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A team as famous for its "Super Bowl Shuffle" music video as it was for its 15-1 regular-season record, the '85 Chicago Bears rattled off 44 unanswered points in their championship win over the Patriots (46-10).

 

Dent accounted for 1.5 of the Bears' record-breaking seven sacks and caused two fumbles on the day. With Dent leading the charge, Chicago limited New England to seven yards rushing. Playing alongside defensive greats such as linebacker Mike Singletary and defensive lineman William Perry, Dent and the Bears made the "46 Defense" famous.

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 Super Bowl XIX and the Los Angeles Raiders in Super Bowl 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 Super Bowl 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.

Super Bowl XX: MVP Richard Dent, DE, Chicago Bears

For keying one of the most dominant performances in Super Bowl history, defensive end Richard Dent became only the fifth member of a defense to be named Most Valuable Player.

The Bears came into the game perhaps more well-known for their off-field "Super Bowl Shuffle" singing, dancing and rapping, but their performance in a 46-10 victory over New England proved they were one of the top championship teams of their time.

Dent's 1½ sacks were part of Chicago's Super Bowl record seven sacks, but he added to his day by forcing two fumbles.

The Bears' defense held New England to a record-low 7 yards rushing while also contributing an interception return for a touchdown and a safety. Defensive end William "The Refrigerator" Perry also scored a 1-yard touchdown on offense. Only one of New England's first 16 offensive plays gained yardage, and it didn't record a first down until the second quarter.

Dent, Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley (Super Bowl V), Miami safety Jake Scott (Super Bowl VII), and Dallas defensive end Harvey Martin and defensive tackle Randy White (Super Bowl XII) were the only defensive players named MVP until Dallas cornerback Larry Brown earned the honor in Super Bowl XXX.

 

Super Bowl XX

 

SUPER BOWL XX SCORING

 

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Chicago Bears	13	10	21	2	46
New England Patriots	3	0	0	7	10

 

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 0, 9:24

 

CHICAGO BEARS - Team Statistics

Total First Downs	23
Rushing	13
Passing	9
Penalty	1
Total Net Yardage	408
Total Offensive Plays	76
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play	5.4
Rushes	49
Yards Gained Rushing (Net)	167
Average Yards per Rush	3.4
Passes Attempted	24
Passes Completed	12
Had Intercepted	0
Tackled Attempting to Pass	3
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass	15
Yards Gained Passing (Net)	241
Punts	4
Average Distance	43.3
Punt Returns	2
Punt Return Yardage	20
Kickoff Returns	4
Kickoff Return Yardage	49
Interception Return Yardage	75
Fumbles	3
Own Fumbles Recovered	1
Opponent Fumbles Recovered	4
Penalties	7
Yards Penalized	40
Total Points Scored	46
Touchdowns	5
Rushing	4
Passing	0
Returns	1
Extra Points	5
Field Goals	3
Fields Goals Attempted	3
Safeties	1
Third-Down Efficiency	7/14
Fourth-Down Efficiency	0/1
Time of Possession	39:15

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Team Statistics

Total First Downs	12
Rushing	1
Passing	10
Penalty	1
Total Net Yardage	123
Total Offensive Plays	54
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play	2.3
Rushes	11
Yards Gained Rushing (Net)	7
Average Yards per Rush	0.6
Passes Attempted	36
Passes Completed	17
Had Intercepted	2
Tackled Attempting to Pass	7
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass	61
Yards Gained Passing (Net)	116
Punts	6
Average Distance	43.8
Punt Returns	2
Punt Return Yardage	22
Kickoff Returns	7
Kickoff Return Yardage	153
Interception Return Yardage	0
Fumbles	4
Own Fumbles Recovered	0
Opponent Fumbles Recovered	2
Penalties	5
Yards Penalized	35
Total Points Scored	10
Touchdowns	1
Rushing	0
Passing	1
Returns	0
Extra Points	1
Field Goals	1
Fields Goals Attempted	1
Safeties	0
Third-Down Efficiency	1/10
Fourth-Down Efficiency	1/1
Time of Possession	20:45

CHICAGO BEARS - Player Statistics

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
McMahon	12/20	256	0	0
Fuller	0/4	0	0	0
Ferry	0/0	0	0	0
Rushing	No.	YDS	LG	TD
Payton	22	61	7	0
Suhey	11	52	11t	1
Sanders	4	15	10	0
Gentry	3	15	8	0
McMahon	5	14	7	2
Thomas	2	8	7	0
Fuller	1	1	1	0
Perry	1	1	1t	1
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
Gault	4	129	0	60
Gentry	2	41	0	27
Margerum	2	36	0	29
Moorehead	2	22	0	14
Suhey	1	24	0	24
Thomas	1	4	0	4
Interceptions	INT	YDS	LG	TD
Morrissey	1	47	47	0
Phillips	1	28	28t	1
Punting	NO	AVG	LG	BLK
Buford	4	43.3	52	0
Punt Returns	NO/FC	YDS	LG	TD
Ortego	2/1	20	12	0
Kickoff Returns	NO	YDS	LG	TD
Gault	4	49	18	0

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS - Player Statistics

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
Grogan	17/30	177	1	2
Eason	0/6	0	0	0
Rushing	CAR	YDS	TD	LG
Collins	3	4	0	3
Grogan	1	3	0	3
Weathers	1	3	0	3
C. James	5	1	0	3
Hawthorne	1	-4	0	4
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
Morgan	6	51	0	60
Starring	2	39	0	24
Fryar	2	24	1	16
Collins	2	19	0	11
D. Ramsey	2	16	0	11
Jones	2	19	0	19
C. James	1	6	0	6
Weathers	1	3	0	3
Interceptions	INT	YDS	LG	TD
None	--	--	--	--
Punting	NO	AVG	LG	BLK
Camarillo	6	43.8	62	0
Punt Returns	NO/FC	YDS	LG	TD
Fryar	2/0	22	12	0
Kickoff Returns	NO	YDS	LG	TD
Starring	7	153	36	0

 

January 26, 1986
Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Attendance: 73,818

Chicago Bears 'Super Bowl Shuffle' Gets America Rapping
NFL History

The 1985 Super Bowl XX champion Chicago Bears were a true cast of characters. One of the most memorable parts of that season was a rap video that a group of Bears players – known as the 'Bears Shufflin Crew' – performed called the 'Super Bowl Shuffle.'

 

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