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Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2018 Regular season · Week 5 · Gillette Stadium · Thursday Night

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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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INDIndianapolis Colts24Away
NENew England Patriots38Home
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Patriots beat Colts 38–24 in 2018 Week 5

The New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts 38–24 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 5 of the 2018 regular season on October 4, 2018.

The result moved the Patriots to 3–2 and dropped the Colts to 1–4. It was the Colts’ third straight loss. The Colts finished 2018 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round. The Patriots finished 2018 at 11–5 and won Super Bowl LIII.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 34–27 on October 18, 2015. When they met again, the Indianapolis Colts won 27–17 on December 18, 2021.

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 17–7 after meeting No. 24 since 1999 Full series history

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