Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints: Game Predictions

1) PT scores 2 TDs
2) Snelling scores all 3 ATL TDs
3) The Saints a +2 for turnovers

1: Drew Brees throws for 235+ yds and 2+ tds.
2: PT gets 1+ rushing td and 1+ receiving td.
3: Saints D gets 2+ takeaways.

1.) Two TD’s by Saints TE’s.
2.) Saints win the Turnover battle by 2
3.) Courtney Roby has an amazing day on special teams.

1. Drew Brees throws for over 300 yards
2. Pierre Thomas runs for over 100 yards
3. Falcons turn it over at least twice

1. PT scores at least twice.
2. Saints sack Matty-ice at least twice.
3. Garrett makes at least 2 FGs.

1. Matt Ryan throws at least 1 INT
2. Drew Brees throws 2+ TDs
3. Saints score TD on their first offensive series

1. Brees has 2 TD passes
2. Chris Ivory scores a rushing TD.
3. Saints have 1 turnover

bonus: Matt Ryan’s favorite color is blue.

1. Saints offense is held under 30 points for the third week in a row.
2. Tony Gonzalez leads all TEs (both teams) in receiving yardage.
3. No RB (either team) cracks the 100 yard rushing mark.

1. no turnovers for the saints off
2. 3+ sacks by saints def
3. saints out rush falcons (?!??!!!!!!)

bonus:

1. Brees has at least 300 yds passing.
2. Falcons will turn the ball over at least twice.
3. Falcons will have a kick-off return of 30 yds or better.

1) RB’s out of the backfield have 150 receiving yards for the Saints.
2) Saints wide receivers (including Roby) score 3 touchdowns.
3) Matty Ice throws 3 interceptions.

1. Matt Ryan has at least 300 yards passing.
2. Brees only has one touchdown.
3. Saints don’t get a touch down till the 2nd quarter.

Fat Punk kicker is perfect on all FG/ extra points
Drew throws 240+ yards.
Marques Colston scores his first TD of the season

1. Drew throws for 300+ yards.
2. Mike Smith throws a challenge flag at least once. And loses.
3. Saints score one defensive TD.

1. Bress will pass for at least 300 yards.
2. Shockey will score a TD.
3. Hartley will not miss.

1. Chris Ivory scores his first regular season TD on the opening drive for the Saints.

2. Falcons rush for more than the Saints.

3. Hartley kicks game winning FG.

(Bonus; Saints offense is a dud other than the opening drive of the game and 2nd half opening drive,up until the end of the game where they finally find their rhythm again.)

1. Malcolm Jenkins gets at least 1 INT
2. Saints get a blocked punt (and everyone having deja vu of the first home game back from Katrina)
3. Pierre has 100+ yds total on offense

1 Matt Ryan’s QB rating for the game is over 100. (I don’t know how to confirm this and there is only 1 person who cares so we’ll have to ask him. But he’s not very objective so you have to trust but verify. Somehow.)

2. Saints D or special teams score at least 1 TD.

3. There are no safeties, missed extra points, or missed field goals in this game.

Bonus: Coach Mike Smith loses his composure on camera at least once, but no headsets are damaged in the process. I was going to do an owner Arthur Blank/Home Depot joke but I imagined a smart alec responding that he sold his ownership in the company in 2001 and it just soured me on the whole thing. Tony Gonzalez gets his name called a lot but nobody remembers Alge Crumpler. Ok, now I’m reaching.

Way to represent girl!!!

1. Matt Ryan throws 3 INTs and loses a fumble.
2. Michael Turner is held under 100 rushing yards and has no TDs
3. Chris Ivory scores inside of the 5 at least once.

1. Drew throws his first INT of the year
2. Falcons rush for over 150 yards as a team
3. Pierre Thomas scores 2 TDs.

1. Courtney Roby will score a TD

2. Tracy Porter will have at least 1 interception

3. PT will rush for 100+ yards

Hope I did this right…

1. PT scores at least 1 rushing TD and 1 recieving TD
2. Matty throws at least 1 INT
3. Brees is sacked at least once.

1. Teams have zero TO differential
2. Brees fumbles the ball once
3. Matt Bryant kicks 3 FGs, including the game winner

1) Sean Payton loses at least one challenge, and there are at least three comments in the open thread about how dumb/unlikely/foolish/wasted/similar-synonym a challenge it was.
2) PT is within 70 to 120% of the leading Falcons rusher, with less YPC but equal or more TDs (rush + catch).
3) Drew has equal or less INTs, better completion %, and higher passer rating than Ryan.

1 – saints get 2 or more INTs
2 – meach has 4+ receptions
3 – PT rushes for 100+ yards

1. May Ryan throws two picks
2. D. Henderson scores a TD
3. Brees has 70% completion rate with no picks

1. Brees is held to under 200 yds passing

2. Saints are behind at halftime

3. Hartley will miss one field goal attempt

1. Roby returns for 75 yards total
2. Greer holds White to under 100 yards with no TDs
3. Colston and Henderson each score a touchdown

Hartley Breaks Tom Dempseys Record by nailing a 70 yard Field goal.

Brees will pass over 300 yards 3 TD’s

Jenkins 1 Interception.

1. TE scores on our first posession
2. Saints score no points in 2nd quarter
3. Fat punk kicker saves the day again: we win by 3

1. chris ivory gets first touchdown in any form run, pass, ect.
2. matt ryan gets less than 225 yards all purpose
3. the saints get three or more turnovers

1. Roby returns a kick for a TD
2. Brees has more than 300 yards passing
3. No coaches’ challenges during game.

1) Saints win the time of possession battle
2) Saints win the turnover battle
3) Saints win the penalty battle (=less penalty yards)

1. Saints cause at least 1 fumble and get at least 1 interception
2. Saints get at least 100 rush yards
3. Colston scores his 1st TD this season

Let’s stick with defensive predictions this time…

1. Matt Ryan has QB Rating of LOWER than 100.0
2. Jason Snelling has FEWER than 100 rushing yards
3. Falcons turn the ball over at least 3 times

I’VE GOT FAITH!

