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New England Patriots at Pittsburgh Steelers

Final · Kickoff

2011 Regular season · Week 8 · Heinz Field

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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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Steelers beat Patriots 25–17 in 2011 Week 8

The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New England Patriots 25–17 at home at Heinz Field in Week 8 of the 2011 regular season on October 30, 2011. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The result moved the Steelers to 6–2 and dropped the Patriots to 5–2. It was the Steelers’ fourth straight win. The Patriots finished 2011 at 13–3 and lost Super Bowl XLVI. The Steelers finished 2011 at 12–4 and lost in the Wild Card round.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 39–26 on November 14, 2010. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 55–31 on November 3, 2013.

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 6–3 after meeting No. 9 since 2001 Full series history

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