1988 49ers @ Bears

[@rodneysmith247]

3 great announcers working flawlessly together. Doesn't get any better than this.

[@walthammassagefitness]

What a gem. NFL can't compare today.

[@donowens6527]

me and dad watch these games he passed away april watching bears football not fun without you dad :(

[@PerpetualArt]

I totally understand! I lost my father in 2015. Terrible feeling.

[@jamesbone105]

I know what you mean. I lost my dad back in 1997, he was a 49ers fan from their conception into the league in 1946. I watched them with my dad from 1970 until he passed on and I quit watching the 49ers after he passed away.

[@djeanpierre]

Ditto. I lost my dad in 2018 and we always watched Bears games together. I was 10 years old at the time of this game and I’m certain we were watching it.

[@paulmarrujo5551]

I'm sorry for your loss. I also lost my dad back in 1994 and I know how hard that is to go through.

[@bpo1975]

Back when the 49ers, Bears, Redskins, and Giants were the dominant superpowers of the NFC.

[@shanetrimble9265]

And the Vikings in the second tier

[@bryanelam7431]

I remember those days! Watching these old school games it's easy to see why QBs have such longer careers, and holy shit they had fullbacks! The game has changed so much!

[@romie426]

I miss these days. Used to get hyped when Madden and Summerall would come on in the background. I’d drop my toys and plop my ass next to my dad for 3 hours every Sunday eating Doritos and pizza 😂

[@Warmaker01]

This era was in the middle of the NFC's dominance in the Super Bowl. For the 80s and most of the 90s, it was always NFC teams winning the big game. The competition there was simply the best. Whatever came out of the NFC was a powerful as hell team. This domination only ended when the late 90s Denver Broncos won back to back championships.

[@aweewa5659]

​@@Warmaker01Yes ugly Green Bay and Atlanta teams.

[@Cbear3450]

One of my favorite Monday Night Football games and one of the few times my Bears defeated the 49ers in the 80’s. Props to Meatloaf for “Its a Time for Heroes!”

[@DaBearsManiac2]

The bears kicked their butts routinely during the regular season. It was the post season where we had troubles.

[@Cbear3450]

@@DaBearsManiac2, no I remember getting mauled by the Niners on Monday Night Football in 87’ and 91’. We also got blasted in 89’. To the best of my knowledge Ditka was 3-5 vs the Niners with all 5 losses being blowouts.

[@billmason2785]

@@Cbear3450 ditka threw his gum at Niner fans

[@spencerpalmer7118]

What a game! Go Bears! 1988, what could have been for the Chicago Bears. Just too many injuries.

[@themapmaker5374]

Oh, the memories! I was a 9th grade freshman in high school. I recall this game on MNF and how nervous I was leading up to it for my beloved Bears. A defensive struggle of a game for both teams. A battle of the NFL's two best teams up to that point. Of course the 49ers would later beat the Bears in the NFCCG later that year and go on to win the Super Bowl in that classic against the Bengals. Great memories.

[@claytonkaeiser6214]

A classic defensive game, one of my favorite Bear victories of the Ditka era. The Bears hold a championship offense to 9 points (only 7 scored against the defense) in a brutal game that saw both defenses at their very best with the five Hall of Fame defensive players in the game (Richard Dent, Dan Hampton, Mike Singletary, Ronnie Lott, and Charles Haley) all showing why they belong in the Hall. The game has an incredible end where both teams go for it on 4th down only to fail, and Dave Duerson makes a play to remember to win it for the Bears.

[@jerrybeloin4985]

How did bears do when it counted in the nfc title game lol?

[@TL2354]

A regular season game in a season that they LOST to this same team at home in the NFC Championship game is one of your favorites? You have some low standards

[@DaDitka]

They lost, And lost pretty bad. What, pray tell, is your point? We Bears fans know they lost and got their heads handed to them. That's just the way it goes.

[@PrinzII]

This was a sack clinic with Dent and Haley.

[@IRON5]

Once Bill Walsh figured out the 46 defense. He literally picked them apart

[@lmswentzeljr]

Back when 49ers vs Bears was a huge game. They had some great games in the 80's.

[@cmqguy]

Larry Swentzel it was the Niners, Giants and Bears as the 3 big teams in the NFC in the 80’s.

[@allancarter4055]

Niners Giants REDSKINS not bears were the real badass of the 80s in the Nfc bears one year wonder 85 that's it

[@cmqguy]

Allan Carter That’s true I forgot about Art Monk, Doug Williams and the rest of the team.

