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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2009 Regular season · Week 1 · Gillette Stadium · Monday Night

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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 Bills 25–24 in 2009 Week 1

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 25–24 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 1 of the 2009 regular season on September 14, 2009. The final margin was a single point.

The result moved the Patriots to 1–0 and dropped the Bills to 0–1. The Bills finished 2009 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 13–0 on December 28, 2008. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 17–10 on December 20, 2009.

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 17–4 after meeting No. 21 since 1999 Full series history

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