Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
January 5th, 2009
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Divisional Playoffs - San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game 10,001 times. The Pittsburgh Steelers win 64.9% of the time by an average score of 23-17. 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 Divisional Playoff NFL Scores page.
| Points |
17 |
Points |
23 |
| Win % |
35.1 |
Win % |
64.9 |
| First Downs |
14 |
First Downs |
20 |
| - Rushing |
4 |
- Rushing |
7 |
| - Passing |
10 |
- Passing |
13 |
| - Penalty |
0 |
- Penalty |
1 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
5/14 |
3rd Down Eff |
7/15 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
| Rushes-Yards |
23-81 |
Rushes-Yards |
36-136 |
| Avg Rush |
4 |
Avg Rush |
4 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
19-31-1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
18-28-1 |
| Passing Yards |
186 |
Passing Yards |
234 |
| Sacked-Yards |
3-18 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-10 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
| Punts-Avg |
5-46 |
Punts-Avg |
4-35 |
| KR-Avg |
5-22 |
KR-Avg |
5-17 |
| PR-Avg |
4-10 |
PR-Avg |
4-7 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-21 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-20 |
| Time of Possession |
26:57 |
Time of Possession |
33:28 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Darren Sproles |
17 |
67 |
0 |
| Michael Bennett |
3 |
9 |
0 |
| Philip Rivers |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Legedu Naanee |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Willie Parker |
21 |
80 |
1 |
| Mewelde Moore |
12 |
50 |
0 |
| Carey Davis |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Gary Russell |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Antonio Gates |
7 |
67 |
0 |
| Vincent Jackson |
3 |
47 |
0 |
| Darren Sproles |
4 |
38 |
0 |
| Chris Chambers |
3 |
33 |
0 |
| Legedu Naanee |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Hines Ward |
6 |
83 |
0 |
| Santonio Holmes |
4 |
60 |
0 |
| Nate Washington |
3 |
44 |
0 |
| Heath Miller |
4 |
38 |
0 |
| Mewelde Moore |
1 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Philip Rivers |
19 |
31 |
204 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Ben Roethlisberger |
18 |
28 |
244 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Nate Kaeding |
2 |
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!
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