How much time had elapsed when the Patriots scored the first points in Super Bowl XX?

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d. 1:19

The Patriots reached the Super Bowl for the first time on Jan. 26, 1986.  Not much went right for them in the game, as they lost to the Bears, 46-10.

The game started promisingly enough.  The Patriots recovered a fumble by Walter Payton on the second play and converted the turnover into a field goal with only 1:19 removed from the clock.  No other team before them had ever scored so quickly in a Super Bowl.

The record stood for 21 years until it was broken by the Bears in Super Bowl XLI when Devin Hester ran back the opening kickoff.

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