2005 Chicago Bears roster

11-5

Coach: Lovie Smith

Made the playoffs

The Chicago Bears went 11-5 in the 2005 NFL regular season, 1st of 4 in the NFC North. They made the playoffs.

2005 Bears roster: passing

2005 Chicago Bears passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Kyle Orton18QB23151903681,86991359.7
Rex Grossman8QB25220392591259.7
Jeff Blake11QB352895510129.2
Brad Maynard4P311612180081.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

2005 Bears roster: rushing

2005 Chicago Bears rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Thomas Jones20RB27153141,3354.39
Adrian Peterson29RB2616763915.12
Cedric Benson32RB239672724.10
Kyle Orton18QB231524441.80
Bernard Berrian80WR251123115.50
Jason McKie37FB2583227.30
Bryan Johnson47FB277155.00
Jeff Blake11QB3521-1-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

2005 Bears roster: receiving

2005 Chicago Bears receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Muhsin Muhammad87WR321564075011.74
Justin Gage12WR241531034611.22
Bernard Berrian80WR251113024618.90
Mark Bradley16WR23718023012.80
Desmond Clark88TE28162402299.52
Thomas Jones20RB27152601435.50
Marc Edwards49FB318100666.62
Adrian Peterson29RB261670486.90
Gabe Reid—TE281630206.70
Bryan Johnson47FB27750153.00
Jason McKie37FB25840153.80
Eddie Berlin86WR2752094.50
Cedric Benson32RB2391033.00
John Gilmore85TE26161011.01

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

2005 Bears roster: defense

2005 Chicago Bears defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Brian Urlacher54LB2716121976.0051
Lance Briggs55LB2516107832.02113
Charles Tillman33CB241593821.05164
Mike Brown30S271272631.0361
Hunter Hillenmeyer92LB251363451.0120
Chris Harris46DB231458481.0380
Nathan Vasher31DB241646390.08161
Alex Brown96DE261645386.0063
Adewale Ogunleye93DE2815403610.0051
Michael Green—S291639310.0132
Jerry Azumah23CB281537331.0040
Todd Johnson35S271435280.0000
Tommie Harris91DT221632273.0002
Brandon McGowan36S22831230.0010
Leon Joe53LB241428250.0000
Ian Scott95DT241427170.0150
Brendon Ayanbadejo94LB291626210.0001
Tank Johnson99DT241625195.0020
Israel Idonije71DE251120161.0010
Alfonso Boone70DE29161491.5020
Chris Thompson27DB23121070.0000
Rashied Davis21WR26121060.0000
Michael Haynes97DE2511961.5000
Adrian Peterson29RB2616980.0000
Gabe Reid—TE2816660.0000
Muhsin Muhammad87WR3215660.0000
Jeremy Cain58C253640.0000
Bobby Wade84WR2412550.0000
Patrick Mannelly65C3016430.0000
Justin Gage12WR2415330.0001
Carl Ford19WR2510330.0000
Roberto Garza63C2616220.0000
Eddie Berlin86WR275220.0000
Robbie Gould9PK2313220.0000
Thomas Jones20RB2715220.0000
Daven Holly26CB233200.0000
Desmond Clark88TE2816220.0001
Terrence Metcalf60OG2713220.0000
John Gilmore85TE2616210.0000
Mark Bradley16WR237110.0000
Brad Maynard4P3116100.0000
Lennie Friedman62OG291100.0000
Joe Odom59LB262110.0000
Marc Edwards49FB318110.0000
Jason McKie37FB258110.0000
Fred Miller69OT3215110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Team stats and league rank

2005 Chicago Bears team stats
Points16.326th of 32
Passing Yards125.131st of 32
Passing Touchdowns0.730th of 32
Interceptions Thrown0.914th of 32
Rushing Yards131.28th of 32
Rushing Touchdowns0.717th of 32
Sacks2.69th of 32
Tackles67.417th of 32
Touchdowns1.823rd of 32
Total Yards268.831st of 32
Points Allowed12.61st of 32
Point Differential5812th of 32
3rd Down Conversion %28.831st of 32

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 32 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Sep 11, 2005@ WSHL 7-9
  2. Sep 18, 2005vs DETW 38-6
  3. Sep 25, 2005vs CINL 7-24
  4. Oct 9, 2005@ CLEL 10-20
  5. Oct 16, 2005vs MINW 28-3
  6. Oct 23, 2005vs BALW 10-6
  7. Oct 30, 2005@ DETW 19-13
  8. Nov 6, 2005@ NOW 20-17
  9. Nov 13, 2005vs SFW 17-9
  10. Nov 20, 2005vs CARW 13-3
  11. Nov 27, 2005@ TBW 13-10
  12. Dec 4, 2005vs GBW 19-7
  13. Dec 11, 2005@ PITL 9-21
  14. Dec 18, 2005vs ATLW 16-3
  15. Dec 25, 2005@ GBW 24-17
  16. Jan 1, 2006@ MINL 10-34
  17. Jan 15, 2006vs CARL 21-29playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.