In 1985, the Chicago Bears defense dominated nearly every opponent it faced. Running a pressure-driven scheme developed by coordinator Buddy Ryan called the "46" defense, the Bears allowed 258.4 yards and 12.4 points per game, both of which were the fewest in the NFL that season. After a 15-1 regular season, Chicago recorded shutouts in the NFC divisional and championship playoff games, the first team in league history to allow no points in consecutive postseason contests. Then on January 26, 1986, in New Orleans' Louisiana Superdome versus New England in Super Bowl XX, the Bears defense recorded seven sacks and allowed only one rushing first down—both of which are still Super Bowl records 30 years later.
How would '85 defense fare today?
