THE GAME. THE STORIES. THE WHY.
Independent football coverage●Our standards
EXPLOREPower rankingsLeague leadersTeam statsInjuriesOddsTransactionsShortsRivalriesRecordsTV scheduleBye weeksEVENTSSuper BowlPro BowlCombineDraftPlayoffsWeb StoriesALL FOOTBALL. ALL IN.
WEEK 5
Find your next read

Search whynfl

Go deeper on the game you love.

WHYNFL GAME CENTER

New England Patriots at Atlanta Falcons

Final · Kickoff

2001 Regular season · Week 8 · Georgia Dome

Dated historical resultUpdated

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.

Explore the 2001 regular season

NENew England Patriots24Away
ATLAtlanta Falcons10Home
Game story

Patriots beat Falcons 24–10 in 2001 Week 8

The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 24–10 on the road at Georgia Dome in Week 8 of the 2001 regular season on November 4, 2001.

The result moved the Patriots to 4–4 and dropped the Falcons to 3–4. The Patriots finished 2001 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl XXXVI. The Falcons finished 2001 at 7–9 and missed the playoffs.

WHYNFL’s results archive begins with the 1999 season, and this was the franchises’ first meeting in it. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 31–28 on October 9, 2005.

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 1–0 after meeting No. 1 since 2001 Full series history

More on these teams