the patriots lost to the new york giants in super bowl xxxi.
the patriots lost to the new york giants in super bowl xxxi.
which team did the patriots lose to in super bowl xxxi?
new york giants
bullet::::- the first nfl team to lose the super bowl after winning it the previous year. after defeating the denver broncos 27–10 in super bowl xii following the 1977 season, they were defeated by the pittsburgh steelers 35–31 in super bowl xiii following the 1978 season. this has only happened four times since: the washington redskins lost super bowl xviii 38-9 to the raiders a year after winning super bowl xvii 27-17 against the miami dolphins, the green bay packers lost super bowl xxxii 31-24 to the denver broncos a year after winning super bowl xxxi 35-21 against the new england patriots, the seattle seahawks lost super bowl xlix 28-24 to the new england patriots a year after winning super bowl xlviii in a crushing 43–8 blowout against the denver broncos, and the new england patriots lost super bowl lii 41-33 to the philadelphia eagles a year after winning super bowl li against the atlanta falcons.
history of the dallas cowboys
sources: nfl.com super bowl xxxi, super bowl xxxi play finder gb, super bowl xxxi play finder ne









































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section::::final statistics.:records set.









































the following records were set in super bowl xxxi, according to the official nfl.com boxscore, the 2016 nfl record & fact book and the profootball reference.com game summary. brsome records have to meet nfl minimum number of attempts to be recognized. the minimums are shown (in parenthesis).









































bullet::::- † this category includes rushing, receiving, interception returns, punt returns, kickoff returns, and fumble returns.
super bowl xxxi