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Chicago Bears at New England Patriots

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2014 Regular season · Week 8 · 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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CHIChicago Bears23Away
NENew England Patriots51Home
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Patriots beat Bears 51–23 in 2014 Week 8

The New England Patriots beat the Chicago Bears 51–23 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 8 of the 2014 regular season on October 26, 2014.

No other game of Week 8 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Patriots to 6–2 and dropped the Bears to 3–5. It was the Patriots’ fourth straight win. The Bears finished 2014 at 5–11 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2014 at 12–4 and won Super Bowl XLIX. The Patriots’ 51 points were their most in any game of 2014.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 36–7 on December 12, 2010. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 38–31 on October 21, 2018.

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 2000 Full series history

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