IABL Predict The Score: Week 1, Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 10 September

[Xandtar]

Welcome to another season of It's a Buc's Life's annual contest series, Predict The Score.

After all these years, I know y'all know what to do.

But to recap: For any given week, first, predict the winning team. Among those, closest in total points to the closest score wins. In the case of a tie, there's a tiebreaker, something about the game. If two people choose the same exact score and the same exact tiebreaker, the first one to predict wins as the second tiebreaker. You are allowed to change your prediction by noting that you made a chance in an edit to your prediction post, mentioning old and new prediction. However, this stops 15 minutes before official kickoff. If the winner for any given week wants a sig, I'll do my best with my limited skills to make them one. If you happen to hit the score straight but for the wrong sides, example it's Bucs 23 Vikings 17 but you picked Vikings 23, Bucs 17, then you get an "Honorable Mention" and if requested I'll try to make a Bizarro sig for you.

At the end of the year, among those who won the most time, net closest score for those wins gets kudos and again if they want, a special sig as well as I can make one.

I know, Nano's been running it a few years. I did for a few years before him with Crocaneer's help before I burned out. So if he wants to take up the Final-Decision role and run the series again, I'll just make sigs based on his final calls for each week, not a problem. If not, well here I am, starting at least one new season's post.

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Yuck, what a wall of text!

I'll begin. I hope we develop a scoring machine of an offense but until I see otherwise I'm sticking with Bucball just like last season.

With that in mind, we're on the road for our first game, against the Vikings. They open as six point favorites.

Our tiebreaker will be Mr. Baker Mayfields' total yards, passing + rushing.

My opening prediction in mind with my Bucball mentality is Tampa Bay 17, Minnesota 10, and to hell with the point spread.
Total yards: 225 total.

Good luck to you all.

[mdb1958]

42 to 0 Bucs!

[Xandtar]

I often look for a nice opposing message board. I'll see if this one qualifies. If the response to this mellow opening post is pure vitriol, fine.

Edit: It wasn't.

https://purplepainforums.com/thread/709 ... -tampa-bay

[Deja Entendu]

Bucs win 34-17

[njdungeoneer]

Bucs start out on the offensive:

Bucs: 24

Yikes: 23

Baker: 206

Go Bucs!

[Central_Buc]

35-17 Bucs

[MJW]

Vikings 23, Bucs 10. Defense plays well but turnovers and special teams give the Vikings too many short fields.

Mayfield hits an even 300, but half of it comes when the game is out of reach.

[Bootz]

Buccaneers 20
Vikings 31

311 total yards for Baker

[Jonny]

Bucs 20
Vikings 17

Mayfield total yards: 300

[Nobody]

Bucs 19
Vikings 27

Mayfield 269

[13F11B]

Buccaneers 23
Vikings 17

Mayfield - 276

[Buc2]

20-13 Vikings

Baker 190

[acmillis]

Vikings: 27
Buccaneers: 13

222 total yards

[GreatTimes]

After watching that game between Duke and Clemson last night, it is clearly evident anything can happen. Every time Clemson got into the red zone, they shot themselves in the foot. Will it be the Vikings or Bucs that shoot themselves in the foot? Which of the 2 teams have a habit of shooting themselves in the foot? With the exception of a few years, it has always been the Bucs who have found innovative ways to lose games.
Vikes 24
Bucs 12

Mayfield 288 with 3 INT's.

[13F11B]

Mayfield 288 with 3 INT's.

Mayfield's last game as a Buc?

[kaimaru]

Bucs 24-Vikes 13
300 + a Baker's dozen=312

[Heidguy]

28-21 Bucs

296 yards

[Babeinbucland]

Bucs 28

Vikes 23

Mayfield 285

[Moozician]

Vikings 24 Bucs 13

Baker 242

[Babeinbucland]

Boooooo lol

[Rocker]

Neither defense is special; so the edge deservedly goes to the team with the elite weapon.


Minnesota JJ’s 26

Bucs 18

Baker cooks for 241.

[Pelagic_and_Pewter]

Bucs - 24
Vikes - 20

Baker - 292 total yards

[Selmon Rules]

Gonna season my prediction with a healthy dose of that hopeium that's been floating around the board lately

31-24 good guys

Mayfield has 315 total yards

[GoldenBudda]

Bucs 13
Vikes 20
BayMay 252 yds

[Doctor]

Bucs 20 vikings 13
Mayfield 253

[Doooshnzl]

Way too many unknowns on this Buc team for me to predict a win, beginning with the OL.

Vikes-28
Bucs-24

285 for the Baker...

[13F11B]

Bucs 20
Vikings 17

Mayfield total yards: 300

Winner, Winner,, Chicken dinner?

[Jonny]

Bucs 20
Vikings 17

Mayfield total yards: 300

Winner, Winner,, Chicken dinner?

I demand coronation for nailing it baby!

[Xandtar]

I can offer you a sig, but the crown comes if you win the year. Still, well done Jonny. You're king of the hill this week.

[Pelagic_and_Pewter]

Bucs 20
Vikings 17

Mayfield total yards: 300

Well done!

[Buc2]

Never been so happy to be so wrong.