Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
October 21st, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 8 - New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game 10,001 times. The Pittsburgh Steelers win 79.8% of the time by an average score of 26-16. 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 8 NFL Scores page.
| Points |
16 |
Points |
26 |
| Win % |
20.2 |
Win % |
79.8 |
| First Downs |
17 |
First Downs |
20 |
| - Rushing |
6 |
- Rushing |
6 |
| - Passing |
10 |
- Passing |
13 |
| - Penalty |
0 |
- Penalty |
0 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6/14 |
3rd Down Eff |
6/13 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
4th Down Eff |
0/0 |
| Rushes-Yards |
32-140 |
Rushes-Yards |
32-122 |
| Avg Rush |
4 |
Avg Rush |
4 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
16-28-1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
18-28-1 |
| Passing Yards |
179 |
Passing Yards |
230 |
| Sacked-Yards |
2-15 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-14 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
| Punts-Avg |
5-35 |
Punts-Avg |
4-40 |
| KR-Avg |
5-19 |
KR-Avg |
4-19 |
| PR-Avg |
4-8 |
PR-Avg |
5-9 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-22 |
Penalties-Yards |
4-23 |
| Time of Possession |
29:25 |
Time of Possession |
31:20 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Brandon Jacobs |
20 |
92 |
1 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw |
6 |
26 |
0 |
| Derrick Ward |
5 |
21 |
0 |
| Domenik Hixon |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Mewelde Moore |
23 |
104 |
1 |
| Gary Russell |
5 |
12 |
0 |
| Santonio Holmes |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Najeh Davenport |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Plaxico Burress |
5 |
61 |
0 |
| Amani Toomer |
4 |
43 |
0 |
| Steve Smith |
3 |
36 |
0 |
| Kevin Boss |
1 |
17 |
0 |
| Domenik Hixon |
1 |
14 |
0 |
| Ahmad Bradshaw |
1 |
8 |
0 |
| Derrick Ward |
1 |
7 |
0 |
| Brandon Jacobs |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Hines Ward |
6 |
78 |
1 |
| Santonio Holmes |
4 |
74 |
1 |
| Nate Washington |
2 |
32 |
0 |
| Heath Miller |
3 |
32 |
0 |
| Mewelde Moore |
3 |
23 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Eli Manning |
16 |
28 |
194 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
18 |
28 |
244 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Lawrence Tynes |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Jeff Reed |
2 |
0 |
|
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!
Facebook
Become a fan of WhatIfSports on Facebook
Twitter
Follow WhatIfSports on Twitter