Weekly Prediction Contest - WK 9 - Steelers vs. Colts (Pg. 13)

Standings thru week 8

1. 43 pts. @Steelpens65
2. 41 pts. @Hanratty#5
3. 40 pts. @cbmassa
4. 38 pts. @blackandgoldpatrol , @mytake , @SteelLion69
7. 37 pts. @Born2Steel
8. 36 pts. @mac daddyo
9. 35 pts. @forgotten1
10. 34 pts. @bigsteelerfaninky , @gumbygolf , @Steelersfan43 , @steel machine
14. 33 pts. @Blast Furnace , @HeinzMustard
16. 32 pts. @El Kabong
17. 31 pts. @Wardismvp
18. 27 pts. @Steel_Elvis
19. 26 pts. @NorthernBlitz
20. 24 pts. @Busman , @TuRnDoWnForWaTT
22. 23 pts. @Ray D
23. 22 pts. @JAD
24. 18 pts. @Quadrupleyoi
25. 6 pts. @Steelers-MT (played one time)
26. 5 pts. @Rush2seven (played one time)

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over/Under
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over/Under
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over/Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over/Under
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over/Under
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over/Under
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over/Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over/Under
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No

 

1. Will the Steelers win? Are you kidding me?! No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Under
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over
8. 1st TD? Colts
9. More Total Offense? Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes,even if this is likely to be a minor one

 

That's what I did. I picked the worst possible outcome for the Steelers in every category and went 10 for 10.

 

1. No
2. No
3. Over
4. Under
5. Under
6. Over
7. Over
8. Colts
9. Colts
10. Under
11. No

 

My picks........

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No / STEELERS
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No / YES
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over/Under / UNDER
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under / UNDER
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over/Under / OVER
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over/Under / UNDER
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over/Under / UNDER
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts / STEELERS
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts / STEELERS
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under / UNDER
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No / YES

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Under
8. 1st TD? Steelers
9. More Total Offense? Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Under
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over
8. 1st TD? Colts
9. More Total Offense? Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over
8. 1st TD? Colts
9. More Total Offense? Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over/Under
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under Our O-Line is below average, and the Colts have the 6th-ranked rush defense.
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over/Under Aaron gets us 2 TD's and we settle for 3 FG's.
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over/Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over/Under
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts. Jones and Taylor are going to feast on this secondary.
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No
They will still somehow believe they are contenders and not pretenders.

This is a bad matchup against a team with tough, physical trench players. Jim Bob Cooter will be hard at work figuring out how to exploit the Mike Tomlin defense...

 

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Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over/Under
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over/Under
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over/Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over/Under
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No [but not a substantial one...late draft pick so we get another WR3/4]

 

1. yes
2. yes
3. over
4. under
5. over
6. under
7. under
8. colts
9. colts
10. over
11. yes

 

1. No
2. No
3. Over
4. Over
5. Over
6. Over
7. Under
8. Steelers
9. Colts
10. Over
11. No

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over/Under
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over/Under
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over/Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over/Under
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No

 

11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No

This answer is locked in. Participants that have not completed their predictions for this week are ineligible to answer question 11.

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes or No
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes or No
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over/Under
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Over
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Over
8. 1st TD? Steelers or Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers or Colts
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over or Under
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes or No

 

Man I loved that game

 

I thought it would be a late round pick for a low value WR. But a low value S makes sense with the Elliot injury.

 

Week 9 Predictions (Steelers vs. Colts)
1. Will the Steelers win? Yes
2. Will the Steelers cover the +3 pts. spread? Yes
3. The over/under total is 48.5. Over
4. The Steelers rushing yards +93.5. Over
5. Total Steelers touchdowns +2.5. Over
6. Jonathan Taylor rushing yards +105.5. Under
7. Steelers defensive points +29.5. Under
8. 1st TD? Colts
9. More Total Offense? Steelers
10. Steelers defense sacks + turnovers +2.5? Over
11. BONUS: Will the Steelers make a trade before the Nov. 4 deadline? Yes