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Saints 42 @ Vikings 20: Prediction Results and Voting

By Dave Cariello

Everyone's predictions about the Saints @ Vikings game from this past Friday have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety following the jump.

Surprisingly, we've got six members who went a perfect three-for-three with their prognostications so our winner will need to be determined by you, the community, in our poll below.

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 11am CST.

CSC Member Predictions Analysis
BASAINT 1. Brees throws for 350+
2. Saints out rush Vikings
3. Saints get 3+ Sacks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Score Prediction: Saints 45-24
daisy117 1. Saints top two rushers have more yards than AP.
2. Saints have more passing yards than Vikings have total offensive yards
3. Saints have more rushing yards than passing yards in the 4th quarter.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Score Prediction: Saints 31-10
CoachOfEarl Brees pass 400+ yards
Saints rush 150+ yards
Jared "Bear Meat is delicious" Allen < 2 sacks

Yes

Yes

Yes

Score Prediction: Saints 49-28
'09 1.Drew Brees has his 41st game with a TD.
Drew Brees has his 57th 300 yard game.
Drew Brees has his 33rd 20+ completions game.
2. Drew Brees completes 70+ percentage of passes.
Drew Brees has a QB rating greater than 105.
3. Offense has 400+ cumulative yards, and 8 or more Saints have a reception or interception.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Score Prediction: Saints 34-24
hooahsaint2.0 1. Graham posts another touchdown.
2. Saints have 150+ yards rushing.
3. Ivory is leading rusher.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Score Prediction: Saints 37-24
hakimdropstheball

1. Breesus throws for 190+ yards in the first half.

2. Saints defense gets one turnover in the 4th quarter

3. Because it’s his birthday, Pierre Thomas gets 10+ touches in the game! HUZZAH!!!

Yes

Yes

Yes

Score Prediction: Saints 34-20
mississippisaintsfan

1. AP gets less then 100 yards rushing

2.Drew throws for 350+ yards and 3+ td’s

3.The Saints win the TO battle

Yes

Yes

No
Dan Kelly 1. Saints "lose" "TOP battle", yet inexplicably win the game
2. Saints have unbalanced offensive attack (60%+ pass), yet inexplicably win the game
3. Saints win the turnover battle, and win as expected when you have more takeaways than giveaways

No

No

No
BenDerDonDat

1. Colston has at least 80 yards.

2. Sproles breaks a punt or kickoff return for at least 50 yards

3. Brees throws for at least 325 yards.

Yes

No

Yes
cajuncreation 1. Drew continues to take care of football, no picks, 350+ yards, 3+ td’s
2. Defense gives up 400+ yards
3. AP fumbles at least once

Yes

No

No
sammasaaron 1. Saints score on their first 2 possessions
2. Vikings QBs have more rushing yards than Vikings RBs
3. Roman Harper has 1+ sack and 1+ personal foul

No

No

Yes
Grumps 1) Drew throws at least 3 TD’s and has zero picks.
2) Ponder is intercepted at least once, and fumbles at least once.
3) Vikings RB’s are contained to less than 120 total total rushing yards.

Yes

No

Yes
Alittlemore_cowbell 1.) Brees come out of the game before the 7:00 mark of the fourth
2.) Jared Allen gets two sacks and around 80,000 BOOO’s
3.) Adrian Peterson has over 170 yards from scrimmage

Yes

No

No
Andrew Juge 1. Jared Allen goes sackless
2. Christian Ponder throws for over 300yds
3. Jimmy Graham and Marques Colston both score

Yes

No

No
mdwhodat

1) brees continues td and completions streaks

2) AP out gains all of our rbs on the ground

3)CJ gets a sack!!!!

Yes

No

No
tmac641 1) Jared Allen has 2+ sacks
2) Brees has at least 40 attempts
3) Defense and Special Teams each score.

No

Yes

No
jeff.I.b 1. Jared Allen gets 1 sack…and ONLY 1 sack.
2. Saints accumulate over 150 yards rushing as a team.
3. Brees throws for over 300 yards but under 350 with at least 2 TDs and no turnovers.

