Everyone's predictions from last week have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety following the jump.
For the second week in a row our finalists got all three of their predictions correct. Quite a few people came close with two accurate guesses. As usual, it's going to be up to you guys to decide who you think should be chosen as this weeks winner.
Look over the results then go ahead and cast your vote for the best predictor. The poll will be open for 48 hours, closing Thursday afternoon at 2pm.
| CSC Member | Predictions | Analysis |
| daisy117 | 1. Saints offence finally gets rolling, 450+ yards. 2. Saints offence has at least two plays of 40+ yards. 3. Hartley kicks a 29 yard field goal and makes it. (Ok make that a FG under 35 yards.) |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Saints 38-17 |
| jeremysherwin | 1. Brees throws for at least 250 yards and at least 2 TD 2. The Saints offensive line does not give up a single sack all game 3. The Saints score in every quarter of the game |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Saints 27-17 |
| DrewBreesManCrush | 1) a defensive member of the saints dances at some point 2) we score on our opening possession 3) hartley misses a fg or extra point |
Maybe?YesYesScore Prediction: Saints 30-17 |
| jray2000 | Saint RB’s combine for 100+ yards and 1 rushing TD Brees: 250+ yds Saints def: ZERO QB Sacks |
YesYesNo |
| metryman | 1.Colston scores. 2.Buc QB rushes has @ least 3 rush att. 3.Brees has a TD pass of 25+ yds. |
No YesYes |
| Rocks | 1. Hartley makes all his FG attempts 2. Brees zero sacks 3. Saints defense zero INTs |
No YesYes |
| Andrew Juge | 1. Drew Brees throw 2+ INTs 2. Chris Ivory fumbles 3. The Saints lose a defensive starter to injury |
No YesYes |
| jon08ban | 1. Harper forces a turnover either through a forced fumble or an INT. 2. Hartley has to kick a <40 yard FG and makes it. 3. Jesus Jones does not stop smoking and gets less than 3 carries and averages less than 1.8 yards a carry. |
YesYesNo |
| MiamiSaints | 1. Saints run the ball at least 50% of their snaps 2. Saints have more than double the rushing yards of the Bucs 3. There are at least three unnecessary roughness/roughing the quarterback calls |
YesYesNo |
| saints_r_us#9 | 1: Drew Brees thrws for 250+ yds and 2+ tds. 2: No Buc RB will rush for more than 100 yds. 3: At least 5 Saints will accumulate 50+ all purpose yds (whether it be rushing, receiving, PR, or KR). |
YesYesNo |
| Jeff.I.b. | 1. Saints gain over 350 yards of total offense. 2. Defense will force at least 2 turnovers. 3. No Bucs rusher will rush for more than 50 yards total in the game. (Per rusher, not team total). |
YesNo Yes |
| BRSaintsFan | 1. Payton locates his testicles (hard to verify), tosses out last year’s playbook (hard to verify), and find something that guides the offense to it’s best production season to date, i.e., more yds passing and running than any of the prior games. 2. Drew gets 2 or more passes of 30 yards or more, including one for a TD. 3. Defense gets at least 2 sacks. |
YesYesNo |
| Breesus Christ Superstar | 1. Saints score first 2. Saints score last. 3. Saints continue to play with their heads up their asses between the first and last scores. |
YesYesNo |
| NYSaint | 1 – Drew throws 3+ TDs 2 – 3 or more different people w/ rec TDs 3 – Big Sed 2+ sacks |
YesYesNo |
| whodatone | 1. Bress passes for at least 250 yards. 2. Shockey gets at least 2 TDs….passing or running. 3. Saints score first and are never behind in the game. (score wise) |
YesNo Yes |
| cajunsblues |
1# Game is won on a TD 2# Jones will have a rushing TD 3# 2 td’s will be 20 yard passes plus aka " going deep" |
No No Yes |
| Ponysaints | 1. Drew throws for at least 300 yards and 2 TDs. 2. Hartley does not miss a field goal. 3. Colston finally scores a TD. |
No No No |
