La stagione dei New England Patriots è stata la 36ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 46ª complessiva e la 6ª con Bill Belichick come capo-allenatore. La squadra si presentò da campione in carica vinse per la terza volta consecutiva la propria division con un record di 10-6. Batté i Jaguars nel primo turno di playoff ma fu eliminata la settimana successiva dai Denver Broncos, in una gara in cui perse cinque palloni.
Scelte nel Draft 2005
+ Scelte dei New England Patriots nel Draft 2005 Giro Scelta Giocatore Ruolo College1 32 Logan Mankins Offensive guard Fresno State3 84 Ellis Hobbs Cornerback Iowa State3 100 Nick Kaczur Offensive tackle Toledo4 133 James Sanders Safety Fresno State5 170 Ryan Claridge Linebacker UNLV7 230 Matt Cassel Quarterback Southern California7 255 Andy Stokes Tight end William Penn
Roster Roster dei New England Patriots nel 2005 Quarterback 12 Tom Brady 16 Matt Cassel R 2 Doug Flutie
Running Back 28 Corey Dillon 44 Heath Evans FB 33 Kevin Faulk 35 Patrick Pass FB/RB
Wide Receiver 83 Deion Branch 80 Troy Brown PR 13 Bam Childress CB UR 18 André Davis KR 86 Tim Dwight PR 87 David Givens 81 Bethel Johnson KR
Tight End 88 Christian Fauria 82 Daniel Graham 84 Benjamin Watson Offensive Linemen 68 Tom Ashworth T 76 Brandon Gorin T 71 Russ Hochstein C/G 77 Nick Kaczur T R 70 Logan Mankins G R 64 Gene Mruczkowski G/C 61 Stephen Neal G 69 Ross Tucker G/C 74 Billy Yates G/C
Defensive Linemen 97 Jarvis Green DE 91 Marquise Hill DE 90 Dan Klecko NT 93 Richard Seymour DE 92 Santonio Thomas DE/NT UR 94 Ty Warren DE 75 Vince Wilfork NTLinebacker 95 Tully Banta-Cain OLB 52 Monty Beisel ILB 98 Chad Brown ILB 54 Tedy Bruschi ILB 58 Matt Chatham ILB 59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB 51 Don Davis ILB 53 Larry Izzo ILB 55 Willie McGinest OLB/DE 50 Mike Vrabel ILB/OLB
Defensive Back 25 Artrell Hawkins SS 27 Ellis Hobbs CB/KR R 32 Hank Poteat CB 22 Asante Samuel CB 36 James Sanders SS R 24 Michael Stone FS 26 Eugene Wilson FS
Special Team 8 Josh Miller P 66 Lonie Paxton LS 4 Adam Vinatieri KLista delle riserve 47 Ryan Claridge ILB (IR) R 21 Randall Gay CB (IR) 37 Rodney Harrison SS (IR) 18 Cedric James WR (NFLE NF-Inj.) 67 Dan Koppen C (IR) 72 Matt Light OT (IR) 15 Michael McGrew WR (IR) UR 38 Tyrone Poole CB (IR) 30 Chad Scott CB (IR) 29 Guss Scott FS (IR) 23 Duane Starks CB (IR) 99 Mike Wright NT/DE (IR) UR
Squadra di allenamento 49 Eric Alexander ILB 65 Wesley Britt OT R 60 Ryan Krug G UR 14 P.K. Sam WR 31 Antwain Spann CB UR 41 Ray Ventrone SS UR
Note R: Rookie UR: Rookie non scelto nel draft
Calendario Stagione regolare 1 9:00 PM EDT 8/9/2005 Oakland Raiders V 30–20 1–0 Gillette Stadium ABC Recap 2 1:00 PM EDT 18/9/2005 Carolina Panthers S 17–27 1–1 Bank of America Stadium CBS Recap 3 4:15 PM EDT 25/9/2005 Pittsburgh Steelers V 23–20 2–1 Heinz Field CBS Recap 4 1:00 PM EDT 2/10/2005 San Diego Chargers S 17–41 2–2 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap 5 1:00 PM EDT 9/10/2005 Atlanta Falcons V 31–28 3–2 Georgia Dome CBS Recap 6 4:15 PM EDT 16/10/2005 Denver Broncos S 20–28 3–3 Invesco Field at Mile High CBS Recap 7 Settimana di pausa 8 8:30 PM EST October 30/10/2005 Buffalo Bills V 21–16 4–3 Gillette Stadium ESPN Recap 9 9:00 PM EST 7/11/2005 Indianapolis Colts S 21–40 4–4 Gillette Stadium ABC Recap 10 1:00 PM EST 13/11/2005 Miami Dolphins V 23–16 5–4 Dolphins Stadium CBS Recap 11 1:00 PM EST 20//2005 New Orleans Saints V 24–17 6–4 Gillette Stadium Fox Recap 12 1:00 PM EST 27/11/2005 Kansas City Chiefs S 16–26 6–5 Arrowhead Stadium CBS Recap 13 4:15 PM EST 4/12/2005 New York Jets V 16–3 7–5 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap 14 1:00 PM EST 11//2005 Buffalo Bills V 35–7 8–5 Ralph Wilson Stadium CBS Recap 15 1:30 PM EST 17/12/2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers V 28–0 9–5 Gillette Stadium Fox Recap 16 9:00 PM EST 26/12/2005 New York Jets V 31–21 10–5 Giants Stadium ABC Recap 17 1:00 PM EST 1/1/2006 Miami Dolphins S 26–28 10–6 Gillette Stadium CBS Recap
Playoff Turno Ora Data Avversario Risultato Record Stadio TV Recap Wild Card 8:00 PM EST 7/1/2006 Jacksonville Jaguars (5) V 28–3 1–0 Gillette Stadium ABC Recap Divisional 8:00 PM EST 14/1/2006 Denver Broncos (2) S 13–27 1–1 Invesco Field at Mile High CBS Recap
Premi Tedy Bruschi: comeback player of the year (condiviso con Steve Smith)
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