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New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers

Final · Kickoff

2008 Regular season · Week 5 · Candlestick Park

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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 49ers 30–21 in 2008 Week 5

The New England Patriots beat the San Francisco 49ers 30–21 on the road at Candlestick Park in Week 5 of the 2008 regular season on October 5, 2008.

The result moved the Patriots to 3–1 and dropped the 49ers to 2–3. The Patriots finished 2008 at 11–5 and missed the playoffs. The 49ers finished 2008 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 21–7 on January 2, 2005. When they met again, the San Francisco 49ers won 41–34 on December 16, 2012.

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 2–0 after meeting No. 2 since 2004 Full series history

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