2012 Regular season · Week 3 · Mercedes-Benz Superdome
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The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New Orleans Saints 27–24 on the road at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in overtime in Week 3 of the 2012 regular season on September 23, 2012. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.
It was one of three games of Week 3 to need overtime.
The result moved the Chiefs to 1–2 and dropped the Saints to 0–3. It was the Saints’ third straight loss. The Chiefs finished 2012 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs. The Saints finished 2012 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.
In their previous meeting, the New Orleans Saints won 30–20 on November 16, 2008. When they met again, the Kansas City Chiefs won 27–21 on October 23, 2016.
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 2004 Full series history
Cleveland's quarterback and running back lost nearly $30,000 combined for a celebration against Pittsburgh, while TreVeyon Henderson and Jarrian Jones were also docked for Week 4 plays.
The No. 8 overall pick is still working with trainers, and the earliest reported return is Week 7 in Paris, with the bye making Week 9 against Cleveland a likelier target.
