Backup Steve Beuerlein took over and the Cowboys and finished 11-5, then defeated the Bears for the Cowboys ' first playoff win since 1982.

Eight plays later, McMahon finished the Super Bowl record 96-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run to make the Bears lead 30-3.

Bears receiver Willie Gault finished the game with 129 receiving yards on just 4 receptions, an average of over 32. 2 yards per catch.

They had the best record in school history and are probably the best team that will ever come through the school. In 2008 the Conway baseball Bears finished third in the state tournament for the first time in school history.

The Bears finished the strike-shortened season at 3 – 6, but due to an expanded playoff format and conference-wide seeding the Bears missed a playoff berth by only one victory.

In 1985 the Bears won their first 12 games and finished 15 – 1 for the season.

He retired following the 1996 season, which finished with a Green Bay Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in New Orleans, eleven years to the day of the Bears ' Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in the same venue.

They finished third in league standings only behind the Cleveland Bulldogs and Chicago Bears ; under modern standings tabulation procedures, Frankford would have finished in first place.

The Red Jackets finished in the " red " financially, but not far from breaking even, primarily because they played three games with the Chicago Bears that season.

They also finished with a 1-13 record in 1969, tied with the Chicago Bears for the worst record in the NFL.

Since construction of the stadium was still not finished in 1999, the Bears played their first 20 home games at Skylands Park in Augusta, New Jersey, sharing the facility with the New Jersey Cardinals.

Gloucestershire, who finished first in the division, were the only team to beat the Bears when they won by 8 wickets at Edgbaston.

During the 1969 season in which the Bears finished 1-13, the team played against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Wrigley Field in what would ultimately be the Bears ' only win that season.

Those three years, the Bears finished third in baseball, and Lummus was considered to be the best center fielder that had ever played for Baylor.

He led the Redskins to the NFL Championship game against the Chicago Bears, where he finished 17 of 33 for 335 yards and his second-half touchdown passes of 55, 78 and 33 yards gave Washington a 28 – 21 victory.

He also beat a Green Bay Packers fan up during a game, after the fan ( along with Red ) repeatedly insulted Eric for wearing a Chicago Bears jersey ; however, Eric turned to violence only when the fan insulted Red for telling him to stop arguing once the game had finished, as Red only saw the argument as being appropriate banter between opposing fans during the game.

Despite his play, the Bears finished in third place in the NFL Western Conference ( behind the Green Bay Packers and Baltimore Colts )

The Bears, long past the Halas glory years, finished in last place with a franchise worst 1 – 13 record.

By the end of the season, he finished with 3, 193 yards and 23 touchdowns, the most by a Bears quarterback since 1995.

In overtime, the Bears finished with a goal by Eric Fehr, to win the series 4 – 3.

The following season, Boudreau's Bears finished with a 51 – 17 – 6 record and appeared to be on the verge of repeating as champions.

The Bears appeared to have a tenth title wrapped up against Hamilton, who had finished the regular season with 95 points compared to Hershey's 114.

* In both versions of the movie Bad News Bears, coach Buttermaker makes use of several unorthodox tactics during the season final.

In 1996, the ten-year-old Brisbane Bears had enjoyed their best season to date, losing a preliminary final to the eventual premiers, North Melbourne.

The Bears have also recorded more regular season and overall victories than any other NFL franchise.

The Bears practice at adjoining facilities there during the season.

During the season, the Bears played their home games at the University of Illinois ' Memorial Stadium in Champaign, where they went 3 – 5.

In the 2005 season, the Bears won the NFC North Division and the No. 2 Seed in the NFC Playoffs, entitling them to play at least one home game in the postseason.

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher made a cameo in the seventh season of the HBO series Entourage in 2010.

The 1940 Chicago Bears team holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in an NFL game ( playoff or regular season ) with a 73 – 0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.

As of the end of the 2011 season, there were two teams against which the Texans had never lost: the Chicago Bears ( 2-0 ) and Miami Dolphins ( 6-0 ).

The Vikings won their first regular season game, defeating the Chicago Bears 37 – 13 on Opening Day.

In Week 13 of the 2008 season against the Bears, Gus Frerotte hooked up with Bernard Berrian for a 99-yard touchdown pass after a goal line stand by the Vikings defense.

After the end of the 1996 season, ironically as Diliberto had suggested before Mora's resignation, former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka was hired to replace Mora.

The season ended on January 21, 2007 when the Saints lost 39 – 14 to the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship game.

By winning their first 13 games, the Saints also set the record for the longest undefeated season opening ( 13 – 0 ) by an NFC team since the AFL – NFL merger, surpassing the previous record ( 12 – 0 ) held by the 1985 Chicago Bears.

The Giants were in dire financial straits until the 11th game of the season when Red Grange and the Chicago Bears came to town, attracting over 73, 000 fans.

Super Bowl XX was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Chicago Bears and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1985 season.

The Bears entered the game after becoming the second team in NFL history to win 15 regular season games.

Under head coach Mike Ditka, who won the 1985 NFL Coach of the Year Award, the Bears went 15-1 in the regular season, becoming the second NFL team to win 15 regular season games, while outscoring their opponents with a staggering margin of 456-198.

The Bears ' defense, " 46 Zone ", allowed the fewest points ( 198 ), total yards ( 4, 135 ), and fewest rushing of any team during the regular season ( 1, 319 ).

Meanwhile, the players brought their characterizations to the national stage with the " Super Bowl Shuffle ", a rap song the Bears recorded during the season.

As far as the illegal snap is concerned, the non-call was promptly acknowledged by the officials and reported by NBC sportscasters during halftime, but the resulting three points were not taken away from the Bears ( Because of this instance, the NFL instructed officials to strictly enforce the 10-second run-off rule at the start of the 1986 season ).

As in the previous season, Dallas had a quarterback controversy as Staubach and Craig Morton alternated as starting quarterback ( in a loss to the Bears in game 7, Morton and Staubach alternated plays ).

Led by Staubach and the Doomsday Defense, Dallas advanced to their second Super Bowl after posting a 12-2 record season record and playoff victories over the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings.

In the second season episode " Follow That Still " and the sixth season episode " The Boars Nest Bears ", the marriage to and death of his wife is mentioned ; he also mentions marrying her in the first season episode " Luke's Love Story ".