2005 Jacksonville Jaguars
The 2005 Jacksonville Jaguars went 12–4, finishing 2nd in the AFC South, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 361 points and allowed 269.
- Record
- 12–4
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 361–269
- AFC South
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 361 points, the 12th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 269, the sixth-fewest. Their point differential was +92.
How the season unfolded
The Jaguars started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–4.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 9 to Week 13.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 30–3 over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 10 (November 13, 2005).
Their heaviest loss was 28–3 to the New England Patriots in the Wild Card round (January 7, 2006).
They scored a season-high 40 points against the Tennessee Titans in Week 17 (January 1, 2006), winning 40–13.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 8–3.
They played two games that went to overtime and went 2–0 in them.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC South, sweeping the Texans and the Titans and getting swept by the Colts.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the New England Patriots 28–3 on the road.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2004, when they went 9–7.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 1999.
In 2006, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2005 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2005 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 26–14 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2005 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 3–10 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2005 | at New York Jets | W 26–20 (OT) |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2005 | vs Denver Broncos | L 7–20 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2005 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 23–20 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2005 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 23–17 (OT) |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2005 | at St. Louis Rams | L 21–24 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2005 | vs Houston Texans | W 21–14 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2005 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 30–3 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2005 | at Tennessee Titans | W 31–28 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2005 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 24–17 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2005 | at Cleveland Browns | W 20–14 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2005 | vs Indianapolis Colts | L 18–26 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2005 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 10–9 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2005 | at Houston Texans | W 38–20 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2006 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 40–13 |
| Wild Card | Jan 7, 2006 | at New England Patriots | L 3–28 |
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.