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Denver Broncos at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2006 Regular season · Week 3 · 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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Broncos beat Patriots 17–7 in 2006 Week 3

The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 17–7 on the road at Gillette Stadium in Week 3 of the 2006 regular season on September 24, 2006.

The result moved the Broncos to 2–1 and dropped the Patriots to 2–1. The Broncos finished 2006 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2006 at 12–4 and lost in the AFC Championship Game.

In their previous meeting, the Denver Broncos won 27–13 on January 14, 2006. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 41–7 on October 20, 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 Broncos lead the series 5–3 after meeting No. 8 since 1999 Full series history

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