New England vs. San Francisco
Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
September 30th, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 5 - New England Patriots vs. San Francisco 49ers game 10,001 times. The New England Patriots win 53.7% of the time by an average score of 26.1-20.8. 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 |
26.1 |
Points |
20.8 |
| Win % |
53.7 |
Win % |
46.3 |
| First Downs |
22 |
First Downs |
18.1 |
| - Rushing |
6.1 |
- Rushing |
6.4 |
| - Passing |
15.3 |
- Passing |
11.2 |
| - Penalty |
0.6 |
- Penalty |
0.5 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
7/13.6 |
3rd Down Eff |
5.5/13.2 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0.4/0.8 |
4th Down Eff |
0.7/1.6 |
| Rushes-Yards |
31-107.5 |
Rushes-Yards |
30.6-121.9 |
| Avg Rush |
3.5 |
Avg Rush |
4 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
20.6-32.6-0.7 |
Comp-Att-Int |
15.6-27.9-0.9 |
| Passing Yards |
267.7 |
Passing Yards |
198 |
| Sacked-Yards |
1.7-9.8 |
Sacked-Yards |
2.5-16.4 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.4 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0.6-0.4 |
| Punts-Avg |
3.7-37 |
Punts-Avg |
4.2-44.1 |
| KR-Avg |
4.6-22.4 |
KR-Avg |
5.5-21.2 |
| PR-Avg |
4.1-11.5 |
PR-Avg |
3.6-10.8 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3.8-25.4 |
Penalties-Yards |
4.1-26.9 |
| Time of Possession |
31:52 |
Time of Possession |
28:39 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Laurence Maroney |
14.7 |
54.6 |
0.4 |
| Sammy Morris |
12.6 |
43.7 |
0.5 |
| Heath Evans |
1.2 |
2.4 |
0 |
| Matt Cassel |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Frank Gore |
22.6 |
101.4 |
0.9 |
| DeShaun Foster |
4.3 |
11.2 |
0.1 |
| J.T. O'Sullivan |
2.8 |
6.3 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Randy Moss |
5.7 |
108.5 |
0.6 |
| Wes Welker |
7.7 |
89.1 |
0.6 |
| Jabar Gaffney |
2.2 |
27.8 |
0.3 |
| David Thomas |
2 |
22.8 |
0.2 |
| Sammy Morris |
1.3 |
12 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Isaac Bruce |
3.1 |
51.3 |
0.3 |
| Arnaz Battle |
3.7 |
48.4 |
0.3 |
| Bryant Johnson |
2.7 |
43 |
0.2 |
| Frank Gore |
3.3 |
30.8 |
0.2 |
| Josh Morgan |
1.3 |
16.3 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Matt Cassel |
19.5 |
30.4 |
263.6 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
| Kevin O'Connell |
1.1 |
2.2 |
14 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| J.T. O'Sullivan |
15.6 |
27.9 |
214.2 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Stephen Gostkowski |
1.7 |
0.3 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Joe Nedney |
1.4 |
0.2 |
|
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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