The Cincinnati Bengals were 11-5 in 2005. They finished 1st in the AFC North and 3rd in the AFC. They fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31 to 17, in the 2005 AFC Wild Card game on January 8, 2006.
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2005 Stats
See stats| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 16 | 421 | 5,730 | 1,018 | 5.6 | 1,910 | 459 | 4.2 | 3,935 | 538 | 7.3 | 21 | 115 | 342 | 109 | 203 | 30 | 110 | 920 |
Team Rank | 4th | 6th | 18th | 4th | 11th | 14th | 9th | 7th | 12th | 7th | 2nd | 31st | 4th | 9th | 6th | 12th | 13th | 17th | |
Opponent | 16 | 350 | 5,419 | 976 | 5.6 | 1,850 | 429 | 4.3 | 3,749 | 519 | 7.2 | 28 | 180 | 321 | 109 | 185 | 27 | 110 | 985 |
Opponent Rank | 22nd | 28th | 10th | 29th | 20th | 12th | 27th | 25th | 17th | 28th | 28th | 30th | 27th | 24th | 26th | 11th | 20th | 11th | |
Net | +71 | +311 | +42 | +0.1 | +60 | +30 | -0.2 | +186 | +19 | +0.1 | -7 | -65 | +21 | 0 | +18 | +3 | 0 | -65 | |
Net Rank | 10th | 15th | 12th | 15th | 15th | 14th | 18th | 12th | 12th | 17th | 12th | 24th | 14th | 17th | 9th | 13th | 15th | 12th |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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