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New York Giants at New Orleans Saints

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2011 Regular season · Week 12 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome · Monday Night

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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 Giants 49–24 in 2011 Week 12

The New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 49–24 at home at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Week 12 of the 2011 regular season on November 28, 2011.

The 73 combined points were the most in any game of Week 12. No other game of Week 12 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Saints to 8–3 and dropped the Giants to 6–5. It was the Saints’ third straight win. It was the Giants’ third straight loss. The Giants finished 2011 at 9–7 and won Super Bowl XLVI. The Saints finished 2011 at 13–3 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the New Orleans Saints won 48–27 on October 18, 2009. When they met again, the New York Giants won 52–27 on December 9, 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 4–3 after meeting No. 7 since 1999 Full series history

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