Saints 17 @ Falcons 14: Prediction Results and Voting

by Dave Cariello on Dec 29, 2010 12:01 PM CST

Everyone's predictions fro last week have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety following the jump.

For the first week in quite a while nobody got all three of their predictions correct. So we've got a long ballot filled with a bunch of members - and some visitors - who were nearly perfect but came up just short. It's up to each of you to decide who deserves to win.

Look over the results then go ahead and cast your vote for the best predictor. The poll will be open for 48 hours, closing Friday afternoon at 12pm.

*CSC Member*	*Predictions*	*Analysis*
ATLsince1972	1. Turner rushes for over 100 yards 2. Brees throws 2 pix 3. Saints have less than 80 yards rushing	No Yes Yes *Score Predictions:* Falcons 34-24
BigCountryLV	1) brees passes for more than 250 yards. 2) saints rush for 150 yards or more. 3) falcons commit 2 or more turnovers.	Yes No Yes *Score Predictions:* Saints 41-17
MtnExile	1. Michael Turner will rush for under 100 yards. 2. The Saints will win the turnover battle by at least a 2-to-1 margin. 3. Mike Smith will be caught on national TV having at least one profanity-laden tirade.	Yes No Yes *Score Predictions:* Saints 35-13
Jabbadahut99	1. Roddy White scores 2. Hartley is perfect. 3. Turner gashes the Saints for over 100 yards	Yes Yes No *Score Predictions:* Saints 31-28
SaintsFanMD	1. Falcons held under 150 yds rushing. 2. Matt Ryan throws more ints than Drew. 3. Saints lead in pass completion & 3rd down conversion percentages.	Yes No Yes *Score Predictions:* Saints 27-20
Cajun in CA	1. PT has 100+ total yds from scrimmage. 2. Bush scores at least once. 3. Saints D gets 2 or more takeaways.	Yes No Yes *Score Predictions:* Saints 36-27
jray2000	1. Brees and Ryan combine for 60+ pass atts and 4 tds. 2. Tusk and PT will outrush Turner and Snelling. 3. Gonzo will have 5 or fewer recs and 66 or fewer yds receiving.	No Yes Yes *Score Predictions:* Saints 27-24
cajunsblues	The Saints Defense gets 2 Turnovers Brees and Ryan throw for almost the same yards give or take 25 yards. Chris Ivory rushes for 100 yards	Yes No No
Ponysaints	1. Brees has 100 or better passer rating. 2. At least 3 different Saints score a TD. 3. Saints hold Falcons to less than 150 rushing yards.	No No Yes
Jon Banks	1. Saints win turnover battle. 2. 3 Scores or more happen in 4th quarter (Can be FGs or TDs) 3. Brees has highest passer rating of any game this year.	No No No
Ball Hawk	1. Roddy gets a penalty for fighting with a DB. 2. Brees throws a pick to grimes. 3. Reggie bush gets a TD.	No No No
saintsbrasil	1.A saints DB forces a fumble 2.Saints scores on a screen TD 3.Colston will have more yards than White	No No No
Ron the fan	1) Brees throws for 3 t.d.’s 2) Colston has over a hundred yard day 3) Ivory has at least 80 yards rushing	No No No
theprogrammerman	Brees throws at a 75% plus pace Saints win turnover battle Michael turner has under 100 yards rushing	No No Yes
metryman	1.Each team rushes for 100 + yds. combined RB’s. 2.Lance Moore scores. 3.Brees 250+ yds passing & > rating Matt Ryan.	No No No
HansDat	1) PT finds the endzone at least once. 2) Brees goes w/o an INT….FINALLY!! 3) Falcons rush for over 200 yards again, but it doesn’t matter because we win anyway.	Yes No No
BravesDawg16	1) Brees throws a pick to Grimes and under-hands another to Moore 2) Turner rushes for over 100 yards 3) Hartley misses a chip shot in OT	No No No
daisy177	1. Hartley makes a field goal in the fourth quarter. 2. Brees has no turnovers. 3. Both teams have a lead at some point in the game	No No Yes
saint-sly	1. Low scoring game 2. Ivory gets over 70 yards 3. Matte Ice………..gets iced and sent to the bench with concussion and sits with Roddy and his sprained ankel.	Yes No No
Jesus1000	1. My Hartley makes all field goals and PATs 2. Ruddy White does not score 3. Falcons QB throws at least one interception that leads to some Saints’ score	Yes No No
