Everyone's predictions from last week have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety following the jump.
I am happy to report that on the whole, these predictions from the 49ers game are significantly better than the week prior. In fact, you would have needed to get all three of your guesses correct this time around to even get your name on the ballot. As you can see, we have four people do just that.
Just a couple of reminder notes for future reference. Don't forget to be as accurate as possible with your predictions. If you say that Drew Brees will pass for 250 yards, that means you think that Drew will pass for EXACTLY 250 yards - not 249 or 251 - even though you really probably mean that he will pass for AT LEAST 250 yards. I try with the best of my ability to never attempt to determine intent. Adding qualifiers and/or detailed instructions like the following are also very helpful:
Two of our RB’s (including FB’s)
Three different Saints receivers record touchdowns. (Note: This means "catch and score" not "has WR as their listed position.")
Hartley goes 100% on the night (both FG and conversion)
And don't forget that your prediction has to be something that can be easily measured or quantifiable. Predicting that a player will have a "break out game" is completely subjective.
Anyway, look over the results then go ahead and cast your vote for the best predictor. The poll will be open until Saturday morning at 6am.
CSC Member | Predictions | Analysis |
chicago cajun | 1. Brees gets sacked at least 2 times 2. 1 Safety will be scored 3. 49ers will have 3 or more turnovers |
Yes YesYesScore Prediction: Saints 28-18
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GobBluth | 1. Reggie Bush scores at least 1 TD 2. Hartley kicks more than 1 FG 3. We have more than 1 takeaway on D |
Yes YesYesScore Prediction: Saints 37-10 |
Tac Hammer | 1. Defense has at least two take aways. 2. Bush rushes for less than 100 yards. 3. Brees passes for at least 200 yards. |
Yes YesYesScore Prediction: Saints 34-20 |
AJG | 1.Brees passer rating over 100 2. Gore 80+ yards 3. Saints blitz 10+ times |
Yes YesProbably Score Prediction: Saints 31-9 |
MtnExile |
1. Drew Brees’ passer rating will be at least 50 points higher than Alex Smith’s. 2. The Saints will out-rush the 49ers. 3. The Saints defense will score. |
No No Yes? |
David "Satch" Kelly | 1. Brees throws at least 2 TDs 2. Saints D will score on a takeaway (G-Dub says don’t call ’em turnovers) 3. Reggie Bush will score at least one TD. |
Yes No Yes |
Panhead Catahoula |
1} Reggie Bush hat trick: 1 TD rushing, one recieving, one kick return. 2} Hartley 2 for 2, field goals. 3} 2 Saints interceptions. |
No No Yes |
Dan39465 | 1. Drew Brees’ rating >100 2. Saints get 150 yards rushing 3. Saints don’t punt in first half. |
Yes No No |
DrewBreesManCrush | 1) 2 td’s for reggie 2) alex smith has 2 turnovers 3) gore out rushes all saints rb’s |
No YesYes |
whodatone | 1. Saints score 3 tds in the first half. 2. Brees passes for 20+ yards. 3. Shockey will get a td. |
No YesNo |
jabbadahut99 | 1. Pierre Thomas rushes for 125+ yards 2. Malcom Jenkins gets his first pick while playing safety 3. Drew Brees finishes with 300+ yards passing, 3 TD’s, and a rushing touchdown |
No No No |
Jimmmie | Lance Moore – 1TD and 2efdc’s —→ (emphatic first down celebrations) Fresh Prince – 1.5 sacks – 1.5 bicep kisses Heath Evans – 1 rushing TD |
No No No |
saints fan in cowboyland! | 1.Greer has a pick 6. 2.Alex smith doesn’t play the whole game. 3.devery catches a td on a >30 yard play. |
No No No |
