2005 Buffalo Bills
The 2005 Buffalo Bills went 5–11, finishing 3rd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 271 points and allowed 367.
- Record
- 5–11
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 271–367
- AFC East
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 271 points, the ninth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 367, the ninth-most. Their point differential was -96.
How the season unfolded
The Bills started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 5–11.
Their longest losing streak was five games, from Week 11 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 22–7 over the Houston Texans in Week 1 (September 11, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 48–10 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 11 (November 20, 2005).
They scored a season-high 37 points against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 16 (December 24, 2005), winning 37–27.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–5.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the AFC East, splitting with the Dolphins and the Jets and getting swept by the Patriots.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, five games better than their record.
Before and after
That was four wins fewer than in 2004, when they went 9–7.
In 2006, they went 7–9.
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | vs Houston Texans | W 22–7 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2005 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 3–19 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2005 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 16–24 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | at New Orleans Saints | L 7–19 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2005 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 20–14 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2005 | vs New York Jets | W 27–17 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2005 | at Oakland Raiders | L 17–38 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2005 | at New England Patriots | L 16–21 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2005 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 14–3 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–48 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | vs Carolina Panthers | L 9–13 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2005 | at Miami Dolphins | L 23–24 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | vs New England Patriots | L 7–35 |
| Week 15 | Dec 17, 2005 | vs Denver Broncos | L 17–28 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2005 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 37–27 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2006 | at New York Jets | L 26–30 |
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.