American Football · 1986 · New Orleans, USA
The '85 Bears' Rout
A defence nobody could move, from a squad that had already recorded a novelty rap single, beats the New England Patriots by 36 points in Super Bowl XX.
Bears 46-10 Patriots
Result
123
Patriots total yards
Richard Dent (defensive end)
MVP
The 1985 Chicago Bears went 15-1 in the regular season behind a defence coordinated by Buddy Ryan and built around Richard Dent, Mike Singletary and William 'The Refrigerator' Perry, which dominated opponents all year. The squad was also famous enough to release a novelty single, 'The Super Bowl Shuffle', weeks before the playoffs had even finished.
In Super Bowl XX on 26 January 1986 that defence overwhelmed the New England Patriots from the opening series, sacking Patriots quarterbacks seven times, forcing six turnovers and holding New England to 123 total yards for the entire game. Chicago led 23-3 at halftime and never eased off.
The 46-10 final score is among the most lopsided in Super Bowl history. Richard Dent took the MVP award after 1.5 sacks and two forced fumbles, a rare honour for a defensive player, and the '85 defence is still the one other teams get measured against.
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