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NFL Simulated

NFL Game Simulator

Watch an NFL game play out snap by snap, with a live box score and play-by-play.

UpcomingThu, Nov 5 · 8:15 PM ET

Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens

Built from RotoWire's pregame projections as of Nov 4, 11:24 PM ET.

Simulated. Each run is one possible outcome from pregame projections, not a prediction or a pick.

Simulate an upcoming game

All NFL games

Run the game. Watch every snap.

Snap by snap

Every drive plays out on the field: runs, passes, sacks, penalties, punts and kicks, with the down, distance and clock.

Live box score

Passing, rushing, receiving, kicking and defense for every player, plus team stats and a drive chart, updating as the game goes.

Built from projections

Each team's play calling, pace and efficiency are calibrated to its pregame projections, so over many games the averages match them.

Run it again

Each run is a new game. Simulate again, or copy the link to share this one.

How the NFL game simulator works

How does the NFL game simulator work?

It plays a full NFL game one snap at a time under the current rules: downs and distance, the game clock, timeouts, penalties, punts, field goals, two-point tries and overtime. Each team's pass and run mix, pace and red-zone finishing, and every player's targets, carries and yards per play, are calibrated to the game's pregame projections, so over many runs the averages match them.

Is a simulated game a prediction?

No. Each run is one possible way the game could go, and the next run will be different. The projections it's built from are averages; any single game can land far from them.

Which NFL games can I simulate?

Every NFL game with pregame projections posted, usually from early in game week until kickoff, plus a recent game kept as an example. Each game page links to its simulation once it's ready.