Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
December 16th, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 16 - Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings game 10,001 times. The Minnesota Vikings win 67% of the time by an average score of 26-18. 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 16 NFL Scores page.
| Points |
18 |
Points |
26 |
| Win % |
33 |
Win % |
67 |
| First Downs |
16 |
First Downs |
19 |
| - Rushing |
5 |
- Rushing |
9 |
| - Passing |
11 |
- Passing |
10 |
| - Penalty |
0 |
- Penalty |
0 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6/14 |
3rd Down Eff |
6/14 |
| 4th Down Eff |
1/1 |
4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
| Rushes-Yards |
32-106 |
Rushes-Yards |
38-180 |
| Avg Rush |
3 |
Avg Rush |
5 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
15-26-1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
13-23-0 |
| Passing Yards |
198 |
Passing Yards |
172 |
| Sacked-Yards |
2-12 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-9 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
| Punts-Avg |
4-38 |
Punts-Avg |
4-36 |
| KR-Avg |
5-20 |
KR-Avg |
5-20 |
| PR-Avg |
4-10 |
PR-Avg |
4-7 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-21 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-20 |
| Time of Possession |
29:01 |
Time of Possession |
31:27 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Michael Turner |
22 |
78 |
1 |
| Jerious Norwood |
5 |
16 |
0 |
| Jason Snelling |
2 |
6 |
0 |
| Ovie Mughelli |
2 |
5 |
0 |
| Matt Ryan |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Adrian Peterson |
23 |
122 |
1 |
| Chester Taylor |
9 |
37 |
0 |
| Maurice Hicks |
3 |
11 |
0 |
| Naufahu Tahi |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| Tarvaris Jackson |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Roddy White |
7 |
103 |
1 |
| Michael Jenkins |
4 |
58 |
0 |
| Harry Douglas |
2 |
29 |
0 |
| Michael Turner |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Jerious Norwood |
1 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Bernard Berrian |
4 |
73 |
1 |
| Bobby Wade |
4 |
40 |
0 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe |
2 |
24 |
0 |
| Sidney Rice |
2 |
22 |
0 |
| Chester Taylor |
1 |
12 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Matt Ryan |
15 |
26 |
210 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Tarvaris Jackson |
13 |
23 |
181 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Jason Elam |
2 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Ryan Longwell |
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!
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