Tuesday marks the 30th anniversary of the Bears' 24-0 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in the 1985 NFL Championship Game at cold and blustery Soldier Field.
Before a delighted crowd of 63,522 (including yours truly), the Bears punched their ticket to Super Bowl XX and became the first team in NFL history to record back-to-back playoff shutouts. A week earlier, they had blanked the New York Giants 21-0.
"Eleven years of climbing mountains and all the sweat finally paid off," Bears Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton said after the Bears advanced to their first Super Bowl.