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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2005 seasonW2005 NFL season↗

32 teams in NFL · 256 regular-season games, 2005-09-08 to 2006-01-01

◀ 2004 2006 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/2005">Super Bowl XL</a>

Pittsburgh Steelers
21–10 over Seattle Seahawks
MVP Hines Ward

MVP

Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks

Offensive Player

Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks

Defensive Player

Brian Urlacher

Offensive Rookie

Cadillac Williams Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Defensive Rookie

Shawne Merriman San Diego Chargers

Coach of the Year

Lovie Smith Chicago Bears

Hall of Fame class of 2005

Benny Friedman, Dan Marino, Fritz Pollard, Steve Young

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	2006-01-07	Washington Redskins 17–10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium
Wild Card	2006-01-07	New England Patriots 28–3 Jacksonville Jaguars	Gillette Stadium
Wild Card	2006-01-08	Carolina Panthers 23–0 New York Giants	Giants Stadium
Wild Card	2006-01-08	Pittsburgh Steelers 31–17 Cincinnati Bengals	Paul Brown Stadium
Divisional	2006-01-14	Seattle Seahawks 20–10 Washington Redskins	Qwest Field
Divisional	2006-01-14	Denver Broncos 27–13 New England Patriots	Invesco Field at Mile High
Divisional	2006-01-15	Pittsburgh Steelers 21–18 Indianapolis Colts	RCA Dome
Divisional	2006-01-15	Carolina Panthers 29–21 Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Conference championship	2006-01-22	Pittsburgh Steelers 34–17 Denver Broncos	Invesco Field at Mile High
Conference championship	2006-01-22	Seattle Seahawks 34–14 Carolina Panthers	Qwest Field
Super Bowl XL	2006-02-05	Pittsburgh Steelers 21–10 Seattle Seahawks	Ford Field

Standings

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	379	338	Bill Belichick	Lost Divisional
2	Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.562	318	317	Nick Saban
3	Buffalo Bills	5	11	0	.312	271	367	Mike Mularkey
4	New York Jets	4	12	0	.250	240	355	Herm Edwards

NFL AFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cincinnati Bengals	11	5	0	.688	421	350	Marvin Lewis	Lost Wild Card
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	389	258	Bill Cowher	Won Super Bowl XL Champion
3	Baltimore Ravens	6	10	0	.375	265	299	Brian Billick
4	Cleveland Browns	6	10	0	.375	232	301	Romeo Crennel

NFL AFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Indianapolis Colts	14	2	0	.875	439	247	Tony Dungy	Lost Divisional
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	12	4	0	.750	361	269	Jack Del Rio	Lost Wild Card
3	Tennessee Titans	4	12	0	.250	299	421	Jeff Fisher
4	Houston Texans	2	14	0	.125	260	431	Dom Capers

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Denver Broncos	13	3	0	.812	395	258	Mike Shanahan	Lost Conference Championship
2	Kansas City Chiefs	10	6	0	.625	403	325	Dick Vermeil
3	San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.562	418	312	Marty Schottenheimer
4	Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	290	383	Norv Turner

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Giants	11	5	0	.688	422	314	Tom Coughlin	Lost Wild Card
2	Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	359	293	Joe Gibbs	Lost Divisional
3	Dallas Cowboys	9	7	0	.562	325	308	Bill Parcells
4	Philadelphia Eagles	6	10	0	.375	310	388	Andy Reid

NFL NFC North

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	260	202	Lovie Smith	Lost Divisional
2	Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.562	306	344	Mike Tice
3	Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.312	254	345	Dick Jauron
4	Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	298	344	Mike Sherman

NFL NFC South

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	300	274	Jon Gruden	Lost Wild Card
2	Carolina Panthers	11	5	0	.688	391	259	John Fox	Lost Conference Championship
3	Atlanta Falcons	8	8	0	.500	351	341	Jim Mora
4	New Orleans Saints	3	13	0	.188	235	398	Jim Haslett

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Seattle Seahawks	13	3	0	.812	452	271	Mike Holmgren	Lost Super Bowl XL
2	St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	363	429	Joe Vitt
3	Arizona Cardinals	5	11	0	.312	311	387	Dennis Green
4	San Francisco 49ers	4	12	0	.250	239	428	Mike Nolan

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,110Tom Brady New England Patriots

passing tds

1. 32Carson Palmer Cincinnati Bengals

rushing yards

1. 1,880Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks

rushing tds

1. 27Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks

receiving yards

1. 1,563Steve Smith Carolina Panthers

receiving tds

1. 12Marvin Harrison Indianapolis Colts

receiving tds

1. 12Steve Smith Carolina Panthers

receptions

1. 103Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals

receptions

1. 103Steve Smith Carolina Panthers

receptions

1. 103Steve Smith Sr. Carolina Panthers

interceptions

1. 10Deltha O'Neal Cincinnati Bengals

interceptions

1. 10Ty Law New York Jets

sacks

1. 16Derrick Burgess Oakland Raiders

points

1. 168Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks