Apr 30, 2009 joined nov 14, 2008 messages 5 reaction score 0. Mar 10, 2009 after finishing the regular season 151, with their sole loss to the dolphins in miami on monday night football, 2438, the bears would go on to outscore their opponents 9110 en route to winning. Wed like to see that stay in the record books for a while. New orleans saints can learn from 1985 chicago bears. Vegas books lasting through the bears season unscat. That monday night game was the bears only loss on their way to the super bowl xx crown. This monday night matchup between the bears vs dolpins.
Remembering don shula as a young head of public relations for. The dolphins were inolved in another classic on dec. For the second time ever, there will be two monday night football games this week. That includes all regular season and postseason matchups between the years of 1920 and the 2020 season. The dolphins signed patrick ramsey on monday and listed henne as the third, or emergency, quarterback for thursday night. Also dolphins did not want to give up their perfect season record against the bears, who were almost perfect, especially not in front of national audience during monday night football back in 1985. Nine reasons the dolphins need to wear throwback uniforms. The 120 chicago bears visit dan marino and the dolphins on monday night football in week 1985. The chicago bears enetered week of the 1985 season 120 and looking to go undefeated.
The bears won fifteen games, as the 49ers had the year before, and won their first twelve before losing to the miami dolphins on monday night football to deny a perfect season. In one of the most anticipated monday night football showdowns in nfl. Jun 11, 2018 dan marino leads the dolphins to victory over the undefeated bears in 1985. A muchanticipated rematch against the dolphins in super bowl xx was thwarted when the new england patriots upset miami 3114 in the afc championship. With the defense collapsing in a shocking first half and the offense never getting on track, the 120 chicago bears fell to the 84 miami dolphins in convincing 3824 fashion in the monday night. Miami dolphins at new york jets october 23rd, 2000 pro. The 1985 season was the chicago bears 66th in the national football league the 16th. The two teams have split the last six meetings, and the dolphins took the edge in the last matchup, taking a 2714 victory in 2014. What the steelers can learn from other teams that flirted with. Dec 02, 2015 the 85 bears, one of the best teams in the history of the nfl, dismantled all opponents that year, except one.
Monday night football american football database fandom. May 25, 2016 chicagos push for an undefeated season as it reached 110. Miami finished 124 in 1985 and, in an epic monday night football showdown on december 2, 1985, handed the previouslyundefeated chicago bears their only defeat of the season. That was the case in 1985 for the chicago bears, whose perfect season ended in week in a primetime beatdown at the hands of the miami dolphins, chicagos only loss that year en route to the. We all remember in 1972, when the miami dolphins went 170, becoming the only undefeated team in nfl. The dolphins had the headtohead tiebreaker on the broncos and were in good position. So it wouldnt be quite right to say that the book is all about the 85 bears. Nfl 1985 monday night matchup bears vs dolphins part 2. The 85 bears, profiles the teams magical 1985 season on the 30th. This is a list of the alltime series record for the chicago bears against all current nfl franchises in competitive play and how they fared against defunct franchises. Chicago bears 24 at miami dolphins 38 on december 2nd, 1985 full team and player stats and box score.
Oct, 2018 the bears are 48 alltime against the dolphins in regularseason play. The 1985 chicago bears and the wild heart of football cohen, rich on. The 1985 miami dolphins featured a pickyourpoison offense that could score at anytime from anywhere on the field. A look back at the 1985 monday night football classic the chicago bears enetered week of the 1985 season 120 and looking to go undefeated. This is the complete monday night football epic which is still the highest rated monday night football game in nfl history. View the 1985 chicago bears schedule, results and scores for regular season, preseason and postseason nfl games. The 1985 chicago bears and the wild heart of football. Remembering don shula as a young head of public relations. Reading about this game in books written years after the game, one. Miami was a fivepoint favorite and they took a 27 lead. Vegas bookmakers look back at bears super bowl xx run and the.
With members of the 1972 dolphins on the sideline the last nfl team with a perfect. The bears loss to the dolphins in week remains the highestrat. The four articles are bears squeezed in miami vise by don pierson, only thing. The bears took down the dolphins, 160, in their last trip to miami in 2010. The bears defense was ranked first in the league and only allowed 198 total points an average of 12. The 1985 miami dolphins featured a pickyourpoison offense that could. Several members of the 1972 dolphins were in attendance at the game. And the one loss came in miami on a monday night, 30 years ago today.
