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Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2018 Regular season · Week 4 · Gillette Stadium

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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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MIAMiami Dolphins7Away
NENew England Patriots38Home
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Patriots beat Dolphins 38–7 in 2018 Week 4

The New England Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins 38–7 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 4 of the 2018 regular season on September 30, 2018.

The result moved the Patriots to 2–2 and dropped the Dolphins to 3–1. The Dolphins finished 2018 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2018 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl LIII.

In their previous meeting, the Miami Dolphins won 27–20 on December 11, 2017. When they met again, the Miami Dolphins won 34–33 on December 9, 2018.

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 24–15 after meeting No. 39 since 1999 Full series history

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