[@Head318Hunter]

Absolutely... 2 of the 1980s NFL HEAVYWEIGHTS. Along with ... -Redskins -Raiders -Giants Just below those 5 was... -Broncos -Eagles -Bengals -Dolphins -Browns -Vikings The 80s was a great decade for football.

[@Head318Hunter]

@@cmqguy Riggins Theismann C.Brown Manley Butz Mann

[@shanetoupal7353]

The sack by Richard Dent over Tom Rathman (1:58:30) is one of the most athletic things I've ever seen. How a human that big can move like that and still avoid hooking Joe Montana's facemask is incredible!

[@71invictus]

LT made plays like that often.

[@KEICRUMBIE]

My favorite defensive end of all time. And yes he was just as good if not better than Reggie White and Bruce Smith. Yep.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

@@KEICRUMBIE NO hes wasnt, come on! I'm a BEARS fan and love DENT, Reggie WHITE was so versatile, Bruce Smith was more dominate

[@KEICRUMBIE]

@@andrewhoyle1521 come on Drew, Dent was more athletic than both. Richard would have his entire body in mid-air and sack quarterbacks. He was a better pass rusher. I'm a Bears fan as well, I just see more athleticism in Richard Dent.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

@@KEICRUMBIE Even if i were to agree about him being more athletic, he's not the better defensive lineman. The sack numbers prove it. DENT wasnt even the best lineman on the BEARS. (Dan Hampton)

[@adaonetube]

Hard to believe that Montana got benched at the end of this game. Never would have thought it especially since he led the 49ers to a Super Bowl later that year.

[@JHarrison49]

I remember during the '88 NFC championship vs the Bears, Madden was saying that Bill Walsh blamed himself for this loss on MNF. Walsh said he was so concerned about the pass rush and game planned his backs and TE'S to block on most of the plays. As a result Joe had limited options in the passing attack. For the championship game, Walsh sent out more targets and Montana went off on that freezing January day in Chicago. One of the greatest wins in 49ers history in my book.

[@thfzn]

Bears were missing Dent in the championship game.

[@paulmarrujo5551]

It definitely was one of their biggest wins. On the road in super cold weather no one expected them to win much less dominate.

[@DaDitka]

@@paulmarrujo5551 No disrespect, but something told me before that game that the Bears were going to lose. I don't know; the 49ers had a consistently GREAT team in the 1980s while the Bears had a GREAT team in 1985 and consistently good but not great teams in the 1980s. Perhaps it was just my Chicago cynicism that came into play, but I just couldn't help but think that the Bears were going to lose. Sadly, I was right. Still, it was a good season for Chicago. The closest they would get to the Super Bowl during the Ditka era after 1985.

[@pretorious700]

Watching the Mike Singletary segment it struck me how far the NFL and America has fallen spiritually.

[@chrismalloy7960]

One of the the most physical games I’ve ever seen.

[@Keithjhall]

FIve games in a row holding opponents under 10 Points!! That was amazing and I remember this game. Hope we can get back to being competitive again SOON!!

[@magnustoth8506]

Just discovered this playlist. THANK YOU!!!!!!

[@spencerstewart2172]

These two teams would meet in the NFC Championship game about 10 weeks later at Soldier Field. On that occasion it was the 49ers who dominated. They destroyed the Bears 28-3 despite playing in -26 degree temperature {with the wind chill}. I miss those days. There were some great rivalries back then in the NFC.

[@TheWakeup011]

Probably my favorite 49er game other than Dallas 94

[@cmqguy]

Spencer Stewart it was either the Niners vs. the Bears 🐻 or the Niners vs. the New York Giants. The Rams were decent as well in the NFC West with Jim Everrett and the Saints were decent in the NFC West with Bobby Herbert at quarterback. The Falcons were no push over when they played in the NFC West either but all they had was Dion Neon Sanders at cornerback.

[@Head318Hunter]

Yea me too. The '83 NFC championship was a favorite of mine. 49ers vs Redskins.

[@spencerstewart2172]

@@Head318Hunter As a 49er fan, that is near the top of my least favorites. That two calls that the Redskins got on the last drive of the game were in all honesty pretty ticky tack. The call on Eric Wright was ridiculous. Besides being very little or no contact, that pass from Theisman to Monk wasn't going to be caught anyways. It was out of bounds. The call on Lott for holding later in that drive. {that set up a short game winning fg } was questionable as well. Even Madden made a comment saying something like "They are calling it pretty tight".

