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SportSims.net Predicts Next Round of Playoffs

01/12/2010

January 12, 2010, Defiance, OH — SportSims.net, an online Franchise Football simulation game, used their technologically advanced simulation engine to predict this week’s winning NFL Playoff Teams.  

Four NFL playoff games will be played this weekend: the New York Jets at the San Diego Chargers, the Baltimore Ravens at the Indianapolis Colts, the Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings, and the Arizona Cardinals at the New Orleans Saints.  According to SportSims.net, the Jets, Ravens, Cowboys and Saints will all be celebrating victories this weekend. 

SportSims.net projects the results by simulating each of the upcoming games 10,000 times using the simulation engine from SportSims.net’s online Franchise Football game.  SportSims.net’s SimEngine uses the actual player and team stats and uses them to calculate each of the individual matchups in the game, producing the most accurate results possible. 

Jets vs. Chargers.  In 10,000 simulations, SportSims.net predicts that the Jets will win the matchup 51.8% of the time against the Chargers.  With a final score of 24-20, the key to the game is the best-in-the-league performance of the Jets’ defense.  “Looks like another disappointing playoffs for the Chargers.  It is just a bad matchup for the Chargers’ offense against the Jets’ defense,”  Matt Posner, SportSims.net Statistician. 

Jets                       
 
QB Mark Sanchez             14 of 24 (58.3%), 176 yds, 1 INT, 1 TD                                                                                      
RB Thomas Jones  20 carries for 93 yds, 4.6 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                            RB Shonn Greene    18 carries for 77 yds., 4.3 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                          SE Jerricho Cotchery       4 catches for 56 yds., 14.0 yd avg.                                                                                                
TE Dustin Keller    3 catches for 35 yds., 11.6 avg.                                                                                                                    FL Braylon Edwards   3 catches for 56 yds., 18.6 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                            
Team Defense                  1 INT, 3 sacks

Chargers 

QB Philip Rivers        19 of 33 (57.5%), 216 yds., 1 INT, 2 TDs                                                                                                  
RB LaDanian Tomlinson 15 carries for 54 yds., 3.6 avg                                                                                                                      
RB Darren Sproles  10 carries for 42 yds., 4.2 avg                                                                                                                      
 
TE Antonio Gates     5 catches for 64 yds., 12.8 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                       
SE Vincent Jackson          4 catches for 65 yds., 16.3 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                           
FL Malcom Floyd     3 catches for 43 yds., 14.3 avg.                                                                                                                      
RB Darren Sproles     3 catches for 23 yds., 7.3 avg.                                                                                                                     
Team Defense                  1 INT, 2 sacks

Ravens vs. Colts.  According to SportSims.net, in the simulated matchup between the Ravens and the Colts will the Ravens won 53.8% of the time by a final score of 27-20 in 10,000 simulations.  Steve Olson, President, commented, “The Ravens’ defense is SO strong and the Colts’ offense is so one-dimensional that it is going to be a difficult game for the Colts… although that one dimension is Peyton Manning.”

Ravens                
 
QB Joe Flacco                     19 of 29 (65.5%), 222 yds, 1 INT, 1 TD                                                                                       RB Ray Rice           19 carries for 109 yds, 5.7 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                         RB Willis McGahee        10 carries for 29 yds.,2.9 avg.                               
SE Derrick Mason                5 catches for 94 yds., 18.8 yd avg., 1 TD                                                                     
TE Todd Heap                    4 catches for 46 yds., 11.5 avg.                                                                              
FL Mark Clayton                2 catches for 30 yds., 15.0 avg.                                                                                   
Team Defense                  1 INT, 2 sacks

Colts                     
 
QB Peyton Manning       24 of 38 (63.2%), 267 yds., 1 INT, 2 TDs                                                                                             RB Joseph Addai               15 carries for 61 yds., 4.1 avg.                                                                                           
SE Reggie Wayne   6 catches for 73 yds., 12.2 avg.                                                                                                    
TE Dallas Clark                    6 catches for 64 yds., 1 TD, 10.7 avg.                                                                   
WR3 Austin Collie             4 catches for 41 yds., 1 TD, 10.3 avg.                                                                                 
RB Joseph Addai               3 catches for 21 yds., 7.0 avg.                                                                                       
Team Defense                  1 INT, 2 sacks

Cowboys vs. Vikings.  SportSims.net predicts that the Cowboys will win their matchup 50.9% of the time against the Vikings in 10,000 simulations of the game, one of the closest simulations SportSims.net has ever seen.  With a final score of 21-20, this will be the nail biter of the weekend.  Shawn Kroeckel, Associate Designer, commented, “Most games come down to turnovers, but this game is so close that it may come down to a single penalty.”