iori125883 | 1. Drew Brees 300+ yards two touchdown 2. Malcom Jenkins first pick at safety position. 3. Saints Defense will cause two turnovers fumble and pick. |
No No No |
jon08ban | 1. Saints give up the ball once 2.Alex Smith has a <70 rating. 3. 49ers go for it on a 4th down and don’t get it. |
No No No |
VAsaintsfan | 1.Vernon Davis is the games leading receiver in yardage. 2. Drew Brees has a QB rating of over 110. 3. Saints force at least two interceptions. |
Yes No Yes |
alcoholic_insight | 1) Hartley 2 for 2 on FGs 2) Reggie scores our first TD 3) Frank Gore scores their first TD |
No YesYes |
jack_casse | 1) Thomas scores on screen pass. 2) Reggie scores on pitch inside redzone. 3) Hartley finds his mojo and nails a 40+ yarder. |
No No Yes |
crzycajn | 1. Devery Henderson 2 touchdown receptions 2. Gore held under 100 yards rushing 3. Vilma gets a sack |
No No No |
sernycrusher | 1. bush has a td of 30+ yards 2. roman harper gets his first pick since 8th grade 3. payton runs at least one trick play |
No YesNo |
iiAndyiiii | 1. Reggie gets a TD 2. A Saints TE or FB gets a TD 3. At least 1 INT for Malcolm Jenkins |
Yes YesNo |
GlackAndBold | 1. At least 5 personal foul penalties between the two teams. 2. Brees has at least 50 more passing yards than Favre. 3. Adrian Peterson has more rushing yards than Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas combined. |
No No Yes |
nolanative | 1. Brees throws at least 3 TDs. 2. Colston scores a touchdown. 3. 49er tight ends have 80+ yards receiving. |
No No Yes |
janepriceestrada | 1. 49er receiver plays hot potato with the ball into the waiting arms of Greer. 2. Devery gets to do the TD dance twice. 3. Total game turnovers – 4. |
No No Yes |
JAM13 | 1. Dave Thomas scores a TD. 2. Alex Smith has under 200 yards passing. 3.Garret Hartley makes at least one field goal. |
Yes No Yes |
cscmember | 1. Morstead averages >50 yards per punt 2. Roby averages 25+ on KO returns 3. Saints D force a safety |
No YesYes |
Andrew Tessier | 1. Drew Brees throws 2+ TDs 2. PT has at least 0.7 more YPC than Gore 3. The 49ers throw at least one interception |
Yes No Yes |
TAYDIGGA | 1. Reggie gets less than 10 touches but scores 2. Drew throws for 300 yards but has 2 picks 3. Alex Smith has 3 TD’s but his team drops balls, fumbles to lose the game |
Yes No No |
Ponysaints | 1. Brees has at least 300 yards passing. 2. Hartley rebounds with at least one 40 or longer field goal. 3. Saints D gets at least 2 sacks. |
No YesNo |
BRSaintsFan |
1. Henderson will score a touchdown on a 19+ yard pass. 2. Pierre will catch at least 2 screen passes. 3. Saints will never trail. (go for broke!) |
No Probably No |
theprogrammerman |
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No No
Yes
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viper4dx | 1. Reggie Bush scores a TD. 2. Hartley misses one FG,but nails his 2nd of the day. 3. Saints win turnover battle. |
YesNo
Yes
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xen-cuts | 1. Reggie Bush scores a TD 2. Shocker scores a TD 3. Porter has an INT |
YesNo
Yes
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andyp11 | 1. PT 150 yards rushing 2. Reggie has a punt return TD 3. Reggie does the heisman pose when he scores |
No No No |
FriarBob | 1. Brees will throw for as many or more TDs than his his combined INTs + Sacks. 2. Brees will have at least 10% higher completion percentage, at least 5 yards higher YPA, and at least 15 points higher passer rating than Alex Smith 3. Despite the home crowd, the 49ers will STILL have as many or more delay of game penalties than we do. (Bonus: we’ll probably get more "radio trouble" stories afterward.) |
Yes No Yes |
