*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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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 |