Ferraro and john veneziano, triumph books, chicago, illinois. The bears won the nfc central division by seven games over the secondplace green bay packers and. Nfl espn 1985 monday night match bears vs dolphins. Writer the energy within that stadium that night in years of playing professional football i never felt it before then, and i never felt it after that. The bears were 120 and steamrolling the entire league and.
Las vegas oddsmakers say bears historical 1985 season did not result in major losses for. See dan marino 270 yards and 3 tds and the 84 dolphins take on the 120 bears and their vaunted 46 defense. May 05, 2020 it was the night of december 2, 1985 when the powerhouse chicago bears came to miami to play the dolphins on monday night football. Dolphins end 85 bears undefeated season week, 1985. Miami finished 124 in 1985 and, in an epic monday night football showdown on december 2, handed the previouslyundefeated chicago bears their only defeat of the season. The bears glorious 1985 season had only one blemish, a 3824 loss to the dolphins on dec. It meant that a dolphins patriots monday night game was for sole possession of the afc east lead.
Dec 02, 1985 yeah, theyre a good team, dan marino said today of the chicago bears, whom he and the miami dolphins face monday night in the orange bowl. Kyle brandt and peter schrager relive the thrilling monday night matchup from the 2000 season between the miami dolphins and new york jets. Dec 02, 1985 see dan marino 270 yards and 3 tds and the 84 dolphins take on the 120 bears and their vaunted 46 defense. Miami dolphins tv episode 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. On thursday night, espn will premiere its latest 30 for 30 on the 1985.
Feb 02, 2016 the bears loss to the dolphins in week remains the highestrated monday night football game in history, pulling down a 29. Behind that support and a brilliant offensive game plan that neutralized chicagos vaunted 46 defense, the dolphins raced to a 3110 halftime lead on their way to a. Dolphins 38, bears 24 by james weiner abc sports online never had a regularseason game received so much hype as when the 120 chicago bears. Aug, 2015 with the defense collapsing in a shocking first half and the offense never getting on track, the 120 chicago bears fell to the 84 miami dolphins in convincing 3824 fashion in the monday night. Miami finished 124 in 1985 and, in an epic monday night football. Nov 28, 2015 bears quarterback steve fuller is brought down during a loss to the miami dolphins on dec. Learning about the 72 fins finheaven miami dolphins forums.
Those involved remember it in vivid detail to this. Bears quarterback steve fuller is brought down during a loss to the miami dolphins on dec. The miami position got even better the following saturday when the jets lost to the bears. Obama noted that the only loss the 1985 bears had was to the dolphins. Miami was part of an excellent threeteam race in the afc east. A big monday night game awaited in miami, and the dolphins protected the legacy of their 1972 undefeated champions by ending the bear bid for perfection. In their only loss of the season, the vaunted chicago bears gave up 31 points. Oct 28, 2019 1985 dolphins 38, chicago 24 with the 120 bears at the orange bowl, members of the 1972 dolphins stood on the sideline to lend their support to the current edition. Before they could do the super bowl shuffle, they had to face miamis own unbeaten streak. Chicago bears at miami dolphins december 2nd, 1985 pro. On this night, it was dolphins honor roll inductee nat moore who led the charge with two firsthalf touchdowns. List of chicago bears alltime record versus nfl wikipedia.
In honor of free game friday the nfl presents the dolphins monday night upset of the bears. This was published in the january 10, 1986 chicago sun times. The dolphins, led by the quickrelease passing majesty of dan marino, jumped to a 21point halftime lead, then held on for a 3824 victory over the bears before 75,594 at the orange bowl. The 1985 miami dolphins season was the 20th season in franchise history. And like the saints, their run at an unbeaten season ended before a national television audience, when the miami dolphins bashed the bears 3824 on monday night football. Hell even tell you how awesome the super bowl shuffle was. I am a miami dolphins fan and since the dolphins were the only team to. Watch the biggest comeback in the history of monday. The bears came into this game undefeated and had been sporting the famed 46 defense, the brainchild of former bears. Home1980s nfl espn 1985 monday night match bears vs dolphins. Dec 04, 1985 the bears dolphins game drew the biggest viewership, naturally, in chicago 50.
Rich cohen on his new book about the 85 chicago bears. The bears defeated the packers on monday night football in a decisive 237 victory. The 85 bears, one of the best teams in the history of the nfl. View the box score for the nfl football game between the chicago bears and the miami dolphins on december 2, 1985.
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