Everyone's predictions about the Colts @ Saints game from this past Friday have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety following the jump.
This week we had a few people go a perfect three for three with predictions that ranged from impressive to lame. As usual, it's up to you guys to choose our winner.
But I have to first announce our unofficial winner, my podcast co-host Kevin Held from HakimDropstheBall.com, who predicted on our show last week that the Saints would run the ball more than pass against the Colts. I was so sure that would never happen, I promised I would declare him our automatic winner. Turns out, I was wrong. Here's to you, Kevin.
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 11am.
| CSC Member | Predictions | Analysis |
| daisy117 | 1. Saints have 2+ rushing TDs 2. Saints D creates 2+ turnovers 3. Saints Offense has at most 1 turnover. |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Saints 31-17 |
| SaintsFanMD | 1. Morestead punts no more than twice in the game. 2. Saints have more than 150 yards rushing plus more than 300 yards passing. 3. Saints better than Colts in turnovers & TOP. |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Saints 34-20 |
| nolanative | 1. Drew throws no interceptions 2. Saints rush for more than 150 yards 3. Saints force at least 2 turnovers |
Yes YesYesScore Prediction: Saints 38-23 |
| FuSoYa | 1-the Saints O-line commits their fewest procedural penalties of the season 2-Brees’ 350+ yards streak ends. 3-Saints have at least 3 players with 75+ offensive yards. |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Saints 38-20 |
| whodatone | 1. Drew Brees passes for at least 250 yards. 2. Saints take the lead and are never behind. 3. The Saints never turn the ball over. |
Yes. But this is a lame prediction. YesYesScore Prediction: Saints 28-7 |
| hakimdropstheball |
1. The Saints run AT LEAST 50 percent rushing plays. 2. Ingram and Sproles will each score AT LEAST one touchdown. 3. Saints go +2 in turnover margin. |
Yes No No |
| Grumps | 1. Lance Moore gets a TD 2. Jenkins forces a fumble or has a pick 3. Painter sacked at least twice. |
No No No |
| cajunsblues |
1) Brees ends his interception streak for now 2) Graham gets 100+ yards and a TD 3) Moore gets 2 td’s |
YesNo No |
| BASAINT | 1. Brees throws 4 td’s 2. Defense gets 3 turnovers 3. Saints Rush for over 150 yards |
No YesYes |
| jack_casse | 1) Brees is not sacked for second straight game 2) Saints defense gets 2 picks 3) Sproles scores a rushing TD |
NoNo Yes |
| BlackandGold4ever | 1. Colts have less than 250 yards 2. Saints force at least two turnovers 3. Sproles scores a TD on a return |
No YesNo |
| shipgoalie05 | 1. Dallas Clark scores a TD 2. Will Smith gets at least one sack 3. Drew Brees does not throw an interception |
No No Yes |
| HB-NOLA |
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YesYesNo |
| Dan Kelly | 1. Saints don’t cover the point spread (currently 14). 2. I get pissed at PRob again for giving up at least two plays over 15 yards. 3. Total Saints rushing yards > 150. |
Ha! No Yes |
| hrp | 1. Saints rush for more than 150 yards. 2. Saints have a percentage of rush plays on offense equal to or greater than 45% of total plays (bonus point, CP becomes a little happier than normal but validly questions pass-rush balance). 3. Pierre Garcon has a TD for > 20 yards. |
YesYesNo |
| Nola5712 | Brees throws for 3 tds at least 325 yards pRob picks off Painter Saints rush for 155+ yards |
No No Yes |
| Malbrough | Ingram runs for 125 yards Brees has less than 35 pass attempts Saints score a defensive TD |
No No Yes |
| pipr | Colston scores at least one TD Dallas Clark scores at least one TD Indy has 0 rushing TDs |
YesNo No |
| St Jenkins |
1.Saints gain at least 150 yards rushing. 2.Defense/ST gets at least one scoring touchdown. 3.de la Puente makes a HUGE impact. |
YesYesDefine huge. |
| Jee | 1) Painter throws 2 INTs 2) Saints have 150+ yards rushing 3) Marques Colston scores a TD |
