30 years ago today, 1985 Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX
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CHICAGO (FOX 32 / AP) - On January 26, 1986, the Chicago Bears dominated Super Bowl XX against the New England Patriots in New Orleans.
And now, exactly 30 years later, the Bears are still celebrating their big win.
All this week, ChicagoBears.com is celebrating the 30th anniversary with an array of articles, videos and photo galleries.
Coverage of the memorable victory will include the following:
Monday, Jan. 25
An article on the days leading up to Super Bowl XX.
Final-score predictions from local and national sportswriters.
The complete 1985 team roster.
A photo gallery of Bears starters.
A photo gallery of Bears statistical leaders in 1985.
Tuesday, Jan. 26
A game story on Super Bowl XX.
An article on 20 interesting facts about the 1985 Bears.
A box score from Super Bowl XX.
A photo gallery from the game.
A photo gallery of memorabilia from the 1985 season.
A video of '85 Bears Tom Thayer and Jay Hilgenberg breaking down tape from Super Bowl XX.
Wednesday, Jan. 27
An article, video feature and photo gallery from Super Bowl XX 30th reunion party.
An article about what media outlets had to say about Super Bowl XX.
A long-form article on how the '85 Bears defense might fare in today's game.
A photo gallery on the '85 Bears' White House visit in 2011.
A video from the '85 Bears' White House visit.
Thursday, Jan. 28
An article about sneak preview of ESPN's 30-for-30 film on '85 Bears.
A photo gallery on the 30-for-30 sneak preview.
The '85 Bears won their first NFL championship since 1963 by setting a Super Bowl record for points scored in defeating the Patriots 46-10. The NFC champions, who won by the largest margin in Super Bowl history, broke the mark for points in a game set by San Francisco and the Los Angeles Raiders in the previous two Super Bowls.
New England capitalized on a Chicago fumble to score the quickest points in Super Bowl history on Tony Franklin's field goal 74 seconds after kickoff. That just made the Bears mad, and they scored 44 straight points.
The Bears' defense, which allowed only 10 points in postseason play, held New England to 7 yards rushing and 116 yards passing.
Jim McMahon, who passed for 256 yards, became the first quarterback to rush for two touchdowns. Richard Dent, who contributed 1 1/2 sacks, was voted the Most Valuable Player.
Chicago all-time great running back Walter Payton didn't score, but defensive tackle William "Refrigerator" Perry had a 1-yard TD run.