'85 Bears at 40: Super Bowl champions
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🏈 Hey, it's Justin. Since September, I've been rewatching every game of the 1985 Bears season to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their Super Bowl season.
The final game: Super Bowl XX vs. New England (Jan. 26, 1986)
Recap: It was a complete ass-whooping, 46-10.
Play of the game: In the first quarter, Richard Dent not only stopped Patriots running back Craig James, but he also manhandled the New England star and stripped the ball.
- Two plays later, Matt Suhey rumbled into the end zone. The Bears went up 13-3 and it was over.
Star of the game: While Dent was named the Super Bowl MVP, you could also make an argument for Jim McMahon, Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson or even Willie Gault, who played his best game of the season.
Call of the game: Announcer Dick Enberg said early in the third quarter: "If it were a fight, they'd have to stop it."
Non-football moments: Coach Ditka wore the famous Bears sweater vest, but the coaching staff wore the full-sleeved version, which you don't see that often.
- New England kicker Tony Franklin kicked with a bare right foot. Very 1980s.
- McMahon displayed handmade headbands, including one that read POW-MIA.
The bottom line: The announcers made a big deal about the Bears ending a 22-year championship drought. What will they say when the Bears finally get their next Super Bowl victory?
- Let's hope when it happens, it's as glorious as the one 40 years ago.
