The 1985 Chicago Bears Were Truly Amazing

The 1985 Super Bowl winning Chicago Bears were an amazing group of players that performed at a very high level of excellence. Some of the key players on the team are well known names, even today: Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, Jim McMahon, Willie Gault, Richard Dent, Dan Hampton, William "Refrigerator" Perry, and more. But, this team was more than the star players on the roster, coached by Mike Ditka, the Bears also featured quality role players like Dennis McKinnon, Gary Fencik, Matt Suhey, Dennis Gentry, Kevin Butler, Jay Hilgenberg, Steve McMichael, Otis Wilson, Wilber Marshall, and more.

Some interesting facts about the Super Bowl Champion 1985 Chicago Bears:

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  Regular season record: 15-1
  
  
  

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  Combined score of all three playoff games: 91-10
  
  
  

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  Individual Awards: Walter Payton (Offensive Player of the Year), Mike Singletary (Defensive Player of the Year), Mike Ditka (Coach of the Year)
  
  
  

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  The defense allowed a paltry 11.5 points per game throughout the regular season, then 3.3 points per game in the postseason.
  
  
  

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  In the Super Bowl, the Bears defense allowed the Patriots offense to only gain positive yardage on 4 of the 21 plays they ran during the first half, in fact the Patriots total yardage gained in the first half was negative 19 yards.
  
  
  

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  During the Super Bowl, the Bears held the Patriots starting running backs Craig James and Tony Franklin to minimal yards. James rushed the ball 5 times for 1 yard with 1 fumble, while Franklin gained 4 yards on 3 carries.
  
  
  

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  The Bears scored every way possible during their Super Bowl victory: Touchdown, Extra Point, Field Goal, and Safety (there was no two point conversion at this time).
  
  
  

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  In the 15 wins by the 1985 Bears, only four games were decided by less than ten points.
  
  
  

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  The 1985 Bears defense was the third highest rated defense against the pass and the #1 defense against the run.
  
  
  

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  The 1985 Bears sent nine players to the Pro Bowl, including five defensive players.
  
  
  

The 1985 Chicago Bears were an amazing team that performed at an amazing level for one season. The Bears would not return to this level of dominance, but the 1985 team will go down in history as one of the best - if not, the best - ever.

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