No YesYes |
| AJG | 1. Brees doesn’t throw an INT 2. Mathis gets a sack 3. Garcon scores a touchdown |
YesNo No |
| JAM13 | 1. Colston has a TD and a 100+ receiving yards. 2. Addai scores a TD in the first half. 3. Saints special teams take a kickoff back to the house. |
No No No |
| bondcrash | 1) Saints rush over 175 yards 2) Reggie Wayne scores at least a TD 3) Saints have at least 2 turnovers in their favor |
YesNo Yes |
| Rocks | 1. Brees no second-half sacks 2. Mark Ingram 1+ TD 3. Colts zero rushing TDs |
No No No |
| Saint for life | 1. Graham catches a TD Pass 2. Ingram runs for a TD 3. Brees throws for 2 or more TD’s |
YesNo Yes |
| mdwhodat |
1) Breesus has at least 1 TO 2) saints do not win TO battle (they tie or lose) 3) Tracey porter gets beat like a drum |
No No No |
| tmac641 | 1) Brees sacked at least 2x’s 2) Harper either interferes with Dallas Clark to set up a TD or gives up a TD to Clark. 3) Brees throws a pick on a tipped ball/dropped pass by one of his receivers. |
YesNo No |
| Doc Boudin |
1. Brees lays it on the turf at least once, but fails to throw an INT. 2. At least three roughing-the-passer calls. 3. Colts fail to capitalize (0 points) on any Saints turnovers. |
I don't get this one. No No |
| BenDerDonDat | 1. Brees throws four touchdown passes. 2. Saints grab interception. 3. NBC shows at least 15 pictures of Payton in box upstairs |
No YesNo idea. When are people going to learn not to make predictions about the broadcast?
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| Levy1981 |
1. Brees and Painter throw for under 300 yards 2. Both defense gives up a 25+ yard touchdown 3. Mark Ingram will rush for over 100 yards as the leading rusher in the game |
No No No |
| Ship | 1. Brees looks both ways before crossing the O-Line, sees Freeny & Mathis in rear view mirror, dumps numerous quick passes onto Sproles for 2+ touchdowns. 2. Without Payton on the field to monitor the Po-Boy Locker and GW practicing his head coaching skills, Shaun Rogers, and Aubrayo Franklin OD on fried oysters and mayonnaise, failing to register a tackle between them. 3. Shanle emerges from 10-year stupor after Martez is re-activated, resulting in 8 tackles. |
No No No |
| WhoDatUpInYa | 1) Saints have more total yards than the Colts 2) Brees continues his streak of games with at least 1 TD 3) Mark Ingram will have at least 1 rushing TD |
YesYesNo |
| jonrockets | 1) Brees sacked twice 2) Ingrams majority of yds from 1 run 3) Cam gets 1st sack |
YesNo No |
| iiAndyiiii | 1) No INTs for Brees 2) Ingram scores at least twice 3) Saints win turnover battle |
YesNo Yes |
| coldpizza | 1. Colts surpass 24 points scored for the first time this season. 2. Saints score their first defensive points of the season. 3. Roman Harper gets flagged for pass interference or illegal use of the hands in pass coverage at least once. |
No YesNo |
| Ponysaints | 1. Saints have a running back with at least 100 rushing yards. 2. Saints win turnover margin. 3. Saints D gets more sacks than Colts |
No YesNo |
| pvinet | 1. Pierre Garcon has >100 receiving yards 2. Darren sproles returns a punt or kickoff for a TD 3. Saints recover a fumble AND an interception (This -7 or -8 turnover margin for the season is getting ridiculous guys). |
YesNo Yes |
| mississippisaintsfan |
1.DB’s have atleast 1 pick 2.Meachem drops atleast 2 passes 3.sproles has +150 all purpose yards |
YesNo Yes |
| squattndog | 1.all 3 RB’s score 2.Brees has no interceptions 3.Graham over 100yds |
No YesNo |
| canu2u |
1. Brees throws for 350 + yards 2. Jimmy Graham has another 100 + yard receiving day 3. Ingram scores 2 touchdowns |
No No No |
| AcquiredPanic | 1. We get a "roughing the passer" penalty called against us. 2. Ingram rushes for at least 70 yards 3. Two different Saints running backs score a touchdown |
No YesNo |
| tommy v | 1. Pierre Thomas has at least 125 combined rushing and receiving yards. 2. Lance is the touchdown target and he gets 2 or Moore. 3. Saints score at least 3 red zone touchdowns. |
