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Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles

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2012 Regular season · Week 8 · Lincoln Financial 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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ATLAtlanta Falcons30Away
PHIPhiladelphia Eagles17Home
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Falcons beat Eagles 30–17 in 2012 Week 8

The Atlanta Falcons beat the Philadelphia Eagles 30–17 on the road at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 8 of the 2012 regular season on October 28, 2012.

The result moved the Falcons to 7–0 and dropped the Eagles to 3–4. It was the Falcons’ seventh straight win. It was the Eagles’ third straight loss. The Falcons finished 2012 at 13–3 and lost in the NFC Championship Game. The Eagles finished 2012 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Atlanta Falcons won 35–31 on September 18, 2011. When they met again, the Atlanta Falcons won 26–24 on September 14, 2015.

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 Eagles lead the series 8–3 after meeting No. 11 since 2000 Full series history

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