[@tomshea8382]

I was at that game. The coldest I've ever been in my life.

[@Head318Hunter]

NFC Champs through the 80s... 80- Eagles 81- 49ers 82- Redskins 83- Redskins 84- 49ers 85- Bears 86- Giants 87- Redskins 88- 49ers 89- 49ers

[@TL2354]

Thanks for this inside info

[@LissaBroyles]

The level of competition in the 80s & 90s NFC was insane. The AFC only won 1 super bowl in 15 years until Den in 1997. Look at Brady's path to the superbowl compared to Montana. It's a joke.

[@PRHILL9696]

Brady is going to his 9th Super Bowl!!

[@71invictus]

They didn't win any from LA Raiders in 1983 until the Broncos in 1997. Not even one.

[@eric-ph]

??? they faced the ravens,broncos,colts,chiefs, tenn(with mcnair), and some damn good pitt teams too during their path... AND actual super competitive super bowls games unlike the 80's and most of the 90's.... in this game here,joe got benched like a bitch. you need to go over joes playoff history,there was a number of playoff cup cake wins in his path, lets not rewrite history

[@eric-ph]

@OM Naphtali and the government did 911 right??? how in the world would a lawyer know this,and why would someone confess this to him?

[@RRR-is3rf]

Eric 1977 Brady lost 2x in a row to a B level Giants team . Joe had to play against The Dallas Doomsday defense ,1980's Giants best Giants team ever , 1985- 1988 Bears team Best bears Bears ever , 1980's Eagles team best ever , The Rams were very good in the 1980s also . The 1985 Rams made it to the NFC Championship game . The 49ers had to play the Rams twice a year . Who did Brady play 2 times a year the fucking jets lol . Thats 2 easy wins right there . Brady choked 2 times against that weak Giants pass pressure pass rush . Imagine LT lining up against him . Look at Lawrence Taylor : High light pass rushes and see what Montana had to deal with . Also look at the Greatest Pass rushers of all time . Brady faced # 5 on the list Michael Strahand . Joe faced # 4 Bruce Smith , # 2 Reggie White , and # pass ruser of All time Larwernce Taylor . Lol you call that a cake walk youtr an insane fanboy ! Look at the Buffalo Bills dont get me wrong great team the AFC wasnt stacked like the NFC . Because Buffalo went to 4 Superbowls in a row . But the NFC was so stacked That they played 3 different teams . The Giants , Redskins and Dallas . So for the 49ers to win 4 Superbowls in the 1980s is pretty incredible against the competition they played to get there .

[@3321far]

Richard Dent dominated this game. He was hurt for the NFC Championship game. I don't know if they win with Dent, but he had to be worth two touchdowns.

[@OmarMartinez-hj8je]

Fridge was out too that hurt as Rathman went off up the middle in that game as well!! Everyone forgets that!! Maybe niners still win but when Bears D was healthy and at home with McMahon they beat them both in 83 and on the road in 85 and this game.

[@OmarMartinez-hj8je]

Just look at the way a healthy McMahon stretched the 49er defense in this game with average wideouts. The NFC champ game was his first game back from an injury. He didn't play in the Fog Bowl the week prior!! Another big difference

[@rawn4203]

Thats quite a reach.

[@docfrazier99]

@@PerpetualArt If the 49ers did win, it would be another low-scoring game!

[@PerpetualArt]

@@docfrazier99 + I originally thought this was the 88 championship because I had just watched it a few days earlier on KZbin.

[@Hotspur77]

Frank Gifford was a great MC, master of the dramatic intro. Tight script too. Top of the line production values and it shows. MNF had a big-time feel. Notice how everything builds to the kickoff and opening series - no TV timeouts to destroy the momentum. Note the pace of the game is enhanced with *fewer* cutaways and replays. You actually see the teams break huddle. That builds narrative. Drives feel like drives, not disjointed set-pieces as they do in today’s ADHD broadcast style. Yeah, NFL was just 100% better then.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

This would end up being the last 49ers visit to Soldier Field in the regular season for 13 years.

[@71invictus]

As great as Da Bears played in this game that ferocious defense disappeared in the NFC Championship game, where Da Bears had home field again. 28-3.

[@cmqguy]

Watcher on the Wall Montana had a lot of say in that game. I remember reading the sports section of the newspaper on the train talking about putting on different cleats because of the frozen ground in December.

[@thfzn]

Richard Dent and Otis Wilson missed the championship game with injuries.

