2005 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Shanahan (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
2005 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Shanahan (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado
2005 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 2005 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Broncos moved the ball well, scoring 395 points, and the rigid defensive squad conceded 258. Mike Anderson ran for a team-best 1,014 yards for Denver, while Tatum Bell also contributed to the rushing attack.
Jake Plummer triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,366 yards. Rod Smith hauled in 85 passes for 1,105 yards.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 36 turnovers. Champ Bailey picked off 8 opponent throws. Trevor Pryce, Ebenezer Ekuban and John Lynch each topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.
Mike Shanahan coached the team. The 2005 Denver Broncos lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hamza Abdullah | DB | August 20, 1983 | 6'2" | 213 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Charlie Adams | WR | October 23, 1979 | 6'2" | 190 | Hofstra | Camp Hill, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 45 | Roc Alexander | DB | September 23, 1981 | 6'0" | 193 | Washington | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Stephen Alexander | TE | November 7, 1975 | 6'4" | 246 | Oklahoma | Chickasha, OK USA | 16 | 15 |
| 23 | Marques Anderson | DB | May 26, 1979 | 5'11" | 212 | UCLA | Harbor City, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 38 | Mike Anderson | RB | September 21, 1973 | 6'0" | 230 | Utah | Winnsboro, SC USA | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Champ Bailey | LCB | June 22, 1978 | 6'0" | 192 | Georgia | Folkston, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Tatum Bell | RB | March 2, 1981 | 5'11" | 190 | Oklahoma St. | Dallas, TX USA | 15 | 1 |
| 42 | Sam Brandon | DB | July 5, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | UNLV | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 98 | Courtney Brown | LDE | February 14, 1978 | 6'4" | 285 | Penn St. | Charleston, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 51 | Keith Burns | LB | May 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Greeleyville, SC USA | 15 | 1 |
| 65 | Cooper Carlisle | RG | August 11, 1977 | 6'5" | 295 | Florida | Greenville, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Dwayne Carswell | TE | January 18, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | Liberty | Jacksonville, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 54 | Patrick Chukwurah | LB | March 1, 1979 | 6'1" | 250 | Wyoming | , Nigeria | 14 | 0 |
| 95 | Marco Coleman | DE-LB | December 18, 1969 | 6'3" | 286 | Georgia Tech | Dayton, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 40 | Curome Cox | DB | February 28, 1981 | 6'1" | 199 | Maryland | Arlington, VA USA | 13 | 1 |
| 33 | Ron Dayne | RB | March 14, 1978 | 5'10" | 250 | Wisconsin | Berlin, NJ USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Todd Devoe | WR | April 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 198 | Central Missouri St. | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Wesley Duke | TE | June 21, 1981 | 6'5" | 225 | Mercer | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | Ebenezer Ekuban | DE | May 29, 1976 | 6'3" | 265 | North Carolina | , Ghana | 16 | 4 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Hawaii | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | John Engelberger | DE | October 18, 1976 | 6'4" | 268 | Virginia Tech | Heidelberg, Germany | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Ernster | K | January 26, 1982 | 6'0" | 217 | Northern Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Nick Ferguson | SS | November 27, 1974 | 5'11" | 201 | Morris Brown | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | George Foster | RT | June 9, 1980 | 6'5" | 338 | Georgia | Macon, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Domonique Foxworth | RCB | March 27, 1983 | 5'11" | 178 | Maryland | Oxford, England | 16 | 7 |
| 52 | Ian Gold | RLB | August 23, 1978 | 6'0" | 223 | Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Cornell Green | T-G | August 25, 1976 | 6'6" | 315 | Central Florida | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Louis Green | LB | September 23, 1979 | 6'3" | 228 | Alcorn St. | Vicksburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Ben Hamilton | LG | August 18, 1977 | 6'4" | 283 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Nate Jackson | WR | June 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 223 | Menlo | San Jose, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Kyle Johnson | FB | December 15, 1978 | 6'0" | 242 | Syracuse | Woodbridge, NJ USA | 16 | 14 |
| 83 | Mike Leach | TE | October 18, 1976 | 6'2" | 245 | Boston Univ. | Jefferson Township, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Ashley Lelie | WR | February 16, 1980 | 6'3" | 200 | Hawaii | Bellflower, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 78 | Matt Lepsis | LT | January 13, 1974 | 6'4" | 290 | Colorado | Conroe, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 47 | John Lynch | FS | September 25, 1971 | 6'2" | 220 | Stanford | Hinsdale, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Chris Myers | G | September 15, 1981 | 6'5" | 300 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 96 | Michael Myers | LDT | January 20, 1976 | 6'2" | 300 | Alabama | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | C | May 13, 1971 | 6'3" | 286 | Boston Col. | Foxboro, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Karl Paymah | DB | November 29, 1982 | 6'0" | 204 | Washington St. | Boston, MA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | Jake Plummer | QB | December 19, 1974 | 6'2" | 212 | Arizona St. | Boise, ID USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Monsanto Pope | DT | January 27, 1978 | 6'3" | 300 | Virginia | Norfolk, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Trevor Pryce | RDE | August 3, 1975 | 6'5" | 295 | Michigan | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Jeb Putzier | TE | January 20, 1979 | 6'4" | 256 | Boise St. | Eagle, ID USA | 16 | 4 |
| 37 | Cecil Sapp | RB | December 12, 1978 | 5'11" | 229 | Colorado St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 211 | West Virginia | Setauket, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Rod Smith | WR | May 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Missouri Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | David Terrell | WR | March 13, 1979 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Richmond, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Bradlee Van Pelt | QB | July 3, 1980 | 6'2" | 220 | Colorado St. | Owosso, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Demetrin Veal | DE | August 11, 1981 | 6'2" | 288 | Tennessee | Paramount, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 35 | Lenny Walls | DB | September 26, 1979 | 6'4" | 192 | St. Mary's (CA) | San Francisco, CA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 61 | Gerard Warren | RDT | July 25, 1978 | 6'4" | 325 | Florida | Lake City, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Darius Watts | WR | December 19, 1981 | 6'2" | 190 | Marshall | Atlanta, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 59 | Taylor Whitley | G | February 21, 1980 | 6'4" | 315 | Texas A&M | Baytown, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Darrent Williams | KR | September 27, 1982 | 5'8" | 188 | Oklahoma St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 9 |
| 55 | D.J. Williams | LLB | July 20, 1982 | 6'2" | 247 | Miami (FL) | Pittsburg, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 56 | Al Wilson | MLB | June 21, 1977 | 6'0" | 240 | Tennessee | Jackson, TN USA | 15 | 15 |
