Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
September 30th, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 5 - Buffalo Bills vs. Arizona Cardinals game 10,001 times. The Buffalo Bills win 61.7% of the time by an average score of 26.5-20. 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 5 NFL Scores page.
| Points |
26.5 |
Points |
20 |
| Win % |
61.7 |
Win % |
38.3 |
| First Downs |
19.6 |
First Downs |
18.8 |
| - Rushing |
6.9 |
- Rushing |
4.8 |
| - Passing |
12.1 |
- Passing |
13.6 |
| - Penalty |
0.6 |
- Penalty |
0.4 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6.8/13.3 |
3rd Down Eff |
5.9/13.2 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0.2/0.4 |
4th Down Eff |
0.4/1.1 |
| Rushes-Yards |
32.8-121.7 |
Rushes-Yards |
28.4-87.1 |
| Avg Rush |
3.7 |
Avg Rush |
3.1 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
19.1-26.8-0.4 |
Comp-Att-Int |
18.7-30.9-1 |
| Passing Yards |
232.3 |
Passing Yards |
253.8 |
| Sacked-Yards |
1.5-8.7 |
Sacked-Yards |
2.3-14.1 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.4 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0.8-0.4 |
| Punts-Avg |
3.7-43.9 |
Punts-Avg |
4-40.6 |
| KR-Avg |
4.5-20.9 |
KR-Avg |
5.7-19.6 |
| PR-Avg |
3.9-9.8 |
PR-Avg |
3.7-9.3 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3.4-21.8 |
Penalties-Yards |
3.9-24.4 |
| Time of Possession |
31:29 |
Time of Possession |
29:17 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Marshawn Lynch |
22.9 |
87.4 |
0.8 |
| Fred Jackson |
8.1 |
33.5 |
0.4 |
| Trent Edwards |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Edgerrin James |
21.6 |
70.8 |
0.5 |
| Tim Hightower |
5.5 |
13 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Lee Evans |
4.1 |
72.7 |
0.5 |
| Josh Reed |
5.2 |
64.9 |
0.5 |
| Robert Royal |
3.1 |
32.2 |
0.3 |
| Marshawn Lynch |
2.8 |
24.8 |
0.2 |
| James Hardy |
1.8 |
17.6 |
0.2 |
| Fred Jackson |
1.1 |
11.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Larry Fitzgerald |
7.5 |
126.5 |
0.7 |
| Steve Breaston |
4.9 |
79.7 |
0.4 |
| Jerheme Urban |
2.5 |
24.8 |
0.1 |
| Edgerrin James |
1.8 |
16.7 |
0.1 |
| Leonard Pope |
1 |
8.9 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Trent Edwards |
19.1 |
26.8 |
240.9 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Kurt Warner |
18.7 |
30.9 |
267.9 |
1.5 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Rian Lindell |
2 |
0.2 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Neil Rackers |
1.6 |
0.3 |
|
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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