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New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals

Final · Kickoff

2004 Regular season · Week 2 · Sun Devil 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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ARIArizona Cardinals12Home
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Patriots beat Cardinals 23–12 in 2004 Week 2

The New England Patriots beat the Arizona Cardinals 23–12 on the road at Sun Devil Stadium in Week 2 of the 2004 regular season on September 19, 2004.

The result moved the Patriots to 2–0 and dropped the Cardinals to 0–2. The Patriots finished 2004 at 14–2 and won Super Bowl XXXIX. The Cardinals finished 2004 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 27–3 on October 31, 1999. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 47–7 on December 21, 2008.

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 1999 Full series history

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