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2005 Washington

Washington in 2005 went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the NFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 359 points and allowed 293.

Record
10–6
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
4–4
Points
359–293
NFC East
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

Washington scored 359 points, the 13th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 293, the ninth-fewest. Washington’s point differential was +66.

How the season unfolded

Washington started 3–1 and was 5–3 after eight games. Washington won their last four games to finish 10–6.

Washington’s longest winning streak was five games, from Week 13 to Week 17.

Washington’s longest losing streak was three games, from Week 10 to Week 12.

Best and worst games

Washington’s biggest win was 52–17 over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 7 (October 23, 2005).

Washington’s heaviest loss was 36–0 to the New York Giants in Week 8 (October 30, 2005).

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

Washington played two games that went to overtime and went 1–1 in them.

Division and playoff opponents

Washington went 5–1 against the NFC East, sweeping the Cowboys and the Eagles and splitting with the Giants.

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

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, Washington beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17–10 on the road.

In the Divisional round, Washington lost to the Seattle Seahawks 20–10 on the road.

Before and after

That was a four-win improvement on 2004, when Washington went 6–10.

It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 1999.

In 2006, Washington went 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

2005 schedule and results

2005 Washington · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 11, 2005vs Chicago BearsW 9–7
Week 2Sep 19, 2005at Dallas CowboysW 14–13
Week 4Oct 2, 2005vs Seattle SeahawksW 20–17 (OT)
Week 5Oct 9, 2005at Denver BroncosL 19–21
Week 6Oct 16, 2005at Kansas City ChiefsL 21–28
Week 7Oct 23, 2005vs San Francisco 49ersW 52–17
Week 8Oct 30, 2005at New York GiantsL 0–36
Week 9Nov 6, 2005vs Philadelphia EaglesW 17–10
Week 10Nov 13, 2005at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 35–36
Week 11Nov 20, 2005vs Oakland RaidersL 13–16
Week 12Nov 27, 2005vs San Diego ChargersL 17–23 (OT)
Week 13Dec 4, 2005at St. Louis RamsW 24–9
Week 14Dec 11, 2005at Arizona CardinalsW 17–13
Week 15Dec 18, 2005vs Dallas CowboysW 35–7
Week 16Dec 24, 2005vs New York GiantsW 35–20
Week 17Jan 1, 2006at Philadelphia EaglesW 31–20
Wild CardJan 7, 2006at Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 17–10
DivisionalJan 14, 2006at Seattle SeahawksL 10–20

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.