Monsters of the Midway

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American football culture term sports team nickname

Monsters of the Midway is the iconic nickname for the Chicago Bears’ historically dominant, hard-hitting defenses.

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Monsters of the Midway canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football culture term ⓘ
sports team nickname ⓘ
appliesTo Chicago Bears team as a whole in some usages ⓘ
associatedChampionship NFL Championship Game 1940 ⓘ
Super Bowl XX ⓘ
associatedCoach George Halas ⓘ
Mike Ditka ⓘ
associatedEra 1940s Chicago Bears defenses ⓘ
1985 Chicago Bears season ⓘ
surface form: 1985 Chicago Bears defense

mid-20th century NFL ⓘ
associatedPlayer Brian Urlacher ⓘ
Dan Hampton ⓘ
Dick Butkus ⓘ
Lance Briggs ⓘ
Mike Singletary ⓘ
Richard Dent ⓘ
Steve McMichael ⓘ
associatedWith Chicago Bears ⓘ
characteristic aggressive pass rush ⓘ
dominant defense ⓘ
hard-hitting defense ⓘ
physical style of play ⓘ
strong run defense ⓘ
city Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
surface form: Chicago
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance iconic nickname in NFL history ⓘ
homeStadium Soldier Field ⓘ
language English ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
notableGame 1940 NFL Championship Game 73–0 win over Washington Redskins ⓘ
notableSeason 1985 Chicago Bears season ⓘ
originNote nickname popularized for dominant Bears defenses ⓘ
primaryReference defensive units of the Chicago Bears ⓘ
refersTo Chicago Bears ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Bears defense
relatedConcept Chicago Bears ⓘ
surface form: Chicago Bears defense identity

defensive-minded team identity ⓘ
smashmouth football ⓘ
reputation one of the most feared defenses in NFL history ⓘ
symbol of Chicago Bears defensive tradition ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
teamColor navy blue ⓘ
orange ⓘ
usedIn NFL marketing ⓘ
fan culture ⓘ
sports media ⓘ

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Chicago Bears → famousDefenseNickname → Monsters of the Midway ⓘ
1985 Chicago Bears season → nickname → Monsters of the Midway ⓘ
NFL Championship Game 1940 → teamNicknameContext → Monsters of the Midway ⓘ
subject surface form: 1940 NFL Championship Game
1941 NFL Championship Game → homeTeamNickname → Monsters of the Midway ⓘ