San Diego vs. New Orleans
Scores and stats from WhatIfSports.com's NFL simulations
By Paul Bessire, WhatIfSports.com
October 21st, 2008
WhatIfSports.com "played" the Week 8 - San Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints game 10,001 times. The New Orleans Saints win 62.4% of the time by an average score of 28-24. 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 |
24 |
Points |
28 |
| Win % |
37.6 |
Win % |
62.4 |
| First Downs |
20 |
First Downs |
22 |
| - Rushing |
6 |
- Rushing |
6 |
| - Passing |
13 |
- Passing |
15 |
| - Penalty |
1 |
- Penalty |
1 |
| 3rd Down Eff |
6/13 |
3rd Down Eff |
7/13 |
| 4th Down Eff |
0/1 |
4th Down Eff |
1/1 |
| Rushes-Yards |
28-106 |
Rushes-Yards |
27-107 |
| Avg Rush |
4 |
Avg Rush |
4 |
| Comp-Att-Int |
20-31-1 |
Comp-Att-Int |
23-36-1 |
| Passing Yards |
246 |
Passing Yards |
268 |
| Sacked-Yards |
2-11 |
Sacked-Yards |
2-11 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
Fumbles-Lost |
1-0 |
| Punts-Avg |
3-44 |
Punts-Avg |
4-39 |
| KR-Avg |
5-23 |
KR-Avg |
6-22 |
| PR-Avg |
4-11 |
PR-Avg |
3-9 |
| Penalties-Yards |
3-22 |
Penalties-Yards |
3-22 |
| Time of Possession |
29:28 |
Time of Possession |
31:10 |
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
21 |
78 |
1 |
| Darren Sproles |
5 |
23 |
0 |
| Vincent Jackson |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Mike Tolbert |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| Philip Rivers |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
| Deuce McAllister |
19 |
84 |
1 |
| Pierre Thomas |
3 |
12 |
0 |
| Mike Karney |
2 |
7 |
0 |
| Devery Henderson |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Drew Brees |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Vincent Jackson |
5 |
79 |
1 |
| Antonio Gates |
4 |
54 |
0 |
| Malcom Floyd |
3 |
48 |
0 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson |
4 |
40 |
0 |
| Legedu Naanee |
2 |
15 |
0 |
| Darren Sproles |
1 |
8 |
0 |
| Mike Tolbert |
1 |
8 |
0 |
| Brandon Manumaleuna |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Rec |
Yds |
TD |
| Lance Moore |
6 |
68 |
1 |
| Marques Colston |
5 |
60 |
0 |
| Billy Miller |
3 |
44 |
0 |
| Devery Henderson |
2 |
32 |
0 |
| Deuce McAllister |
3 |
29 |
0 |
| Mike Karney |
2 |
16 |
0 |
| Mark Campbell |
1 |
16 |
0 |
| Pierre Thomas |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Philip Rivers |
19 |
29 |
242 |
2 |
1 |
| Billy Volek |
1 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Comp. |
Att. |
Yards |
TD |
INT |
| Drew Brees |
23 |
35 |
278 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Nate Kaeding |
2 |
0 |
|
|
| |
Made |
Missed |
| Taylor Mehlhaff |
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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