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The 1985 season was the Chicago Bears' 66th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Mike Ditka. The Bears entered 1985 looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1984 and advance further than the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the 15–1 San Francisco 49ers. Not only did the Bears improve on that record, but they also put together one of the greatest seasons in NFL history. It was the Bears' first NFL Championship title since 1963. As of 2022, it is also their most recent championship.

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  • The 1985 season was the Chicago Bears' 66th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Mike Ditka. The Bears entered 1985 looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1984 and advance further than the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the 15–1 San Francisco 49ers. Not only did the Bears improve on that record, but they also put together one of the greatest seasons in NFL history. The Bears won their first twelve games of the season before losing to the Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football. The loss to the Dolphins would be the only loss the Bears would suffer that season, as they finished with a 15–1 record. This matched the 49ers' mark from the year before and tied the then-record for most wins in a regular season; the record would be reached twice more in 1998 (Minnesota Vikings) and 2004 (Pittsburgh Steelers) before the New England Patriots ended the 2007 NFL season with a 16–0 regular season record. The Bears' defense was ranked first in the league and only allowed 198 total points (an average of 12.4 points per game). The Bears won the NFC Central Division by seven games over the second-place Green Bay Packers and earned the NFC's top seed and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs at Soldier Field. In their two playoff games against the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams, the Bears outscored their opponents 45–0 and became the first team to record back-to-back playoff shutouts. Then, in Super Bowl XX at the Louisiana Superdome against the New England Patriots, the Bears set several more records. First, their 46 points broke the previous record of 38 that had been scored by the Los Angeles Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII and again by the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX. Their 36-point margin of victory also topped the 29-point margin of victory that the Raiders recorded over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII. Both of those records would stand until Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans four years later, when the 49ers defeated the Denver Broncos by 45 points, 55–10. It was the Bears' first NFL Championship title since 1963. As of 2022, it is also their most recent championship. The 1985 Chicago Bears are one of the few teams to consistently challenge the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins for the unofficial title of the greatest NFL team of all time. In 2007, the 1985 Bears were ranked as the second greatest Super Bowl championship team on the NFL Network's documentary series America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, ranking behind only the 1972 Dolphins. They also ranked #2 behind only the Dolphins on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary. Other sources rate the 1985 Chicago Bears as the greatest NFL team ever. The defense led the league in points allowed (198), yards allowed (4,135) and takeaways (54), a feat that wouldn't be accomplished again until the 2013 Seattle Seahawks defense. (en)
  • La stagione 1985 dei Chicago Bears è stata la 66ª della franchigia nella National Football League e la quarta con Mike Ditka come capo-allenatore. La squadra giungeva da un record di 10–6 nel 1984 e la sconfitta nella finale della NFC contro i San Francisco 49ers. Non solo i Bears migliorarono quei risultati, ma disputarono una delle migliori stagioni nella storia della NFL. I Bears in un'azione di corsa verso la end zone contro i Patriots nel Super Bowl XX I Bears vinsero 15 partite, come i 49ers l'anno precedente, e vinsero le prime dodici prima di venire sconfitti. La loro difesa si classificò al primo posto della lega, concedendo solamente 198 punti (a una media di 12,4 a partita). Vinsero la NFC Central Division con un vantaggio di sette partite sui Green Bay Packers, guadagnando il primo posto nel tabellone della NFC e guadagnando il fattore campo nei playoff. Nelle prime due gare della post-season contro i New York Giants e i Los Angeles Rams, batterono i loro avversari con un complessivo 45–0, diventando la prima squadra della storia a non subire punti in due gare di playoff consecutive. In seguito, nel Super Bowl XX a New Orleans contro i New England Patriots, i Bears stabilirono diversi altri record. Per primo, i 46 punti superarono quelli segnati dai Los Angeles Raiders nel 1984 e pareggiati dai 49ers l'anno seguente con 38. Il margine di vittoria di 36 punti superò quello di 29 dei Raiders nel Super Bowl XVIII, un primato che resistette finché i 49ers, nel Super Bowl XXIV, anch'esso tenuto a New Orleans, batterono per 45 punti i Denver Broncos. Fu il primo titolo per Chicago dal 1963. I Chicago Bears del 1985 sono una delle poche squadre a contendere agli imbattuti Miami Dolphins del 1972 il titolo non ufficiale di miglior squadra della NFL di tutti i tempi. Nel 2007, i Bears del 1985 furono classificati secondi tra le migliori squadre vincitrici del Super Bowl nella serie di documentari di NFL Network America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions, dietro ai Dolphins del 1972. Altre fonti indicano i Bears dell'85 come la migliore squadra di tutti i tempi. (it)
