Minnesota vs. New Orleans
Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
September 30th, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 5 - Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints game 10,001 times. The New Orleans Saints win 71.1% of the time by an average score of 27.2-20.4. 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 |
20.4 |
Points |
27.2 |
| Win % |
28.9 |
Win % |
71.1 |
| First Downs |
18.7 |
First Downs |
20.1 |
| - Rushing |
6.8 |
- Rushing |
4.3 |
| - Passing |
11.5 |
- Passing |
15.2 |
| - Penalty |
0.5 |
- Penalty |
0.6 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6.3/13.7 |
3rd Down Eff |
6.6/13.8 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0.5/1.2 |
4th Down Eff |
0.6/1.1 |
| Rushes-Yards |
32.3-146.5 |
Rushes-Yards |
26.2-71.8 |
| Avg Rush |
4.5 |
Avg Rush |
2.7 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
16.1-28.2-0.7 |
Comp-Att-Int |
22.1-35.7-0.8 |
| Passing Yards |
203.3 |
Passing Yards |
274.8 |
| Sacked-Yards |
1.9-11.6 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-11.2 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.3 |
Fumbles-Lost |
0.7-0.3 |
| Punts-Avg |
4.2-36 |
Punts-Avg |
3.8-38.6 |
| KR-Avg |
5.2-20.4 |
KR-Avg |
5-22.1 |
| PR-Avg |
3.7-7.5 |
PR-Avg |
4.2-9.9 |
| Penalties-Yards |
4-25.9 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-19.8 |
| Time of Possession |
30:05 |
Time of Possession |
30:28 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Adrian Peterson |
23 |
114.8 |
0.9 |
| Chester Taylor |
7.3 |
28.5 |
0.2 |
| Gus Frerotte |
1.4 |
1.5 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Reggie Bush |
18.1 |
50.6 |
0.4 |
| Deuce McAllister |
6.4 |
19.8 |
0.2 |
| Drew Brees |
1 |
-0.2 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Bernard Berrian |
3.6 |
67.4 |
0.4 |
| Bobby Wade |
3.4 |
41.4 |
0.3 |
| Visanthe Shiancoe |
2.2 |
28.7 |
0.2 |
| Sidney Rice |
2.2 |
27.9 |
0.2 |
| Adrian Peterson |
1.9 |
17.6 |
0.1 |
| Naufahu Tahi |
1.4 |
10.9 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Reggie Bush |
7.4 |
73 |
0.5 |
| Lance Moore |
5 |
61.7 |
0.4 |
| Devery Henderson |
3.3 |
59.3 |
0.5 |
| Robert Meachem |
2.1 |
36.8 |
0.4 |
| Billy Miller |
1.4 |
18.6 |
0.1 |
| Olaniyi Sobomehin |
1.2 |
11.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Gus Frerotte |
16.1 |
28.2 |
214.9 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Drew Brees |
22.1 |
35.6 |
285.5 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Ryan Longwell |
1.6 |
0.1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Martin Gramatica |
1.5 |
0.5 |
|
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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