2005 Berlin Thunder season

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.

2005 Berlin Thunder season
Head coach	Rick Lantz
General manager	Michael Lang
Home field	Olympic Stadium
Results
Record	7–3
Division place	1st
Playoff finish	Lost World Bowl XIII

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

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Personnel

Staff

2005 Berlin Thunder staff

	Front office General Manager – Michael Lang Head coaches Head Coach – Rick Lantz Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Don Eck Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers – Steve Logan National Coach/Running Backs – Wanja Müller Offensive Line/Tight Ends – Reggie McElroy			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Jim Tomsula Defensive Line – D'Marco Farr Linebackers – Kurt Gouveia Defensive Backs – Cris Dishman Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Martin Streight

Roster

2005 Berlin Thunder roster

	Quarterbacks  8 Bret Engemann  9 Chris Finlen 15 Dave Ragone Running backs 24 Little John Flowers 45 Brian Johnson FB 46 Ben Moa FB 23 Cal Murray Wide receivers 13 Aaron Boone 86 Michael Jennings 80 Robert Redd 81 Terrence Stubbs Tight ends 85 John Frieser 88 Joel Jacobs		Offensive linemen 69 Ben Claxton C 70 Regis Crawford G/C 79 Dante Ellington G 72 Tony Pape T 73 David Porter T 71 Shaun Rose T 75 Shannon Snell G Defensive linemen 94 Charles Hill DT 93 Isaac Hilton DE 98 Darrell Lee DT 90 DeAngelo Lloyd DE 96 Reggie Rhodes DT 91 Greg Taplin DE		Linebackers 55 Jamal Brooks OLB 30 Michael Brown OLB 57 Rich Scanlon MLB 53 Andre Sommersell MLB 54 Winston Taylor OLB Defensive backs 33 Daryl Dixon S 22 Willie Ford CB 36 Michael Harden CB 43 Jack Hunt S 20 Adrian Mayes S 21 Jermaine Mays CB 26 James Thornton S Special teams 10 Kevin Miller K  1 Brian Simnjanovski P		National players 89 Klaus Alinen TE 28 Neil Baxter RB 29 Oliver Flemming S 66 Masakazu Goda C 38 Sergey Ivanov S 84 Hugo Lira WR 99 Lorn Mayers DT 92 Christian Mohr DE 52 Nick Prevost LB 97 Daniel Watts DE Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff [n 1]	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

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Berlin Thunder	7	3	0	.700	241	191	4–1	3–2	L1
Amsterdam Admirals	6	4	0	.600	265	204	5–0	1–4	L1
Cologne Centurions	6	4	0	.600	188	212	3–2	3–2	W1
Hamburg Sea Devils	5	5	0	.500	213	196	4–1	1–4	W1
Frankfurt Galaxy	3	7	0	.300	163	246	2–3	1–4	L2
Rhein Fire	3	7	0	.300	203	224	2–3	1–4	W2

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Frankfurt	0	0	0	7	7
Berlin	3	14	3	10	30

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 2
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,199
• Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hamburg	3	3	0	7	13
Berlin	5	0	7	3	15

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Sunday, April 10
• Game time: 4:04 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 14,312
• Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	3	3	7	14	27
Amsterdam	0	3	14	14	31

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

• Date: Saturday, April 16
• Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 10,131
• Referee: John Parry

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week Four: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	7	0	16	30
Rhein	7	7	7	7	28

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 23
• Game time: 7:04 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), roof open, sunny with clouds
• Game attendance: 20,399
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	3	7	3	3	16
Berlin	7	3	7	10	27

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, April 30
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 72 °F (22.2 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 16,109
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	0	7	10	0	17
Cologne	10	0	0	13	23

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 8
• Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10.0 °C), showers
• Game attendance: 9,485
• Referee: Gerald Austin

Week 7: vs Rhein Fire

Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rhein	0	12	3	0	15
Berlin	0	10	7	7	24

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 14
• Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy with rain
• Game attendance: 16,695
• Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 8: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Eight: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	7	7	6	27
Hamburg	7	7	3	0	17

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

• Date: Sunday, May 22
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 16,889
• Referee: Walt Anderson

Week 9: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Nine: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Berlin	7	7	3	14	31
Frankfurt	7	14	0	3	24

at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany

• Date: Saturday, May 28
• Game time: 7:07 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 87 °F (30.6 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 40,109
• Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions

Week Ten: Cologne Centurions Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cologne	3	0	7	7	17
Berlin	3	7	3	0	13

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

• Date: Sunday, June 5
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 20,927
• Referee: Carl Cheffers

World Bowl XIII

Main article: World Bowl XIII

World Bowl XIII: Amsterdam Admirals vs Berlin Thunder – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Amsterdam	7	10	7	3	27
Berlin	0	7	0	14	21

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

• Date: Saturday, June 11
• Game time: 5:05 p.m. CEST
• Game weather: 57 °F (13.9 °C), roof closed
• Game attendance: 35,134
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (FOX): Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger

Notes

1. All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

1. NFL Europe League (February 14, 2005). "NFL allocates record 265 to NFLEL" (Press release). Archived from the original on June 16, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
2. "2005 NFLE Standings". The Football Database. Retrieved October 30, 2013.