2005 Oakland Raiders season

The 2005 Oakland Raiders season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 46th overall, the 11th back in Oakland, and the second and final under head coach Norv Turner. They were unable to improve upon their previous season's output of 5–11, instead only going 4–12. The team finished the season on a six-game losing streak.

The Raiders acquired Randy Moss from the Minnesota Vikings in a trade for linebacker Napoleon Harris and a first-round draft pick. The acquisition of Moss sought to help with the team's struggling receiving corps for the past two years. However, Moss struggled in his first season with the Raiders, and he finished the season with only 60 receptions. Also signing running back Lamont Jordan to help improve the running game as Tyrone Wheatley retired in the offseason.

Offseason

The Raiders acquired running back LaMont Jordan and defensive end Derrick Burgess in free agency.

Trades

• Traded LB Napoleon Harris, 2005 first round pick (#7 overall), and 2005 seventh round pick to Minnesota Vikings for WR Randy Moss.
• Traded TE Doug Jolley, 2005 second round pick (#47), two 2005 sixth round picks (#182) and (#185) to New York Jets for 2005 first round pick (#26), 2005 seventh round pick (#230).
• Traded 2005 first round pick (#26), 2005 fifth round pick (#105) to Seattle Seahawks for 2005 first round pick (#23).

Coaching Staff

2005 Oakland Raiders staff
Head coaches Head coach – Norv Turner Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – John Shoop Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Offensive line – Jim Colletto Offensive assistant – Chris Turner			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive line – Sam Clancy Defensive line – Keith Millard Inside linebackers – Don Martindale Outside linebackers – Pat Jones Defensive backs – Clayton Lopez Defensive backs – Chuck Pagano Quality control/defense – Chris Griswold Squad development – Willie Brown Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Joe Avezzano Specials teams assistant – Martin Bayless Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeff Fish

Roster

2005 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks  5 Kerry Collins  8 Marques Tuiasosopo 16 Andrew Walter Running backs 32 Zack Crockett FB 33 Omar Easy FB 20 Justin Fargas 49 J. P. Foschi FB 34 LaMont Jordan Wide receivers 82 Carlos Francis 85 Doug Gabriel 19 Johnnie Morant 18 Randy Moss 84 Jerry Porter 87 Alvis Whitted 86 Randal Williams Tight ends 47 James Adkisson 83 Courtney Anderson 88 Zeron Flemister		Offensive linemen 70 Brad Badger G 76 Robert Gallery T 64 Jake Grove C/G 71 Corey Hulsey G 75 Brad Lekkerkerker T 78 Chad Slaughter T 65 Barry Sims T 67 Ron Stone G 62 Adam Treu C/LS Defensive linemen 56 Derrick Burgess DE 98 Bobby Hamilton DE 77 Anttaj Hawthorne DT 95 Ed Jasper DT 93 Tommy Kelly DE/DT 90 Terdell Sands DT 92 Ted Washington DT		Linebackers 91 Tyler Brayton OLB 55 Danny Clark MLB 59 DeLawrence Grant OLB 50 Isaiah Ekejiuba MLB 96 Grant Irons OLB 51 Tim Johnson MLB 52 Kirk Morrison OLB 57 Ryan Riddle OLB Defensive backs 21 Nnamdi Asomugha CB 37 Calvin Branch FS 23 Chris Carr CB 40 Jarrod Cooper SS 22 Renaldo Hill CB/FS 26 Stanford Routt CB 30 Stuart Schweigert FS 25 Denard Walker CB 27 Fabian Washington CB Special teams 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P		Reserve lists 89 Ronald Curry WR (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 36 Derrick Gibson S (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 99 Warren Sapp DT (IR) File:Injury icon.svg -- Kenny Smith DT (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 29 Reggie Tongue S (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 66 Langston Walker G (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 54 Sam Williams LB (IR) File:Injury icon.svg 24 Charles Woodson CB (IR) File:Injury icon.svg Practice squad 31 Hiram Eugene S 28 DeJuan Green RB 63 Roderick Green T 94 Kevin Huntley DT 73 Michael Quarshie DT Int'l 61 Shaun Rose T 45 Zach Tuiasosopo FB rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 7 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	TV	Time (Pacific)	Attendance
1	September 8, 2005	at New England Patriots	L 20–30	0–1	ABC	6:07 pm	68,756
2	September 18, 2005	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–23	0–2	ESPN	5:30 pm	62,273
3	September 25, 2005	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–23	0–3	CBS	10:00 am	67,735
4	October 2, 2005	Dallas Cowboys	W 19–13	1–3	Fox	1:15 pm	62,400
5	Bye
6	October 16, 2005	San Diego Chargers	L 14–27	1–4	CBS	1:15 pm	52,666
7	October 23, 2005	Buffalo Bills	W 38–17	2–4	CBS	1:15 pm	42,779
8	October 30, 2005	at Tennessee Titans	W 34–25	3–4	CBS	10:00 am	69,149
9	November 6, 2005	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–27	3–5	CBS	10:00 am	79,033
10	November 13, 2005	Denver Broncos	L 17–31	3–6	CBS	1:05 pm	62,779
11	November 20, 2005	at Washington Redskins	W 16–13	4–6	CBS	10:00 am	90,129
12	November 27, 2005	Miami Dolphins	L 21–33	4–7	CBS	1:05 pm	49,097
13	December 4, 2005	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–34	4–8	ESPN	5:35 pm	66,436
14	December 11, 2005	at New York Jets	L 10–26	4–9	CBS	10:00 am	77,561
15	December 18, 2005	Cleveland Browns	L 7–9	4–10	CBS	1:05 pm	41,862
16	December 24, 2005	at Denver Broncos	L 3–22	4–11	CBS	1:15 pm	76,212
17	December 31, 2005	New York Giants	L 21–30	4–12	ESPN	5:05 pm	44,594

Game summaries

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

1 2 3 4 Total Bills 7 3 0 7 17 • Raiders 0 17 7 14 38 Date: October 23 Location: McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, California Game start: 4:15 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours 16 minutes Game attendance: 42,779 Game weather: 59° Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee, Rich Gannon Source: ESPN.com Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry Template:AFB Game Box Scoring Entry

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	395	258	W4
Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	403	325	W2
San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	3–3	7–5	418	321	L2
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	0–6	2–10	290	383	L6