2005 NAFL season (Jayverse)

The 2005 NAFL season was the 86th regular season of the North American Football League.

Regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006. The regular season also saw the first ever regular season game played outside the United States, as well as the New Orleans Saints being forced to play elsewhere due to damage to the Superdome and the entire New Orleans area by Hurricane Katrina.

Top Draft Choices
Vancouver Lumberjacks draft Justin Tuck (DE)

Washington Sentinels draft Shawne Merriman (LB)

Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks draft DeMarcus Ware (LB)

Buffalo Bills draft Lofa Tatupu (LB)

Atlanta Falcons draft Wes Welker (WR)

Honolulu Raiders draft Roddy White (WR)

Kansas City Colts draft Logan Mankins (G)

Chicago Bears draft Jay Ratliff (DT)

Quebec City Voyageurs draft Aaron Rodgers (QB)

New Mexico Rattlers draft Richie Incognito (G)

Dallas Texans draft Frank Gore (RB)

Final Standings
NFC East: Baltimore Ravens (22-8), Hartford Breakers (18-12), Quebec City Voyageurs (17-13), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (17-13), Toronto Huskies (16-14), Charlotte Panthers (15-15), Jacksonville Sharks (15-15), New York Giants (14-16), Montreal Alouettes (12-18), Philadelphia Eagles (11-19), Washington Sentinels (9-21)

NFC Central: Nashville Titans (20-10), Chicago Bears (18-12), Detroit Lions (17-13), Austin Armadilos (17-13), Mexico City Diablos (16-14), New Orleans Saints (15-15), Dallas Texans (15-15), Kansas City Colts (15-15), St. Louis Stallions (14-16), Indianapolis Racers (11-19), Green Bay Packers (9-21)

NFC West: Las Vegas Gamblers (22-8), San Francisco 49ers (19-11), Sacramento Condors (19-11), Denver Broncos (18-12), Calgary Stampeders (17-13), Seattle Orcas (14-16), Arizona Firebirds (13-17), Los Angeles Rams (13-17), Portland Storm (12-18), Edmonton Elks (11-19), Vancouver Lumberjacks (11-19)

AFC East: Atlanta Falcons (21-9), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (18-12), Orlando Wizards (17-13), Raleigh-Durham Skyhawks (16-14), Halifax Schooners (15-15), New York Jets (14-16), Ottawa Canadians (14-16), Miami Dolphins (13-17), Boston Patriots (11-19), Brooklyn Barons (11-19), Buffalo Bills (10-20)

AFC Central: Oklahoma City Outlaws (20-10), Minnesota Vikings (19-11), Winnipeg Bombers (19-11), Memphis Steamers (18-12), Birmingham Vulcans (17-13), Houston Oilers (16-14), Iowa Barnstormers (15-15), Cleveland Browns (11-19), San Antonio Dreadnoughts (11-19), Pittsburgh Steelers (10-20), CIncinnati Chargers (9-21)

AFC West: Honolulu Raiders (22-8), Tucson Wranglers (20-10), Saskatchewan Roughriders (19-11), Los Angeles Avengers (16-14), San Jose Surge (15-15), Reno Aces (15-15), Central Valley Coyotes (14-16), San Diego Destroyers (13-17), Salt Lake City Pioneers (11-19), New Mexico Rattlers (9-21), Oakland Invaders (9-21)

Playoffs
NFC Semi-Final: San Francisco def. Baltimore 31-24, Nashville def. Las Vegas 41-38

AFC Semi-Final: Honolulu def. Tucson 41-10, Oklahoma City def. Atlanta 31-30

NFC Championship: Nashville def. San Francisco 27-24

AFC Championship: Honolulu def. Oklahoma City 31-23

Super Bowl XL (at Ford Field in Detroit, MI): Nashville def. Honolulu 24-21

Pro Bowl (at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV): AFC def. NFC 41-10

League Leaders
Passing Yards - Nicholas Cruz (Charlotte) 10,187

Passing TD's - Roy Wick (New Orleans) 100

Passing Rating - Ben Roethlisberger (Nashville) 123.9

Rushing Yards - Edgerrin James (Indianapolis) 3,130

Receiving Yards - Randy Moss (Winnipeg) 3,899

Total Points - Keith Woods (Nashville) 264

Tackles - Shawne Merriman (Washington) 240

Sacks - Alberto Jones (Hartford) & John Scott (Detroit) 26

Interceptions - Steven Hardwick (Calgary) 13