The Saints and Pelicans had a shot at a rare same-day sweep Sunday, but the two New Orleans teams split instead.
The Saints edged the Cleveland Browns 23-22 in overtime at Caesars Superdome, while the Pelicans fell to the Los Angeles Clippers 139-123 at the Intuit Dome.
That made Sunday the 75th time the city’s NFL and NBA teams have played on the same day. In those 75 instances, both teams have won 16 times and both teams have lost 19 times. The other 40 days have ended with one team winning and the other losing.
The last time New Orleans pulled off the same-day double was Jan. 7, 2024. Even more notable, the teams did it in back-to-back weeks after also getting it done seven days earlier.
There are four more chances this season for the Saints and Pelicans to win on the same day:
Nov. 29: Saints at Bengals; Pelicans at Trail Blazers
Dec. 13: Saints at Panthers; Pelicans at Kings
Dec. 20: Saints at Bucs; Pelicans vs. Spurs
Jan. 10: Saints vs.
Buccaneers; Pelicans at Heat (Saints could be flexed to Jan. 9)
The list of past same-day wins stretches back to the Hornets era and includes a mix of memorable Sundays and holiday dates. The earliest on the list came Nov. 10, 2002, when the Saints beat the Panthers and the Hornets beat the Knicks.
Other same-day wins include Nov. 5, 2006; Nov.
4, 2007; Nov. 24, 2008; Jan.
16, 2010; Nov. 21, 2010; Dec.
26, 2011; Oct. 22, 2017; Dec.
9, 2018; Nov. 17, 2019; Dec.
29, 2019; Oct. 25, 2021; Oct.
30, 2022; Dec. 17, 2023; Dec. 31, 2023; and Jan.
7, 2024.
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