No

Yes

No
nolanative 1. Devery scores.
2. Sproles scores on a special teams play.
3. Jared Allen does not get a sack.

No

No

Yes
canu2u

1. Saints defense gets a pick 6

2. Drew Brees will pass for over 350 yards.

3. Chris Ivory will have a TD

No

Yes

No
Anthony_JK

1) Drew Brees passes for over 400 yards, gets pulled in 4th quarter for Chase Daniel..

2) Patrick Robinson gets burned for one TD, but gets a Pick-6 in revenge.

3) Darren Sproles gets at least 1 TD (rushing/receiving/punt return).\

Yes

No

Yes
Northfan 1. The Vikings have over 400 yards of offense
2. At least 35% of the Vikings total offense comes in the 4th quarter
3. Drew BREEEEESSSSSSSS!!!! Has a passer rating of over 100

No

Yes

Yes
Mavratron 1) Saints lead by at least 14 points going into half-time
2) Harvin has over 100 yds total yards
3) Viking are held under 30% on third downs

No

No

Yes
Jee 1) Brees gets sacked in the first quarter by Jared Allen
2) Brees throws for over 350 yards and 3 TD’s
3) Pierre Thomas scores a rushing TD

No

No

Yes
iiAndyiiii 1) no INTs for Brees
2) Sproles scores at least twice
3) Saints get a defensive or kick/punt return score

Yes

No

No
whodatone 1, Bress passes for at least 350 yards.
2. Saints never miss a point after or field goal.
3. Saints score a TD on a punt return.

Yes

No

No
Cajun in CA 1. Score differential is 4 or less at the half.
2. Sproles and Henderson score TD’s
3. Brees feels sorry for the secondary of the Vikes and throws them an INT.

No

No

No
bondcrash 1) Our glorious Run D keeps them under 100 yards rushing
2) Drew hits deep twice for over 40 yards
3) Greer has 1+ INT

No

No

No
saints fan in cowboyland! Pierre Thomas throws a td pass!
Greer has a pick 6
Chase Daniel gets some work.

No

No

Yes
Stilljreming

1) Who Dat?? Drew Dat!!! Brees throws for 300+ yds, no picks

2) Devery Henderson is back in the endzone

3) AD runs for less than 100 yards on his sore ankle

Yes

No

Yes
BRSaintsFan

1. Brees is not sacked and throws for 350+ yds.

2. Allen gets flagged for roughing the passer (incredulously).

3. Saints defense gets a touchdown.

Yes

No

No
trotternation79 1. Saints commit 4 or fewer penalties
2. Tusk and Pierre both get in the endzone
3. Saints Defense does not allow a rushing td

No

No

Yes
triplea20x 1. Christian Ponder will have above a 90 Passer rating
2. Saints will gain over 100 yards on the ground
3. Pierre Thomas will score at least one touchdown

No

Yes

Yes
Philinwood 1) Drew Brees passes for more than 300+ yds
2) Chris Ivory averages more than 5.5 yds per carry
3) Saints D gets at least 2 picks

Yes

No

No
Deep Threat 1. Drew Throws for 300+
2. Drew makes a turnover avoiding a sack.
3. Dumbass PF penalty puts the vikings in scoring position.

Yes

No

No
PanheadCatahoula

1/ Colsten, Henderson, Meachem score

2/ Roman Harper intercepts a pass

3/ Morestead allows less than five yards in punt returns.

No

No

Yes
JellyPhantom 1. Brees throws at least 2 picks, one for a pick-six
2. No Saints receivers score
3. Brett Favre Donovan McNabb Christian Ponder throws for 300+ yards

No

No

No
HansDat 1) Saints are penalized 5 or less times.
2) Saints do not let Vikes have any takeaways.
3) Vikings score first.

No

No

Yes
metryman 1.Brees over 330 pass yds.
2.Sproles scores.
3.Saints rush for over 170 yds.

