2005).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–4.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC North, splitting with the Browns and the Steelers and getting swept by the Bengals.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–7 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, four games better than their record.
Before and after
That was three wins fewer than in 2004, when they went 9–7.
In 2006, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 7–24 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2005 | at Tennessee Titans | L 10–25 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | vs New York Jets | W 13–3 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2005 | at Detroit Lions | L 17–35 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2005 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 16–3 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2005 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–10 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2005 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 19–20 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2005 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | L 9–21 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2005 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 3–30 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 16–13 (OT) |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 29–42 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2005 | vs Houston Texans | W 16–15 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–12 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2005 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 48–3 |
| Week 16 | Dec 25, 2005 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 30–23 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2006 | at Cleveland Browns | L 16–20 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2005 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.