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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2014 Regular season · Week 17 · 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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Bills beat Patriots 17–9 in 2014 Week 17

The Buffalo Bills beat the New England Patriots 17–9 on the road at Gillette Stadium in Week 17 of the 2014 regular season on December 28, 2014. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Bills to 9–7 and dropped the Patriots to 12–4. The Bills finished 2014 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2014 at 12–4 and won Super Bowl XLIX. The Patriots’ 9 points were their fewest in any game of 2014.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 37–22 on October 12, 2014. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 40–32 on September 20, 2015. The teams split their two 2014 meetings.

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 26–6 after meeting No. 32 since 1999 Full series history

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