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New York Jets at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2003 Regular season · Week 3 · 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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NYJNew York Jets16Away
NENew England Patriots23Home
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Patriots beat Jets 23–16 in 2003 Week 3

The New England Patriots beat the New York Jets 23–16 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 3 of the 2003 regular season on September 21, 2003. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Patriots to 2–1 and dropped the Jets to 0–3. It was the Jets’ third straight loss. The Jets finished 2003 at 6–10 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2003 at 14–2 and won Super Bowl XXXVIII.

In their previous meeting, the New York Jets won 30–17 on December 22, 2002. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 21–16 on December 20, 2003.

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 Jets lead the series 5–4 after meeting No. 9 since 1999 Full series history

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