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New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints

Final · Kickoff

2009 Regular season · Week 12 · Louisiana 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 Patriots 38–17 in 2009 Week 12

The New Orleans Saints beat the New England Patriots 38–17 at home at Louisiana Superdome in Week 12 of the 2009 regular season on November 30, 2009.

The result moved the Saints to 11–0 and dropped the Patriots to 7–4. It was the Saints’ 11th straight win. The Patriots finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Saints finished 2009 at 13–3 and won Super Bowl XLIV.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 24–17 on November 20, 2005. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 30–27 on October 13, 2013.

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 Patriots lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history

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