Madden NFL 06 (2005-2006 NFL Season)
Updated: Aug 26
Week 1
Thurs., Sept. 8
Oakland (0-1) 7 at New England (1-0) 34
Sunday, Sept. 11
Chicago (1-0) 23 at Washington (0-1) 13
Cincinnati (0-1) 14 at Cleveland (1-0) 35
Denver (1-0) 17 at Miami (0-1) 7
Houston (0-1) 27 at Buffalo (1-0) 30 (OT)
New Orleans (1-0) 20 at Carolina (0-1) 16
N.Y. Jets (0-1) 6 at Kansas City (1-0) 28
Seattle (1-0) 17 at Jacksonville (0-1) 10
Tampa Bay (1-0) 10 at Minnesota (0-1) 7
Tennessee (0-1) 7 at Pittsburgh (1-0) 13
Arizona (0-1) 6 at N.Y. Giants (1-0) 20
Dallas (1-0) 23 at San Diego (0-1) 16
Green Bay (1-0) 13 at Detroit (0-1) 7
St. Louis (0-1) 10 at San Francisco (0-1) 13 (OT)
Indianapolis (1-0) 16 at Baltimore (0-1) 6
Monday, Sept. 12
Philadelphia (1-0) 14 at Atlanta (0-1) 6
Week 2
Sunday, Sept. 18
Baltimore (1-1) 38 at Tennessee (0-2) 21
Buffalo (1-1) 14 at Tampa Bay (2-0) 34
Detroit (0-2) 13 at Chicago (2-0) 17
Jacksonville (0-2) 24 at Indianapolis (2-0) 31
Minnesota (0-2) 13 at Cincinnati (1-1) 20
New England (2-0) 37 at Carolina (0-2) 21
N.Y. Giants (2-0) 16 at New Orleans (1-1) 13 (OT)
Pittsburgh (2-0) 30 at Houston (0-2) 14
San Francisco (0-2) 6 at Philadelphia (2-0) 34
Atlanta (0-2) 13 at Seattle (2-0) 34
St. Louis (1-1) 41 at Arizona (0-2) 20
Cleveland (2-0) 10 at Green Bay (1-1) 6
Miami (0-2) 17 at N.Y. Jets (1-1) 24
San Diego (0-2) 16 at Denver (2-0) 28
Kansas City (2-0) 24 at Oakland (0-2) 17
Monday, Sept. 19
Washington (1-1) 17 at Dallas (1-1) 7
Week 3
Sunday, Sept. 25
Atlanta (1-2) 23 at Buffalo (1-2) 20
Carolina (0-3) 12 at Miami (1-2) 38
Cincinnati (1-2) 17 at Chicago (3-0) 20
Cleveland (2-1) 10 at Indianapolis (3-0) 23
Jacksonville (1-2) 34 at N.Y. Jets (1-2) 3
New Orleans (1-2) 0 at Minnesota (1-2) 26
Oakland (0-3) 21 at Philadelphia (3-0) 37
Tampa Bay (3-0) 24 at Green Bay (1-2) 7
Tennessee (0-3) 21 at St. Louis (2-1) 42
Arizona (0-3) 13 at Seattle (3-0) 25
Dallas (1-2) 6 at San Francisco (1-2) 34
New England (3-0) 17 at Pittsburgh (2-1) 14
N.Y. Giants (3-0) 20 at San Diego (0-3) 17
Monday, Sept. 26
Kansas City (2-1) 20 at Denver (3-0) 25
Bye: Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Washington
Week 4
Sunday, Oct. 2
Buffalo (2-2) 23 at New Orleans (1-3) 7
Denver (3-1) 17 at Jacksonville (2-2) 23
Detroit (0-3) 10 at Tampa Bay (4-0) 17
Houston (1-2) 20 at Cincinnati (1-3) 13
Indianapolis (4-0) 25 at Tennessee (0-4) 24
Philadelphia (3-1) 21 at Kansas City (3-1) 38
San Diego (0-4) 17 at New England (4-0) 37
Seattle (4-0) 24 at Washington (1-2) 10
St. Louis (3-1) 17 at N.Y. Giants (3-1) 7
N.Y. Jets (1-3) 24 at Baltimore 27 (2-1) (OT)
Dallas (1-3) 6 at Oakland (1-3) 26
Minnesota 17 at Atlanta (2-2) 27
San Francisco (1-3) 14 vs. Arizona (1-3) 17
Monday, Oct. 3
Green Bay (2-2) 27 at Carolina (0-4) 24
Bye: Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, Pittsburgh
Week 5
Sunday, Oct. 9
Baltimore (3-1) 27 at Detroit (0-4) 17
Chicago (4-0) 23 at Cleveland (2-2) 16
Miami (1-3) 24 at Buffalo (3-2) 34
New England (5-0) 33 at Atlanta (2-3) 17
New Orleans (1-4) 10 at Green Bay (3-2) 14
Seattle (5-0) 38 at St. Louis (3-2) 21
Tampa Bay (5-0) 31 at N.Y. Jets (1-4) 27
Tennessee (0-5) 26 at Houston (2-2) 32
Indianapolis (5-0) 17 at San Francisco (1-4) 10
Carolina (0-5) 17 at Arizona (2-3) 27