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  • First quarter * CHI – Kevin Butler 25-yard field goal. Bears 3-0. * DET – Eddie Murray 42-yard field goal. Tie 3-3. Second quarter * CHI – Kevin Butler 24-yard field goal. Bears 6-3. Third quarter * CHI – Dennis Gentry 94-yard kickoff return . Bears 13-3. * CHI – Kevin Butler 21-yard field goal. Bears 16-3. * DET – David Lewis 2-yard pass from Eric Hipple . Bears 16-10. Fourth quarter * CHI – Jim McMahon 14-yard run . Bears 23-10. * CHI – Ron Rivera 5-yard fumble return . Bears 30-10. * DET – James Jones 2-yard run . Bears 30-17. * CHI – Ken Margerum 11-yard pass from Jim McMahon . Bears 37-17. (en)
  • First quarter * NE – Tony Franklin 36-yard field goal. Patriots 3-0. * CHI – Kevin Butler 28-yard field goal. Tie 3-3. * CHI – Kevin Butler 24-yard field goal. Bears 6-3. * CHI – Matt Suhey 11-yard run . Bears 13-3. Second quarter * CHI – Jim McMahon 2-yard run . Bears 20-3. * CHI – Kevin Butler 24-yard field goal. Bears 23-3. Third quarter * CHI – Jim McMahon 1 yard run . Bears 30-3. * CHI – Reggie Phillips 28-yard interception return . Bears 37-3. * CHI – William Perry 1 yard run . Bears 44-3. Fourth quarter * NE – Irving Fryar 8-yard pass from Steve Grogan . Bears 44-10. * CHI – Safety, Steve Grogan tackled by Henry Waechter in end zone. Bears 46-10. (en)
  • First quarter * CHI – Shaun Gayle 5-yard punt return . Bears 7-0. Second quarter * Third quarter * CHI – Dennis McKinnon 23-yard pass from Jim McMahon . Bears 14-0. * CHI – Dennis McKinnon 20-yard pass from Jim McMahon . Bears 21-0. Fourth quarter (en)
  • First quarter * CHI – Jim McMahon 16-yard run . Bears 7-0. * CHI – Kevin Butler 34-yard field goal. Bears 10-0. Second quarter * Third quarter * CHI – Willie Gault 22-yard pass from Jim McMahon . Bears 17-0. Fourth quarter * CHI – Wilber Marshall 52-yard fumble return . Bears 24-0. (en)
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  • Divisional Round: New York Giants at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Six: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary (en)
  • Week Nine: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers – Game summary (en)
  • Week Twelve: Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Two: New England Patriots at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Ten: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Four: Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • NFC Championship: Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots – Game summary (en)
  • Week One: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Five: Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary (en)
  • Week Eleven: Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary (en)
  • Week Fifteen: Chicago Bears at New York Jets – Game summary (en)
  • Week Eight: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Sixteen: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary (en)
  • Week Thirteen: Chicago Bears at Miami Dolphins – Game summary (en)
  • Week Seven: Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
  • Week Three: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary (en)
  • Week Fourteen: Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears – Game summary (en)
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  • The 1985 season was the Chicago Bears' 66th in the National Football League (NFL) and their fourth under head coach Mike Ditka. The Bears entered 1985 looking to improve on their 10–6 record from 1984 and advance further than the NFC Championship Game, where they lost to the 15–1 San Francisco 49ers. Not only did the Bears improve on that record, but they also put together one of the greatest seasons in NFL history. It was the Bears' first NFL Championship title since 1963. As of 2022, it is also their most recent championship. (en)
  • La stagione 1985 dei Chicago Bears è stata la 66ª della franchigia nella National Football League e la quarta con Mike Ditka come capo-allenatore. La squadra giungeva da un record di 10–6 nel 1984 e la sconfitta nella finale della NFC contro i San Francisco 49ers. Non solo i Bears migliorarono quei risultati, ma disputarono una delle migliori stagioni nella storia della NFL. I Bears in un'azione di corsa verso la end zone contro i Patriots nel Super Bowl XX (it)
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