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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2016 Regular season · Week 4 · Gillette 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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Bills beat Patriots 16–0 in 2016 Week 4

The Buffalo Bills beat the New England Patriots 16–0 on the road at Gillette Stadium in Week 4 of the 2016 regular season on October 2, 2016. The Bills shut out the Patriots.

The 16 combined points were the fewest in any game of Week 4.

The result moved the Bills to 2–2 and dropped the Patriots to 3–1. The Bills finished 2016 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2016 at 14–2 and won Super Bowl LI. The Patriots’ 0 points were their fewest in any game of 2016.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 20–13 on November 23, 2015. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 41–25 on October 30, 2016.

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 28–7 after meeting No. 35 since 1999 Full series history

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