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New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers

Final · Kickoff

2006 Regular season · Week 2 · 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 Saints34Away
GBGreen Bay Packers27Home
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Saints beat Packers 34–27 in 2006 Week 2

The New Orleans Saints beat the Green Bay Packers 34–27 on the road at Lambeau Field in Week 2 of the 2006 regular season on September 17, 2006. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Saints to 2–0 and dropped the Packers to 0–2. The Saints finished 2006 at 10–6 and lost in the NFC Championship Game. The Packers finished 2006 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Green Bay Packers won 52–3 on October 9, 2005. When they met again, the New Orleans Saints won 51–29 on November 24, 2008.

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 Saints lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2002 Full series history

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