By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 26th, 1986, the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX to win the 66th championship in NFL history. It was the ninth (and, as of this writing, most recent) championship for the Bears franchise as Bears defensive end Richard Dent won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The game was held at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
Raiders running back Marcus Allen won the 1985 MVP Award with 11 rushing touchdowns and 1759 rushing yards while Bears linebacker Mike Singletary won the 1985 Defensive Player of the Year Award with three sacks and one interception.
Out of Playoffs: Denver Broncos (11-5), Washington Redskins (10-6), Green Bay Packers (8-8), Seattle Seahawks (8-8), San Diego Chargers (8-8), Pittsburgh Steelers (7-9), Cincinnati Bengals (7-9), Philadelphia Eagles (7-9), Minnesota Vikings (7-9), Detroit Lions (7-9), Kansas City Chiefs (6-10), New Orleans Saints (5-11), Indianapolis Colts (5-11), Houston Oilers (5-11), St. Louis Cardinals (5-11), Atlanta Falcons (4-12), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-14), Buffalo Bills (2-14)
Out in first round: New York Jets (L 26-14 to Patriots), San Francisco 49ers (L 17-3 to Giants)
Out in second round: Los Angeles Raiders (L 27-20 to Patriots), Cleveland Browns (L 24-21 to Dolphins), Dallas Cowboys (L 20-0 to Rams), New York Giants (L 21-0 to Bears)
Out in third round: Miami Dolphins (L 31-14 to Patriots), Los Angeles Rams (L 24-0 to Bears)
Most passing touchdowns: #13 Dan Marino (Dolphins)- 30 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #20 Joe Morris (Giants)- 21 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #81 Daryl Turner (Seahawks)- 13 TD
Most sacks: #95 Richard Dent (Bears)- 17 sacks
Most interceptions: #24 Everson Walls (Cowboys)- 9 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 12 attempts): #8 Nick Lowery (Chiefs)- 24 for 27, 88.9%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/
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