[@DaDitka]

@@cmqguy That sounds similar to stories I heard of Bears' championship games in the 1940s under Halas, when the opposition team in at least two of those games saw the kind of ground they would have to be running in, and they switched their shoes from cleats to tennis shoes. They ended up having much better traction and used it to great advantage against Chicago,

[@kitelime1]

Back when the Bears actually played meaningful regular season games

[@PRHILL9696]

But they still could not win in the playoffs

[@71invictus]

@@PRHILL9696 I was hoping they could beat the Skins in 1986 because I wanted to see the Giants blast them, but they couldn't even make it that far.

[@PRHILL9696]

@@71invictus they would have killed the giants like they always did. heck see what they did to the giants in the playoffs in 1985 and on MNF 1987. Embarrassing for giant fans who still talk about those games even now

[@71invictus]

@@PRHILL9696 Forget about 1990??? In any event nobody could stop the "86" giants. They outscored the Niners and Skins 66-3, you really think Da Bears would have fared any better? Couldn't even get past a redskin team the Giants owned, beat three times that year. I'll leave you a link .kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHfHmmmDrLmVrJI

[@71invictus]

@@PRHILL9696 And nobody gives a shit about a regular season game in a strike year. All you have, and will ever have is 1985, deal with it.

[@AllMi3htykid]

Watching this intro every single one of those hits shown are illegal today 😂

[@stephenwills980]

you are a life saver my guy! i need these to relax after work, with a totinos party pizza, and some popcorn :D

[@lauraheacox9858]

I didn't realize this game was just the week before Eric Dickerson had 5 touchdowns for the Colts in the first half against the Broncos. It was the first MNF game the Colts hosted since their move from Baltimore. Being played on Halloween, the stadium handed out masks of Dan Dierdorf, Al Michael's and Frank Gifford for the fans to wear.

[@SantaDog81]

I remember the joke around the Bay Area at the time was: Mike Cofer tried to hang himself, but he couldn't kick the chair out from underneath him.

[@TheWakeup011]

Well somebody should have. I remember going into the NFCCG in 93 the 49ers openly stated that they didn't want the game to come down to his leg. That's insane. The Cowboys happily obliged.

[@alexanderlouie4397]

@@TheWakeup011 Cofer wasn't so noticeably bad in his first three years, when the offense was always putting up big points. It wasn't until they traded Montana and the games started getting closer that it became apparent he was terrible. So they cut him and drafted Doug Brien, lol.

[@TheWakeup011]

@@alexanderlouie4397 Yeah, he was actually ok at first.

[@AdonisJones]

Yeah, Cofer was garbage. Missed that 19 yd field goal in SB XXIII and shanked an extra point the next year in SB XXIV.

[@veritas1007]

This was a classic 80's game but with young at the end Bears were way too tough.Bears . But the 49ers 2 months later The 49ers tuned them in a brutal Chicago night with 0 weather

[@DaDitka]

Unfortunately, you have a point. This game was probably the highest point of the Ditka era after 1985. The 49ers would thrash then in the Championship Game. Oh well. I guess if this is the way it went, at least the Bears can say they beat the eventual champions. Just not the right time. Lol

[@kaminator515]

One of my favorite games in the 30 yrs i held season tickets for the Bears

[@TL2354]

You are one loser

[@kaminator515]

@@TL2354 What the hell are you talking about troll?? I was talking about a favorite game. By bot!!

[@nala3038]

@@TL2354 I think you’re the one that’s the loser. Now go back to mommy’s basement and resume your video game!

[@최영석-q2n]

I like watching football games in those days 80s more than 2018. Bears should have won one more superbowl in that season. WOW Bears defeated 49ers with Montana, Rice & Craig. QB Mcmahon & Young graduated from the same university BYU.

[@CJinsoo]

That song featuring Montana and McMahon was unexpected, nearly spit out my coffee.

[@astrostar49]

Good game. Especially for a low scoring, defensive dominated affair. As a 49ers fan, I have to credit the Bears defense for their effort in stifling the 49ers offense especially in the run game. Craig had an all pro season that year, and they completely shut him down. Of course when the 49ers decided to go to the air, Montana was under constant pressure with 4 sacks, and a zillion hurries/knockdowns. Still, the 49ers had chances to win it. Dropped passes, dumb penalties, and Joe seemingly not 100% due to injury contributed to the loss. That must have been a long flight back to San Francisco, in particular when as a player you know the NFC West crown was going to be difficult to obtain with the Saints and Rams make it a tight race. At least the defense showed up. Obviously it all worked out a couple of months later for the 49ers.

