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New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final · Kickoff

2012 Regular season · Week 7 · Raymond James Stadium

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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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Saints beat Buccaneers 35–28 in 2012 Week 7

The New Orleans Saints beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35–28 on the road at Raymond James Stadium in Week 7 of the 2012 regular season on October 21, 2012. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Saints to 2–4 and dropped the Buccaneers to 2–4. The Saints finished 2012 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Buccaneers finished 2012 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New Orleans Saints won 27–16 on November 6, 2011. When they met again, the New Orleans Saints won 41–0 on December 16, 2012.

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 Buccaneers lead the series 12–11 after meeting No. 23 since 1999 Full series history

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