Everyone's predictions about the Texans vs. Saints preseason game made this past Friday have finally been tallied, analyzed and formatted accordingly. They can be found in their entirety following the jump.
Just like the actual Saints, you guys seem to be improving with each passing week as you slowly get into regular season form. This week we actually had not one but two members finally get all three of their predictions correct and a lot more correct predictions in general.
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 morning at 12pm CST.
| CSC Member | Predictions | Analysis |
| Saint for life |
1. Defense gets 3 or more sacks 2. Defense gets 2 or more turnovers 3. Brees throws for at least 125 yds |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Texans 31-24 |
| were gonna need a bigger boat |
1.Saints D has 4+ sacks. 2.Saints D gets 1+ turnovers. 3.A total of 5 or more QBs are on the field at seperate times (For both teams) |
YesYesYesScore Prediction: Saints 31-30 |
| Mavratron |
1) At least one fight or skirmish breaks out 2) At least one kickoff or punt is returned for a touchdown 3) Saints get 3+ sacks |
No No Yes |
| Jricky70 |
1. Brees throws TD to Lance Moore 2. Chase Daniel Throws TD to Joe Morgan 3. Pierre Thomas and Ingram both score |
YesYesNo |
| moose92785 |
1. Pierre gets a td. 2. Mark Ingram gets a td. 3. The Leg punts at least 4 times. |
No No No |
| Fat Punk Kicker |
I kick a 37 yard field goal Drew Brees throws exactly 11 passes Colston has 41 yards and a touchdown |
No No No |
| Legatron Morstead |
1. Saints D gets a sack 2. Drew Brees throws an int 3. Joe Morgan gets a TD |
YesNo Yes |
| caomhin |
1. Courtney Roby gets at least 3 catches 2. Chris Ivory fumbles 3. Jose Gumbs gets 3+ tackles |
No YesNo |
| cajuncommando58 |
|
No No Yes |
| saint-sly |
Brees throws for 150+ yards in first half Ghram catches TD Thomas has 20+ yard pass/run in the first half |
YesYesNo |
| Grumps |
1.) Ingram scores and has over 50 combined yards. 2.) Bid Sed Ellis forces a fumble. 3.) Saints win the turnover battle margin by at least 2. |
No No Yes |
| tommy v |
1. Brees throws for at least 200 yards and has at least 2 TD’s. 2. Lance has at least 1 TD. 3. Galette has at least 1 sack. |
No YesNo |
| '09 |
1. Martez Wilson has an impressive performance. 2. The defense looks balanced and disciplined as they tackle well and shut down the Texans for the entire game, keeping the the totals for the Texans offense under 200 yards. (excluding special teams play) 3. Special teams get a turnover, and Courtney Roby covers a punt well. |
No No No |
| whodatone |
1. Brees passes for 100 yards and 2 td’s. 2. Saints take the lead and never are behind in the game 3. Cadet runs for a TD. |
No No No |
| Ship |
1. FPK shanks an extra point 2. Jermon Bushrod racks up at least 2 holding penalties and the rest of the O-Line gets at least 2 more, explaining how happy they are to see their friends from Houston. 3. Two more LB leave the game with injuries, after which it’s learned the LB core has formed a baseball team that, in fact, can defeat Houston. |
No No No |
| carter96 |
1- Oline gels and doesn’t allow a sack on Breed. 2- Fat punk kicker nails 52yrd fg. 3-D shows marked improvement in tackling(could it get worse?) |
YesHa! Yes |
| Jee |
1) Brees has a TD on opening drive 2) Aikiem Hicks gets a sack 3) Isa Abdul-Quddus gets an INT |
No YesNo |
| canu2u |
1. Brees & co. will score on their first drive 2. The Saints defense will get 2 sacks. 3. The Saints defense will get a pick 6. |
No No No |
| Dan Kelly |
1. Saints defense gets 2+ sacks and 1+ INT 2. Texans defense gets 2+ sacks and 1+ INT 3. Andre Johnson gets 50+ yards on two+ catches and at least one TD* |
No No No |
| BASAINT |
1. Mark Ingram get a TD 2. Andre Johnson gets an injury and doesn’t return to game or he doesn’t play at all 3. Lance Moore gets a TD |
No No Yes |
| drewbdo |
Chase Daniel gets sacked 2 times Jonathan Casillas gets a sack Travaris Cadet has a +30 running play |
No No No |
| VASaint |
1) Lawrence Wilson leads the team in tackles 2) Corey White has an int 3) David Thomas catches a td |
No No No |
| russty |
1. Mat Schaub is injured on the coin toss, replacement ref puts his eye out with the flip.. 2.Rodger Godell is injured by a replacement ref., tripping over the head linesman and falling on his keys in his pocket, puncturing his scrotum. 3.Two refs are injured by Vitt, by bonking their heads together three stooges style. |
No No No |
| cmars14 |
1) Marques Colston gets his first TD of the preseason 2) Pierre Thomas scores a rushing TD 3) Sedrick Ellis gets a sack |
No No No |
| Travis Dauro |
1. Drew Brees throws 250+ yards 2. Defense forces 3 turnovers 3. Martez Wilson and Junior Galette get a sack |
No YesNo |
| bonneEViLle |
1. Saints offense will score at least twice in the first quarter. 2. Saints D will hold Arian Foster to 80 or fewer rushing yards. 3. Texans will not score a rushing TD againts OUR DEFENSE. |
No YesNo |
| SaintsFanMD |
1. Schaub and Brees get at least 3 TDs combined. 2. Texans outrush the Saints running game. 3. Texans get last score of the game for the win. |
YesNo No |
| Valmo |
1) Neither team scores a touchdown on opening drive. 2) Each team commits at least one turnover. 3) Brees throws a touchdown pass. |
No YesYes |
| touchdown my pants |
1. Cadet rushes for 67 yards 2. Kasay misses a FG 3. Saints fail to score from the 14 yard line on 4th and goal to end the game. Yep i’m very precise |
No No No |
| BRSaintsFan |
1. Saints first team offense does not score a TD. 2. Texans get over 160 yds rushing, and over 150 yds passing. 3. Chunky Chase gets over 200 yds pzazzž |
No No No |
| NOLA Jill |
1. Brees and Daniel throw interceptions. 2. Kasay and Hartley miss field goals. 2. Barrett Ruud injured. Out for the season. |
No No No |
| PanheadCatahoula |
1/ Hartley 2 long (over40yd) FG 2/ Brees engineers 3 TD drives 3/ Texan rush over 150, pass for more than 150 |
No No No |
| Doc Boudin |
1. Colston grabs one for a TD. 2. Interception by a Saints LB (assuming there are any left). 3. Saints’ defense or return teams score. |
No No No |
| RockKnuteney |
1) Between a rock and a cadet, Saints showcase Ivory who scores and is later traded. 2) Brees finally looks regular season like, throws for 2 tds 3) Houston is very tough, but no major injuries occur this game. |
No YesYes |
| Hans Petersen |
1) Shanle shines as tackling machine – 8+ tackles recorded. 2) Texans backup QB runs for a TD. 3) Saints place kicking battle outshines Texans place kicking battle tonight with more long FG attempts by the Saints. |
No No No |
| metryman |
1. Saints QB’s combine for 350+ pass yds. 2.. Mark Ingram scores. 3. Saints have a 30+ yd TD. |
No No No |
| Cajun in CA |
1. Saints starting O gets back on track, scoring 2 TD’s and a field goal in 1st half. 2. Texans outscore Saints in 2nd half 3. Marques Colston and PT both get TDs. |
No No No |
| vjdancer |
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YesNo Yes |