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New England Patriots at Cleveland Browns

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2004 Regular season · Week 13 · Cleveland Browns 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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CLECleveland Browns15Home
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Patriots beat Browns 42–15 in 2004 Week 13

The New England Patriots beat the Cleveland Browns 42–15 on the road at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Week 13 of the 2004 regular season on December 5, 2004.

The result moved the Patriots to 11–1 and dropped the Browns to 3–9. It was the Patriots’ fifth straight win. It was the Browns’ sixth straight loss. The Patriots finished 2004 at 14–2 and won Super Bowl XXXIX. The Browns finished 2004 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots’ 42 points were their most in any game of 2004.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 9–3 on October 26, 2003. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 34–17 on October 7, 2007.

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 4–1 after meeting No. 5 since 1999 Full series history

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