First Impressions

Super Bowl teams that met in regular season:

1. In 1978, Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl, 27-10

* Defeated Denver Broncos, 14-6, in 1977 season

2. In 1981, Oakland Raiders won Super Bowl, 27-10

* Lost to Philadelphia Eagles, 10-7, in 1980 season

3. In 1982, San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl, 26-21

* Defeated Cincinnati Bengals, 21-3, in 1981 season

4. In 1984, Los Angeles Raiders won Super Bowl, 38-9

* Lost to Washington Redskins, 37-35, in 1983 season

5. In 1986, Chicago Bears won Super Bowl, 46-10

* Defeated New England Patriots, 20-7, in 1985 season

6. In 1987, New York Giants won Super Bowl, 39-20

* Defeated Denver, 19-16, in 1986 season

7. In 1991, Giants won Super Bowl, 20-19

* Lost to Buffalo Bills, 17-13, in 1990 season

8. In 1994, Dallas won Super Bowl, 30-13

* Lost to Buffalo, 13-10, in 1993 season

9. In 1995, San Francisco won Super Bowl, 49-26

* Defeated San Diego Chargers, 38-15, in 1994 season

Source: World Features Syndicate