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New England Patriots at Detroit Lions

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2010 Regular season · Week 12 · Ford Field

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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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Patriots beat Lions 45–24 in 2010 Week 12

The New England Patriots beat the Detroit Lions 45–24 on the road at Ford Field in Week 12 of the 2010 regular season on November 25, 2010.

The result moved the Patriots to 9–2 and dropped the Lions to 2–9. It was the Patriots’ third straight win. It was the Lions’ fourth straight loss. The Patriots finished 2010 at 14–2 and lost in the Divisional round. The Lions finished 2010 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 28–21 on December 3, 2006. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 34–9 on November 23, 2014.

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 3–1 after meeting No. 4 since 2000 Full series history

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