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New England Patriots at Houston Texans

Final · Kickoff

2009 Regular season · Week 17 · Reliant 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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Texans beat Patriots 34–27 in 2009 Week 17

The Houston Texans beat the New England Patriots 34–27 at home at Reliant Stadium in Week 17 of the 2009 regular season on January 3, 2010. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 7 points.

The result moved the Texans to 9–7 and dropped the Patriots to 10–6. It was the Texans’ fourth straight win. The Patriots finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Texans finished 2009 at 9–7 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 40–7 on December 17, 2006. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 42–14 on December 10, 2012.

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 2–1 after meeting No. 3 since 2003 Full series history

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