| cscmember | 1. D will force 3 turnovers 2. D will only allow 1 FG and no TD in the entire game 3. Big Sed will be credited w/ 2 sacks |
No No No |
| SAINTSfaninNC | 1. Saints win on a FG in OT 2. Brees passes for 3 TD 3. Saints D get 4 sacks |
No YesNo |
| David "Satch" Kelly | 1. Sedrick Ellis gets a sack. 2. Saints RBs rush for 100+ yards. 3. Hartley doesn’t miss any kicks. |
No YesNo |
| coldpizza | 1. The pirate ship cannon will fire at least 20 times (20+ points for the Bucs). 2. At least one player with the surname Williams will score. 3. The expected (or recent) birth of Drew Brees’s second child will be mentioned. |
No No Yes |
| BLJew | 1. Robinson leads the team in tackles again 2. Harley makes a 50 yard FG 3. Saints score at least 2 TDs of 20+ yards. |
No No Yes |
| xen-cuts | 1. Dave will see action as a surprise backup to Drew Brees 2. Jeff Duncan will not say anything useful. 3. Several people will drink beer. |
No No Yes |
| Dan Kelly | 1. Two different Saints players score a TD. 2. Saints have less than 300 yards of total offense. 3. Bucs win the TOP ‘battle’ (as if anyone actually battles to have the highest TOP) but the Saints still win. |
YesNo No |
| Philinwood | 1) we will score at least 7 pts 2) we will gain at least 75 yds } these are not my predictions- don’t count these 3) we will punt at least 2 times |
DNC DNC DNC |
| were gonna need a bigger boat | 1. The Saint’s offence combines for atleast 500 yards 2. Julius Jones has atleas 125 yards scrimmage 3. Atleast one Saints reciever gets 120 yards recieving |
No No No |
| HB-NOLA | 1. Hartley is 3/3 on FGs. 2. Saints red zone efficiency remains < 50%. 3. Sedrick Ellis gets 1+ sack, 1+ FF. |
No YesNo |
| alcoholic_insight | 1—Hartley misses his only FG attempt of the day 2—Payton finds his stones and we go for it on 4th at least twice 3—Fourth down conversion keeps game winning TD drive alive |
No No No |
| Nabb1 | 1. The team comes down with a virulent cold, except for Devery Henderson, who manages somehow not to catch it. 2. Sean Payton advises Garrett Hartley that he will fire him out of one of the pirate ship cannons if he misses one kick. 3. Garrett Hartley is promptly fired out of one of the pirate ship cannons after the game. |
No No Yes |
| bondcrash |
1) Ivory has his first 100+ yards day (total yards) 2) Jimmy Graham scores 1+ TD 3) Freeman rushes for more than 50 yards |
YesNo No |
| pipr | 1. The Saints will have ZERO turnovers 2. A Saints DB will have a sack 3. Ivory scores his first TD |
No No No |
| MtnExile |
Atonement. Saints rush for over 150 yards. Redemption. Saints are perfect in the red zone, scoring every time they penetrate the 20. Resurgence. Saints’ special teams play is much improved, missing no field goals and holding the Bucs below their average on kick and punt returns (21.6 and 7.8 yards, respectively). |
YesNo No |
| drewbdo63 | 1. Lance Moore will be utilized like Wes Welker, 2 scores 2.Sedrick Ellis will have 2 sacks 3. Garrett Hartley will not miss a kick. |
No No No |
| Nola5712 |
1. two td’s from brees through the air (to 2 different wideouts), and 1 from ivory (who has no giveaways in the game) on the ground 2. hartley is 2/3 on fg’s for the day 3. saints d comes up with a takeaway in the 4th (with less than 8 minutes left) that will prove the difference maker |
No No No |
| mknkachow | 1. Alex Brown gets 2 sacks aka Gator Chomps 2. Mike Williams (Tampa) scores a TD 3. Jenkins gets a INT |
No No No |
| BigTMill | Once again but we’ll pull it out. Brees rushing TD from the 1 3 FG’s from who ever is kicking (we’ll take that as a moral victory cause he won’t miss any) |
What? No No |
| 117decibels | 1. Hartley misses another field goal. 2. Drew gets sacked at least 3 times. 3. Colston gets his first touchdown. |
YesNo No |
| vicvega26 |
1. The Saints will have a receiver over 100 yards with 2 TD’s 2. The Saints D will create at least 3 turnovers with at least 1 INT and 1 fumble recovery. 3. Hartley will be 2 for 2 on field goals. |
