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k As of the 2010 NFL season, this season marks the last tie game the Bears played. It was a game at Soldier Field on September 24, 1972, against the Los Angeles Rams. The game ended at 13–13. l The 1982 season was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
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.
The Bears would play in the NFL Championship Game two more times that decade, losing both of them. In 1935 and 1936, the Bears remained somewhat competitive, but failed to qualify for the Championship. In 1937, they made a return to the Championship Game, but fell short as Sammy Baugh and the Washington Redskins won 28–21.
The Hail Maryland, [1] [2] [3] also referred to as the Madhouse in Maryland [4] and the Miracle in Maryland, [5] [6] was an American football play that took place at the end of a National Football League (NFL) regular-season game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders on October 27, 2024.
The team reached the NFC Championship game, losing to the San Francisco 49ers 23–0, in 1984. [59] In the 1985 season the fire in the Bears–Packers rivalry was re-lit when Ditka used 315-pound defensive tackle "Refrigerator" Perry as a running back in a touchdown play at Lambeau Field, against the Packers. [60]
This was the second time that the 49ers and Bears had met for a trip to the Super Bowl during the decade, with the 49ers previously defeating the Bears in the 1984 NFC Championship Game on their way to Super Bowl XIX. Coach Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack during the season, but was back on the sidelines 11 days later.
According to the New England Patriots website, the game will be live broadcast on 98.5 FM the Sports Hub, which is the flagship station for Patriots Radio Network. The game will also be available ...
Chicago managed to finish 14–2, one game off of their 1985 record of 15–1. Although the Bears had an equal 14–2 record as the New York Giants for the league's best record, the Giants were seeded number one in the NFC for the playoffs due to the Giants having a better conference record (11–1) than that of the Bears (10–2).