[@mjzenitram3064]

that music montage w/ Montana vs. McMahon had to be one of the worst cheesy openings of the entire 1980s.

[@PerpetualArt]

They have producers who come up with this stuff. I watched the game when it happened in 1989, and again today. Didn't strike me as being any worse than the other ideas they come up with. Its just the first minute of a game, in a season full of many....

[@71invictus]

Yes football sucks now, too much politics for one.

[@71invictus]

The music was cheesy as hell though. And it wasn't like , say Montana vs Marino or anything, Jim McMahon was a above average QB when he could stay on the field' but wasn't near in Montana's league. They'd have been better off featuring the opposing defenses, Bears we all know but Niners had a great Defense as well led my Ronnie Lott.

[@PerpetualArt]

@@71invictus + Marino wouldn't have done any better! He's the most overrated QB in NFL history!

[@71invictus]

@@PerpetualArt It's debatable, he didn't do much in the postseason but he had outrageous passing numbers for years. Was he Joe M? Of course not, but who was? At least Mariino had the rep as a top QB, to justify the hype. McMahon was a little better than average. Hell Phill Simms would have been a better QB to showcase with Montana as they had good battles throughout the years.

[@cmqguy]

I remember Monday Night football 🏈 on ABC when I was in elementary school all the way through high school until it switched over to ESPN. Some of those quarterback hits on Montana would be 15 yard penalties today. By the way use that Young guy on the bench. It couldn’t hurt, lol. Give the kid a chance.

[@aregimechangeisimminent5781]

Mike Singletary studies a ton of game film. I was thinking, that would translate to him being a good head coach, but obviously not the case.

[@SingleTax]

In those days the Bears were simply a better team when Jim McMahon'was healthy. Yet he was traded anyway after the '88 season, despite having led Chicago to yet another division championship. As I understand it, this was largely due to his ongoing personality conflict with Mike Ditka.

[@vernonrobinson1685]

Latrone Latham is was preseason 1989 after the second game against the team he'd be traded to ( San Diego)

[@LissaBroyles]

McMahon was unhinged & on drugs. Ditka was an old school hard ass who had no time for that shit. Someone was leaving, & with Walter & the defense aging I don't think it mattered anyway.

[@benwilliams293]

@@LissaBroyles Walter was retired by that point

[@jeremythompson9122]

@@LissaBroyles Payton retired after the 87 season

[@jamesroberts1810]

Ditka didnt wanna evolve to more passing..which didn't sit well with jim... Ditka was a rugburn ass coach

[@terrellwbutler]

I'll always remember this game for Richard Dent jumping over Tom Rathman to sack Joe Montana

[@veritas1007]

Bears also had one of the best OL in the NFL. @nd still couldn't score that should tell you something about their offense..49ers really has a great offensive line also.

[@michaelkawell5582]

10 - 9 bears win loss the big game that hurt

[@CJinsoo]

The 49ers offense got healthy for the NFC Championship game and the Bears defense got more injuries. Dent played a spectacular game here but was out for NFC Championship. Mickey Pruitt? Bless his heart but the defense will be exposed. This Bears secondary was pretty bad and got even worse for the NFC Championship debacle-rematch.

[@edsavaille5596]

Man these intros were classic

[@Warmaker01]

Fun fact: Mike Singletary is still actively playing for the Da Bears this game. 2005 to 2010 he was doing various coaching positions for the 49ers with his final year there being as head coach. Unfortunately he was there at a time when my 49ers were simply godawful, one of the "Doormat of the NFL" teams in that period.

[@andyraphael]

I miss when the nfl had only 28 teams

[@DaDitka]

The manner in which the 49ers moved up to the line of scrimmage on 4th down at the very end of the game is somewhat reminiscent of the way the Los Angeles Rams played at the very end of the first half of the 1985 NFC Championship Game. To this day, I will NEVER understand why the Rams didn't hurry there; if they would have gotten straight to the line, gotten a play off, and then called a timeout, they would have been in an excellent position to kick a field goal at the end of the half to possibly break the momentum that Chicago had at that point. Check it out for yourself. In the same way, is it POSSIBLE that San Francisco cost themselves a chance to win the game by not being a little more hurried, given that they had no timeouts left at this point in the game? I'm not a football expert but it sure seems like it. I don't know.

