Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
December 23rd, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 17 - New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills game 10,001 times. The New England Patriots win 75.4% of the time by an average score of 27-20. 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 17 NFL Scores page.
| Points |
27 |
Points |
20 |
| Win % |
75.4 |
Win % |
24.6 |
| First Downs |
22 |
First Downs |
18 |
| - Rushing |
9 |
- Rushing |
6 |
| - Passing |
12 |
- Passing |
11 |
| - Penalty |
1 |
- Penalty |
0 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6/12 |
3rd Down Eff |
6/14 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
| Rushes-Yards |
34-169 |
Rushes-Yards |
33-123 |
| Avg Rush |
5 |
Avg Rush |
4 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
17-27-1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
17-27-1 |
| Passing Yards |
211 |
Passing Yards |
194 |
| Sacked-Yards |
2-9 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-12 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
| Punts-Avg |
3-37 |
Punts-Avg |
4-44 |
| KR-Avg |
4-22 |
KR-Avg |
6-20 |
| PR-Avg |
4-10 |
PR-Avg |
3-8 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-21 |
Penalties-Yards |
4-24 |
| Time of Possession |
31:14 |
Time of Possession |
29:15 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Sammy Morris |
17 |
92 |
1 |
| LaMont Jordan |
14 |
73 |
1 |
| Matt Cassel |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Fred Jackson |
18 |
76 |
0 |
| Xavier Omon |
13 |
44 |
0 |
| Trent Edwards |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Wes Welker |
7 |
84 |
1 |
| Randy Moss |
3 |
61 |
1 |
| Jabar Gaffney |
4 |
47 |
0 |
| LaMont Jordan |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| Sammy Morris |
1 |
9 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Lee Evans |
4 |
68 |
0 |
| Josh Reed |
6 |
62 |
0 |
| Fred Jackson |
3 |
28 |
0 |
| Robert Royal |
2 |
21 |
0 |
| Steve Johnson |
2 |
20 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Matt Cassel |
17 |
27 |
220 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Trent Edwards |
17 |
27 |
206 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Stephen Gostkowski |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Rian Lindell |
1 |
1 |
|
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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