Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Projecting the season

In honor of Madden Day yesterday, I finished the Eagles 2006 regular season I'd been playing with last year's copy of the game. I know it's not a perfect projection, but the game is pretty realistic and I think it's probably a good indication of how the Eagles will finish up. So here are the stats:

Team stats
Team record 16 wins, 0 losses
Points for1,264 points (157 offensive TDs)
Points allowed64 points
Points scored by my defense102 points (17 defensive TDs)


Individual offense stats
Donovan McNabb 6,685 passing yards, 96 TDs, 8 INTs
Brian Westbrook (ground)2,561 rushing yards, 45 TDs, 7 fumbles
Brian Westbrook (air)1,278 receiving yards, 18 TDs
Reggie Brown2,015 receiving yards, 31 TDs
David Akers4 field goals, 171 extra points


Individual defense stats
Jeremiah Trotter79 tackles, 39 sacks, 5 INTs, 3 fumbles, 2 safeties
Javon Kearse62 tackles, 37 sacks, 1 INT, 2 fumbles, 1 TD
Sheldon Brown32 tackles, 18 INTs, 6 TDs
Lito Shepard48 tackles, 15 INTs, 1 sack, 1 fumble, 4 TDs
Brian Dawkins49 tackles, 7 INTs, 1 TD


McNabb won the MVP, Westbrook the offensive player of the year, and Trotter the defensive player of the year. The team had 17 starters on the Pro Bowl (no Akers, though).

Like I said, it's not a perfect prediction. But I think it's reasonable to assume McNabb will have somewhere around 6,000 yards passing, and that Trotter will nearly double the sack record this year.

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