2005 Baltimore Ravens season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 2005 season was the Baltimore Ravens' 10th in the National Football League (NFL), their 7th under head coach Brian Billick, and their 4th season under general manager Ozzie Newsome.

They were unable to improve upon their previous output of 9–7, instead going 6–10 and finished the season with double-digit losses for the first time since 1998. and missing the playoffs for the second straight season. The Ravens played on Christmas Day for the first time, defeating the Minnesota Vikings in Baltimore. As of 2024, Baltimore’s 48–3 win over the Green Bay Packers stands as the biggest blowout in Monday Night Football history.

The Ravens went 0–8 on the road for the first time since their inaugural season.

Preseason

Schedule

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record
1	August 13	at Atlanta Falcons	L 3–16	0–1
2	August 20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–20	0–2
3	August 26	at New Orleans Saints	W 21–6	1–2
4	September 1	Washington Redskins	W 26–20 (OT)	2–2

Regular season

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC North division rivals, the Ravens played games against the AFC South and NFC North according to the NFL’s division schedule, and also played against the New York Jets and the Denver Broncos, who in 2004 finished in the same position as the Ravens (second) in the two remaining AFC divisions.

style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Week	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Date	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Opponent	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Result	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Record	style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle"| Attendance
1	September 11	Indianapolis Colts	L 7–24	0–1	70,501
2	September 18	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–25	0–2	69,149
3	Bye
4	October 2	New York Jets	W 13–3	1–2	70,479
5	October 9	at Detroit Lions	L 17–35	1–3	61,201
6	October 16	Cleveland Browns	W 16–3	2–3	70,196
7	October 23	at Chicago Bears	L 6–10	2–4	62,102
8	Template:Dow tooltip	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19–20	2–5	64,178
9	November 6	Cincinnati Bengals	L 9–21	2–6	70,540
10	November 13	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 3–30	2–7	66,107
11	November 20	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–13 (OT)	3–7	70,601
12	November 27	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 29–42	3–8	65,680
13	December 4	Houston Texans	W 16–15	4–8	69,909
14	December 11	at Denver Broncos	L 10–12	4–9	75,651
15	Template:Dow tooltip	Green Bay Packers	W 48–3	5–9	70,604
16	December 25	Minnesota Vikings	W 30–23	6–9	70,246
17	January 1	at Cleveland Browns	L 16–20	6–10	69,871
Note: Intra-divisional games are in bold text.

Standings

AFC North
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(3) Cincinnati Bengals	11	5	0	.688	5–1	7–5	421	350	L2
(6) Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	389	258	W4
Baltimore Ravens	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	265	299	L1
Cleveland Browns	6	10	0	.375	1–5	4–8	232	301	W1