NY Giants 27 @ New Orleans Saints 48: Prediction Results

by Dave Cariello on Oct 20, 2009 1:00 PM CDT

This weeks prediction results can be found after the break. We had three members get all of their prognostications correct. Check them all out, including a few silly predictions from Giants fans, then vote on who you think deserves this weeks title as most accurate.

Nobody had the score prediction correct, probably because most expected a closer game, but 10up and ArithMattic were closest with their guesses of Saints 42 - Giants 27.

*Member*	*Predictions*	*Analysis*
saints-nation	1. Brees will throw for over 300 yards, despite the Giants tenacious defense. 2. Brandon Jacobs will score 2+ Touchdowns. 3. John Carney will hit a game winning field goal with under 2 minutes to play.	Yes No No
WhoDat_OH	1) Reggie will have 7+ rec 2) Defense/Special Teams will force 2+ fumbles 3) Shockey ha TD rec	No No Yes
xen-cuts	1. Saints = 2 passing TDs 2. Saints = 2 running TDs 3. TD for the Shocker!	No No Yes
coldpizza	1. Saints lose their first game of the season (gasp!). 2. No RB from either team cracks 100 yds rushing. 3. Jeremy Shockey has at least 5 receptions.	No Yes No
10up	1. Charles Grant will have 1.5 sacks on Eli 2. The other Steve Smith will be limited to under 4 receptions 3. Colston will have the first TD reception of the game	No No No
hakimdropstheball	1. Total score is over the 47.5 point spread. 2. Drew Brees and Eli Manning both throw for over 250 yards (that’s apiece, not together) 3. The Shockmeister scores a touchdown and celebrates by bedding Vida Guerra on the 50-yard line.	Yes Hell, the Saints had 48! No No. You had to be cute.
FuSoYa	1) the Saints score no points in the first quarter. 2) Pierre Thomas has the most yards of any RB in the game 3) Both QB’s passer ratings fall below 100	No Yes No
born in areacode 318	Drew Brees throws his first TD in 9 Quarters Defense/Special Teams will get a TD off of a Turnover by the Giants Giants won’e be able to stop the 1-2 punch of Bell and Thomas.	Yes No Yes? I hate predictions like this.
#23fan	1. J-Shock has 1 TD to complement his 5 catches 2. Mike Bell gets a TD and 80+ yards 3. THERE WILL BE A BS PENALTY AGAINST THE SAINTS. I’ll say personal foul on the defense.	No No Yes
sho'nuf	1. Meachem has 80yds and a TD 2. Reggie gets his first PR TD of the year 3. Eli throws for over 300 yds	No No No
MtnExile	1. Drew Brees will have a passer rating over 90. 2. Eli Manning will have a passer rating under 80. 3. Darren Sharper will get at least one pick.	Yes Yes No
Ponysaints	Brees = 2 TD’s 285 yards Defense = 2 turnovers Offense = 475 total yards	No Yes Yes
DrewBreesManCrush	1) drew brees is awesome. (300+ yds passing) 2) saints +2 or better to margin 3) def/st td (again)	Yes Yes No
Lyle Lirette	Brees 3 TD Porter 1 TD Thomas 1 TD	No No Yes
Lil_joe692	1) Drew brees passes for over 250 yards and has 1+ TD 2) Bell rushes for over 100 yards and 2 TDs 3) Defense front four gets 2+ sacks on Eli	Yes No No
bigbill947	Saints 37 New Jersey Giants 24 Giants water boy eats oysters at Felix’s Saints recievers recieve lots of passes from female Saints fans !	No Maybe? Maybe?
jack_casse	Brees – 2 TD passes Saints Defense picks off Manning 2 times Saints Defense holds yet another team to 1 touchdown	No No No
FriarBob	1. Drew breaks his "streak" and passes for 200+ yards and 1+ TD. (Is that as weird for you to hear as me to type?) 2. Eli has a "decent" game or better (200+ yards and 1+ TD) but also commits 1+ turnovers (fumble or INT counts). 3. Shockey does one of two things, or perhaps both: A) catches 1+ TDs and delivers a hard hit to an attempted tackler at least once in the game, B) gets absolutely lit up by a G-Man defensive player that at least appears to be trying to knock him out of the game, drawing in the process a personal foul penalty or at least many/all of us screaming at the refs for not throwing the flag.	Yes No No
