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Oakland Raiders at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 1 · 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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Patriots beat Raiders 30–20 in 2005 Week 1

The New England Patriots beat the Oakland Raiders 30–20 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 1 of the 2005 regular season on September 8, 2005.

The result moved the Patriots to 1–0 and dropped the Raiders to 0–1. The Raiders finished 2005 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2005 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the Oakland Raiders won 27–20 on November 17, 2002. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 49–26 on December 14, 2008.

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 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history

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