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Super Bowl hangover

By Mark Craig

February 8, 2011 at 6:33AM

SUPER BOWL HANGOVER

As good as Green Bay figures to be next season, history is against the Packers repeating. The last team to repeat was New England in 2004. A look at recent Super Bowl champions and how they fared the following season:

Champion Following season Result

New Orleans 2010 Lost to Seattle in wild-card game

Pittsburgh 2009 Third in AFC North at 9-7, missed playoffs

N.Y. Giants 2008 Lost to Philadelphia in divisional playoff

Indianapolis 2007 Lost to San Diego in divisional playoff

Pittsburgh 2006 Third in AFC North at 8-8, missed playoffs

New England 2005 Lost to Denver in divisional playoff

New England 2004 Repeated as champ, beating Philadelphia

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Mark Craig

Sports reporter

Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).

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