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New England Patriots at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Final · Kickoff

2009 Regular season · Week 7 · Wembley Stadium · International

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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 Buccaneers 35–7 in 2009 Week 7

The New England Patriots beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 35–7 at Wembley Stadium, a neutral site, in Week 7 of the 2009 regular season on October 25, 2009.

The result moved the Patriots to 5–2 and dropped the Buccaneers to 0–7. It was the Buccaneers’ seventh straight loss. The Patriots finished 2009 at 10–6 and lost in the Wild Card round. The Buccaneers finished 2009 at 3–13 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 28–0 on December 17, 2005. When they met again, the New England Patriots won 23–3 on September 22, 2013.

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 2000 Full series history

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