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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.
Unlike most defensive formations that take their names from the number of defensive linemen and linebackers on the field (i.e. the 4–3 defense has 4 linemen and 3 linebackers), the name "46" originally came from the jersey number of Doug Plank, who was a starting strong safety for the Bears when Ryan developed the defense, a role typically ...
The Bears used the "46" Defense in 1985 to dominate the New England Patriots on their way to a Super Bowl victory of 46-10 despite the retirement of Plank in 1983. Plank was considered one of the hardest hitting safeties in the game. Plank retired before the Bears reached their peak in 1985.
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Riveral played in 137 games and made 56 starts in a nine-year career with the Bears and was part of the 1985 team that won the franchise's lone Super Bowl behind the famed “46” defense. He was ...
When the Bears went on to defeat the New England Patriots in a 46–10 landslide in Super Bowl XX, [2] Dent was selected as the game's MVP. During the game, he had 1.5 sacks, forced two fumbles, and blocked a pass. Dent made a mere $90,000 in base salary for his efforts in 1985 [3] ($255,000 in 2023 dollars). [4]
In a surprisingly Chicago-centric episode, Charles argues for Jim McMahon, Walter Payton and the 1985 Bears, while Chris stands up for Michael Jordan, Dennis Rodman and the 1995-96 Bulls.
The Bears defense dominated the game by limiting Rams running back Eric Dickerson to 46 yards, forcing him to fumble twice, and holding quarterback Dieter Brock to just 10 completions on 31 attempts for 66 yards. While Chicago's offensive numbers were hardly stellar (232 yards and 10 punts), Los Angeles only gained 130 yards of total offense ...