Packers @ Saints: Game Predictions

Saints win by less than 14 points

Running game comes up big

Devery Henderson catches pass for over 50 yards may or may not score.

1) Meachem has a TD catch
2) Hartley kicks the game winner
3) Usama has another pick and plays better than last week.

1. Brees has 2 picks
2. Reggie returns with 30 yds rushing and 70 yds receiving
3. Saints win

How do you pass against a defense like Green Bay? And how can we convince Payton that this is the week to run, run, run!

Nevertheless, I gotta pick the Saints to win. Low score, say something like 24-20.

1. Deuce/Pierre rack up 150 yards.

2. Colston comes back finally…100 yards receiving and he doesn’t drop a pass.

3. Saints lose the turnover battle but win anyway.

1. Shockey shows some of the traits that made him such an interesting looking addition to the saints…70+ yards receiving…

2. Pierre Thomas gets more touches than Deuce…for a combined 100+ yard game…

3. Vilma plays like a madman and gets at least one sack…leads the Saints in tackles…

2. Saints “exploitation” of another terrible run defense = just over 100 yards rushing as a team.

3. Game decided by 4th-Q FG by, #5 on the field but #1 in your heart, Garrick Utley.

1) Ryan Grant is held to less than 86 yards rushing.
2) Deuce makes at least one memorable play (moves the pile, breaks a long one, punishes a tackler, I’ll take anything) that I can keep on videotape and treasure.
3) Al D. Harris shuts Colston DOWN; #12 has less than 3 receptions for under 20 yards total, zero TD’s, resulting in much handwringing analysis on Da Chronic next week.

1) SAINTS win by 2 scores; 2)Duece & Pierre bust em for 125+;3) it’s Colston’s night, 2 big T.D.’s

1. Tony Kornheiser will be all over Reggie’s jock because of Reggie’s last Monday night performance.

2. He’ll follow that up by saying Reggie will never be an “every down back”

3. Colston needs to get in the endzone at some point. It won’t be this game.

1. Drew Brees 555 yards passing – a new NFL record by 1 yard
2. Drew Brees 46 completed passes – a new NFL record by 1
3. Drew Brees 8 TD passes – yep another record

1. Jeff Charleston and Bobby McCray will each post at least 1 sack.

2. 100 yards rushing for Peter Tom (due mainly to a couple of 20+ yarders.)

3. Matt Flynn goes under center for at least 1 snap.

I predict

1. a big game from PT
2. our d to step up and hold Rodgers to a 200 yd, 1 td performance.
3. the game will be close, 27-24

I go in for surgery on Wed. Wish me luck.

1- Shockey rubs it in my face by having a huge game proving once and for all I know football as much as I understand women.
2- Payton goes against common sense and try to win this one by challenging Packs’ secondary keeping Deuce under 55 yards.
3- My co-workers all take Tuesday off so they won’t hear me go “All the way, baby” after a 35-31 win on MNF. Fine, will let them have it for the rest of the week!

Reggie has 100+ all-purpose yds

PT has 100+ all purpose yards

Harper gets a pick

Reggie will pickup half of our 1st downs.
Bress will will this one for us with an unreal game moving him up on the MVP list.
4 sacks
Moore another TD
Devery with 2 plays of 50 or more yards
34-27 Saints
Hearts will be broken again but not this week

1. Brees goes for 280 and 3 TDs
2. Colston has 7 catches
3. Grant goes just over 100

1. Payton challenges a call and loses, again.
2. Colston gets his first TD since coming back.
3. Hartley kicks game winner w/ under 3:00 remaining.

1. Deuce scores early to set Saints TD record, then Payton barely uses him for the rest of the game.
2. Once again I’ll predict that Colston finally scores for the first time this season.
3. Aaron Rodgers gets picked off at least once.

Brees throws for more than 325 yards
Woodson gets at least one pick
Colston makes at least 6 catches

1. Pierre Thomas puts up at least 100 combined yards.
2. The Saints surrender over 100 yards on the ground.
3. Hartley whiffs on a long field goal.

1. Payton won’t send Hartley out to attempt a field goal beyond 42 yards. (If he does, he’ll miss it.)
2. The Saints contain Ryan Grant for less than 80 yards rushing.
3. …But Aaron Rodgers exploits the Saints’ secondary for more than 325 yards and 3 scores.

1. Scott Fujita records his first sack of the year on his fellow Cal Bear A-Rod.
2. Jeremy Shockey breaks his incredible streak of three whole games without being responsible for a turnover.
3. Brett Farve gets mentioned at least 9 times and they even show one of his MNF highlight reels.

1 meachem TD
2 each team scores 3 TD’s
3 saints win in overtime

1). The Saints will score a TD and a penalty will void it.
2). Drew Brees will pass for 300 yards.
3). Pack will lose a fumble in their own territory.

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Geaux Saints!! Let’s get two in a row.
Lache pas la patate!

1. Brees keeps pace with marino’s record breaking year completing for +280
2. Our three headed rushing attack gets well into the +100 mark combined with their efforts.
3. While the game is already well in hand.. Colston tacks on another touchdown reception in the latter part of the game…