Former Boston Red Sox great Pedro Martinez gestures as he leaves the field following a ceremony conducted in Spanish to honor him after his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, before a baseball game between the Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox in Boston, Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

BETHLEHEM, PA - APRIL 24: Comedian Frank Caliendo performs at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on April 24, 2015 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lisa Lake/Getty Images)

Actor Verne Troyer is seen on the red carpet at the Starkey Hearing Foundation's "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala on Sunday, July 20, 2014 in St. Paul, Minn. (Photo by Diane Bondareff/Invision for Starkey Hearing Foundation/AP Images)

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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 06: Jasmine Cephas Jones attends the 'Hamilton' Broadway Opening Night After Party at Pier 60 on August 6, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage)

Greg Grunberg arrives at the world premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

New York Mets starting pitcher Matt Harvey throws during the first inning of the baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, July 4, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

United States’ John Daly walks on the tenth green during the first round of the British Open Golf Championship at the Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland, Thursday, July 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Executive producer Drew Goddard participate in "The Good Place" panel during the NBC Television Critics Association summer press tour on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Dec. 5, 1976. Patriots 27, Saints 6The Patriots won their first five games against the Saints, including a one-sided victory in their second meeting and first in Foxboro. QB Steve Grogan ran for two touchdowns (10 and 11 yards) and threw two touchdown (a 12-yarder to Al Chandler and six-yarder to Ike Forte). The win marked the franchise's 100th victory and was the only time during the '76 season they prevented a team from scoring a touchdown.

Dec. 21, 1980. Patriots 38, Saints 27Trailing by three in the fourth quarter, the Patriots took the lead on a 22-yard TD run by Don Calhoun (16 rushes, 133 yards) and added insurance with a four-yard score by fellow RB Mosi Tatupu. QB Matt Cavanaugh threw for three scores in the Superdome. 

Oct. 4, 1998. Patriots 30, Saints 27After Doug Brien's late game-tying field goal, the Patriots took over on their own 20 with 1:21 to go. Drew Bledsoe (1 TD, 3 INTs) completed his first four passes (for 52 yards), to help set up a 27-yard game-winning field goal by Adam Vinateri with six seconds left. With the victory, the Patriots, who totaled seven sacks – two by Ted Johnson – snapped a three-game losing streak in the series.

Nov. 20, 2005. Patriots 24, Saints 17Tom Brady threw three TD passes, including a 60-yarder to Andre Davis and a one-yarder to Mike Vrabel. New England led 24-7 before the Saints used a couple of late scores to make the game seem closer than it was.

Oct. 13, 2013. Patriots 30, Saints 27Down by four with 1:13 left, Tom Brady led an eight-play, 70-yard drive that culminated with an acrobatic 17-yard TD catch by Kembrell Thompkins in the back of the end zone with five seconds to go in the miraculous comeback win at Gillette Stadium. Stevan Ridley added 96 yards and two TDs to help prevent the previously undefeated Saints from a 6-0 start. 

Nov. 25, 2001. Patriots 34, Saints 17Days after Bill Belichick chose Tom Brady as the official starter over a healthy Drew Bledsoe, TB12 proved his coach made the right decision, completing 19 of 26 passes for 258 yards and four touchdowns to four different receivers (for a 143.9 QB rating) during a rainy afternoon in Foxboro. The win was the first of nine straight for the Patriots, who finished the season as Super Bowl XXXVI champs.