[@vincesmith2499]

One road win streak ended, and another would begin later that season for the 49ers.

[@madlib72]

When the bears had Brad Mustard

[@michaelkawell5582]

Great game

[@berge7f91]

57:05 Great pass from McMahon to Anderson to set up a touchdown

[@SF49ersfanatic]

2:20:10 do you see referee number 78 trying to push the ball a few inches before the measurement so the bears can have a first down wow if that’s not cheating...

[@jaspermitchell3377]

Man, how you caught that is beyond me--awesome job! ☺

[@erikconetta252]

The NFL has been fixing games since the 50's, that's why most owners were from gambling and liquor backgrounds. This years Super Bowl was rigged, with 6 flagrant "missed calls", to help the Chiefs.

[@nala3038]

@@erikconetta252 evidence please!

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

SF49ersfanatic You’re a fool. Ain’t no one fixing shit.

[@redmustangredmustang]

Those teams from 85 to 88, it was just pure defense that held the Bears together. The offense usually did enough to score, but it was defense this game. The problem is that from 86 to 88 in the playoffs, the offense especially with no QB the Bears were just sitting ducks for the Redskins and 49ers. If you can't score essentially more than 17 points in the playoffs as an offense, you aren't winning and advancing. In 1988, the Bears again were held together by the defense and McMahon couldn't stay healthy again. The worst part is that McMahon had a high winning percentage and from 1984 to 1988 he was 36-5 when he started. With that record, you would usually have multiple rings. For McMahon all those hits he took finally bit him in the ass. Now he's living in Arizona with CTE symptoms.

[@apoloestrada3528]

I remembered that game, that was Bears stingiest 46 defense but got demolished in the NFCTG, who else, the 49ers revenged 28-3..

[@JerryWoods-fv4mz]

Awesome!!

[@camoanddonuts7894]

The NFL peaked, yes, peaked in the 80s. The big sports issues of steroids and coke, gambling, and crimes covered up were there and soiled the reps of athletes, what purity of pure competition existed, that was not scripted or predetermined for gambling reasons is still debatable, especially in light of the book Interference that came out in 89. But no one doubts the coverage and look of the NFL in the 80s was legit, hitting, most referees were not controversal, especially when instant replay came in, and the league had addressed issues that had caused the strikes in 82 and 87. No dout the execs in charge of the league decided the 90s wpild be the last decade of decent football before it became too obvious it was just for fantasy fb and online gambling, which waters down the competition period. It was bad enough before that sure but rise of the internet and digital life and the decline of the product on the field are there. And before you say it, yes, free agency and salary cap in 92 and 93 were aweful, yes aweful for the league as a whole, not to mention the decline in MNF by the early 00s. This is a game for strong men, not wimpy, simpy, frosted hair weirdos who cry when they get as good as they give. Ohh, and who gives a flip about the Arizona Cardinals when they should have stayed in St. Louis, same with Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders, Rams never leaving LA, no new teams in 95, etc...they ruined the awesome vibes from 80s NFL

[@hunkmarvel8925]

27:22 McMahon to Kozlowski. I don't know how he made that snag!

[@leecoffman2594]

Back when there were real football stars--Montana, Rice, McMahon, Bill Walsh, Mike Ditka, Singletary, and many others. Those were great times !

[@jeannieglickson8583]

Nope. Ditka has always been a joke, as a player and especially as a coach. He is completely undeserving of his reputation. Most overrated NFL coach of all time.

[@noahparsons7688]

Define "real." Football players are football players, no matter the generation. Nostalgia clouds objectivity every time.

[@kennealy2148]

What about Terry Bradshaw and Mean Joe Greene from the world champions of the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers?

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

This isn’t a Steelers game numb-nuts.

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

@noahparsons7688 Quiet d-bag.

[@joe_zeay]

UCLA was ranked #1 ?!?!

[@CJinsoo]

@2:21:30 Muster's great impression of a tight end playing FB

[@nathanielwarren1186]

I remember these same to team met in the NFC championship and the 49ers beat the bears

[@CJinsoo]

@1:31:48 replay of safety. love Dierdorf as commentator, but there are other explanations. 1. cannot get the ball off-the play called for the long pivot set up by the QB and by the time he was setup the rush was on hi. That slow motion time is misleading and QB correctly assessed that he lacked the time to throw across his body-QB could not throw to his right or middle, which would be quicker because defender was there. 2. McMahon looked down field and thought a quick throw would be a quick INT. In either case, 1 or 2, holding on to the ball prevents a possible turnover for a TD, so the sack and safety minimizes the risk. of course, McMahon does all this in a split second and it was the right decision. It was a great play by Haley-and Haly did not provide the time to react.