cck781	1. Brees throws for 200+ yds. and scores a rushing TD. 2. Eli fumbles twice but only one is lost. 3. Bush scores a receiving TD.	No No No
narco301	1. Greer will have at least two pass defenses 2. Pierre will have a 100 yard rushing game 3. Brees will throw no interceptions	Yes No Yes
xxMUCK_ITxx	Giants rush for under 100 yards Saints Rush for over 100 yards Bress gets back on track 300+ yd 2 tds	Yes Yes Yes
GSO Saints Fan	Brees wakes up, 250+ yards, 2 TD, 0 INT Shockey gets at least one of the TD passes Saints win TO battle, score on D again	No Yes No
ArithMattic	1. Thomas & Bell each rush for over 100 yards and combine for 3 TDs. 2. Bush & Shockey combine for 14 catches, 150+ yards, 2 TDs. 3. Defense does not score, but causes 3 TO, two of which lead to points for the Saints.	No No No
darshive420	Brees get back in sinc throws for 250 and 2tds 2of our three running backs get a td Shockey gets a least 80yrds and a td	No Yes No
GlackAndBold	- Superdome screaming easily audible from the north shore - Inane tv announcer mentions of non-Eli Mannings edge out inane tv announcer mentions of Shockey playing against former team, 22-20 - Number of Giant turnovers less than Drew Brees passer rating	Doubtful I don't know. Yes
jamesyyyboyyy	1. Drew Brees will not throw any interceptions. 2. Eli Manning will not be sacked. 3. Darren Sharper will get an interception.	Yes No No
whodatone	1. Brees will trhow for 331 yards. 2. Brees will NOT be sacked. 3. Shockey has 2 TDs.	No Yes No
CASaintsfan	Thomas and Bell have 200 yards rushing and 1 TD each Brees has a TD pass and 1 int Defense gets two turnovers.	No No Yes
viper4dx	1. Brees has a subpar game,200ish yards,1 TD,1 INT 2. Thomas and Bell combine for 150+ yards,and 1 TD 3. Saints lose turnover battle.	No No No
Urine Trouble	1. Eli does not finish the game. 2. P. Thomas has 150+ yards Rec & Rush 3. Darren Sharper has an INT	Yes No No
SaintBevo	Saints score on first drive Saints D gets 2 or more TOs Bush gets a TD	Yes Yes Yes
saintsbrasil	1.saints 200+ rushing yards 2.D Brees +250 yds and 2 tds 3.A DB gets a sack	No No Yes
Lostastic	Brees – 320+ Passing Yards RBs – 150+ Rushing Shockey – 2+ TDs	Yes No No
Nate W	1) Drew Brees returns to form throwing for over 325 yds 2) Both teams have at least 2 sacks 3) Steve Smith is held to less than 60 yards	Yes No Yes
wsgiantsfan	Iguess when your football team has been so bad for so long, you would’nt know a good team if it bit you in the rearend………..GIANTS 28 SAINTS 10	I wasn't even going to include this, but since it was so smug I figured why not rub his face in it a little. That's a big, fat NO.
RunGmenRun	1) The Saints are a very good team, once of the best in the NFC, and they are capable of winning this game though I do not think that they will. 2) Many teams like the Saints or Vikings become the "flavor of the month" like the Panthers were in the last few weeks of last season – until the Giants beat them down. The Giants have the same core that beat the Pats and was last years #1 NFC Seed and have improved their personnel from that. 3) After this game, many will realize what I am seeing – that this Giants team continues to evolve and has the chance to be THE best I have seen in my lifetime of 40+ years. They are experienced, balanced and deep. Old Giants football was to squeak by teams like the Raiders and Bucs, but this team put their foot on their throat and crushed them. Thats what elite teams do.	No No No
just8urlunch	1. greer will have an int 2. at least 3 of our kickoffs will be touchbacks 3. shockey will keep the ball after he scores his first td against his former team	Yes No Yes?
Dan39465	Reggie bush gets 100+ all purpose yards Brees gets 300+ passing yards, 2TD Special teams get a TD	No No No
