Everyone's predictions made this past Friday about the Saints vs. Browns game have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety below.
As you could imagine after an unexpected loss, we had no members go a perfect three for three this week. So our winner will need to be determined by popular vote because this week we've got a very crowded race between nine members with two correct predictions each. You, the community, will need to decide whose two predictions were best. Only one can win.
Look over the entire results below and feel free to tell me all the ways in which I've screwed up the scoring. Then vote in the poll below. Voting will be open for 48 hours.
We'll see you on Friday to announce the winner and another chance to play!
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CSC Member | Predictions | Analysis |
Tyler Duke |
1. Ingram leads the team in carries and rushing yards 2. Isaiah Crowell scores a TD 3. Brees throws for under 300 yards |
YESNo YES |
fshabazz |
1). Saints RBs rush for 100+ yds 2). Cle rushes for a TD 3). Saints’ Def gets a Turnover AND at least 2 sacks |
YESYESNo |
Barqscreamsoda |
1) Jimmy Graham will score this week and the football world will watch for his celebration. 2) Cameron Jordan and Junior Gallett, embarrassed by last week’s beat down, will each get a sack. 3) Mark Ingram scores again this week. |
YESNo YES |
johnmc318 |
1. Brees throws for 2+ TDs 2. Defense gives up less than 350 yards total 3. Saints are positive on Turnover differential |
YESYESNo |
David "Satch" Kelly |
1. Browns TE Jordan Cameron will not play. 2. Jimmy Graham will play, get targeted at least 10 times, and score at least 1 TD. 3. Saints D redeems itself and gets at least 2 turnovers. |
YESYESNo |
coldpizza |
1. Saints’ road woes continue, i.e., another loss. 2. Cleveland QBs throw for more yards than New Orleans QBs. 3. Mark Ingram scores again. |
YESNo YES |
DFW Saints Fan |
1. 2+ TDs for Jimmy Graham 2. Pass rush rights itself – with at least 4 sacks 3. Manziel is in for at least one play |
YESNo YES |
SaintsFanMD |
1. Both teams kickers are perfect on x-points & FGs. 2. Saints rush for at least 150 yards. 3. Brees passes for at least 300 yds with no interceptions. |
YESYESNo |
BRSaintsFan |
1. Brees continues his interception streak with at least one. 2. Defense or special teams get a score. 3. Saints score on their first offensive drive of the game. |
YESYESNo |
Cajun in CA |
1. Saints win turnover battle with at least 3 turnovers. 2. Brees throws a pick for the second game in a row. 3. Defense or special teams gets a touchdown. |
No YESNo |
canu2u |
1. Cooks has 2 or more TD catches. 2. The Saints defense gets 2 or more turnovers 3. Mark Ingram has over 100 yards rushing. |
No No No |
GoFastTurnLeftMaybeRight |
1. Brees gets pissed about losing last week and throws for 300+, 3+ TD, and throws 0 int. 2. Vaccaro makes up for last week with 5+ tackles with 0 missed tackles and forces at least one turnover. 3. Colston and Cooks begin forming our own Thunder & Lightning duo, combining for 170 yards, 3 TDs, and 0 fumbles. |
No No No |
GSO Saints Fan |
1. Defense wakes up, takes frustration at poor performance last week out on hapless Hoyer – 3 or more sacks, 1 or fewer TD passes, 2 INTs 2. Brees at least 300 yards passing, at least 3 TD passes, no INT 3. Offense scores on first drives of 1st and 3rd quarters |
No No No |
Jon Oliver |
1. Graham and Cooks each score a touchdown. 2. S. Graham misses at least once. 3. Saints get flagged at least twice for some variation of "tackling too hard." (RTP, UR, etc) |
No No No |
The Irish Assassin |
1. Saints D-Line fails to get a sack. 2. Mark Ingram gets at least 65 yds on the ground and a Rushing TD 3. Saints D gets an interception…. No make that two! |
No YESNo |
BenDerDonDat |
Saints score at least two rushing touchdowns Cooks and Colston have together over 150 yards in receptions Browns have two turnovers or more. |
No No No |
Jee |
1) Brees throws zero INTs 2) Kenny Vaccaro gets a sack 3) Khiry Robinson is the Saints’ leading rusher for the day |
No No No |
Tee Word |
1 – Jimmy Graham scores two TDs one long, one RZ 2 – Saints rush for 100 yards, 2 TDs 3 – Defense gets 3 turnovers |
No No No |
whodat70816 |
1) Defense bounces back in a big way with at least 3 sacks, holding browns to under 300 yards and winning the turnover battle! (fingers crossed) 2) Graham, Cooks, and Ingram all have at least one TD each 3) Brees throws 4+ TDs |
No No No |
PanheadCatahoula |
