Although the Bengals gained 356 yards of total offense to the 49ers ' 275, this marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the team which compiled the most yards and touchdowns lost.

Although they did not get as much media attention as the offense, the 49ers defense led the league in fewest points allowed during the regular season ( 227 ).

Although many U. S. states have retained larceny as the primary offense, some have now adopted theft provisions.

Although the Supreme Court has not had an occasion to interpret this specific provision, the Court has suggested that the grant to the House of the " sole " power of impeachment makes the House the exclusive interpreter of what constitutes an impeachable offense.

Although this was probably originally intended to avoid a situation where the Vice President was presiding over a debate that could ultimately result in his promotion to the presidency ( were the President convicted and removed from office ), it also prevents a possibly more likely contemporary scenario, where a President accused of some offense is being tried by the Senate presided over by a Vice President who may well be sympathetic to the President, reducing the independence of the Senate's consideration of the delicate question of whether to remove a sitting chief executive.

Although the story and presentation of the film had been discussed during production with different Jewish groups to limit the offense it might cause, the film was attacked by critics who accused it of presenting the Holocaust without much suffering, and some who considered that " laughing at everything " was not remotely appropriate, let alone credible.

Although prudence would be applied to any such judgment, the more difficult tasks, which distinguish a person as prudent, are those in which various goods have to be weighed against each other, as when a person is determining what would be best to give charitable donations, or how to punish a child so as to prevent repeating an offense.

Although his mother's outspoken, manipulative nature usually overwhelms Kyle, he tends to show that he truly loves her, and takes offense to any insult Cartman may offer about her.

Although rape was potentially a capital offense, the defendants were not allowed to consult an attorney.

Although Carolina's offense only scored 14 points, it was more than enough for the team to earn their first trip to the Super Bowl with a 14-3 win.

Although New England's offense only scored one touchdown, Vinatieri scored 5 field goals to make up the difference.

Although slowed by knee injuries, Snell was the key player in the Jets ball-control offense during the 16-7 upset of the Colts.

Although fellow Kansas alum John McLendon actually invented the four corners offense, Smith is better known for utilizing it in games.

Although there are many rules to baseball, in general the team playing offense tries to score runs by batting balls into the field that enable runners to make a complete circuit of the four bases.

Although Luckman was a single wing tailback, Halas felt he was the perfect quarterback for this offense.

Although his lack of arm strength was often criticized, Pennington's abilities fit well into the new offense instituted by offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

Although a few years later Congress tried to pass a law making lynching a Federal offense, action was blocked by Southern Democrats.

Although, according to the New York Times, " few expressed audible objection to the sight of a human being in a cage with monkeys as companions ,” controversy erupted as black clergymen in the city took great offense.

Although he finished the season with only three goals and ten assists ( he added another goal in the playoffs ), he became the focal point of the team ; they were successful when the offense flowed through him.

Although Diego started the season with a starting role in the Wizards ' offense because of an injury to Preki, Diego did not fit in to the Kansas City style of play.

… Although the committee has grave doubts that Mr. O ' Hara did anything that justified his criminal prosecution, even if Mr. O ' Hara was guilty of the offense of which he was convicted, we believe Mr. O ' Hara now has the requisite character and fitness to be reinstated as a member of the bar.

Although the Raiders ' defense was one of the best in the league, its anemic offense, along with a season long feud with wide receiver Jerry Porter led to the team's downfall.

Although Beuerlein's offense was 4th in the league in scoring in the 1999 season, the defense was 26th in points allowed, and this deficiency contributed to the Panthers ' mediocre 8-8 record.

Although Boesak applied for a presidential pardon from Thabo Mbeki after his release, it was not granted, as the government felt that he had not admitted that he had committed an offense.

Although I had been inside it I had not yet seen it functioning.

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

Although it had seemed a good reason, to begin with: no couple could afford to have children.

Although the monarch had frequently asserted that the elections were to be without party significance, his action was an implicit admission that party identifications were a factor.

Although wanted by the sheriff for killing an old man named Asher Jones, the warrant for his arrest had never been served.

Although the first polyether foams on the market had to be produced by the two-step prepolymer method, today, thanks to new catalysts, they can be produced by a one-shot technique.

Although the particular form of conceptualization which popular imagination had made in response to the experience of spirit was undoubtedly defective, the raw experience itself which led to such excesses remains with us as vividly as ever.

Although quiet when they brought her in, she'd suddenly turned violent and had to be knocked out.

Although not much desiring the account, he had been appointed advertising head of Zenith.

Although this was the first time that Helva had seen unshelled people, she took this experience calmly.

Although Lincoln won only a plurality of the popular vote, his victory in the electoral college was decisive: Lincoln had 180 and his opponents added together had only 123.

Although Crete had contacts with Mari from 2000 BC, there is no evidence that the ecstatic prophetic art existed during the Minoan and Mycenean ages.

Although he had demonstrated no previous interest in film as a profession, Kurosawa submitted the required essay, which asked applicants to discuss the fundamental deficiencies of Japanese films and find ways to overcome them.

Although it had at first been somewhat established in many colonies, in 1861 it was ruled that, except where specifically established, the Church of England had just the same legal position as any other church.

Although popular from her first appearance in 1930, Jane Marple had to wait thirty-two years for her first big-screen appearance.

Although England decisively won the Ashes 4 – 1, Bodyline caused such a furore in Australia that diplomats had to intervene to prevent serious harm to Anglo-Australian relations, and the MCC eventually changed the Laws of cricket to curtail the number of leg side fielders.

Although he was committed to maintaining what the church had defined at Nicaea, Constantine was also bent on pacifying the situation and eventually became more lenient toward those condemned and exiled at the council.

Although much of the church hierarchy in the East had opposed the Nicene creed in the decades leading up to Theodosius ' accession, he managed to achieve unity on the basis of the Nicene creed.

Although Romans who had been adopted into a new family usually retained their old nomen in cognomen form ( e. g. Octavianus for one who had been an Octavius, Aemilianus for one who had been an Aemilius, etc.