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San Diego Chargers at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2011 Regular season · Week 2 · 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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NENew England Patriots35Home
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Patriots beat Chargers 35–21 in 2011 Week 2

The New England Patriots beat the San Diego Chargers 35–21 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 2 of the 2011 regular season on September 18, 2011.

The result moved the Patriots to 2–0 and dropped the Chargers to 1–1. The Chargers finished 2011 at 8–8 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2011 at 13–3 and lost Super Bowl XLVI.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 23–20 on October 24, 2010. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 23–14 on December 7, 2014.

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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