Predict the Score Contest, Week 6 NO @ NE

Post your predictions here for Week 6, New Orleans Saints at New England Patriots.

This contest is open to everyone, it's both a weekly and a season-long contest. Stakes are bragging rights.

Each week I will tabulate and post the scores for the previous week's contest, as well as the cumulative season standings for those who have played every week. As a one-time allowance for computer problems, forgetfulness, or whatever, one week can be missed and will be assigned that week's average score.

Scoring:
Your score is the COMBINED deviation of your predicted score for the Pats and opponents REGARDLESS OF DIRECTION. For example, if you predict Patriots 17 Saints 16 your score is how many points off of 17 the Pats are (over or under does not matter) PLUS how many points off of 16 the Saints are (over or under again does not matter). Game winner does not matter. Lowest score wins.

You may change your prediction at any time before kickoff, either by editing your original post or by adding a new one. Predictions made in other threads don't count unless they were clearly meant for this contest but were posted elsewhere by mistake. Please keep this thread to predictions only, no back-and-forth discussion of the game. A short comment explaining your pick is OK.

Good luck!


Previous Weekly winners: (click to see full results)
Week 5 @CIN: alamo and moejr
Week 4 @ATL: bigballas, Rob0729, and sturmrider
Week 3 TB: terabthia2
Week 2 NYJ: BrickPat and moejr (Perfect!)
Week 1 @BUF: Richard Camembert

31 Saints
34 Patriots

I'm going to stay positive with this groups effort from the Atlanta game.

Saints 28
Patriots 24

This was the first game I saw on their horizon as a loss. The hiccup last week really threw me off. Gronk may change the offense, but the defense has taken a huge hit with the loss of Wilfork and Kelly. Not sure they can hold up.

Saints - 24
Patriots - 27

Saints 27
Pats 20

Gronk helps but Rob Ryan still knows how to limit this offense. Defense holds it's own but without pressure up the middle Brees has too much time.

Aints: 27
Patriots: 20

Saints 34

Patriots 17

Pats 35
Saints 25

Saints 24, Patriots 16

Saints' D is very good this year, and I am still not sure if Gronk will be back, and if he is, how effective he'll be right off the bat. I am happy with the Pats' defense so far, and they'll keep NO under their average (26.8), but it won't be enough.

24-13 Saints

Saints 24 Pats 17

patriots - 31
saints - 28

Pats 28
Saints 17

I actually like this match up more than the Bengals

Pats 48
Saints 31

Saint: 31
Patriots:20

Pats 24

Saints 21

Saints - 21
Patriots - 17

24-23................Patriots. I just can't pick against them.

Patriots 21
Saints 34