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.

2005 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home stadium	McAfee Coliseum
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Derrick Burgess, DE

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.

NFL draft

2005 Oakland Raiders draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	23	Fabian Washington	CB	Nebraska
2	38	Stanford Routt	CB	Houston
3	69	Andrew Walter	QB	Arizona State
3	78	Kirk Morrison	LB	San Diego State
6	175	Anttaj Hawthorne	DT	Wisconsin
6	212	Ryan Riddle	DE	California
6	214	Pete McMahon	OT	Iowa
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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) 36 Derrick Gibson S (IR) 99 Warren Sapp DT (IR) -- Kenny Smith DT (IR) 29 Reggie Tongue S (IR) 66 Langston Walker G (IR) 54 Sam Williams LB (IR) 24 Charles Woodson CB (IR) 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	Venue	Attendance
1	September 8	at New England Patriots	L 20–30	0–1	Gillette Stadium	68,756
2	September 18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 17–23	0–2	McAfee Coliseum	62,273
3	September 25	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–23	0–3	Lincoln Financial Field	67,735
4	October 2	Dallas Cowboys	W 19–13	1–3	McAfee Coliseum	62,400
5	Bye
6	October 16	San Diego Chargers	L 14–27	1–4	McAfee Coliseum	52,666
7	October 23	Buffalo Bills	W 38–17	2–4	McAfee Coliseum	42,779
8	October 30	at Tennessee Titans	W 34–25	3–4	The Coliseum	69,149
9	November 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–27	3–5	Arrowhead Stadium	79,033
10	November 13	Denver Broncos	L 17–31	3–6	McAfee Coliseum	62,779
11	November 20	at Washington Redskins	W 16–13	4–6	FedExField	90,129
12	November 27	Miami Dolphins	L 21–33	4–7	McAfee Coliseum	49,097
13	December 4	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–34	4–8	Qualcomm Stadium	66,436
14	December 11	at New York Jets	L 10–26	4–9	Giants Stadium	77,561
15	December 18	Cleveland Browns	L 7–9	4–10	McAfee Coliseum	41,862
16	December 24	at Denver Broncos	L 3–22	4–11	Invesco Field at Mile High	76,212
17	December 31	New York Giants	L 21–30	4–12	McAfee Coliseum	44,594

Game summaries

Week 7: vs. Buffalo Bills

Team	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

Scoring summary

1	6:37	Bills	Lee Evans 5-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick)	Bills 7–0
2	14:47	Raiders	Sebastian Janikowski 17-yard field goal	Bills 7–3
2	11:43	Raiders	Randy Moss 22-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Sebastian Janikowski kick)	Raiders 10–7
2	4:04	Bills	Rian Lindell 32-yard field goal	Tie 10–10
2	:40	Raiders	LaMont Jordan 1-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick)	Raiders 17–10
3	10:10	Raiders	LaMont Jordan 17-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick)	Raiders 24–10
4	14:53	Bills	Josh Reed 9-yard pass from Kelly Holcomb (Rian Lindell kick)	Raiders 24–17
4	8:49	Raiders	LaMont Jordan 7-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick)	Raiders 31–17
4	:14	Raiders	Zack Crockett 2-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick)	Raiders 38–17

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