Philadelphia (3-2) 15 at Dallas (2-3) 34
Washington (1-3) 12 at Denver (4-1) 13
Cincinnati (1-4) 13 at Jacksonville (3-2) 27
Monday, Oct. 10
Pittsburgh (3-1) 30 at San Diego (0-5) 17
Bye: Kansas City, Minnesota, N.Y. Giants, Oakland
Week 6
Sunday, Oct. 16
Atlanta (3-3) 23 at New Orleans (1-5) 6
Carolina (0-6) 17 at Detroit (1-4) 27
Cincinnati (2-4) 20 at Tennessee (0-6) 10
Cleveland (2-3) 13 at Baltimore (4-1) 20
Jacksonville (3-3) 6 at Pittsburgh (4-1) 13
Miami (1-4) 3 at Tampa Bay (6-0) 24
Minnesota (1-4) 3 at Chicago (5-0) 10
N.Y. Giants (3-2) 14 at Dallas (3-3) 34
Washington (2-3) 20 at Kansas City (3-2) 14
New England (5-1) 17 at Denver (5-1) 20
N.Y. Jets (2-4) 24 at Buffalo (3-3) 7
San Diego (0-6) 17 at Oakland (2-3) 34
Houston (2-3) 3 at Seattle (6-0) 27
Monday, Oct. 17
St. Louis (3-3) 13 at Indianapolis (6-0) 35
Bye: Arizona, Green Bay, Philadelphia, San Francisco
Week 7
Sunday, Oct. 23
Detroit (1-5) 7 at Cleveland (3-3) 12
Green Bay (3-3) 23 at Minnesota (2-4) 26
Indianapolis (7-0) 24 at Houston (2-4) 14
Kansas City (4-2) 29 at Miami (1-5) 17
New Orleans (2-5) 27 at St. Louis (3-4) 14
Pittsburgh (5-1) 27 at Cincinnati (2-5) 24
San Diego (0-7) 9 at Philadelphia (4-2) 28
San Francisco (2-4) 6 at Washington (3-3) 14
Dallas (3-4) 28 at Seattle (7-0) 46
Baltimore (4-2) 10 at Chicago (6-0) 13
Buffalo (4-3) 17 at Oakland (2-4) 13
Denver (6-1) 14 at N.Y. Giants (3-3) 7
Tennessee (0-7) 20 at Arizona (3-3) 23
Monday, Oct. 24
N.Y. Jets (3-4) 31 at Atlanta (3-4) 24
Bye: Carolina, Jacksonville, New England, Tampa Bay
Week 8
Sunday, Oct. 30
Arizona (3-4) 10 at Dallas (4-4) 27
Chicago (7-0) 6 at Detroit (1-6) 3 (OT)
Cleveland (4-3) 27 at Houston (2-5) 20
Green Bay (4-3) 31 at Cincinnati (2-6) 14
Jacksonville (4-3) 20 at St. Louis (3-5) 12
Miami (1-6) 3 at New Orleans (3-5) 30
Minnesota (2-5) 9 at Carolina (1-6) 30
Oakland (2-5) 31 at Tennessee (1-7) 41
Washington (4-3) 34 at N.Y. Giants (3-4) 17
Kansas City (5-2) 21 at San Diego (0-8) 10
Philadelphia (5-2) 34 at Denver (6-2) 7
Tampa Bay (7-0) 19 at San Francisco (2-5) 13
Buffalo (4-4) 10 at New England (6-1) 24
Monday, Oct. 31
Baltimore (4-3) 17 at Pittsburgh (6-1) 28
Bye: Atlanta, Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, Seattle
Week 9
Sunday, Nov. 6
Atlanta (4-4) 45 at Miami (1-7) 24
Carolina (1-7) 19 at Tampa Bay (8-0) 22
Chicago (8-0) 30 at New Orleans (3-6) 5
Cincinnati (2-7) 13 at Baltimore (5-3) 34
Detroit (1-7) 16 at Minnesota (3-5) 17
Houston (2-6) 14 at Jacksonville (5-3) 24
Oakland (2-6) 20 at Kansas City (6-2) 30
San Diego (1-8) 18 at N.Y. Jets (3-5) 17
Tennessee (1-8) 7 at Cleveland (5-3) 23
N.Y. Giants (4-4) 27 at San Francisco (2-6) 15
Seattle (8-0) 16 at Arizona (3-5) 14
Pittsburgh (7-1) 10 at Green Bay (4-4) 7
Philadelphia (6-2) 12 at Washington (4-4) 6
Monday, Nov. 7
Indianapolis (8-0) 14 at New England (6-2) 0
Bye: Buffalo, Dallas, Denver, St. Louis
Week 10
Sunday, Nov. 13
Arizona (3-6) 0 at Detroit (2-7) 6
Baltimore (5-4) 3 at Jacksonville (6-3) 14
Houston (2-7) 10 at Indianapolis (9-0) 31
Kansas City (7-2) 21 at Buffalo (4-5) 10
Minnesota (4-5) 23 at N.Y. Giants (4-5) 20
New England (7-2) 38 at Miami (1-8) 17
San Francisco (2-7) 17 at Chicago (9-0) 24
Washington (5-4) 20 at Tampa Bay (8-1) 17
Denver (7-2) 30 at Oakland (2-7) 10
