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New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins

Final · Kickoff

2018 Regular season · Week 14 · Hard Rock 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 Patriots33Away
MIAMiami Dolphins34Home
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Dolphins beat Patriots 34–33 in 2018 Week 14

The Miami Dolphins beat the New England Patriots 34–33 at home at Hard Rock Stadium in Week 14 of the 2018 regular season on December 9, 2018. The final margin was a single point.

The 67 combined points were the most in any game of Week 14.

The result moved the Dolphins to 7–6 and dropped the Patriots to 9–4. The Patriots finished 2018 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl LIII. The Dolphins finished 2018 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs. The Dolphins’ 34 points were their most in any game of 2018.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 38–7 on September 30, 2018. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 43–0 on September 15, 2019. The teams split their two 2018 meetings.

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 24–16 after meeting No. 40 since 1999 Full series history

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