nanvinnie	1. Brees has more than 250 pass yds 2. Bush scores at least 1 TD 3. Saints win the TO battle	Yes Yes Yes
Tigernut	1. Saints D gets two or more picks. 2. Two or more TD’s for Brees. 3. Giants only TD is in garbage-time in the 4th qtr.	No Yes No
damixter	1. Shockey, 2 TD’s 2. Brees, 3 passing TD’s(2 Shockey, 1 Colston) 3. Reggie- one punt return for TD, Mike Bell, 1 rushing TD	No No No
HansDat	1) Carney game-winning FG in OT (Tynes misses one at end of regulation to let it go to OT in the first place) 2) Charles Grant gets a sack and a fumble recovery (not on the same play) 3) Reggie Bush – 2 TDs	No No No
NYSaint	1 – Saints DEF 2 ints 2 – Meach TD 3 – Dr SHOCKaloo TD	No Yes Yes
Philinwood	Brees has a higher QB rating than Manning Mike Bell has more rushing yards than Bradshaw Saints forces turnovers =or greater than the Giants force turnovers	Yes No Yes
True Blue All Day	1) giants get 4 plays of 25+ yards 2) Giants dont get any sacks on drew but alot of pressures 3) neither team commits a turnover	No No No
pukenbowl	1) Reggie has >60 yards on ground and thru air + multiple TD’s 2) Brees throws 2TDs no INTs, >250 yards 3) Greer has first INT with Saints, Defense produces 3 turnovers	No No No
jamaican drew brees	1. Colston and Moore TDs 2. Bell + Thomas > 150 yds (combined) 3. D. Sharper Int	Yes No No
SaintsFan-KS	1. Brees 250+ yds, 2 TD 2. Shockey 1 TD 3. Vilma gets a turnover for a TD	No Yes No
janepriceestrada	1. Archie wears a Giants shirt and Saints cap. 2. Shockey goes nuts +50 yds and 2 TDs 3. Reggie returns a punt for TD.	Don't know. No No
skinneykinney	1. Reggie gets 1 or more TDs and 100+all purpose yards. 2. Brees has 300+ yards and at least 2 TDs 3. Moorestead has a kickoff for a TB or a punt inside the 15 yard line in the final 7 minutes of the game.	No Yes No
Cajun in CA	1. Saints first score is a FG. 2. Over/Under at the half is 17 or less. 3. Lance Moore catches at least 1 TD pass.	No I don't know what that means. Yes
BlackandGold4ever	1. Brees throws for 200+ yards and 2 TD’s 2. Defense gets 2 TO’s and 2+ sacks 3. Shockey gets at least 6 catches for 80+ yards and a TD	No No No
azkickers	J-Carney will kick a 53 yard field goal. Eli Manning will pass for over 250 yards. Terry Bradshaw will change his mind at the half time show and pick N/O to win.	No No Doubt it.
HB-NOLA	1. Saints trail for first time all year during 2nd quarter, but Payton stays calm and takes a FG to tie it. 2. Game tied at half and end of regulation – Saints win in OT. 3. Both teams rush for 100+ yards.	No No No
jray2000	1. Vilma: 6 takles, 1 sack, 1 fumble recovery 2. Bush: 100 total yards and a TD 3. Saints Defense: 3 sacks, 2 turnovers	No No No
metryman	uno .El Shock-Man 1 Goal(TD) dos. Senor Pierre Thomas 1 Goal(TD) treis. Senor Manning throws 1+ INT.	Yes No Yes
S'portDave	1. Saints backfield combines for at least 150 yards 2. Lance Moore Scores a TD 3. Saints Secondary keeps Manning from throwing a TD	No Yes No
maculis	1. Brees scores 2 late TDs to make the score look closer than it was 2. Brees gets no sacks but quick throws stall a lot of drives 3. Shockey will drop a HUGE, must needed reception	No No No
Lsureb	1) 100 yrds.rushing for bell 2) 250 yrds. passing for brees 3) eli throws 2 ints.	No No No
saint boss hog	1. saints D will make eli look like a rookie back to the dazed and confused eli days 2. reggie geta atkleast 100 yard rushing/receiving and TD 3.drew brees makes giants look like midgets, atleast 3 tds	Yes? No Yes
R.A.	1. Eli puts up at least 5 TD’s and has near perfect game 2. Brandon Jacobs rushes for over 100 yards for the first time this season 3. The Saints offense gets dominated and Drew Brees shutdown	No No Keep dreamin'.
LaidBackLivin	1. P.Thomas & M. Bell Combine for 150 rush yds 2. Saints D gets at least 1 INT and recovers 1 Fumble 3.Colston catches 2 TDS	No Yes No
