Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
September 16th, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 3 - New Orleans Saints vs. Denver Broncos game 61 times. The Denver Broncos win 68.7% of the time by an average score of 28.8-23.6. The stats in the boxscore below represent the average outcomes of those simulations.
To view stats and scores from every NFL game this week and learn more about how these simulations work, please visit our Week 3 NFL Scores page.
| Points |
23.6 |
Points |
28.8 |
| Win % |
31.3 |
Win % |
68.7 |
| First Downs |
21.2 |
First Downs |
21.1 |
| - Rushing |
5.8 |
- Rushing |
6.5 |
| - Passing |
14.8 |
- Passing |
14.1 |
| - Penalty |
0.7 |
- Penalty |
0.4 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6.1/12.6 |
3rd Down Eff |
6.3/13 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0.6/1.1 |
4th Down Eff |
0.3/0.5 |
| Rushes-Yards |
26.2-94.2 |
Rushes-Yards |
34.5-128.5 |
| Avg Rush |
3.6 |
Avg Rush |
3.7 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
21.6-34.6-1.1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
17.5-26.8-0.7 |
| Passing Yards |
260 |
Passing Yards |
249.4 |
| Sacked-Yards |
1.9-10.9 |
Sacked-Yards |
1.8-10.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0.8-0.4 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.4 |
| Punts-Avg |
3.5-38.6 |
Punts-Avg |
3.7-39.9 |
| KR-Avg |
5.5-22.9 |
KR-Avg |
5.2-17.2 |
| PR-Avg |
3.7-10.3 |
PR-Avg |
3.5-8.4 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3.4-21.7 |
Penalties-Yards |
3.8-24.4 |
| Time of Possession |
29:30 |
Time of Possession |
31:18 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Reggie Bush |
13.7 |
48.7 |
0.5 |
| Pierre Thomas |
8.9 |
36 |
0.5 |
| Deuce McAllister |
1.2 |
4.8 |
0.1 |
| Drew Brees |
2 |
3.8 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Selvin Young |
14 |
60 |
0.5 |
| Andre Hall |
12.1 |
47.2 |
0.5 |
| Jay Cutler |
4.3 |
9.4 |
0 |
| Michael Pittman |
2.6 |
8 |
0 |
| Peyton Hillis |
1.4 |
3.8 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Jeremy Shockey |
5.6 |
70.1 |
0.4 |
| Reggie Bush |
5.9 |
61.8 |
0.4 |
| David Patten |
4.5 |
54.9 |
0.4 |
| Devery Henderson |
2.5 |
44.4 |
0.4 |
| Robert Meachem |
1.1 |
14.4 |
0.2 |
| Pierre Thomas |
1.4 |
12.9 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Brandon Marshall |
7.2 |
107.5 |
0.7 |
| Eddie Royal |
5.4 |
86.8 |
0.6 |
| Brandon Stokley |
2 |
29.2 |
0.2 |
| Tony Scheffler |
1.7 |
26 |
0.3 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Drew Brees |
21.5 |
34.5 |
270.5 |
2 |
1.1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Jay Cutler |
17.5 |
26.8 |
259.9 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Martin Gramatica |
1.3 |
0.3 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Matt Prater |
1.8 |
0.4 |
|
Paul Bessire is the Senior Quantitative Analyst and Content Manager for WhatIfSports.com and a member of the Pro Football Writers of America. With any comments, questions or topic suggestions, Paul can be reached at BtB@whatifsports.com. Thanks!
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