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Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints

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2015 Regular season · Week 15 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome · Monday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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DETDetroit Lions35Away
NONew Orleans Saints27Home
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Lions beat Saints 35–27 in 2015 Week 15

The Detroit Lions beat the New Orleans Saints 35–27 on the road at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Week 15 of the 2015 regular season on December 21, 2015. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Lions to 5–9 and dropped the Saints to 5–9. The Lions finished 2015 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Saints finished 2015 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Detroit Lions won 24–23 on October 19, 2014. When they met again, the Detroit Lions won 28–13 on December 4, 2016.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Lions lead the series 5–4 after meeting No. 9 since 2000 Full series history

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