Actual Score/Recap: Lions 34, Patriots 9. Charlie Batch passed for 1 touchdown and ran for another as the Lions broke open a close game with 28 unanswered point in the second half to win on Thanksgiving Day.
Actual Score/Recap: Patriots 16, Bengals 13. Adam Vinatieri kicked 2 fourth-quarter field goals, including the game winner from 22 yards out with three seconds remaining.
Actual Score/Recap: Browns 19, Patriots 11. Doug Pederson passed for a touchdown, and Phil Dawson kicked 4 field goals as the Browns ended a seven-game losing streak and handed the Patriots their fourth consecutive defeat.
Actual Score/Recap: Bills 16, Patriots 13 (OT). Steve Christie tied the game with a 48-yard field goal with eight seconds to play in regulation, then won for the Bills with a 32-yard kick 4:21 into overtime.
Actual Score/Recap: Colts 30, Patriots 23. Edgerrin James rushed for 124 yards and scored 2 fourth-quarter touchdowns to catapult the Colts past the Patriots.
Actual Score/Recap: Jets 34, Patriots 17. Curtis Martin rushed for 143 yards and 3 touchdowns, and the Jets’ defense force 6 turnovers to defeat the Patriots.
Actual Score/Recap: Patriots 24, Colts 16. Tony Simmons caught a 44-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass just before halftime, and Drew Bledsoe passed for 2 fourth-quarter quarter touchdowns as the Patriots defeated the Colts.
Actual Score/Recap: Patriots 28, Broncos 19. Drew Bledsoe passed for 271 yards and 4 touchdowns to give Bill Belichick his first victory as coach of the Patriots.
Actual Score/Recap: Dolphins 10, Patriots 3. For the third time in four games, the Dolphins’ defense did not allow a touchdown as Miami kept pace with the Jets in the AFC East.
Actual Score/Recap: Vikings 21, Patriots 13. Daunte Culpepper passed for 2 touchdowns, and the Vikings controlled the ball for more than 39 minutes to give the Patriots their first 0-3 start since 1993.