Cowboys            
 
QB Tony Romo                  21 of 34 (61.8%), 299 yds, 2 TD                                                                                                    RB Marion Barber   13 carries for 54 yds, 4.2 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                            RB Felix Jones                    11 carries for 85 yds.,7.7 avg., 1 TD                                                                                    
TE Jason Witten                                6 catches for 65 yds., 10.8 yd avg., 1 TD                                                                         
SE Miles Austin                 5 catches for 132 yds., 26.4 avg., 1 TD                                                                              
FL Roy E. Williams             3 catches for 37 yds., 12.3 avg.                                                                                                    WR3 Patrick Crayton       2 catches for 40 yds., 20.0 avg.                                                                                              
Team Defense                  3 sacks      
                            
                                                                                                                                                   Vikings                 
 
QB Brett Favre                  21 of 35 (60.0%), 230 yds., 1 TDs                                                                                          
RB Adrian Peterson         19 carries for 82 yds., 4.3 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                 RB Chester Taylor   8 carries for 36 yds., 4.5 avg.                                                                                                              
SE Sidney Rice                   5 catches for 80 yds., 16.0 avg.                                                                                                     FL Percy Harvin                 4 catches for 48 yds., 12.0 avg.                                                                                            
TE Visanthe Shiancoe     4 catches for 36 yds., 9 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                  WR3 Bernard Berrian      3 catches for 37 yds., 12.3 avg.                                                                                                          Team Defense                  3 sacks                                                                                                                               

Cardinals vs. Saints.  In the 10,000 simulated matchups between the Cardinals and the Saints, SportSims.net determined that the Saints won 59.3% of the time by a final score of 31-21. 

“The Saints’ firepower at home is too much for the visiting Cards,” said David Holt, Director of Development. 

Cardinals             
 
QB Kurt Warner                                23 of 38 (60.5%), 257 yds, 2 INT, 3TD                                                                             
RB Beanie Wells                14 carries for 63 yds, 4.5 avg.                                                                                                          RB Tim Hightower  7 carries for 33 yds.,4.7 avg.                                                                                                                        SE Larry Fitzgerald                6 catches for 64 yds., 10.6 yd avg., 2 TD                                                                          
FL Anquan Boldin             4 catches for 49 yds., 12.3 avg.                                                                                             
RB Tim Hightower            4 catches for 25 yds., 6.3 avg.                                                                                                          WR3 Steve Breaston       4 catches for 51 yds., 12.8 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                 Team Defense                  1 INT, 2 sacks

Saints                   
 
QB Drew Brees                 23 of 33 (69.7%), 298 yds., 1 INT, 3 TDs                                                                                      
RB Mike Bell                       13 carries for 53 yds., 4.1 avg.                                                                                             
RB Pierre Thomas   13 carries for 65 yds., 5.0 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                          SE Marques Colston                4 catches for 63 yds., 15.7 avg., 1 TD                                                                               
FL Devery Henderson    3 catches for 47 yds., 15.7 avg.                                                                                                      
TE Jeremy Shockey         3 catches for 33 yds., 11.0 avg., 1 TD                                                                                                 RB Reggie Bush                 3 catches for 20 yds., 6.7 avg.                                                                                                   WR3 Robert Meachem  3 catches for 82 yds., 27.3 avg., 1 TD                                                                                          
Team Defense                  2 INT, 3 sacks                                                                                                                                                                    

 

SportSims.net, a unique online sports simulation, provides the avenue for subscribers to compete against other people in dynasty franchise football seasons using customized game plans, team management, trading, salary cap management and a state-of-the-art Live Online Draft.  SportSims.net’s NFL playoff predictions are for entertainment only and not for gambling purposes.