Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints: “Super” Pairing Still Possible

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Published: December 7, 2009

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In fact, from 1920 until the AFL/NFL merger in 1970, the Chicago Bears were the only team to finish with an unblemished regular season record, a feat they pulled off twice; once in 1934 and again in 1942.

Ultimately though, it was all for naught as they lost both championship games; the first to the New York Giants, the second to the Washington Redskins.

Since 1970, only two teams have managed to complete the regular season with an undefeated, untied record—the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who went on to win the Super Bowl that year, and the 2007 Patriots, who suffered a major letdown after winning 18 straight regular and postseason games before being defeated by the Giants in the Super Bowl.

(As an interesting side note, the Giants own a record of sorts. They are the only team to defeat two previously undefeated teams in the league championship game. A corollary to the argument here is for both Manning brothers to make it to the Super Bowl,...

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