YesNo Yes |
| WestBank | 1. Reggie Wayne gets his second 100+ yard game of the season 2. Tracy Porter gets interception and run back TD 3. Colts are held to under 80 yards rushing |
No No No |
| Cajun in CA | 1. Brees does not throw an interception 2. Ingram fumbles on the Colts side of the 50 yd line 3. Saints get an INT in the 4th qtr. |
YesNo Yes |
| GSO Saints Fan | 1. Brees continues both his TD streak & 350+ passing yards streak. 2. Ingram breaks 100 yards rushing. 3. Defense finally scores points. |
No No Yes |
| Blake&Gold | 1. Colston goes for 100+ receiving yards. 2. Saints don’t turn the ball over. 3. Saints D forces 2+ turnovers. |
No YesYes |
| stilljreming |
1) Drew, alas, throws another pick, but thankfully keeps his passing TD streak alive with 2 2) Pierre Garcon has at least one reception of 50 + yards and a TD 3) Jimmy Graham streak of 100 yds receiving games ends |
No No Yes |
| JellyPhantom | 1. Brees throws at least one interception 2. The Saints trail at some point in the fourth quarter 3. The Saints get a scoring play nullified by a penalty |
No No No |
| Heaven is Painted Black and Gold |
1. Jimmy Graham has over 120 receiving yards. 2. Drew Brees throws zero INTs. 3. Darren Sproles returns at least one punt for a touchdown. |
No YesNo |
| Bayou Boyz | 1. Saints rush for 150+ 2. Painter throws 2+ picks 3. Graham has 4th straight 100+ yard receiving game |
YesNo He had that last week. |
| StephenC |
1) Brees throws 2 TD’s and for 275 yd. 2) Defense finally get pressure on the opposing QB with 3 sacks. 3) Brees will not get sacked this game. Thank You O-line! |
No No No |
| HansDat |
1) Red zone woes continue – at least 3 of the 5 FGs come from stalled red zone drives. 2) Saints rush for more than 100, less than 120 yards – but it is heralded as SUCCESS!!! by some. 3) Devery gets a score. |
No No No |
| metryman | 1.Sproles scores. 2.Saints D gets at least 2 TO’s. 3.Lance Moore has at least 5 rec’s. |
YesYesNo |
| '09 |
Drew Brees Becomes the first NFL QB in NFL history to produce five consecutive 350 yard games, and continues his record setting streak of games with 20 or more completions, and extends his TD in a game streak to 34 en route to eclipse Johnny Unitas at 47. Mark Ingram, Jed Collins, Pierre Thomas, and Darron Sproles have a TD. Saints Accumulate 600 + yards of total offense. |
No No No |
| saintsbrasil | 1.Saints score more than 2 rush td´s 2.Colston and Graham have more than 15 rec combined 3.Saints win the turnover battle |
No No Yes |
| Dang Hu Dat | 1) Colts have more than 100 total rushing yards and Saints have less than 100 total rushing yards. 2) Both Dallas Clark and Pierre Garcon score a TD. 3) Lance Moore scores a TD. |
No No No |
| were gonna need a bigger boat | 1. Saints D gets 3+ sacks 2. Drew Brees throws for 350+ yards and 3+ TD’s 3. Sproles gets 150+ yards from scrimmage (this includes Kickoff and punt returns) and 1 or more TD’s. |
No No Yes |
| PanheadCatahoula |
1) Roman Harper grabs interception, probably on a deflection. 2) Graham hundred yard streak goes to five. 3) Costen, Meacham and Graham TD receptions. |
No No no |
| cajuncommando58 |
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YesNo Yes |
| KilnBill | 1)Saints get 150+total rushing. 2)Brees throws 3 tds. 3)Saints defense gets 3 turnovers. |
YesNo Yes |
| saint_chew | 1) Brees sacked 3 times or more. 2) 2 Saints rushing TD’s. 3) No field goals missede by either team. |
No YesYes |
| Drew-Dat | Brees’ 350+ steak ends. Saints have three rushing TD’s. Tracy Porter gets his first interception of the season. |
YesNo No |
| trotternation79 | 1. Shanle in some form has something to do with a turnover 2. Painter throws us the ball at least once 3. Painter gets drilled and has to leave the game |
No YesNo |
| Dan39465 | 1. Brees throws at least 4 TDs to 4 different receivers. 2. Saints D gets 5 or more sacks. 3. Saints get a TD on special teams. |
No No No |