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New England Patriots at Chicago Bears

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2000 Regular season · Week 15 · Soldier 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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CHIChicago Bears24Home
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Bears beat Patriots 24–17 in 2000 Week 15

The Chicago Bears beat the New England Patriots 24–17 at home at Soldier Field in Week 15 of the 2000 regular season on December 10, 2000. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Bears to 4–10 and dropped the Patriots to 4–10. The Patriots finished 2000 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Bears finished 2000 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 33–30 on November 10, 2002.

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 Bears lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2000 Full series history

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