Final · Kickoff
2001 Regular season · Week 12 · 3Com Park · Sunday Night
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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The San Francisco 49ers beat the Buffalo Bills 35–0 at home at 3Com Park in Week 12 of the 2001 regular season on December 2, 2001. The 49ers shut out the Bills.
No other game of Week 12 was decided by as many points.
The result moved the 49ers to 9–2 and dropped the Bills to 1–10. It was the 49ers’ fifth straight win. It was the Bills’ sixth straight loss. The Bills finished 2001 at 3–13 and missed the playoffs. The 49ers finished 2001 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Bills’ 0 points were their fewest in any game of 2001.
WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the Buffalo Bills won 41–7 on December 26, 2004.
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 49ers lead the series 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2001 Full series history
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