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I love the ’85 Bears, but it is history," Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary said. "It’s time to sing a new song." He weighed in on the current team, as did a couple of his teammates from the legendary championship team.
In 1985, the Chicago Bears made history, winning the Super Bowl after a dominant season and becoming the only professional sports team to land a Billboard Hot 100 hit with the Super Bowl Shuffle. As the current Bears squad heads to the playoffs, can they recapture the magic of ’85?
Patriots crush Chargers in NFL Playoffs Wild Card, joining the 1985 Bears with a historic defensive night that set a fierce tone.
The year was 1985. Ronald Reagan was inaugurated for a second term as president; Michael Jordan earned NBA Rookie of the Year honors and “Back to the Future” was the most popular movie of the year. In Chicago, home of deep-dish pizza, Chicago-style hot ...
Forty years ago, audacity could be accidental. This was true even for the 1985 Chicago Bears, who lived at the intersection of flamboyance and eccentricity. For all their big, motley personalities, they stumbled into an enduring cultural contribution ...
After starting 12-0, the only blemish on the 1985 regular season was a heartbreaking 38-24 “Monday Night Football” loss to the Dolphins in Miami. Rather than fall apart, the Bears returned to Chicago and taped the “Super Bowl Shuffle” less than 12 hours later — a rousing ode they would ride all the way to New Orleans.
The Los Angeles Rams will face the Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon in a fascinating NFL divisional round showdown that will feature even more intrigue due to the weather forecast in Chicago. The high in Chicago on Sunday is projected to be 21 degrees with the wind chill in the single digits at Soldier Field.