1/ Colsten makes 4 catches for first downs, at least one for TD. 2/ Graham, Ingram and Cooks also score. 3/ Brees passes for 350 yards. |
No No No |
Anthony Q |
1. Saints D comes back with a vengeance, allowing 0 points. 2. Saints backfield – Ingram, Khiry, PT, Cadet, Austin Johnson – combines for 5 scores. 3. Hoyer and Manziel both get sacked, lose a fumble, and throw a pick. |
No No No |
Jricky70 |
1. The game is tied at 17 at the half 2. Saints defense improves in the second half 3. Joe Morgan gets a long TD Bomb |
No No No |
Dang Hu Dat |
1. Pierre Thomas scores on a screen pass. 2. Saints D scores at least once. 3. Saints score first and never trail. |
No No No |
Travis Dauro |
1. The defense rebounds and gets 4 sacks 2. A Saint running back has a 5.0+ YPC average and a touchdown 3. Brees finishes with a 75%+ completion percentage |
No YESNo |
WhoDatMatt |
1) Saints D allows 20 or fewer points 2) Saints win TO battle by 2+ 3) Saints D gets 3+ sacks |
No No No |
No_fear |
1. Kenny Stills gets a TD. 2. PT gets more reception yards than JG. 3. Cooks breaks one for 60 yards. |
No No No |
JR Ella |
1) Saints rush for more than 100 yards 2) Brees does not throw an INT 3) Colston goes over 100 yards again. |
YESNo No |
TComm |
Drew Brees will pass for at least 3 touchdowns Mark Ingram will score 1 rushing touchdown and at least 75 yards rushing Saints D will combine for 3 sacks |
No YESNo |
metryman |
1. Colston makes amends for last wk, scores a TD. 2. Ingram and PT combine for at least 7 catches and 100 + yds rushing. 3. Saints’ Defense picks Cle. QB at least once. |
No No No |
Legatron Morstead |
1. Drew Brees throws 2 ints 2. The Browns have more rushing yards 3. Jimmy Graham does not catch a touchdown pass |
No No No |
'09 |
1. Jimmy Graham has a Defense-adjusted Value Over Average (Oh no he didn’t bring up DVOA) of 33% or better and a catch rate of 80% or better. 2. Brandon Cooks has a catch rate of 90% or better. 3. The offense continues its league leading yards per drive with more than 50 yards per drive. |
Haven't been calculated yet I don't know No |
Fat Punk Kicker |
Drew throws for exactly 347 yards That loser redheaded kicker misses a 41 yard FG Ingram rushes for exactly 84 yards |
No No No |
SaintsRule2011 |
1. Jimmy Graham will score at least one touchdown 2. Marques Colston will have over 100 yards receiving. 3. Robert Meachem catches at least one touchdown pass. |
YESNo No |
LoachInTheHouse |
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No No No |
thelonius7 |
1. West and Crowell start the talk of being one of the premier RB duos in the league by combining for 200 yards of total offense. 2. Brian Hoyer will struggle on third down— ultimately being the reason that the Browns do not win this game by forcing a back breaking second half pick. 3. Drew Brees will abuse Justin Gilbert when he is on the field. He will burn him for at least one TD. |
No No No |
2deep |
Brees 250+yds Cooks 2 TDs Pierre Thomas 1 rushing TD |
No No No |
russty |
1. Drew Brees does not play the whole game. 2. Johnny football come in for the injured Hoyer. 3. Johnny Football does not finish the game. |
No No No |
JustCallMeSmith |
Patrick Robinson int (i’m drinking as I type this) Cam Jordan sack Ingram goes for 100 on the ground |
No No No |
AJG |
1. Mark Ingram Touchdown 2. Jarius Byrd INT 3. Saints defense gets 3 or more sacks |
YESNo No |
Dan Kelly |
1. Saints defense or special teams scores at least once (field goals don’t count) 2. Drew Brees throws for at least 3 TD’s and 350 yards 3. Saints have more than 100 rushing yards |
No No YES |
Purplehat Tiger |
1. Neither defense recovers a fumble 2. Brees completes at least 75% of his passes 3. Saints receiver with most receptions will not lead team in receiving yards |
No No No |
Philinwood |
1) Mark Ingram rushed for 100 yards ( I’m trying!) 2) Meachem has a completion for at least 35 yards 3) Saints get at least 3 sacks |
No No No |
cajuncommando58 |
1 Joe Morgan scores at least 1 TD 2 Drew get a 1st down on the QB sneak. 3 Cooks returns one for a TD |
No No No |
iperoig |
Vaccaro has at least one sack Brees has more interceptions than Tds in the first half Graham kicks the game winning Fg as the time expires |
No No No |
tommy v |
1. Brees passes for at least 300 yards, at least 3 TD’s and no int. 2.Meach gets at least 1 TD and so does Graham. 3. Galette has at least 2 sacks. |
No No No |
Ryan Edwards |
1) Saints rush for over 125 yards. 2) Brees is not sacked more than once. 3) Terrance West rushes for less than 50 yards. |
YESNo No |