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New England Patriots at Denver Broncos

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 7 · Invesco Field at Mile High

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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 31–20 in 2001 Week 7

The Denver Broncos beat the New England Patriots 31–20 at home at Invesco Field at Mile High in Week 7 of the 2001 regular season on October 28, 2001.

The result moved the Broncos to 4–3 and dropped the Patriots to 3–4. The Patriots finished 2001 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl XXXVI. The Broncos finished 2001 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 28–19 on October 1, 2000. When they met again, the Denver Broncos won 24–16 on October 27, 2002.

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 1999 Full series history

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