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New England Patriots at Minnesota Vikings

Final · Kickoff

2014 Regular season · Week 2 · TCF Bank 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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NENew England Patriots30Away
MINMinnesota Vikings7Home
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Patriots beat Vikings 30–7 in 2014 Week 2

The New England Patriots beat the Minnesota Vikings 30–7 on the road at TCF Bank Stadium in Week 2 of the 2014 regular season on September 14, 2014.

The result moved the Patriots to 1–1 and dropped the Vikings to 1–1. The Patriots finished 2014 at 12–4 and won Super Bowl XLIX. The Vikings finished 2014 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 28–18 on October 31, 2010. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 24–10 on December 2, 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 4–1 after meeting No. 5 since 2000 Full series history

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