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New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers

Final · Kickoff

2012 Regular season · Week 4 · Lambeau Field

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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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NONew Orleans Saints27Away
GBGreen Bay Packers28Home
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Packers beat Saints 28–27 in 2012 Week 4

The Green Bay Packers beat the New Orleans Saints 28–27 at home at Lambeau Field in Week 4 of the 2012 regular season on September 30, 2012. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Packers to 2–2 and dropped the Saints to 0–4. It was the Saints’ fourth straight loss. The Saints finished 2012 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Packers finished 2012 at 11–5 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Green Bay Packers won 42–34 on September 8, 2011. When they met again, the New Orleans Saints won 44–23 on October 26, 2014.

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 Series tied 3–3 after meeting No. 6 since 2002 Full series history

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