IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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Greetings

I know this is a little soon but I am traveling tomorrow, so I suggest people hold off making predictions tonight, let tempers cool first.

That said, welcome again to Predict The Score. You know what to do. But first, congrats to Buc2 who at first glance won the Week 3 contest with a 4 points off prediction, beating out acmillis with an anemic 60 yards for Godwin which itself was far over Godwin's real 32 yards. Edit: Buc2 has declined to accept the win (see Week 3 thread). acmillis is declared the winner of this week's contest.

The season standings are therefore as follows:
Week 1: Jonny, Predicted Bucs 20 Vikings 17, 0 points off. Whoa! :shock:
Week 2: Doooshnzl, Predicted Bucs 28, Bears 17, 1 point off, winning the tiebreaker over Kaimaru and Bootz (so close!)
Week 3: acmillis, Predicted Bucs 14 Eagles 26, 4 points off.

Now, the 2-1 Bucs travel to New Orleans to face the 2-1 Saints. Both teams lost this week, the Bucs in a more humiliating fashion, but nevertheless first place in the South goes to the winner so it is a huge game, bigger in its way than tonight's game.

Two tiebreakers will be used.

The first tiebreaker is total turnovers by both teams.

If that is a tie, the second tiebreaker is total yards from scrimmage for the Bucs offense (not defense, not special teams).

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I'll begin.

I think the Bucs will win this game, thanks to the Saints QB.

Bucs 13
Saints 10

Total turnovers: 7
Total yards from scrimmage (offense): 290

Your turn.
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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Bucs 31
Saints 17

Total turnovers: 4
Total yards from scrimmage (offense): 321
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Bucs 16
Saints 20

4 turnovers
276 yards
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Bucs 24
Saints 17
3 turnovers
330 yards
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Bucs 31
Saints 17

2 turnovers
370 yards
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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Where are we getting 31 points from?

This Saints defense is really really good.

Bucs 20 Saints 17
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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uscbucsfan1 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:57 pm Where are we getting 31 points from?

This Saints defense is really really good.

Bucs 20 Saints 17
I see a Jameis Special pick 6. Also they gave up 18 points in one quarter. They aren't Philly great
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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Bucs 27
Saints 21

Hard fought fourth quarter victory.

Hopefully the offense puts up 350 yards. Turnovers could be 6-7 with the way these QB’s play the game. Gotta be on our a game on defense.
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kaimaru wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:33 pm
uscbucsfan1 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:57 pm Where are we getting 31 points from?

This Saints defense is really really good.

Bucs 20 Saints 17
I see a Jameis Special pick 6. Also they gave up 18 points in one quarter. They aren't Philly great
I'm not saying it's not possible, but extremely unlikely given the season so far. The Saints defense, so far, is statistically better than the Eagles in PPG, yards per game, against the pass, sacks, 3rd down %...basically everything except the run.

It's too early to say one is better than the other from just numbers as they've played different teams, but we didn't score 31 on 2 bottom 5 defenses.
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Bucs 28
Saints 17

Total turnovers: 4
Total yards from scrimmage (offense): 320
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Bucs 17 Saints 10

TOs 3
Yards 299
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Bucs 23

Saints 21

3 TO

280 yards
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BUCS 24
Saints 21

Turnovers 5

Yards 390
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Bucs 14
Saints 27

3 turnovers
377 yards
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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Bucs have some offense…through the air:

Bucs: 24

Aints: 23

Turnovers: 5

Offense: 311

Go Bucs!
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Bucs 23
Aints 13

Turnovers 5
Total Bucs Offense 280
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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uscbucsfan1 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:57 pm Where are we getting 31 points from?

This Saints defense is really really good.

Bucs 20 Saints 17
14 from the defense actually scoring on turnovers. ;)
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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13F11B wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:46 am
uscbucsfan1 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 4:57 pm Where are we getting 31 points from?

This Saints defense is really really good.

Bucs 20 Saints 17
14 from the defense actually scoring on turnovers. ;)
2002 was really an awesome year to behold. I miss those days. 38 TO's in regular season and 4 in post season with 9 resulting in a TD (8 from INTs and 1 from FR).
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Re: IABL Predict The Score: Week 4, Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 October 2023

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uscbucsfan1 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:14 pm
kaimaru wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:33 pm

I see a Jameis Special pick 6. Also they gave up 18 points in one quarter. They aren't Philly great
I'm not saying it's not possible, but extremely unlikely given the season so far. The Saints defense, so far, is statistically better than the Eagles in PPG, yards per game, against the pass, sacks, 3rd down %...basically everything except the run.

It's too early to say one is better than the other from just numbers as they've played different teams, but we didn't score 31 on 2 bottom 5 defenses.
We've also left a lot of points on the field too
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Figured I'd wait till mid-week to see where we are on practice DNPs. So many injuries on the defensive side of the ball. If This is going to be an ugly game in NO.

Bucs 16
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4 Turnovers
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Lattimore shuts down Evans.

Saints 24 Bucs 13.
3 turnovers
Total Bucs Offense 312 yards.
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20-17 good guys

5 T/O

299 yds
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Bucs 17
Saints 24

278 yds
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Bucs 34 - Saints 21
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We need better on 1st and 2nd down defense.
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mdb1958 wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:13 pm We need better on 1st and 2nd down defense.
3rd down defense is the issue.
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Good luck figuring this one out @Xandtar
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I'm guessing Buc2
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mdb1958 wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:12 pm I'm guessing Buc2
Yeah, that looks right. Off by a total of 5 I think everyone else is off by more.
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uscbucsfan1 wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 6:14 pm
kaimaru wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:33 pm

I see a Jameis Special pick 6. Also they gave up 18 points in one quarter. They aren't Philly great
I'm not saying it's not possible, but extremely unlikely given the season so far. The Saints defense, so far, is statistically better than the Eagles in PPG, yards per game, against the pass, sacks, 3rd down %...basically everything except the run.

It's too early to say one is better than the other from just numbers as they've played different teams, but we didn't score 31 on 2 bottom 5 defenses.
If we got a pick six (hey we got a pick of Jameis), I would have been spot on. I figured 3 scores for NO, didn't think we'd keep them out of the endzone
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I'm still moving, didn't even see the score until just now.

Thanks for checking, maybe Buc2 will take the win this week! :D
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13F11B wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:17 pm
mdb1958 wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:12 pm I'm guessing Buc2
Yeah, that looks right. Off by a total of 5 I think everyone else is off by more.
I thought he is off by 7?
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Babeinbucland wrote: Mon Oct 02, 2023 4:29 am
13F11B wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 6:17 pm

Yeah, that looks right. Off by a total of 5 I think everyone else is off by more.
I thought he is off by 7?
Yeah, you are right. Not sure how I did my math yesterday.
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Xandtar wrote: Sun Oct 01, 2023 11:55 pm I'm still moving, didn't even see the score until just now.

Thanks for checking, maybe Buc2 will take the win this week! :D
Winning with a Bucs win definitely tastes much better. I'll take this one. :lol:
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