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2005 New England Patriots

The 2005 New England Patriots went 10–6, finishing 1st in the AFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 379 points and allowed 338.

Record
10–6
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
379–338
AFC East
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 379 points, the tenth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 338, the 16th-most. Their point differential was +41.

How the season unfolded

The Patriots started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 13 to Week 16.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 35–7 over the Buffalo Bills in Week 14 (December 11, 2005).

Their heaviest loss was 41–17 to the San Diego Chargers in Week 4 (October 2, 2005).

They shut out the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 15).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–2.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 5–1 against the AFC East, sweeping the Bills and the Jets and splitting with the Dolphins.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 28–3 at home.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Denver Broncos 27–13 on the road.

Before and after

That was four wins fewer than in 2004, when they went 14–2.

In 2006, they went 12–4 and returned to the playoffs.

2005 schedule and results

2005 New England Patriots · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2005vs Oakland RaidersW 30–20
Week 2Sep 18, 2005at Carolina PanthersL 17–27
Week 3Sep 25, 2005at Pittsburgh SteelersW 23–20
Week 4Oct 2, 2005vs San Diego ChargersL 17–41
Week 5Oct 9, 2005at Atlanta FalconsW 31–28
Week 6Oct 16, 2005at Denver BroncosL 20–28
Week 8Oct 30, 2005vs Buffalo BillsW 21–16
Week 9Nov 7, 2005vs Indianapolis ColtsL 21–40
Week 10Nov 13, 2005at Miami DolphinsW 23–16
Week 11Nov 20, 2005vs New Orleans SaintsW 24–17
Week 12Nov 27, 2005at Kansas City ChiefsL 16–26
Week 13Dec 4, 2005vs New York JetsW 16–3
Week 14Dec 11, 2005at Buffalo BillsW 35–7
Week 15Dec 17, 2005vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 28–0
Week 16Dec 26, 2005at New York JetsW 31–21
Week 17Jan 1, 2006vs Miami DolphinsL 26–28
Wild CardJan 7, 2006vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 28–3
DivisionalJan 14, 2006at Denver BroncosL 13–27

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.