*Sportswriters from across the nation made their picks for Super Bowl XX between the Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots at the Louisiana Superdome. Here are the final-score predictions they made before the Bears' 46-10 victory on January 26, 1986.
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Predicted Score |
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| Howard Balzer The Sporting News |
![]() | Â | 13-0 |
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| Christine Brennan Washington Post |
![]() | Â | 28-10 |
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| Bryan Burwell New York Daily News |
![]() | Â | 20-6 |
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| Vic Carucci Buffalo News |
![]() | Â | 24-0 |
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| Mike Dodd Cincinnati Enquirer |
![]() | Â | 24-7 |
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| Larry Dorman Miami Herald |
![]() | Â | 17-13 |
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| Gordon Forbes USA Today |
![]() | Â | 24-7 |
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| Joe Gergen Newsday | Â |
![]() | 10-0 |
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| Rick Gosselin UPI Kansas City: | Â |
![]() | 17-14 |
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| Tony Grossi Cleveland Plain Dealer | Â |
![]() | 17-10 |
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| Phil Hersh Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 17-0 |
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| Michael Janofsky New York Times |
![]() | Â | 20-13 |
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| George Kimball Boston Herald |
![]() | Â | 20-7 |
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| Peter King Newsday |
![]() | Â | 31-3 |
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| Paul Lafond Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle-Tribune | Â |
![]() | 24-16 |
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| Bernie Lincicome Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 35-0 |
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| Robert Markus Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 23-3 |
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| Will McDonough Boston Globe | Â |
![]() | 13-10 in OT |
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| Tom McEwen Tampa Tribune |
![]() | Â | 24-17 |
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| Ira Miller San Francisco Chronicle |
![]() | Â | 13-3 |
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| Terence Moore Atlanta Constitution |
![]() | Â | 27-0 |
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| Don Pierson Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 20-0 |
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| Gary Pomerantz Washington Post | Â |
![]() | 16-14 |
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| Rich Roberts Los Angeles Times |
![]() | Â | 24-17 |
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| Cooper Rollow Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 24-10 |
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| Glenn Sheeley Atlanta Constitution |
![]() | Â | 31-10 |
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| Ed Sherman Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 17-6 |
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| Lynne Snierson Boston Herald |
![]() | Â | 24-10 |
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| Art Spander San Francisco Examiner |
![]() | Â | 13-3 |
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| Curt Sylvester Detroit Free Press |
![]() | Â | 17-0 |
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| Rick Telander Sports Illustrated |
![]() | Â | 21-7 |
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| Mike Tully UPI-New York | Â |
![]() | 21-10 |
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| Bob Verdi Chicago Tribune |
![]() | Â | 24-7 |
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| Paul Zimmerman Sports Illustrated |
![]() | Â | 17-10 |














