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Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2015 Postseason · Divisional · 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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KCKansas City Chiefs20Away
NENew England Patriots27Home
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Patriots beat Chiefs 27–20 in the Divisional round

The New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27–20 at home at Gillette Stadium in the Divisional round of the 2015 playoffs on January 16, 2016. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The Chiefs went 11–5 in the regular season and the Patriots went 12–4. The Patriots’ run ended in the AFC Championship Game, a 20–18 loss to the Denver Broncos. The loss ended the Chiefs’ season.

In their previous meeting, the Kansas City Chiefs won 41–14 on September 29, 2014. When they met again, the Kansas City Chiefs won 42–27 on September 7, 2017.

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 6–3 after meeting No. 9 since 1999 Full series history

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