Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
September 30th, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 5 - San Diego Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins game 10,001 times. The San Diego Chargers win 54.7% of the time by an average score of 27-21.2. 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 |
27 |
Points |
21.2 |
| Win % |
54.7 |
Win % |
45.3 |
| First Downs |
20.2 |
First Downs |
18.8 |
| - Rushing |
5.2 |
- Rushing |
6.3 |
| - Passing |
14.4 |
- Passing |
12 |
| - Penalty |
0.5 |
- Penalty |
0.5 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6.4/12.6 |
3rd Down Eff |
6.8/14.3 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0.2/0.4 |
4th Down Eff |
0.5/1.2 |
| Rushes-Yards |
26.3-86.7 |
Rushes-Yards |
31.6-126.6 |
| Avg Rush |
3.3 |
Avg Rush |
4 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
22.2-32.3-1.1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
18.9-29.9-0.7 |
| Passing Yards |
279.6 |
Passing Yards |
215 |
| Sacked-Yards |
2.2-13.2 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-11.7 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.4 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.3 |
| Punts-Avg |
3.4-43.8 |
Punts-Avg |
4.2-40.4 |
| KR-Avg |
4.6-22.7 |
KR-Avg |
5.7-20.6 |
| PR-Avg |
4.2-10.8 |
PR-Avg |
3.4-11 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3.3-20.9 |
Penalties-Yards |
3.5-22.5 |
| Time of Possession |
30:25 |
Time of Possession |
30:13 |
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
20.4 |
71.4 |
0.7 |
| Darren Sproles |
2.7 |
9.5 |
0.2 |
| Mike Tolbert |
1.8 |
5 |
0 |
| Philip Rivers |
1.2 |
-0.2 |
0 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Ronnie Brown |
19.7 |
85.6 |
0.6 |
| Ricky Williams |
10.5 |
38.1 |
0.2 |
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Antonio Gates |
5.4 |
72.7 |
0.5 |
| Vincent Jackson |
4.1 |
65 |
0.6 |
| Chris Chambers |
2.9 |
46.4 |
0.3 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
4.3 |
41.5 |
0.3 |
| Mike Tolbert |
2.7 |
35 |
0.2 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna |
1.6 |
13.5 |
0.1 |
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Greg Camarillo |
4.4 |
59.2 |
0.4 |
| Anthony Fasano |
4.2 |
55.6 |
0.3 |
| Ted Ginn Jr. |
2.9 |
29.5 |
0.2 |
| Derek Hagan |
1.1 |
21.2 |
0.1 |
| Ronnie Brown |
2.2 |
20.3 |
0.2 |
| Davone Bess |
1.9 |
18.9 |
0.1 |
| Ricky Williams |
1 |
9.2 |
0.1 |
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Philip Rivers |
21.9 |
31.9 |
289.2 |
2.2 |
1 |
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Chad Pennington |
18.9 |
29.9 |
226.7 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Nate Kaeding |
1.5 |
0.4 |
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Dan Carpenter |
1.4 |
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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