Too bad I’m not going to get to see this one. I’ve got movers coming at noon… it was the only time they had before my move-out date. :-(

1. Falcons get 100 yards rushing
2. Drew throws for over 200 yards (I need a guarantee)
3. Porter gets a pick.

1. Drew gets less than 300 yds passing

2. Saints get at least 3 turnovers/takeaways

3. Atlanta wins time of possession battle

Bonus: if the Saints win, my hair will fall out (glances at mirror-DOH! it already has!)

1. The Saints break out of their offensive slump and have 3 or more plays of over 20 yards and at least one of those is over 40 yards
2. Michael Turner takes a helmet to the groin and the entire Saints and Falcon’s nation go “oof” simultaneously and cringes while crossing our collective legs (ok, ok, Turner tweeks his groin and has to sit out at least one series)
3. Roman Harper has at least one sack on Matty Ice.

1 Dave Thomas scores a td

2 Robert Meachem runs a reverse for 15+ yards

3 The Saints defense has atleast 2 interception

bonus-Some how we have to listen to another team tell us they really beat us and if it wasnt for the
            A) Refs
            B) Turnovers
            C) Penalties
            D) All the above

1. Saints over 400 yds of Offense

2. Saint’s D allows a 100 yd rusher

3. Roby return for a TD

1. Brees throws for 300 yards in one TD in the fourth, get sacked 5 times, and a pick 6
2. Pierre Thomas will get 59 yards rushing and a fumble
3. Falcons will rush for 180 yards and three TDS

1. Saints will have more takeaways.

2. Saints will have more red-zone stops (meaning no points).

3. Falcons will suffer at least one significant injury. (Dave: I realize this is subjective. I’ll leave it up to you to assess what’s “significant.”)

Bonus: chicago cajun will be right again, and then will have to go into hiding with both the Mafia and the US military bidding for her services.

1. Saints get more than 400 yds total offense (finally)
2. Ryan throws more Ints than Brees, and has a lower QB rating.
3. Falcons held to less than 30% 3rd down conversions.

1) Lance Moore scores a TD.

2) Saints attempt a fake punt.

3) Saints D records at least 3 sacks.

1. Drew Brees is the baddest dog in the yard. He throws between 320 and 350 yards and at least 3 TD’s.

2. Pierre Thomas shows he’s the most underated running back in the league by rushing for over 75 yards…………………….IN THE 2ND HALF!! He also has 2 TD’s in the game.

3. The difference in the score is 3 points or less at half time.

1. Drew Brees will have a passer rating of 120+
2. Meachem will score a touchdown
3. The falcons wil be within 10 points of the Saints at halftime

1. Will Smith gets 2 or more sacks
2. Snelling rushes for more than 80 yds and scores at least once.
3. Saints get 2 interceptions, no more, no less.

1. Brees will have less than 270 yards passing

2. Ladell Betts will be on the field for more than 7 snaps.

3. Falcons win T.O.P.

1) Saints win the turnover battle
2) Brees has a higher passer rating than Ryan
3) Colston has at least 1 td

1. Drew Brees passes for 300+ yards and 3+ TD’s
2. Lance Moore has 1+ TD’s
3. Saints defense has at least one takeaway returned for a TD

1. At least one TD is scored by special teams (by either or both NO/ATL; includes any TD by kickoff return, punt return, and/or missed/blocked/muffed/fake field goal).
2. Drew Brees will have at least 2 TD passes.
3. The last score in the game will be a Hartley field goal.

in one of these Falcons games…we lost to Atlanta 62-7 once…once.

1.Saints holds falcons ground game for less than a 100 yds

2.Brees throws for 300+ yds for the first time this season

3.Saints D scores the first defensive td of the season

1. Michael Turner will be held to under 100 rush yards.
2. Matt Ryan will throw at least one pick.
3. Zach Strief will catch a TD pass. (How’s that for an original prediction?)

1. Lead changes at least 4 times.
2. Ladell Betts rushes for 40+ yards, Saints total 100+ yards rushing.
3. Saints get at least 2 takeaways.

Bonus (b/c I’m too chicken to include this with #1): Hartley’s kicks 4th quarter FG for the last lead change.

1. Falcons lead at half time.
2. Meach has his first TD of the season.
3. Heath Evans has at least one TD

1. Falcons are scoreless (don’t make any points) in the 1st and 4 th periods.
2. Ivory has a higher total yards gained than Betts.
3. Hartly goes 2 for 3 on field goals.

1. Michael Vick will get mentioned during the broadcast.
2. Saints score on first drive.
3. Saints score on last drive.

1. Drew Brees passes for 2+TDs and 275+yards. Finishes with a QB rating over 90.
2. Saints defense will have 2+turnovers.
3. Saints defense or special teams will score a TD.(FGs don’t count)

1. Falcons score both of their TDs in 1st half.
2. Saints defense scores at least one TD.
3. Lance Moore scores at least one TD.

Pierre scores a receiving TD
T.Gonzalez scores a TD and leads Falcons in receiving yards.
Brees throws at least 1 INT.

1.Colston scores and 80 yds rec.
2.Matty “Bud” Ice +1 turn-over
3.Saints RB’s combine for 100 rush yds.