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The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).
1967 was the first year where a pre-scheduled playoff (rather than regular season results) determined participation in the championship. It also marked the first year in which if there was a tie for first place in a division, the division champion was determined by a system of tiebreakers, rather than via a playoff game (as detailed in the 1933 ...
Longest run from scrimmage – Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/39. Longest pass from scrimmage – Bo Farrington caught 98-yard pass at the Detroit Lions , 10/8/61. Longest play in Bears history – 108 yard missed field goal return , Nathan Vasher , vs. San Francisco 49ers , 11/13/05; Devin Hester , at New York ...
Here is a year-by-year list of every Super Bowl: NEVER MISS A SNAP: Sign up to get the latest NFL news and features delivered directly to your inbox Super Bowl history
NFC Championship Game logo, 2008–2010 (Used with old shield since 2005) The structure of the NFL playoffs has changed several times since 1970. At the end of each regular season, the top teams in the NFC qualify for the postseason, including all division champions (three division winners from the 1970–71 to 2001–02 seasons; four since the 2002–03 season) and a set number of "wild card ...
Kansas City Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills, Jan 1, 1967 (AFL Championship Game) Chicago Bears vs San Francisco 49ers, Jan 6, 1985 (NFC Championship Game) New York Jets vs Cleveland Browns, Jan 3, 1987 (OT, Divisional Round) Houston Oilers vs Kansas City Chiefs, Jan 16, 1994 (Divisional Round) Cincinnati Bengals vs Tennessee Titans, Jan 22, 2022 ...
Since the NFL's first season in 1920, the league title had been awarded to the team with the best regular season record based on winning percentage with ties excluded.. While four of the first six championships were disputed, only once (in 1921) did two teams finish tied for first place in the standings: the Chicago Staleys, who became the Bears the following year, and the Buffalo All ...
Chicago Bears: 1 2005: 1 0 1.000 New York Giants: 1 2005: 1 0 1.000 Green Bay Packers: 1 1996: 0 1 .000 New England Patriots: 1 2003: 0 1 .000 San Francisco 49ers: 1 2013: 0 1 .000 Denver Broncos: 1 2015: 0 1 .000 New Orleans Saints: 1 2017: 0 1 .000 Totals 17 9 8 .529