N.Y. Jets 24 (3-6) at Carolina (2-7) 28
Green Bay (4-5) 16 at Atlanta (5-4) 21
St. Louis (3-6) 20 at Seattle (9-0) 41
Cleveland (5-4) 9 at Pittsburgh (8-1) 24
Monday, Nov. 14
Dallas (4-5) 10 at Philadelphia (7-2) 34
Bye: Cincinnati, New Orleans, San Diego, Tennessee
Week 11
Sunday, Nov. 20
Arizona (3-7) 14 at St. Louis (4-6) 31
Carolina (2-8) 17 at Chicago (10-0) 24
Detroit (2-8) 12 at Dallas (5-5) 28
Indianapolis (10-0) 28 at Cincinnati (2-8) 15
Jacksonville (7-3) 20 at Tennessee (1-9) 17
Miami (2-8) 28 at Cleveland (5-5) 17
New Orleans (3-7) 14 at New England (8-2) 28
Oakland (2-8) 10 at Washington (6-4) 19
Philadelphia (8-2) 15 at N.Y. Giants (4-6) 12
Tampa Bay (9-1) 19 at Atlanta (5-5) 16
Seattle (10-0) 14 at San Francisco (2-8) 0
Buffalo (4-6) 3 at San Diego (2-8) 33
N.Y. Jets (3-7) 13 at Denver (8-2) 30
Pittsburgh (9-1) 20 at Baltimore (5-5) 10
Kansas City (8-2) 28 at Houston (2-8) 10
Monday, Nov. 21
Minnesota (4-6) 35 at Green Bay (5-5) 38 (OT)
Week 12
Thursday, Nov. 24
Atlanta (6-5) 28 at Detroit (2-9) 23
Denver (9-2) 26 at Dallas (5-6) 20
Sunday, Nov. 27
Baltimore (5-6) 9 at Cincinnati (3-8) 21
Carolina (3-8) 27 at Buffalo (4-7) 17
Chicago (11-0) 21 at Tampa Bay (9-2) 14
Cleveland (5-6) 16 at Minnesota (5-6) 19
New England (9-2) 34 at Kansas City (8-3) 7
San Diego (2-9) 17 at Washington (7-4) 24
San Francisco (3-8) 29 at Tennessee (1-10) 17
St. Louis (4-7) 6 at Houston (3-8) 28
Jacksonville (8-3) 31 at Arizona (3-8) 14
Miami (3-8) 17 at Oakland (2-9) 10
Green Bay (5-6) 17 at Philadelphia (9-2) 24
N.Y. Giants (4-7) 10 at Seattle (11-0) 24
New Orleans (3-8) 10 at N.Y. Jets (4-7) 20
Monday, Nov. 28
Pittsburgh (9-2) 3 at Indianapolis (11-0) 31
Week 13
Sunday, Dec. 4
Atlanta (7-5) 27 at Carolina (3-9) 24
Buffalo (5-7) 31 at Miami (3-9) 17
Cincinnati (3-9) 3 at Pittsburgh (10-2) 42
Dallas (6-6) 24 at N.Y. Giants (4-8) 10
Green Bay (5-7) 21 at Chicago (12-0) 35
Houston (3-9) 0 at Baltimore (6-6) 30
Jacksonville (9-3) 17 at Cleveland (5-7) 14
Minnesota (5-7) 17 at Detroit (3-9) 20
Tampa Bay (10-2) 17 at New Orleans (3-9) 10
Tennessee (1-11) 17 at Indianapolis (12-0) 35
Arizona (3-9) 6 at San Francisco (4-8) 14
Washington (8-4) 28 at St. Louis (4-8) 21
Denver (10-2) 21 at Kansas City (8-4) 9
N.Y. Jets (4-8) 27 at New England (10-2) 30 (OT)
Oakland (2-10) 3 at San Diego (3-9) 23
Monday, Dec. 5
Seattle (12-0) 23 at Philadelphia (9-3) 17
Week 14
Sun., Dec. 11
Chicago (12-1) 6 at Pittsburgh (11-2) 34
Cleveland (6-7) 17 at Cincinnati (3-10) 16
Houston (3-10) 16 at Tennessee (2-11) 31
Indianapolis (12-1) 17 at Jacksonville (10-3) 27
New England (11-2) 10 at Buffalo (5-8) 6
Oakland (2-11) 14 at N.Y. Jets (5-8) 17
St. Louis (5-8) 24 at Minnesota (5-8) 17
Tampa Bay (10-3) 6 at Carolina (4-9) 28
N.Y. Giants (4-9) 13 at Philadelphia (10-3) 16
San Francisco (4-9) 12 at Seattle (13-0) 30
Washington (9-4) 19 at Arizona (3-10) 16
Baltimore (6-7) 10 at Denver (11-2) 27
Kansas City (8-5) 19 at Dallas (7-6) 20
Miami (3-10) 9 at San Diego (4-9) 38
Detroit (4-9) 24 at Green Bay (5-8) 0
Mon., Dec. 12
New Orleans (3-10) 14 at Atlanta (8-5) 36
Week 15
Sat., Dec. 17
Tampa Bay (10-4) 14 at New England (12-2) 28
Kansas City (9-5) 23 at N.Y. Giants (4-10) 20
Denver (12-2) 27 at Buffalo (5-9) 24
