Computer Predicts Seahawks To Deflate Patriots

By Andrew Porter

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- While the Super Bowl isn't until Sunday, PredictionMachine.com thinks they know who is going to win the game.

After 50,000 simulations of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, the Seahawks win 57.3 percent of the time. The projected score is Seattle 23.5, New England 20.3.

Check out the full box score below:

New England Patriots Seattle Seahawks
Points 20.3 23.5
Total Yards 302.4 350.7
Passing Yards 221.7 182.4
Yards-Per-Pass 5.7 6.1
Passing TDs 1.4 1.3
Sacked 2.1 2.4
Sacked Yards Lost 13.4 15.1
Rushing Yards 80.7 168.3
Rushes 23.6 32.6
Yards-Per-Rush 3.4 5.2
Rushing TDs 0.8 1.2
Penalties 6.1 5.0
Penalty Yards 48.1 45.4
Turnovers 1.1 1.1
FGA 1.7 2.3
FGM 1.6 2.0

Player Stats (avg. from 50,000 games):

New England Patriots Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TDs INTs
Tom Brady 24.3 38.7 235.1 1.4 0.9

Seattle Seahawks Passing

Player Comp Att Yards TDs INTs
Russell Wilson 18.2 30.1 197.5 1.3 0.8

New England Patriots Rushing

Player Rushes Yards Avg. Rush TDs
LeGarrette Blount 16.4 58.7 3.6 0.6
Shane Vereen 3.5 12.7 3.6 0.1
Julian Edelman 0.8 4.0 5.0 0.0
Tom Brady 2.2 3.1 1.4 0.0
Jonas Gray 0.6 2.2 3.7 0.0

Seattle Seahawks Rushing

Player Rushes Yards Avg. Rush TDs
Marshawn Lynch 21.2 100.7 4.8 0.8
Russell Wilson 6.5 47.1 7.2 0.4
Robert Turbin 4.9 20.5 4.2 0.0

New England Patriots Receiving

Player Receptions Yards Avg. Rec TDs
Rob Gronkowski 5.8 70.7 12.2 0.6
Julian Edelman 6.7 61.6 9.2 0.2
Brandon LaFell 4.2 48.5 11.5 0.3
Shane Vereen 3.3 24.7 7.5 0.1
Danny Amendola 2.1 14.0 6.7 0.1
Tim Wright 1.0 8.5 8.5 0.1
James Develin 0.6 3.8 6.3 0.0
LeGarrette Blount 0.6 3.2 5.3 0.0

Seattle Seahawks Receiving

Player Receptions Yards Avg. Rec TDs
Doug Baldwin 4.9 54.8 11.2 0.3
Jermaine Kearse 4.0 48.8 12.2 0.3
Luke Willson 3.6 43.4 12.1 0.3
Ricardo Lockette 1.6 23.1 14.4 0.1
Marshawn Lynch 2.9 22.1 7.6 0.3
Robert Turbin 0.5 3.5 7.0 0.0
Will Tukuafu 0.5 1.8 3.6 0.0

 

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