Yes

Yes

No
halo2saints 1. Saints will have 150+ combined rushing yards
2. Drew will have 300+ yards passing
3. Harper will get a sack and M. Jenkins get a pick 6

Yes

Yes

No
Jimmy Star 00

1) Drew Brees throws for the 238+ yards he needs to average over the Saints’ last three games to break Dan Marino’s single season passing yardage record, AND throws the 3+ TD passes he needs to break his own Saints’ Franchise single-season TD pass record.

2) Marques Colston will have the 58+ reception yards he needs to average in the Saints’ remaining three regular season games to give him 1000+ for the season, making him and Jimmy Graham the second pair of Saints receivers to have 1000+ yards receiving in the same season, behind Joe Horn and Willie Jackson in 2001.

3) The Saints, as team, will score the 32+ points they will need to average in their final three regular season games to break the Franchise record for most points scored in one season (510) that they set two years ago.

Yes

No

Yes
cajuncommando58
  • Drew doesn’t throw an INT and hits at least three different players for a TD.
  • Allen does not extend his sack record against Drew, and is contained, at least until Chase gives Drew a break in the 4th qtr.
  • Defense scores.
    		•

    Yes

    Yes

    No
    jonrockets 1) Drew throws 400+yds
    2) Saints up by atleast 17pts before half
    3) Cameron J records 1st sack

    Yes

    No

    No
    nofear 1. Saints defense scores, at least, one touchdown.
    2. PRob picks, at least, one
    3. At least, 4 sacks for the Saints

    No

    Yes

    Yes
    pdehaan 1) Neither team will rush for over 100 yards
    2) Neither team will have a kick-off or punt return of more than 35 yards.
    3) The total number of sacks for both teams combined will be fewer than 3

    No

    Yes

    No
    AJG 1. AP breaks a run of 20+ yards.
    2. Ponder gets over 300 yards passing
    3. Meachem scores a touchdown

    Yes

    No

    No
    saintsbrasil 1.Brees wont be sacked
    2.A Saints LB has an int
    3.Colston leads all receivers in yds

    Yes

    No

    No
    Doc Boudin 1) Saints D scores at least once.
    2) AP held scoreless.
    3) Meachem and Henderson both score.

    No

    Yes

    No
    GSO Saints Fan 1) Drew continues TD/no INT/20+ completions/300 or more yards passing records
    2) AP gets stuffed "All Day", under 75 yards rushing
    3) Jimmy Graham "returns" – 100 or more yards receiving, at least 1 TD

    Yes

    Yes

    No
    squattndog 1.Colston 100+ yds & scores
    2.Saints defense score
    3.one of the teams score off a gadget play ..reverse,flea flicker,fake punt etc.

    No

    No

    No
    Bayou Boyz 1. Ponder picked at least twice
    2. Ponder sacked at least twice
    3. Sproles punt return for TD

    No

    Yes

    No
    coldpizza 1. The Saints are involved in a game that features a game-winning TD in overtime for the first time since the 2002 season opener.
    2. Patrick Robinson finishes with more INTs and passes defended (combined) than Tracy Porter.
    3. Darren Sproles finishes with more all-purpose yards than Percy Harvin, yet Harvin manages to score, while Sproles does not.

    No

    Yes

    No
    lannlv Brees will throw at least 3 tds to 3 different receivers/rbs
    Allen get at least 1 sack
    Saints win TO margin

    Yes

    No

    No
    SaintsFanMD 1. Brees has at least 330 yards passing plus completes at least 68% of attempts.
    2. Saints D gets at least 2 turnovers.
    3. Game includes at least 4 total sacks.

    Yes

    No

    Yes
    Dang Hu Dat 1) Brees has at least 400 yards passing.
    2) Brees throws at least 3 TD passes.
    3 Saints get at least 2 turnovers off the Vikes.

    Yes

    Yes

    No
    tommy v 1. Thomas and Ivory both make at least 1 TD.
    2. Brees throws no less than 325 yds and has no less than 3 TD’s.
    3. Sproles runs for a kickoff or punt return TD.

    No

    Yes

    No
    jc1111 1. Brees throws 6 TD’s
    2. Brees throws for at least 300 yards
    3. Saints get 2 take aways

    No

    Yes

    No

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