2005 Cincinnati Bengals
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 421–350
- AFC North
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | at Cleveland Browns | W 27–13 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2005 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 37–8 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2005 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–7 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | vs Houston Texans | W 16–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2005 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 20–23 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2005 | at Tennessee Titans | W 31–23 |
| Week 7 | Oct 23, 2005 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–27 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2005 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 21–14 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2005 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 21–9 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 37–45 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 42–29 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2005 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 38–31 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 23–20 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2005 | at Detroit Lions | W 41–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2005 | vs Buffalo Bills | L 27–37 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2006 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–37 |
| Wild Card | Jan 8, 2006 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–31 |
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.