The 2005 Berlin Thunder season was the seventh season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his second year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XIII, Berlin lost to the Amsterdam Admirals 27–21.
Offseason Free agent draft + 2005 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 DeAngelo Lloyd DE Tennessee 2 12 Darrell Lee DE Florida 3 13 Dante Ellington T Alabama 4 24 James Thornton CB Morris Brown 5 25 David Porter T Iowa 6 36 Greg Taplin DE Michigan State 7 37 Regis Crawford C Arizona State 8 45 Reggie Rhodes DT Valdosta State
Personnel Staff
Roster
Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 2 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 30–7 1–0 Olympic Stadium 16,199 2 Sunday, April 10 4:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils W 15–13 2–0 Olympic Stadium 14,312 3 Saturday, April 16 7:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 27–31 2–1 Amsterdam ArenA 10,131 4 Saturday, April 23 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 30–28 3–1 LTU arena 20,399 5 Saturday, April 30 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 27–16 4–1 Olympic Stadium 16,109 6 Sunday, May 8 4:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 17–23 4–2 RheinEnergieStadion 9,485 7 Saturday, May 14 6:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 24–15 5–2 Olympic Stadium 16,695 8 Sunday, May 22 4:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils W 27–17 6–2 AOL Arena 16,889 9 Saturday, May 28 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy W 31–24 7–2 Waldstadion 40,109 10 Sunday, June 5 4:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 13–17 7–3 Olympic Stadium 20,927 World Bowl XIII 11 Saturday, June 11 5:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 21–27 7–4 LTU arena 35,134
Standings
Game summaries Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals
Week 4: at Rhein Fire
Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals
Week 6: at Cologne Centurions
Week 7: vs Rhein Fire
Week 8: at Hamburg Sea Devils
Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy
Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions
World Bowl XIII
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