jeremysherwin | Saints have two takeaways Drew has 3 TD Garret the fat punk kicker Hartley does not (better not) miss a FG/ |
No No Yes |
CajunCavern | 1. Saints will get 2 or more QB sacks. 2. Sharper will get an INT 3. Pierre Thomas will gain at least 70 rushing yards. |
No No No |
GSO Saints Fan | 1) Brees 250 or more yards 2) 2 defensive TD’s 3) Bush has 1 TD on a return (and doesn’t strike the Heisman pose, no matter how justified he would be in doing so) |
Yes No No |
mississippisaintsfan | 1. Reggie has 150+ all purpose yards 2. Drew throws 2+ touchdown passes 3.Saints have 2+ interceptions |
No YesYes |
saintsbrasil |
1.Reggie has 50+ yds rushing 2.Brees throws 2+tds with no interceptions 3.S.Ellis has a sack |
No YesNo |
saints_r_us#9 | 1: Brees throws for 300+ yds and 3+ tds. 2: Money hits a 40+ yd fg. 3: Saints have 2+ takeaways and 2+ sacks. |
No YesNo |
Monkey Poop Battle |
1.) At least 9 Saints will catch a pass. 2.) Patrick Willis will lead the 49ers in number of tackles. 3.) Reggie Bush will rush for at least as many yards as the number of fantasy points I beat you by in week 1 of CSC fantasy football (BURN!) |
No YesNo |
shn_hldn |
will run an end around on a first down, playaction to FB on a 3rd and 2, and will score within final 2 minutes of a half. will get at least 2 sacks, 2 int (one return for td {td might be called back or overturned?}), 2 offsides, and Vilma with 10+ tackles. will have at least 8 KO’s, 3 FG’s and give up a TD Return(TD might be called back) |
No No No |
Dan Kelly | 1. Drew throws for at least 300 yards and at least 2 TD’s 2. Two of our RB’s (including FB’s) score TD’s 3. Our defense gets at least 2 takeaways |
No No Yes |
slumD | 1. Heath Evans has at least one TD 2. JShock has at least one TD 3. Crabtree has at least one TD |
No No No |
hakimdropstheball |
1. Niners trail by 10 or less at halftime, think they have a shot at the upset. 2. Brees finishes with more than 330 yards passing. 3. Three different Saints receivers record touchdowns. (Note: This means "catch and score" not "has WR as their listed position.") |
Yes No No
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NYSaint | 1 – Bush leads the team in receptions 2 – Dr Shockaloo gets a TD (to stop the whining) 3 – Hargrove…AKA HOUSEHOLD (as in, "soon to be a household name") will have a sack |
No No No |
dalleoman | 1. Colston scores a td (he is on my fantasy team) 2. Saints offense has a third down conversion rate of at least 40%. 3. Seven different recievers catch a pass from Drew Brees. |
No YesYes |
FrenchFreak | 1- Vilma gets 6 tackles. 2- 4 sacks game total but at least one by the Niners and one by Jenkins. 3- 65 + yard for Lance Moore. |
No No No |
Jay Preece | Brees throws for 300+ yards and 3+ TDs. Saints have a defensive TD. Alex Smith is sacked 3+ times and intercepted 2+ times. |
No No No |
SaintBevo |
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Yes YesNo |
Cajun in CA |
1. 49ers score defensive or special teams TD 2. Alex Smith does not get sacked 3. Vernon Davis gains more yds in 1st half than 2nd half. |
No YesNo |
jray2000 | Brees: 250 yds and 2 TD’s Hartley: makes all PAT’s and FG ATT Saints Defense: 2 sacks, 2 TO’s |
No YesNo |
ValientC | 1. Both teams turn the ball over twice. 2. Pierre Thomas gets our first TD and has over 100 all purpose yards. 3. Gore scores their first TD and is held too under 100 yards rushing. |
No No No |
Saintsfan75 | 1. Drew Brees passes for 200<yards<300 2. Alex Smith gets benched by the fourth quarter 3. Frank Gore has less rushing yards than our RBBC |
Yes No No |
bondcrash |
1) Hartley goes 100% on the night (both FG and conversion) 2) We trail at the end of the first half 3) We outrun them |
