THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

WHYNFL GAME CENTER

New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons

Final · Kickoff

2020 Regular season · Week 13 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Dated historical resultUpdated

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.

Explore the 2020 regular season

NONew Orleans Saints21Away
ATLAtlanta Falcons16Home
Game story

Saints beat Falcons 21–16 in 2020 Week 13

The New Orleans Saints beat the Atlanta Falcons 21–16 on the road at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Week 13 of the 2020 regular season on December 6, 2020. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The result moved the Saints to 10–2 and dropped the Falcons to 4–8. It was the Saints’ ninth straight win. The Saints finished 2020 at 12–4 and lost in the Divisional round. The Falcons finished 2020 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New Orleans Saints won 24–9 on November 22, 2020. When they met again, the Atlanta Falcons won 27–25 on November 7, 2021. The Saints swept the 2020 season series.

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 27–17 after meeting No. 44 since 1999 Full series history

More on these teams