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Article: Patriots and Packers to battle in Super Bowl XXXI.(New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers)
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- Jet
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- January 27, 1997
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Two NFL veteran teams prevailed over the league's toddlers to set up a meeting at Super Bowl XXXI in New Orleans on Jan. 26.
The New England Patriots (13 wins, 5 losses) and the Green Bay Packers (15 wins, 3 losses) will battle for the NFL championship at the Superdome.
New England defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 20-6 at Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts to become the American Football Conference (AFC) champions. Green Bay dominated the Carolina Panthers 30-13 at Lambeau Field in Wisconsin to represent the National Football Conference (NFC) in the Bowl.
The Jaguars and the Panthers surprised the league by reaching the conference finals in ...