1985 Chicago Bears season

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Chicago Bears season NFL season

The 1985 Chicago Bears season was a dominant NFL campaign in which the Bears fielded one of the greatest defenses in league history and went on to win the Super Bowl.

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1985 Chicago Bears 0 1
1985 Chicago Bears defense 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chicago Bears season →
NFL season →
conference NFC →
conferenceTitle NFC champions →
country United States of America →
surface form: United States
defensiveCoordinator Buddy Ryan →
defensiveEnd Richard Dent →
defensiveReputation one of the greatest defenses in NFL history →
defensiveScheme 46 defense →
defensiveTackle William Perry →
division NFC North →
surface form: NFC Central
divisionTitle NFC Central champions →
franchise Chicago Bears →
franchiseSeasonNumber 66 →
headCoach Mike Ditka →
homeCity Windy City →
surface form: Chicago
homeStadium Soldier Field →
league National Football League →
losses 1 →
middleLinebacker Mike Singletary →
NFCChampionshipOpponent Los Angeles Rams →
NFCChampionshipResult win →
NFCDivisionalOpponent New York Giants →
NFCDivisionalResult win →
nickname Monsters of the Midway →
notableCulturalItem The Super Bowl Shuffle →
notableUnit defense →
playoffBerth clinched →
postseasonStart 1986-01 →
regularSeasonEnd 1985-12 →
regularSeasonRecord 15–1 →
regularSeasonStart 1985-09 →
runningBack Walter Payton →
shutoutsInPlayoffs 2 →
sport American football →
startingQuarterback Jim McMahon →
SuperBowlAppearance Super Bowl XX →
SuperBowlCity New Orleans →
SuperBowlDate 1986-01-26 →
SuperBowlMVP Richard Dent →
SuperBowlOpponent New England Patriots →
SuperBowlResult win →
SuperBowlScore 46–10 →
SuperBowlShuffleType rap song and music video →
SuperBowlVenue Louisiana Superdome →
team Chicago Bears →
wins 15 →
year 1985 →

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Monsters of the Midway → associatedEra → 1985 Chicago Bears season →
this entity surface form: 1985 Chicago Bears defense
Monsters of the Midway → notableSeason → 1985 Chicago Bears season →
Richard Dent → notableTeam → 1985 Chicago Bears season →
this entity surface form: 1985 Chicago Bears
Super Bowl XX → seasonContext → 1985 Chicago Bears season →