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Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2004 Regular season · Week 14 · Gillette 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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CINCincinnati Bengals28Away
NENew England Patriots35Home
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Patriots beat Bengals 35–28 in 2004 Week 14

The New England Patriots beat the Cincinnati Bengals 35–28 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 14 of the 2004 regular season on December 12, 2004. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Patriots to 12–1 and dropped the Bengals to 6–7. It was the Patriots’ sixth straight win. The Bengals finished 2004 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2004 at 14–2 and won Super Bowl XXXIX.

In their previous meeting, the Cincinnati Bengals won 23–17 on September 9, 2001. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 38–13 on October 1, 2006.

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 2000 Full series history

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