hakimdropstheball	1. Colston finishes with more receptions than Roddy White. 2. Saints ACTUALLY commit to the run! Meaning: we run it more than 40 percent of the time. 3. Drew Brees hits over 300 yards passing.	No No Yes
cajuncommando58	1. Hartley makes all kicks ( Yes I said it again) 2.Drew does not throw a pick. 3. Henderson finally gets in for a T.D.	Yes No No
DrewBreesManCrush	1) ivory runs for 100+ yds, saints fan in attendance yell "deuuuuuuuuce" after one long run 2) roddy gets shut down (under 50 yds) and doesnt tweet anything for a week 3) after the game, brees says "we played well, but there is still a lot of room for improvement"	No No Probably
stujo4	1 Two turnovers charged to Matt Ryan. 2 TUSK! rushes for over 65 yards. 3 Sharod Lamor "Roddy" White is held to under 50 yards receiving and no TD’s.	No No No
Just 'Nother Day	1. Drew throws for 3 touchdowns. 2. Shockey scores at least 1 touchdown. 3. Saints win the turnover battle.	No No No
Andrew Juge	1. Matt Ryan throws at least 2 interceptions 2. Drew Brees has a perfect passer rating of 158.3 3. Reggie Bush scores at least 2 touchdowns	No No No
therunningsaintfan	1. Brees 2 or more TDs 2. Ryan 3 or more TDs 3. Roddy White 4 or less catches	No No Yes
Saintsfan75	1. Brees >300 yards passing 2. J. Graham has most receptions 3. L.Moore has game winning TD	Yes No No
RogerMilla	Meachem td Graham td Saints losing at half time	No Yes No
BRSaintsFan	1. Zach Strief gets a reception. 2. The score is tied at 27-27 in the fourth quarter. 3. Final score of the game is Hartley FG, thus sealing our victory.	No No No
Rocks	1. Reggie AND Pierre both get 10+ touches (including returns) 2. Saints >30 mins time of possession 3. Falcons 100% fourth-down conversions	No Yes No
tommy v	1. Lance makes 2 touchdowns. 2. The great one, I mean the Ice dude, has 2 lost fumbles and 2 interceptions. 3. Saints rush for no less than 150 yards	No No No
bondcrash	1) White is called for at least one offsensive pass interefrence 2) Saints run a trick play that results either in a first down or in points 3) Saints win T/O battle	Yes No No
jeff.I.b	1. Brees completes over 70% of his passes. 2. Falcons control the time of possession by at least 7 minutes over the Saints. 3. Michael Turner rushes for at least 125 yards.	Yes No No
nolanative	1. Matt Ryan throws at least one interception 2. Saints have more than 110 yards rushing 3. Drew Brees completes more than 72% of his passes.	No No No
PanheadCatahoula	1) Saints TEs score twice 2) Saints RBs score twice 3) Falcons intercepted twice.	No No No
thisiscnn22000	1) Saints have more rushing yards than Atlanta 2) Drew Brees does not throw an interception 3) Darren Sharper gets his first int of the season.	No No No
Dang Hu Dat	1. Brees passes and/or runs for at least 3 TD’s. 2. Saints defense and/or special teams scores at least 1 TD. 3. Each team is in the lead at least twice.	No No No
were gonna need a bigger boat	1. Matt Ryan is picked off at least once 2. One of the pick(s) comes at the hand of Malcom Jenkins 3. Brees has a higher QB rating than Ryan	No No Yes
JREM	1) Drew throws 3 TDs 2) Hartley makes one, misses one 3) Defense has at least one turnover	No No No
jful	1. Ryan throws more INTs than Brees (can’t keep predicting that Drew won’t throw any- I feel like I’m jinxing him) 2. Roman Harper leads Saints in tackles 3. Reggie scores at least one TD	No No No
Tac Hammer	1. Saints have no turnovers(I’m tired of the damn picks). 2. I want the FPK to make up for that missed FG in our first game with the Chicken Hawks by scoring at least 10 points. 3. I want the offence to make at least 150 yards on the ground and show the dirty birds what a Super Bowl Champion can do in thier house!	No No No
coldpizza	1. Atlanta accrue more total first downs than New Orleans. 2. Atlanta wins the time of possession battle. 3. Final score does not represent the victor’s largest lead in the game.	No No No
iiAndyiiii	1. Saints do not trail in second half 2. no INTs for Brees 3. Saints RBs account for at least 2 TDs	No No No
mississippisaintsfan	1Drew throws for 3+ td’s 2.Colsten catches 1+ td 3Defense has 2+ take aways	No No Yes

Poll

Who had this weeks most accurate predictions?

