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Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2018 Regular season · Week 6 · Gillette Stadium · Sunday Night

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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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KCKansas City Chiefs40Away
NENew England Patriots43Home
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Patriots beat Chiefs 43–40 in 2018 Week 6

The New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43–40 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 6 of the 2018 regular season on October 14, 2018. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The 83 combined points were the most in any game of Week 6.

The result moved the Patriots to 4–2 and dropped the Chiefs to 5–1. It was the Patriots’ third straight win. The Chiefs finished 2018 at 12–4 and lost in the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots finished 2018 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl LIII. The Patriots’ 43 points were their most in any game of 2018.

In their previous meeting, the Kansas City Chiefs won 42–27 on September 7, 2017. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 37–31 on January 20, 2019.

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 7–4 after meeting No. 11 since 1999 Full series history

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