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Cincinnati Bengals at New Orleans Saints

Final · Kickoff

2006 Regular season · Week 11 · Louisiana Superdome

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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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CINCincinnati Bengals31Away
NONew Orleans Saints16Home
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Bengals beat Saints 31–16 in 2006 Week 11

The Cincinnati Bengals beat the New Orleans Saints 31–16 on the road at Louisiana Superdome in Week 11 of the 2006 regular season on November 19, 2006.

The result moved the Bengals to 5–5 and dropped the Saints to 6–4. The Bengals finished 2006 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Saints finished 2006 at 10–6 and lost in the NFC Championship Game.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 20–13 on December 22, 2002. When they met again, the New Orleans Saints won 34–30 on December 5, 2010.

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 Bengals lead the series 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2002 Full series history

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