Sun., Dec. 18
Arizona (4-10) 31 at Houston (3-11) 27
Carolina (4-10) 13 at New Orleans (4-10) 31
Dallas (8-6) 24 at Washington (9-5) 6
N.Y. Jets (5-9) 7 at Miami (4-10) 12
Pittsburgh (11-3) 10 at Minnesota (6-8) 31
San Diego (4-10) 24 at Indianapolis (13-1) 27
Seattle (14-0) 21 at Tennessee (2-12) 17
San Francisco (5-9) 13 at Jacksonville (10-4) 6
Cincinnati (4-10) 20 at Detroit (4-10) 0
Cleveland (7-7) 20 at Oakland (2-12) 17
Philadelphia (10-4) 24 at St. Louis (6-8) 34
Atlanta (8-6) 13 at Chicago (13-1) 17
Mon., Dec. 19
Green Bay (6-8) 24 at Baltimore (6-8) 21
Week 16
Sat., Dec. 24
Atlanta (8-7) 7 at Tampa Bay (11-4) 10 (OT)
Buffalo (5-10) 20 at Cincinnati (5-10) 27
Dallas (9-6) 16 at Carolina (4-11) 6
Detroit (4-11) 6 at New Orleans (5-10) 17
Jacksonville (11-4) 34 at Houston (3-12) 30
N.Y. Giants (5-10) 31 at Washington (9-6) 20
Pittsburgh (11-4) 17 at Cleveland (8-7) 24
San Diego (4-11) 13 at Kansas City (10-5) 16 (OT)
San Francisco (6-9) 20 at St. Louis (6-9) 14
Tennessee (2-13) 5 at Miami (5-10) 24
Philadelphia (10-5) 10 at Arizona (5-10) 17
Indianapolis (14-1) 20 at Seattle (14-1) 14
Oakland (2-13) 6 at Denver (13-2) 45
Sun., Dec. 25
Chicago (13-2) 3 at Green Bay (7-8) 27
Minnesota (7-8) 38 at Baltimore (6-9) 13
Mon., Dec. 26
New England (12-3) 25 at N.Y. Jets (6-9) 28
Week 17
Saturday, Dec. 31
Denver (14-2) 23 at San Diego 20
N.Y. Giants 25 at Oakland (2-14) 28
Sunday, Jan. 1
Arizona (5-11) 3 at Indianapolis (15-1) 34
Baltimore (7-9) 24 at Cleveland (8-8) 14
Buffalo (5-11) 19 at N.Y. Jets (7-9) 20
Carolina (4-12) 21 at Atlanta (9-7) 24 (OT)
Chicago (13-3) 7 at Minnesota (8-8) 34
Cincinnati (5-11) 24 at Kansas City (11-5) 56
Detroit (4-12) 10 at Pittsburgh (12-4) 21
Miami (5-11) 9 at New England (13-3) 14
New Orleans (5-11) 14 at Tampa Bay (12-4) 28
Houston (3-13) 9 at San Francisco (7-9) 17
Tennessee (2-14) 10 at Jacksonville (12-4) 13
Seattle (14-2) 16 at Green Bay (8-8) 27
Washington (9-7) 13 at Philadelphia (11-5) 18
St. Louis (6-10) 21 at Dallas (10-6) 24
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2005 Madden NFL 06 Final Standings
AFC North
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4)
Cleveland Browns (8-8)
Baltimore Ravens (7-9)
Cincinnati Bengals (5-11)
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AFC South
Indianapolis Colts (15-1)
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4)
Houston Texans (3-13)
Tennessee Titans (2-14)
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AFC East
New England Patriots (13-3)
New York Jets (7-9)
Buffalo Bills (5-11)
Miami Dolphins (5-11)
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AFC West
Denver Broncos (14-2)
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5)
San Diego Chargers (4-12)
Oakland Raiders (3-13)
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NFC North
Chicago Bears (13-3)
Green Bay Packers (8-8)
Minnesota Vikings (8-8)
Detroit Lions (4-12)
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NFC South
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4)
Atlanta Falcons (9-7)
New Orleans Saints (5-11)
Carolina Panthers (4-12)
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NFC East
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5)
Dallas Cowboys (10-6)
