2005 Detroit Lions Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dick Jauron (1-4)
Coach: Steve Mariucci (4-7)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
2005 Detroit Lions Statistics
2005 Detroit Lions Roster

The Detroit Lions of the National Football League ended the 2005 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's North Division of the National Football Conference.

Detroit labored to change the scoreboard with just 254 points, while the defensive squad yielded 345. Joey Harrington tossed for 2,021 yards. Marcus Pollard topped all receivers, hauling in 46 balls, while Roy Williams added 687 receiving yards, while Shawn Bryson and Scottie Vines were targeted regularly, too.

Kevin Jones rushed for a team-leading 664 yards for the Lions.

The ball-hawking defense led the way with 31 turnovers. Dre' Bly seized 6 opponent throws. Kalimba Edwards dropped quarterbacks 7 times.

Dick Jauron and Steve Mariucci coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 254
Regular Season Points Against: 345

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 11, 2005 Green Bay Packers 3 at Detroit Lions 17 W 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0
September 18, 2005 Detroit Lions 6 at Chicago Bears 38 L 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
October 2, 2005 Detroit Lions 13 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17 L 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-2-0
October 9, 2005 Baltimore Ravens 17 at Detroit Lions 35 W 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0
October 16, 2005 Carolina Panthers 21 at Detroit Lions 20 L 2-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0
October 23, 2005 Detroit Lions 13 at Cleveland Browns 10 W 2-1-0 1-2-0 3-3-0
October 30, 2005 Chicago Bears 19 at Detroit Lions 13 L 2-2-0 1-2-0 3-4-0 OT
November 6, 2005 Detroit Lions 14 at Minnesota Vikings 27 L 2-2-0 1-3-0 3-5-0
November 13, 2005 Arizona Cardinals 21 at Detroit Lions 29 W 3-2-0 1-3-0 4-5-0
November 20, 2005 Detroit Lions 7 at Dallas Cowboys 20 L 3-2-0 1-4-0 4-6-0
November 24, 2005 Atlanta Falcons 27 at Detroit Lions 7 L 3-3-0 1-4-0 4-7-0
December 4, 2005 Minnesota Vikings 21 at Detroit Lions 16 L 3-4-0 1-4-0 4-8-0
December 11, 2005 Detroit Lions 13 at Green Bay Packers 16 L 3-4-0 1-5-0 4-9-0 OT
December 18, 2005 Cincinnati Bengals 41 at Detroit Lions 17 L 3-5-0 1-5-0 4-10-0
December 24, 2005 Detroit Lions 13 at New Orleans Saints 12 W 3-5-0 2-5-0 5-10-0 San Antonio
January 1, 2006 Detroit Lions 21 at Pittsburgh Steelers 35 L 3-5-0 2-6-0 5-11-0


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