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Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2010 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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Patriots beat Bills 38–30 in 2010 Week 3

The New England Patriots beat the Buffalo Bills 38–30 at home at Gillette Stadium in Week 3 of the 2010 regular season on September 26, 2010. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 8 points.

The 68 combined points were the most in any game of Week 3.

The result moved the Patriots to 2–1 and dropped the Bills to 0–3. It was the Bills’ third straight loss. The Bills finished 2010 at 4–12 and missed the playoffs. The Patriots finished 2010 at 14–2 and lost in the Divisional round.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 17–10 on December 20, 2009. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 34–3 on December 26, 2010.

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 19–4 after meeting No. 23 since 1999 Full series history

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