Yes No No |
DrZin |
1. Brees unstopped: 3 TDs; 350 yards; wears #8 and rushes for 120 yards 1 TD 2. 3 different receivers catch a scoring pass. 3. PT rushes for 80+, 1 TD |
No No No |
SaintsFanMD | 1. Colston gets a receiving TD (please, since I picked him in the player contest!) 2. Drew Brees finishes with a 105+ QB rating. 3. Saints D gets at least 2 turnovers. |
No YesYes |
saint boss hog | 1.drew brees will throw atleast 3 tds 2.colston will have atleast 1 td 3.bush will have over 125 yards rushing and recieving |
No No No |
BlackandGold4ever | 1. Alex Smith throws 2+ INTs 2. Brees throws for 300+ yards and 3+ TDs 3. Saints hold Niners under 200 yards passing |
Yes No No |
DwideSchrude | 1. Alex Smith is sacked 3 times 2. Malcolm Jenkins gets a pick 3. Reggie Bush runs back a punt |
No No No |
GRIZZ | 1. Saints have 200+ more offensive yards than the 49ers 2. Saints Defense gets a fumble recovery 3. Pierre Thomas gets a screen pass for 30+ yds for a TD |
No YesNo |
Breesus Christ Superstar | 1. Saints lead by 14 pts or more at the half 2. Shockey scores 3. Hartley doesn’t miss a kick |
No No Yes |
HansDat |
1) Niners go for 2 in the 4th Q and don’t get it. 2) 3 Different Saints players get rushing TDs. 3) Hartley 1/1 on FGs for the night. |
No No No |
Dang Hu Dat | 1. Saints defense scores one or more TD’s. 2. Saints special teams scores one or more TD’s. 3. Saints have at least 125 yards rushing. |
No No No |
stujo4 | 1. 49rs miss an extra point attempt. (Bitter? No, not at all. Well, a little. Ok, a lot. Foolish and stupidly vindictive? Check.) 2. Coach Singletary maintains his composure on camera throughout: No tantrums, no screaming, no sarcastic retorts, no trou dropping. 3. Both Reggie and PT score. |
No No No |
realheavyd | 1. Drew Brees 350+ passing with at least 2 TD’s, no interceptions & 1 sack given up 2. Pierre Thomas 100 yards rushing 3. Saints win turnover battle by a 2-1 margin or more |
No No Yes |
skinnykinney | 1. Brees has at least 2 TDs and 275+ passing yards 2. Reggie scores and has 75+ combined yards(receiving and rushing) 3. Saints defense has 2 or more sacks and at least 1 turnover. They give up between 100-130 yards rushing. |
No No No |
metryman | 1.Lance Moore scores. 2.Reggie at least 1 TD. 3.SF has at least 3 turnovers. |
No YesYes |
Baddog247 |
1) Brees 300+ yds passing and 3 TDs 2) D forces 2 turnovers 3) D records 4 sacks |
No No No |
HB-NOLA | 1. Saints take 20+ point lead in the first half 2. Drew throws 3 TDs to 3 different receivers, has completions to at least 8 different receivers 3. Alex Smith throws at least 2 INTs, gets sacked at least twice. |
No No No |
Joseph William Stern | 1. Saints convert over 70% on third down. 2. 49ers have at least four 3-and-outs. 3. Garrett Hartley misses no field goals (this applies even if he attempts none). |
No No Yes |
Andrew Juge | 1. Brees turns it over at least twice. 2. A terrible pass interference call late in the game screws the Saints 3. Garrett Hartley misses another field goal |
No No No |
carolinasaintsfan | 1. Saints score on their 1st. drive. 2. Saints Defensive lineman scores. 3. Bush has at least 2 plays of 20 or more yds. |
Yes No No |
Rocks | 1. Brees no second-half INTs 2. Saints at least +1 in turnover battle 3. 49ers no sacks |
Yes YesNo |
coldpizza | 1. Garrett Hartley converts all of his FG and PAT attempts. 2. Vernon Davis scores a TD. 3. The 49ers do not hold a scoring lead at the end of any of the four quarters. |
Yes No Yes |
Brazil meets LA | 1. Hartley hits 2 or more field goals. 2. Drew Brees Throws 3 or more TDs 3. 1 or more Ints |
Yes No Yes |