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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 9 · Foxboro 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 Patriots21Home
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Patriots beat Bills 21–11 in 2001 Week 9

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 21–11 at home at Foxboro Stadium in Week 9 of the 2001 regular season on November 11, 2001.

The result moved the Patriots to 5–4 and dropped the Bills to 1–7. It was the Bills’ third straight loss. The Bills finished 2001 at 3–13 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2001 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl XXXVI.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 13–10 on December 17, 2000. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 12–9 on December 16, 2001.

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 Bills lead the series 3–2 after meeting No. 5 since 1999 Full series history

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