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San Diego Chargers at New Orleans Saints

Final · Kickoff

2008 Regular season · Week 8 · Wembley Stadium · International

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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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SDSan Diego Chargers32Away
NONew Orleans Saints37Home

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Saints beat Chargers 37–32 in 2008 Week 8

The New Orleans Saints beat the San Diego Chargers 37–32 at Wembley Stadium, a neutral site, in Week 8 of the 2008 regular season on October 26, 2008. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 5 points.

The 69 combined points were the most in any game of Week 8.

The result moved the Saints to 4–4 and dropped the Chargers to 3–5. The Chargers finished 2008 at 8–8 and lost in the Divisional round. The Saints finished 2008 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 43–17 on November 7, 2004. When they met again, the New Orleans Saints won 31–24 on October 7, 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 Saints lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2000 Full series history

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