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

You throw it away, numbnuts.

[@jasonlassiter9229]

I still think Jim McMahon is the greatest QB in Bears’ history. Sid Luckman is #2 in my opinion, and even though he had a brief stint in Chicago, I think Erik Kramer is #3.

[@vincesmith2499]

When did Soldier Field switch from AstroTurf to grass?

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Pay attention, they mention it at the start of the game - it was before the start of this 1988 season.

[@SF49ersfanatic]

20:14 and 23:14 exact same plays than the two TD’s Jerry scored a few weeks later in the NFC championship game against the Bears...

[@TL2354]

3 months later

[@gerorozco]

Who won the NFC Chamionship a few weeks later? In BEAR weather? Nuff said...

[@jamesbowman7813]

This was the NFL

[@davidlofdahl2875]

back in the day i hated them both. now i hate them both but respect them so much more.period.

[@thfzn3130]

Walsh and Ditka were 3 - 3 vs one another.

[@alexamerling79]

Unfortunately we were 0-2 against Walsh in the playoffs

[@Head318Hunter]

1:59 You ABSOLUTELY CANNOT tell me that Bears colors are Dark Blue and Orange. That $#!+ is every bit as Red & Black as the Chicago Bulls. Atlanta Falcons... Georgia, Texas Tech, Portland Trailblazers... Ok ok you get my point.

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Wrong dummie. Look at the colors up close - it’s blue and orange.

[@jamesbowman7813]

The Bears should have known that the 49ers would have not liked this and carried this into January.

[@berge7f91]

1:15:48 Mike Singletary halftime segment

[@blackwokenotliberalwoke3061]

"We didn't have any short routes. We didn't have any West Coast, long handoffs. I'd rather take a stick in the eye than watch Bill Walsh's offense." - Jerry Glanville

[@berge7f91]

2:28:14 mike, Singletary, and Roger Craig handshakes after the game

[@HorrorFanatik]

Before these animals kneeled and ruined the game

[@berge7f91]

2:25:41 final play of the game where Craig is stopped short on fourth down

[@aweewa5659]

Back then, the Umpire would get grass out of your face mask for you.

[@berge7f91]

1:22:03 start of 2nd half

[@caponsacchi]

The ego that's overlooked belongs to 49er coach ("The Genius"), Bill Walsh. You might suspect that Walsh, after declaring himself finished with the game, would be grateful to the legendary Paul Brown for coaxing him out of retirement to become the successful QB and offensive coach for his new franchise team (the Cincinnati Bengals). But when Brown retired at the end of the '75 season without appointing Walsh as his successor, Walsh was fit to be tied--angry, bitter, confused, and (in his words) "humiliated." Immediately he left Cincinnati for the W. Coast, taking his films of Ken Anderson running his inventive offensive formations, with one goal in mind: "Revenge." He felt that, after his 8-years' worth of work in producing a competitive team for head coach Brown in the "dead ball" division dominated by the tough defense of the Steelers, he deserved promotion to head coach with complete control of all personnel decisions. In a few years he would prove that Paul Brown had greatly underestimated his talent (or perhaps Brown was all too aware of Walsh's insatiable ambition?). In any case, as he had done in the Bengal-49er Super Bowl following the '81 season, Walsh would again beat up on the Bengals, who seemed more defenseless now than after the '81 season, when Anderson outpassed Montana by almost 2 to 1 yet came up 5 points short in the Super Bowl. But first the Bears, these deluded mini-monsters of the midway. In one of his 5 self-promotional books the facile, smooth-talking Walsh demonstrates the limitations of Ditka. As Walsh walks across the field with him after a game, all Iron Mike can think to talk about is the accomplishments and limitless potential of his own players, bragging about how they would blow the league apart for years to come. Then Walsh describes McMichael and another Bear player at the beginning of this '88 play-off game. The two Bear players strut out onto the field bare-chested (in a -26F chill factor) and stand on their goal line staring downfield at their California visitors--a clear gesture of intimidation, as if saying, "You're not fit." You can bet that the 49ers, not the Bears, would be popping the corks of chilled champagne to celebrate their victory in barren, frozen, voluminous Soldier Field in.frigid Bear weather..The Bears, on the other hand, were probably consoling themselves, after the indignity of the 49er slaughter, with hot baths and warmed-up brandy, all the while wondering, why did I get involved in football? Meanwhile, Iron Mike is still in the Bear locker room, taking a cold shower while hitting his head against the wall, muttering: "WTF went wrong? Shall I bring back "The Fridge"?