J Rock	Brees has 3 tds and almost 400 yards, Shockey has 1, meachem has 1, Bush has 1. Giants focus too much on stopping run, Bell & Thomas each have around 80 yards anyway, one of them has a long td run of around 35 yards. Giants dont convert on a 2 point conversion.	No No No
Hooahsaint	1. Bush – 150+ all purpose yards 2 TDs 2. Shockey TD reception 3. Eli’s on his back more than Kim Kardashian in a Ray J video	No Yes No, but funny.
Fillossofer	1. The Giants D holds NO to under 100 yards rushing 2. The Giants D scores a touchdown on an interception 3. Manning QB rating exceeds 135	No No No
tito (eight and oh)	1. Brees breaks his scoreless streak, throwing for one TD in the second half. 2. New Orleans is held under 100 yards rushing. 3. Eli throws for over 320 yards passing.	No No No
bmi601	1. Drew Brees throws 2 TD and 300 yards 2. Eli Manning is held to no touchdowns 3. Reggie Bush returns a punt for TD	No No No
carolinasaintsfan	1. D holds them to 1 TD 2. Shockey catches 5 passes including TD 3. Bush has at least 100 all purpose yds	No No No
benm316	1. Saints D gets at least 2 turnovers 2. Reggie scores at least once 3. Saints D sacks Archie’s boy at least twice	Yes Yes No
	1. Since we goin off of the teams we played lets talk about the teams they played. dont need 2 say much about the lions or the bills. lets talk about a philly team who played with a back up QB and he put up nearly 400 yrds passing( he was only 9 away from 400) against ur defense. it was his 1st start ever. lets not get too happy off of those 3 picks ladies and gents. the Qbs they faced was Trent Edwards, Kevin Kolb, Matt Stafford And Mark "Franchise". Neither team has played any great Qbs but at least we played a Qb that was mention as one of the best n tha league at one point ( tony Homo). 2. The LIONS scored more points on ya defense then the Raiders, cheifs and bucs scored on us put 2gether (0,16, 7). And the only player in ya defensive back field that is really makin plays is sharper. 3. im done	Feel free to include Eli Manning in your future assessments. We didn't even need our defense because the Giants was so bad. Thank God.
vicvega26	1. Drew Brees 230+ yards and 2 TD’s 1 INT. 2. Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell will have over 120 yards between them with Pierre going in the end zone. 3. Bradshaw has more rushing yards than Jacobs and a higher YPC.	No No Yes
warwolf	1 Saints score a defensive TD 2 Giants score a defensive TD 3 Both Bell and Thomas score	No No No
FrenchFreak	1-….dropping it on a crucial 3rd down 2-…and gettiing 15 yds on a personnal foul, 3-…on a TD by #88.	No No No
Nez	1. Brees has a 300 yd passing day 2. Reggie, Pierre, and Mike B combine for 100+ rushing yds 3.Shockey gets a TD	No Yes Yes
in the 9th	1) saints rush for over 180 yards 2) saints special teams scores a td 3) eli throws for over 250 yards, and has 2 ints	No No No
smittydasaint	1. eli gets sacked twice. 2. eli throws a pick. 3. shockey gets 2 td’s.	No Yes No
satchmo26	1. Despite aggressive coverage by the Giants, Shockey plays like a man possessed: 70+ yards, at least 1 TD 2. Brees doesn’t top 300 passing yards but throws at least 2 TD passes. 3. Tracy Porter gets a INT.	No No No
slumD	1. Roman Harper gets an INT 2. JShock has a TD 3. Steve Smith has a 25+ yard TD (need this one for my fantasy team!)	No Yes No
VAsaintsfan	1. Reggie gets a TD. 2. Eli throws 2 INTs. 3. Devery is the Saints leading receiver.	Yes No No
saints fan in cowboyland!	Eli throws a pick Jacobs looses a fumble Reggie scores a td.	Yes No Yes
saintsfan63	1. Saints D gets at least 3 sacks on Little Manning 2. Drew has 2 passing TDs 3. Superdome Crowd noise good for at least 3 false starts or cause for time outs	No No I only remember two time outs.
bayoumaverick	1. Brees throws for 300+ and 2+ TDs 2. Saints RBs out rush NY RBs 3. Sharper gets at least 1 pick	Yes Yes No