Washington Redskins (9-7)
New York Giants (5-11)
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NFC West
Seattle Seahawks (14-2)
San Francisco 49ers (7-9)
St. Louis Rams (6-10)
Arizona Cardinals (5-11)
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2005 Madden NFL 06 Playoffs
Seedings
AFC:
Indianapolis Colts (15-1, AFC South Champions)
Denver Broncos (14-2, AFC West Champions)
New England Patriots (13-3, AFC East Champions)
Pittsburgh Steelers (12-4, AFC North Champions)
Jacksonville Jaguars (12-4, AFC Wild Card)
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5, AFC Wild Card)
NFC:
Seattle Seahawks (14-2, NFC West Champions)
Chicago Bears (13-3, NFC North Champions)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4, NFC South Champions)
Philadelphia Eagles (11-5, NFC East Champions)
Dallas Cowboys (10-6, NFC Wild Card)
Atlanta Falcons (9-7, NFC Wild Card)
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Wild Card Playoffs
Saturday January 7th, 2006
AFC: (6) Kansas City Chiefs 17 vs. (3) New England Patriots 35
NFC: (6) Atlanta Falcons 22 vs. (3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 15
Sunday January 8th, 2006
AFC: (5) Jacksonville Jaguars 14 vs. (4) Pittsburgh Steelers 31
NFC: (5) Dallas Cowboys 0 vs. (4) Philadelphia Eagles 27
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Divisional Playoffs
Saturday January 14th, 2006
NFC: (6) Atlanta Falcons 16 vs. (1) Seattle Seahawks 37
AFC: (3) New England Patriots 24 vs. (2) Denver Broncos 27
Sunday January 15th, 2006
AFC: (4) Pittsburgh Steelers 47 vs. (1) Indianapolis Colts 33
NFC: (4) Philadelphia Eagles 24 vs. (2) Chicago Bears 16
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Sunday January 22nd, 2006
AFC: (4) Pittsburgh Steelers 31 vs. (2) Denver Broncos 21
NFC: (4) Philadelphia Eagles 10 vs. (1) Seattle Seahawks 13
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Super Bowl 40 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan
Sunday January 29th, 2006
(1) Seattle Seahawks 7 vs. (4) Pittsburgh Steelers 15
Super Bowl 40 MVP: Jerome Bettis RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Madden 06 Season Awards
2005 NFL Season MVP: Shaun Alexander RB, Seattle Seahawks
2005 NFL Coach of the Year: Lovie Smith, Chicago Bears
2005 NFL Offensive Player of the Year: Shaun Alexander RB, Seattle Seahawks
2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Brian Urlacher LB, Chicago Bears
2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Carnell Williams RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2005 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Shawn Merriman LB, San Diego Chargers
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The 2005 Madden NFL 06 Season: The Road Warriors Ride "The Bus"
The Setup: MVP Dominance and Top-Tier Heavyweights
The 2005 campaign saw elite talent rise to the surface, creating several dominant division champions across both conferences, while a real-world tragedy brought unprecedented adversity to the league:
The Shaun Alexander Show:
Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander swept both League MVP and Offensive Player of the Year honors, powering Seattle to a conference-best 14-2 record and the NFC’s #1 seed.