ATLsince1972

7 votes

BigCountryLV

5 votes

MtnExile

23 votes

Jabbadahut99

5 votes

SaintsFanMD

15 votes

Cajun in CA

8 votes

jray2000

13 votes

76 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Voting for Cajun in CA

Largely on the strength of his PT 100+ yds from scrimmage prediction. That was pretty bold.

by iiAndyiiii on Dec 29, 2010 12:15 PM CST reply actions

MtnExile got my vote

Just for the Mike Smith tirade part. Priceless

Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!

by mknkachow on Dec 29, 2010 12:17 PM CST reply actions

Same here

The Saints must repeat so I can watch the Saints win the Superbowl LIVE... Not on vhs two months later....

by Dan39465 on Dec 29, 2010 12:48 PM CST up reply actions

JRay got my vote

Based on the closeness of the final score. All the predictions were pretty good. Jabba actually had the same differential (3 pt game) but can’t vote for Turner burning us for 100+ yards. :-)

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!
WHO DAT?!
TWO DAT!!

by LA_No1_SaintFan on Dec 29, 2010 12:30 PM CST reply actions

Tusk wasn’t active. I don’t say this in order to torpedo a competitor, oh no.

It was worth the wait.

by MtnExile on Dec 29, 2010 1:03 PM CST up reply actions

I hear you....

I did LOVE the Mike Smith tirade prediction, it was just the 22 point win (which I was hoping for)….. :-)

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!
WHO DAT?!
TWO DAT!!

by LA_No1_SaintFan on Dec 29, 2010 1:20 PM CST up reply actions

SaintsFanMD

is the closest to the final score.

"I was not on the boat in question" -Darren Sharper
Re: #25 ... CUT THAT CHUMP.

by coldpizza on Dec 30, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions

Yes

but the point differential was not the closest

Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die!
WHO DAT?!
TWO DAT!!

by LA_No1_SaintFan on Dec 30, 2010 6:47 PM CST up reply actions

Taking odds now on ATLsince1972 being the only person who voted for him (so far at least). What do you guys think, 10-to-1? More?

by FriarBob on Dec 29, 2010 1:58 PM CST reply actions

Thats why I got 7 votes now buddy!!

and yes I did vote for myself!!

Georgia Native, Indiana Resident, and Falcon Loving S.O.B.
Yeah, thats me.

by ATLsince1972 on Dec 31, 2010 12:01 PM CST up reply actions

I do like this game

I wish we did it on the falcoholic website.

Thanx for letting me play guys.

See ya Jan 16th in the Ga Dome for round 3.

Georgia Native, Indiana Resident, and Falcon Loving S.O.B.
Yeah, thats me.

by ATLsince1972 on Dec 31, 2010 12:02 PM CST up reply actions

I am just happy to finally be on the ballot

Thanx for all the votes, the check is in the mail…;-)

Dorothy-"But how can you talk if you haven't got a brain?" Scarecrow- "I don't know, but some people without brains do an awful lot of talking." -Wizard of Oz

by Cajun in CA on Dec 29, 2010 2:39 PM CST reply actions

Yeah, me too!

Love ME’s Mike Smith predition, though!

"It's about time that something good like this happened." - Drew Brees

by SaintsFanMD on Dec 30, 2010 8:15 AM CST up reply actions

Voted saintsfanMD

I Voted for saintsfan md because his score was the closest although I almost went with cajun in CA on strength of predictions. Also I’m not making the no int predict for drew because it’s not working like my hartley makes all kicks predictions. Also loved the Mike Smith tirade predict, LMAO.

When I say WHO DAT U say TWO DAT!!!

by cajuncommando58 on Dec 29, 2010 8:44 PM CST reply actions