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Article: Super Bowl XXXI: New England Patriot-Green Bay Packer Matchup
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- January 29, 1997
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Los Angeles Sentinel
01-29-1997
SUPER BOWL XXXI: New England Patriot-Green Bay Packer Matchup.
Super Bowl XXXI will be played at the Superdome in New Orleans, this Sunday beginning at 3:18 p.m. local time. The Green Bay Packers (15-3) have been installed as heavy favorites over the New England Patriots (13-5) primarily because teams from the National Football Conference have won the last 12 Super Bowls over the American Football Conference. The streak started with San Francisco's 38-16 rout of Miami in Super Bowl XIX (see chart). The closest of the 12 was the Giant's 20-19 victory over the Buffalo Bills in 1991.
Both teams come into the game with good defense against the run. The Packers ...