ATL @ NO: Score Predictions
by tlozwarlock on Dec 4, 2008 4:25 PM EST
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Here's a practice I've seen other blogs do that I enjoy participating in. It's time we as Falcons fans predict the final score of the game this weekend.
Now I know Dave usually has his gameday blogpost with Poll and bless him for it too. We've consistently raised the comment counts on those articles over the past few weeks. I don't know if 866 comments is a record but darn if it isn't fun watching games with you guys. I'm not trying to steal any thunder from our Most Esteemed Leader(tm). Just want some good old fashioned opinions from Falcons (and Saints, if they read it) fans.
No need to get in "score wars" as I've seen other fans do. We're a classy bunch and it won't be too difficult to keep this all very civil. Now hop to it!
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My prediction:
Falcons: 27
Saints: 23
A tough game is won on the ground by Turner and Norwood. Peelle (sp??) shows up and HD makes some great returns.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Dec 4, 2008 4:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I will predict 35-24 realistically but when I see this question all I can think of is this:
Now if we had just Snowballs and Smitty on the field what would the score be? What if it was mini-Ryan and mini-Smitty?
by BVaz on Dec 4, 2008 4:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Who's the second guy?
Nealon maybe? I recognize Farley, Myers, Wendt and Jordan.
by tom slick on Dec 4, 2008 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s Robert Smigel, he was a writer on SNL and Conan
http://www.hulu.com/watch/4171/saturday-night-live-bill-swerkskis-super-fans
by BVaz on Dec 4, 2008 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Smigel, way back then!
Didn’t know he went back to those days. Bless the man who gave us “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog”. When Triumph said to Don Rickles, “Can I sniff your butt?”, I thought I was going to have a stroke. Freakin’ hilarious.
by tom slick on Dec 4, 2008 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
35-7
I hope we demolish them. High hopes.
"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
by FrankyWren on Dec 4, 2008 4:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Do I win a prize
if I’m right?
Falcons 34-31.
by tom slick on Dec 4, 2008 4:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Winner gets a FP mention
For being good at guessing stuff and things.
I’m going Falcons 30, Saints 28. Game winning field goal for young Mr. Elam in this one.
by Dave the Falconer on Dec 4, 2008 5:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Trend
Of guesses where the Falcs put up 30 … Think we’re confident in our offense?
"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
by FrankyWren on Dec 4, 2008 6:32 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
We shall score.
And score again.
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Dec 4, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Prediction
24-20 ATL.
We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.
by iRonin on Dec 4, 2008 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Da Birds.
ATL 28, NO 27. I have faith in the defense.
by johnnybacardi on Dec 4, 2008 8:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Im going to go out on a limb here...
ATL 21, NO 28
by Grayson on Dec 5, 2008 3:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ah
The ol’ reverse psychology tactic! ;-)
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Dec 5, 2008 6:51 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wins are nice
Our defense is gonna have to step up again on this one… it we can score early, which we are very known for doing, Drew Brees tends to throw interceptions in “catch-up mode” and the last time they tried to use a “run strategy” on us, we punked them pretty hard – so Go Falcons – 34-20
by MentallyMIA on Dec 5, 2008 8:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Dave The F left the door ajar; here are my predictions from Canal Street Chronicles
Saints 27, Falcons 24
1) Lance extends his streak of games with at least one touchdown to 7.
2) Saints have 100+ yds rushing as a team.
3) Roddy White has some catches and yards but does not score on the Saints D.
Aren’t you guys due for a collapse? Probably not. Anyway congratulations on a great season for the Falcons. Hope you run up the score on the Bucs next week and stick it to JasonBLT.
What’s that?.. uh…PLAYoffs? Don’t talk about…Playoffs? You kiddin’ me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a GAME.
by stujo4 on Dec 5, 2008 3:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
This guy is pretty spot on in his prediction no?
We’ve heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true.
by iRonin on Dec 10, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's the defacto winner
"The nice thing about supporting a bedraggled-cum-decent team? Watching all those analysts eat their words."
by tlozwarlock on Dec 10, 2008 2:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
if he gets what he hopes for
then perhaps Atlanta will get to prove that the Bucs collapse of their run defense is a trend
by MentallyMIA on Dec 10, 2008 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
1978 season, Falcons beat the Saints in both games on the last play of the game;
Nov 12: 1 hail mary 57 yard pass
Nov 26: A disputed interference penalty in the endzone on the next to last play (even Commissioner Rozelle admitted it was a bullshit call) gave the Falcons first and goal for a game ending TD pass.
These 2 wins for the Falcons put them in the playoffs, and kept the Saints and Archie Manning out of them in his best season with the franchise.
Us old guys don’t forget. But I seem to dislike the Bucs and Panthers more than you Falcons.
What’s that?.. uh…PLAYoffs? Don’t talk about…Playoffs? You kiddin’ me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a GAME.
by stujo4 on Dec 5, 2008 4:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oops I meant to post this over in Ask CSC. I’ll copy it over there.
What’s that?.. uh…PLAYoffs? Don’t talk about…Playoffs? You kiddin’ me? Playoffs? I just hope we can win a GAME.
by stujo4 on Dec 5, 2008 4:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
35-28
Nothing but touchdowns with Brees picking one up in garbage time to make it seem closer than it is, and the Falcons recovering the onside kick and going into the victory formation. Sounds like something from a military parade…
by danielduello on Dec 5, 2008 10:51 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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