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New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 7 · Heinz 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 Steelers 27–16 in 2016 Week 7

The New England Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27–16 on the road at Heinz Field in Week 7 of the 2016 regular season on October 23, 2016.

The result moved the Patriots to 6–1 and dropped the Steelers to 4–3. It was the Patriots’ third straight win. The Patriots finished 2016 at 14–2 and won Super Bowl LI. The Steelers finished 2016 at 11–5 and lost in the AFC Championship Game.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 28–21 on September 10, 2015. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 36–17 on January 22, 2017.

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 9–3 after meeting No. 12 since 2001 Full series history

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