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San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2005 Regular season · Week 4 · 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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SDSan Diego Chargers41Away
NENew England Patriots17Home
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Chargers beat Patriots 41–17 in 2005 Week 4

The San Diego Chargers beat the New England Patriots 41–17 on the road at Gillette Stadium in Week 4 of the 2005 regular season on October 2, 2005.

No other game of Week 4 was decided by as many points.

The result moved the Chargers to 2–2 and dropped the Patriots to 2–2. The Chargers finished 2005 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2005 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the San Diego Chargers won 21–14 on September 29, 2002. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 24–21 on January 14, 2007.

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 Chargers lead the series 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2001 Full series history

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