The 15–1 Colts & AFC Giants:
In the AFC, Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts ran roughshod over the competition, cruising to a league-best 15-1 mark. Hot on their heels were the Denver Broncos (14-2) and the defending champion New England Patriots (13-3).
Monsters of the Midway:
In Chicago, Coach of the Year Lovie Smith and Defensive Player of the Year Brian Urlacher resurrected a suffocating defensive identity, leading the Bears to an impressive 13-3 finish.
The Saints' Resilience:
Following the devastating landfall of Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, the New Orleans Saints were forced to relocate. They split their season between the Alamodome in San Antonio and LSU's Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, even playing their first "home" game at Giants Stadium against the New York Giants in Week 2.
The Looming #4 Seed:
Quietly lurking behind the AFC’s 13-to-15-win powerhouses were the 12-4 Pittsburgh Steelers, who claimed the AFC North crown and entered the postseason with momentum and a burning desire to avenge their loss in the previous season's AFC Championship Game.
The Postseason: A Historic Gauntlet
The playoffs quickly turned into a stage for road shockers and defensive standoffs:
Wild Card Statements:
In the AFC, the #3 seed New England Patriots defeated the #6 Kansas City Chiefs 35-17 at Gillette Stadium, while the #4 seed Pittsburgh Steelers began their redemption tour by knocking off the #5 seed Jacksonville Jaguars behind a strong running game from Jerome Bettis.
Over in the NFC, the #6 seed Atlanta Falcons upset the #3 seed Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22-15. Meanwhile, the #4 seed Philadelphia Eagles—led by Madden NFL 06 cover athlete Donovan McNabb—demolished their division rival #5 seed Dallas Cowboys behind strong performances from McNabb and wide receivers Reggie Brown and Freddie Mitchell.
The Shootout in Indy & Defensive Dogfights:
The Divisional Round brought immediate fireworks. The Steelers walked into the RCA Dome and shocked the top-seeded 15-1 Indianapolis Colts in an explosive 47-33 offensive shootout. Meanwhile, the #2 seed Denver Broncos outlasted the defending champion New England Patriots 27-24 at Mile High Stadium.
In the NFC, the #1 seed Seattle Seahawks took down the Atlanta Falcons 37-16, and the Philadelphia Eagles went on the road to upset the #2 seed Chicago Bears 24-16.
Championship Sunday: In the AFC Championship, Pittsburgh proved their road resilience was no fluke, going into Mile High Stadium and taking down the Denver Broncos 31-21.
In the NFC Championship, Shaun Alexander and the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks survived a gritty 13-10 defensive brawl against the Philadelphia Eagles to reach the final stage.
Super Bowl 40: The Fairytale Finish in Detroit
Super Bowl 40 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, brought together the explosive NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks and the relentless AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers. In a grueling, physical defensive battle where points were hard to come by, Pittsburgh leaned heavily on veteran running back Jerome "The Bus" Bettis.
Bettis delivered clutch, clock-draining drives in his hometown, capturing Super Bowl MVP honors as the Steelers capped off their legendary postseason road journey with a 15-7 victory.
Shortly after hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, Bettis announced his retirement, riding off into the sunset as a champion.
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