New Orleans Saints Divisional Round: Bold Predictions

It’s a pretty common occurrence for fans and analysts to make bold predictions about a game or season. If the prediction doesn’t come true, then that’s OK - you said it was bold! If it DOES come true, though... now you look like a genius!

So in that spirit, some of the Canal Street Chronicles writers were asked to share with me a bold prediction or two for the New Orleans Saints’ first playoff round game of the NFL: a divisional round matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. This is their chance to look brilliant!

Here are a few of the bold predictions provided by some of the contributors at Canal Street Chronicles:

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• Brees goes off - Drew Brees passes for over 400 yards in the game. (Bob)
• Deuce Deuce goes for deuce - Mark Ingram scores two touchdowns. (Butler)
• Turnover Machine - Saints defense gets to interceptions, one for a pick-six. (Chase)
• Here’s one way - Demario Davis and Marcus Williams each get a pick. (Bob)
• Here’s another - Marcus Williams gets two interceptions in his return to the divisional round. (Brenden)
• UDFA Bounceback - Dan Arnold scores a touchdown. (Chase)
• WR duo dominance - Michael Thomas and Ted Ginn Jr each go over 100 receiving yards. (Bob)

Here are my three bold predictions for the game:

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• Marcus Williams gets a pick-six.
• The Eagles fail to sack Brees the entire game.
• Mark Ingram individually has triple the total rushing yards of the entire Eagles team.

So there are some of our bold predictions for the game. What are yours?