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New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills

Final · Kickoff

2015 Regular season · Week 2 · Ralph Wilson 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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Patriots beat Bills 40–32 in 2015 Week 2

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 40–32 on the road at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Week 2 of the 2015 regular season on September 20, 2015. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The 72 combined points were the most in any game of Week 2.

The result moved the Patriots to 2–0 and dropped the Bills to 1–1. The Patriots finished 2015 at 12–4 and lost in the AFC Championship Game. The Bills finished 2015 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Buffalo Bills won 17–9 on December 28, 2014. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 20–13 on November 23, 2015.

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 27–6 after meeting No. 33 since 1999 Full series history

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