Predict Your First Quarter

BwareDWare94

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Well folks, we're officially less than two weeks away from the start of the season, so we should start offering some predictions and get the discussion rolling again. Use this thread to predict your team's first quarter of the season.
 

 
Monday, September 11th vs. 

 
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Score Prediction: Vikings win 27-16
 
What Will Happen:
Adrian Peterson will get the start but be large ineffective, giving way to Mark Ingram eventually as the Saints realized they signed a washed up mouthbreather. New Orleans has an initial drive that scores either a TD or FG, but as usual, Zimmer's defense clamps down after that. Dalvin Cook rushes for over 100 yards and Bradford hits both Diggs and Theilen for touchdowns. Cook gets a goalline score. The Vikings tack on a second late field goal to make it a two score game.
 
Sunday, September @ 

 
Score Prediction: Steelers win 23-20
 
What Will Happen:
Both teams score early but then settle into a defensive battle. Xavier Rhodes covers AB about as well as possible but AB is still effective, as always. Martavis Bryant breaks free of either Waynes or Newman to make it a 10 point game. The Vikings muster one more TD but can't tie it up before the clock runs out
 
Sunday, September 24th vs. 

 
Score Prediction: Vikings win 30-23
 
What Will Happen: 
The Vikings will blow this open early, leading by 15+ points until the Bucs score a garbage time TD to make the score look closer. I see Stefon Diggs drawing so much attention by week 3 that both Kyle Rudolph and Adam Theilen have huge days.
 
Sunday, October 1st vs 

 
Score Prediction: Vikings win 20-10
Anquan Boldin annihilated Minnesota with timely catches in both meetings in 2016. Boldin is no longer there. The Lions still don't have a running game. They lost Riley Reiff. The Lions will be competitive but won't make the playoffs again. I expect Cook to have a very good day in this game, possibly scoring both TDs for Minnesota. 
 
Record Prediction after 4 games: 3-1
 
 
How about the rest of you?
 

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Come on, folks. This will give everybody a good idea of how you view your team entering the season, and it doesn't take that long.
 

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I'll say the Saints start 2-2. L, W, L, W.

I know beating New England is out there, but being its in the Dome I think they come to play. They tend to play well in those kinds of matchups. If it were in New England I'd give them little to no shot. I see them having a better shot at beating Minnesota at their place than Carolina at theirs.
 

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