[@TheWakeup011]

Idk if it's overlooked. Many have described Walsh as one who behaved as though he invented the sport.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

DITKA had an ego bigger than the city itself. Everybody in WALSH'S position has some sort of ego, difference being WALSH didnt let that get to his head. WALSH at least stayed with what most NFL coaches know is true. He wouldn't of started Doug Flutie in 86. DITKA didnt have the eye for mid game strategy that WALSH did. When u have a team like they did in 85 u dont need it either. His in ur face attitude gets worn after a while

[@TheWakeup011]

@@andrewhoyle1521 Perfectly stated. That's why he was behind Gibbs and Parcells despite arguably having more talent.

[@andrewhoyle1521]

@@TheWakeup011 I'll say this though. GIBBS & PARCELS didnt have MIKE the moron MCCASKEY making personal decision. Though when someone let DITKA have that power, I point to the RICKEY WILLIAMS trade

[@jeremythompson9122]

Walsh is one of the best ever to do it. Ditka was a clown

[@berge7f91]

Clutch 3rd down reception by Suhey 1:41:35

[@adaonetube]

@ 2:08:26 He sounds like he says "McMichael leveled Hannah Montana again" hahahaha.

[@ahoneanatwo]

Hannah Montana? Did Frank came back from 2006 in the DeLorean to spread the word about America’s Pop Culture future?

[@bernieudo4399]

NFL better then than now. Less teams; no dilution of talent. At least (100) players shouldn't be playing. Just like in baseball. Game action is flowing...no interruptions due to review. Players better coached.

[@BigDave51]

The Bears won this game but we got revenge on them in the nfc championship

[@islandtat3414]

Yeah? But y’all got smoked in the playoffs and the Niners dominated your bears 😂

[@BigDave51]

​@islandtat3414 My bears what are you talking about willis I'm a niners fan always have been 😅😅😅😅

[@berge7f91]

2:01:50 McMahon deep ball interception

[@adaonetube]

Football was great in the 80s & 90s. The athletes played, stood for the national anthem, and had fun. They kept politics out of the game.

[@NWAWskeptic]

someone is triggered

[@adaonetube]

@@NWAWskeptic not triggered. Just remembering a period of football when NFL players acted like class acts and were grateful for their country and the fact that they were getting paid to play a sport they loved

[@pronkb000]

And Ronald Reagan kept sports out of politics, instead of crying to the 1980's equivalent of Twitter that football players were mean to him.

[@adaonetube]

@@pronkb000 not the point. Its the responsibility of the athletes to be above that and keep politics out of their profession because paying fans don't care to hear their political platform. Im leaving the president's out of this and solely focusing on how athletes conduct themselves when paying fans pay to see them.

[@alexamerling79]

Human rights are not politics.

[@berge7f91]

1:57:18 Ron Rivera tackles Craig for short gain

[@berge7f91]

2:15:13 Montana, pass on third down incompletion

[@Head318Hunter]

0:57 Joe Cool and.... ?? Elway ??

[@berge7f91]

1:33:54 Rathman stuffed by Hampton

[@berge7f91]

2:15:48 Michael Cofer field goal kick no good

[@christophercameron2141]

To this day the worst grass ever!

[@berge7f91]

2:21:56 bears, ill-fated fourth down attempt

[@berge7f91]

1:24:12 Dent hit on Craig

[@berge7f91]

1:37:07 Craig short gain

[@berge7f91]

1:29:08 Walter Payton on sidelines

[@michaelkawell3300]

McMahon 3-0 vs the niners fun fact

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

If you don't include the playoffs? Lost to the Forty Niners.

[@berge7f91]

2:06:46 Montana hit is he made a pass

[@berge7f91]

2:07:41 Dave Duerson almost gets second pick

[@berge7f91]

2:08:29 Steve McMichael hits Joe Montana again

[@berge7f91]

1:27:21 Dent sacks Montana

[@berge7f91]

1:31:41 McMahon safety

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Stop the time stamps shithead.

[@macurban7946]

The 49ers were better than the Bears.

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Not that night ace.

[@macurban7946]

@@Jackson-pq4zn Thanks for the correction It was a very bad year for me. I have no idea why I wrote that.