Poll

Who had this weeks most accurate predictions?

xxMUCK_ITxx

40 votes

SaintBevo

46 votes

nanvinnie

13 votes

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Ooooh, so close

Ed Hochuli robbed me.

Super Bowl 44: "If you play in this league and it's not your goal, there's something wrong with you." -- Marques Colston

by MtnExile on Oct 20, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions

Wait a second...

You mean I don’t get “halfsies” on those other two predictions?

/ I’ll show myself out for saying “halfsies”

"Gowin on fourth and 14 will punt it away. He hangs it very high, angling it for the near sideline...HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!!! HAKIM DROPS THE BALL!! Brian Milne might've fallen on it at the ten yard line! It's the New Orleans Saints' football! Brian Milne, the most unlikely hero of them all, falls on the fumble, the muff by Hakim! There is a God after all!" -- Jim Henderson

by hakimdropstheball on Oct 20, 2009 1:25 PM CDT reply actions

note to self

don’t be a smartass with game predictions. ;)

by HB-NOLA on Oct 20, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions

Touche, HB-NOLA

I should have made it something like a “bonus pick” or something. Not that it would have mattered anyway, everyone else got all three right, so I likely would’ve voted for one of them anyway…

by hakimdropstheball on Oct 20, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions

at least you didn't ask for a "do-over"

Remember those middle school schoolyard football games you’d play at recess with a NERF ball in middle school? When a pass or kick hits a tree branch and whoever yells “interference!!!” or “no interference!!!!” first wins the ruling on that play as for a “do-over” or not.

"In the end, the bread was in the pudding." -- Bobby McCray

by Hans Petersen on Oct 20, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Are we not Saints?

We are BEVO. You got my vote, holmes.

"Paralyze resistance with persistence" -Woody Hayes

by coldpizza on Oct 20, 2009 1:28 PM CDT reply actions

degree of difficulty

vote goes to MUCK_IT.

by HB-NOLA on Oct 20, 2009 1:57 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed

Higher degree of difficulty.

"He's going to have so many balls he might have to sell them back to Wilson when he retires,"

-Silky Powell, Saints equipment manager

by Ponysaints on Oct 20, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions

agreed as well

by Saint2010 on Oct 21, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Bevo

gets the tiebreak for being close before

"Brees will kill you, but he lets you decide how fast he tightens the garrote." -Chris Brown

by FuSoYa on Oct 20, 2009 2:08 PM CDT reply actions

Not trying to be a whiner here...but...

I believe I got 2.5, not just 1…

Brees wakes up, 250+ yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
Shockey gets at least one of the TD passes
Saints win TO battle, score on D again

Brees did throw over 250 yards, with no INT’s, and hey, MORE than 2 is good, right?
They also won the TO battle (2 to 0), and Sharper was only denied scoring because of a terrible roughing the passer call.