No No No |
| William D'Arcy | 1. Brees does not throw an INT. 2. Colston gets his first TD and its in the red zone 3.Jones plays and scores 2 TD |
No No No |
| Philinwood | 1) A Saints LB has an INT 2) Roby has at least one return of 50 yds 3) Saints have 100+ yds rushing |
No No Yes |
| Grok Rocker |
1. Drew Bres passes for 400+ yards and 3 touchdowns. 2. Saints defense scores 2 touchdowns on takeaways. 4. Hartley makes one 40+ yard field goal and all PAT’s. |
No No No |
| CajunCavern | 1. Bucs will lose at least one fumble. 2. There will be a flea flicker. 3. Saints will get 3+ sacks. |
YesNo No |
| sportsboy73090 | 1. drew brees throws a td pass of 20 or more yards 2. garrett hartley makes his first kick back of longer than 40 yards 3. defense forces 3 turnovers |
YesNo No |
| Dang Hu Dat | 1. Both Hartley and Betts score at least 6 points each. 2. Both Freeman and Brees throw at least 1 INT and are each sacked at least once. 3. Either the Saints defense and/or the Saints special teams score at least one TD and the Saints come out ahead in the turnover margin. |
No No No |
| clearlyvague | 1. Kellen Winslow has 100+ yards 2. Hartley hits 2/4, both 40 + 3. Saints run game puts up 150+ AND two tds |
No No No |
| HansDat |
1) Hartley 0/0 on FGs, 4/4 on XPs. 2) Saints do not score on opening drive. 3) Tusk gets his first NFL score. |
No No No |
| Nate W |
1. Hartley makes his only FG attempt 2. Saints rush for over 100 yards 3. Aquib Talib with at least 1 pick |
No YesNo |
| SaintBevo |
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No No Yes |
| Cajun in CA | 1. Brees throws an interception in the 1st half. 2. Saints D does not give up a red-zone TD. 3. Ivory scores a TD on a screen pass. |
YesNo No |
| GRIZZ | 1. Brees rushes for a TD 2. Chris Ivory will run over someone and everyone will go "ohhhh!" 3. Saints sack the opposing QB 3+ times |
No YesNo |
| saintsfan77 | moore and colston both score td’s ivory runs for at least 80 yards and 1 td hartley kicks 2 field goals |
No No Yes |
| sernycrusher | 1. hartley is perfect on fgs and pats 2. brees has 70%+ completion 3. vilma records a sack |
No No No |
| chicago cajun | 1. Brees throws for 300+ yds. 2. Saints will block a field goal attempt 3. Saints cause 3+ sacks |
No No No |
| dalleoman | 1. Hartley does not miss a field goal that is shorter than 45 yards. 2. Mike Williams has less than 70 total yards receiving. 3. Saints have fewer penalty yards than the Bucs. |
No No No |
| hakimdropstheball | 1. Hartley makes two field goals. 2. Saints rush for over 95 yards. 3. Colston catches at least one touchdown. |
No YesNo |
| Jay Preece | 1. A Saints receiver has multiple touchdowns. 2. Patrick Robinson creates a turnover. 3. Saints score only their second rushing TD of the season. |
No No Yes |
| gavin31785 | 1. Drew Brees throws 2+ TDs 2. Saints win the turnover battle by at least +1 3. Hartley does not miss a field goal |
YesNo No |
| jack_casse | 1. Drew Brees does not throw a pic. 2. Saints defense holds Bucs to under 250 yards on offense. 3. Colston finally catches a TD pass. |
No No No |
| stujo4 | 1 Brees has season high passing yards this game. 2 Saints D scores at least one TD. 3 Bucs do not score an offensive TD. |
No No No |
| Saintsfan75 | 1. Drew marches down in the final drive of the game for the winning TD 2. P Rob finally gets an INT and redems himself to me (not that he needs to but hey…) 3. Graham finally gets a TD and I finally get some pick em points!!! |
No No No |
| SaintsFanMD | 1. Drew throws for at least 2 TDS, completes more than 70% with a QB rating over 105. 2. Bucs held to less than 300 yards total offense. 3. Saints win TOP and turnover battle. |
No YesNo |
| saint_chew | 1) 1st Qtr ends 3-3 2) Saints rush for 160yds + in the game. 3) Fumble recovered for TD by Saints D. |
No YesNo |