Flashback
Super
Bowl XX
Jan.
26, 1986
 |
| The
'85 Bears backfield featured Hall of Fame running back WALTER
PAYTON and defensive lineman/part-time fullback WILLIAM "REFRIGERATOR"
PERRY. |
The NFC champion Chicago Bears, seeking their first NFL title since
1963, scored a Super Bowl-record 46 points in downing AFC champion
New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX. The previous record for most
points in a Super Bowl was 38, shared by San Francisco in XIX and
the Los Angeles Raiders in XVIII.
The
Bears' league-leading defense tied the Super Bowl record for sacks
(7) and limited the Patriots to a record-low seven rushing yards.
New
England took the quickest lead in Super Bowl history when Tony Franklin
kicked a 36-yard field goal with 1:19 elapsed in the first period.
The score came about because of Larry McGrew's fumble recovery at
the Chicago 19-yard line.
However,
the Bears rebounded for a 23-3 first-half lead, while building a
yardage advantage of 236 total yards to New England's minus 19.
Running
back Matt Suhey rushed eight times for 37 yards, including an 11-yard
touchdown run, and caught one pass for 24 yards in the first half.
After
the Patriot's first drive of the second half ended with a punt to
the Bears' 4-yard line, Chicago marched 96 yards in nine plays with
quarterback Jim McMahon's 1-yard scoring run capping the drive.
McMahon became the first quarterback in Super Bowl history to rush
for a pair of touchdowns.
The
Bears completed their scoring via a 28-yard interception return
by reserve cornerback Reggie Phillips, a 1-yard run by defensive
tackle/fullback William Perry, and a safety when defensive end Henry
Waechter tackled Patriots quarterback Steve Grogan in the end zone.
Bears
defensive end Richard Dent became the fourth defender to be named
the game's most valuable player after contributing 1½ sacks.
The
Bears' victory margin of 36 points was the largest in Super Bowl
history, bettering the previous mark of 29 by the Los Angeles Raiders
when they topped Washington 38-9 in Game XVIII.
McMahon
completed 12 of 20 passes for 256 yards before leaving the game
in the fourth period with a wrist injury. The NFL's all-time leading
rusher, Bears running back Walter Payton, carried 22 times for 61
yards.
Wide
receiver Willie Gault caught four passes for 129 yards, the fourth-most
receiving yards in a Super Bowl.
Chicago
coach Mike Ditka became the second man (Tom Flores of Raiders was
the other) to win a Super Bowl ring as a player and as a coach.
| Chicago
Bears |
13
|
10
|
21
|
2
|
-
|
46
|
|
New England Patriots |
3
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
-
|
10
|
| Scoring
Summary |
| 1st
Quarter |
|
| NE
- FG Franklin 36, 1:19 |
| CHI
- FG Butler 28, 5:40 |
| CHI
- FG Butler 24, 13:34 |
| CHI-
Suhey 11 run (Butler kick), 14:37 |
| 2nd
Quarter |
| CHI-
McMahon 2 run (Butler kick), 7:36 |
| CHI-
FG Butler 24, 15:00 |
| 3rd
Quarter |
| CHI-
McMahon 1 run (Butler kick), 7:38 |
| CHI-
Phillips 28 interception return (Butler kick), 8:44 |
| CHI-
Perry 1 run (Butler kick), 11:38 |
| 4th
Quarter |
| NE-
Fryar 8 pass from Grogan (Franklin kick), 1:46 |
| CHI-
Safety Waechter tackled Grogan in end zone, 9:24 |
| A
- 73,818 |
|
Bears
wide receiver WILLIE GAULT hauled in four passes for 129 yards,
including this reception, against the Patriots.
|
| |
| Statistics |
|
Bears
|
Patriots
|
| PASSING |
PASSING |
|
CMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
|
CMP/ATT
|
YDS
|
TD
|
INT
|
| McMahon |
12/20
|
256
|
0
|
0
|
Grogan |
17/30 |
177 |
1 |
2 |
| Fuller |
0/4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Eason |
0/6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Perry
|
0/0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| RUSHING |
RUSHING |
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
LONG
|
TD
|
|
NO.
|
YDS
|
LONG
|
TD
|
| Payton
|
22
|
61
|
7
|
0
|
Collins |
3
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
| Suhey |
11
|
52
|
11
|
1
|
Grogan
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
| Sanders |
4
|
15
|
10
|
0
|
Weathers
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
| Gentry
|
3
|
15
|
8
|
0
|
C.
James |
5
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
| McMahon
|
5
|
14
|
7
|
2
|
Hawthorne
|
1
|
-4
|
-4
|
0
|
|