Of course, I don’t have all three, but only on a TECHNICALITY!! HOCHULI ROBBED ME AGAIN!!! AHHHHHHHHH!!!

:-)

Irony: An atheist Saints fan.

by GSO Saints Fan on Oct 20, 2009 2:55 PM CDT reply actions

Sorry

but I have eliminated half points.

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by Dave Cariello on Oct 20, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Hochuli

is on steroids, clouding his judgement….what does GSO stand for?

You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.

by metryman on Oct 20, 2009 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Wait. wait. wait.

so by giant fans logic is Kevin Kolb now a better QB than Eli? Cause Kolb did put up 391 against our weak defense

I see what you got...Lets rock - Al Bundy

by knucklesmalone on Oct 20, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions

if you wanna get technical then Stafford is also better by 27 yards and Sanchise and Edwards are right on Eli’s tailgate

I see what you got...Lets rock - Al Bundy

by knucklesmalone on Oct 20, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I think that sounds right

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by Dave Cariello on Oct 20, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Week Six power rankings, locked and loaded

http://is.gd/4so6B

by WhoDat_OH on Oct 20, 2009 3:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Or here:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/10/20/week-six-power-rankings/

They have the Giants above the Broncos! East coast bias if you ask me.

by WhoDat_OH on Oct 20, 2009 3:43 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

I normally think Florio is a tool...

…but this was funny:

“This week’s game “felt like a scrimmage,” too. For the other team."

…ouch. ;-)

Irony: An atheist Saints fan.

by GSO Saints Fan on Oct 20, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions

nfc east

i wish we could play the nfc east every week we could be the highest scoring offense of all time it’s amazing the afc east has played us harder then the nfc east

by simone219 on Oct 20, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Redskins and Cowboys

are coming up later in the season. We have a chance this season to knock that whole division down a notch. Maybe our games against those two teams will be the games that finally get their coaches fired! Here’s hoping. Oh how I love to see a look of disgust on the faces Dan Snyder and Jerry Jones.

"That Brees is a good quarterback." - Giants Free Safety Michael Johnson after a 48-27 Saints victory.

by VAsaintsfan on Oct 20, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions

We have a chance this season to knock that whole division down a notch.

Isn’t awesome to think of the Saints as an unstoppable force like that of a freight train. God, the Saints are freakin’ awesome this year!!!!

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by Dave Cariello on Oct 20, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions

yes, it is awesome

my only problem with it is I can’t bring myself to believe they’ll go 16-0, and I know the let down when they finally do lose a game is going to be crushing.

by HB-NOLA on Oct 20, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Darn

I meant to say breees woulod pass for 331 yards PLUS………….You got My vote Bevo!!!!!

by whodatone on Oct 20, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions

TWO

So that should be TWO yes…..

by whodatone on Oct 20, 2009 3:26 PM CDT reply actions

I say I got 2 right.

Technically, Eli did throw 2 INTs. One of them just doesn’t count towards game stats.

"That Brees is a good quarterback." - Giants Free Safety Michael Johnson after a 48-27 Saints victory.

by VAsaintsfan on Oct 20, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions

I forgot Bell would be back healthy

I was assuming the bulk of the run would go to Pierre because I thought they would limit Bell’s carries coming off injury. If that would have happen, I’d have all three right. Dang but that’s alright I enjoyed seeing Bell and Thomas both pounding away.

by narco301 on Oct 20, 2009 5:12 PM CDT reply actions

Nate W.

by Nate W on Oct 20, 2009 7:36 PM CDT reply actions

What about benm316?

Box score says saints sacked giants twice

Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis

by Dan39465 on Oct 20, 2009 9:03 PM CDT reply actions

good question

benm316’s prediction was that “Archies Boy” (Eli Manning) would get sacked twice. The Saints did sack the Giants twice, but only one was on Eli. The other was on David Carr.

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by Dave Cariello on Oct 21, 2009 12:24 AM CDT up reply actions