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New England Patriots at Carolina Panthers

Final · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 2 · Bank of America 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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NENew England Patriots17Away
CARCarolina Panthers27Home
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Panthers beat Patriots 27–17 in 2005 Week 2

The Carolina Panthers beat the New England Patriots 27–17 at home at Bank of America Stadium in Week 2 of the 2005 regular season on September 18, 2005.

The result moved the Panthers to 1–1 and dropped the Patriots to 1–1. The Patriots finished 2005 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round. The Panthers finished 2005 at 11–5 and lost in the NFC Championship Game.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 32–29 on February 1, 2004. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 20–10 on December 13, 2009.

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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