Chicago Bears vs Green Bay Packers 1985 Week 9

[@goldenretriever1508]

I met Walter Payton in 1986 at his restaurant/bar called The Acapulco Bar in Elk Grove Village. When he shook my hand he squeezed it so hard it hurt for a week. What great memories.

[@TTundragrizzly]

I met him in 92. He sined my WP card not once but twice. He first signed it with a dried out marker which you can bately still make out. I asked him if he could sign it again with another pen. He said because I'm a Bears fan he would. Its pretty cool having a Payton card with two signatures on it, both by sweetness himself.

[@hotdogwater7037]

was that where tapalpa is now?

[@stevencohn39]

BEFORE HE WAS A SUPERSTAR I WAS AT THE 1976 AUTO SHOW AT MCORMIK PLACE AND WALTER CAME OUT AND GAVE US AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOS OF HIMSELF. IT S A VAGUE MEMORY AND I LOST THAT PHOTO.

[@goldenretriever1508]

@@hotdogwater7037 Not sure what restaurant is there now; however, The Acapolco Bar was on inside the Holiday Inn located on the west side of Route 83 in Elk Grove, IL.

[@hotdogwater7037]

@@goldenretriever1508 ah ok. tapalpas on Arlington hts rd. i think the bar youre referring to was called honest johns for a while, but its changed names a few times since then

[@stephaniebake417]

Thank you so much, when my dad was alive I would watch the game with him. It was always a wonderful time. I sure do miss my dad. Once I became a mom I had two boys and sat them with me to watch the game.

[@toots810usa6]

LOL I LOVE THIS!! Now this is when football was great, with great players, and the refs let the guys play! Best part is I am so old now that I can't remember the details of what happened, so this is like watching a new game for me!

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@82dorrin]

8:47 Cheap shot, but I love how Payton just bounced back up and went right back to the huddle like nothing happened. Nothing got under his skin. RIP 34.

[@hoss73ford]

Payton was about the biggest joe cool who ever played the game. Nothing ever got to him and such a play was just another day at the office. He was one of a kind & no one will ever be like him ever again.

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

It wasn’t a cheap shot. If you watch the play close Payton garbed lees jersey and pulled him along with him. Watch it is slow motion. Plus Payton threw a punch and lee remained calm.

[@BluesImprov]

@@MDJ-wb1pn I agree and Lee shouldn't have been thrown out. . .BUT, grabbing a guy high like that, especially Walter, is really dumb and usually ineffective. Just poor technique.

[@rodmorrison6644]

Such a BS call when Mark Lee was disqualified from the game. Walter Payton, was pull him by the face mask and jersy

[@lukasbellik1170]

Made me wanna jump threw the screen

[@rberka555]

The game today doesn't resemble anything like this. This is football.

[@jasonlassiter9229]

You Got That Right 👍🏻

[@petrofor3430]

This is horrible offense is what it is 😂😂😂

[@theodoreboosalis]

I agree. Today's teams would get flattened, kicked, beaten, bloodied, scarred, and burnt to a crisp playing any of the teams from the 80s and early 90s.

[@SIunits]

Totally - and I mean totally - agree.

[@paxhumana2015]

@@theodoreboosalis no, the Titans would thrive in such an era. Also, Brady would have held his own.

[@runner6500]

This game will never get old.

[@scottbrown7497]

They panned the Green Bay sideline at one point of the game and one of the assistant coaches was smoking a cigarette Got to love the old days

[@konduit-fo7md]

Yeah I saw that too...a coach smoking on the sidelines...

[@aggie7756]

People would get offended today. 😱

[@HeHeeHeeheHe]

Ok boomer

[@danieltoth3900]

Yeah, they're still smoking. Nowadays you've got to pick your spots and then make sure you've got good spots. Even in these "absolutely no smoking" buildings where some anti-smoking nazis even install sensitive smoke detectors in known spots you can always find a multitude of safe places, sometimes with 10,20 people puffin' up a cloud! ☁️ The camadrie is great! The worst thing is feeling like a kid, hiding alone somewhere. BTW, I run marathons with my pack a day habit. I'm not proud of it but I'm almost 56 and been a real smoker since midway through high school. I can run up the stairs better then many in their 30's. You've got to keep in tip top shape with this bad habit not that it's an iron clad guarantee. Most folks that succumb to "smoking related" deaths have plenty of other bad habits that attributed. Now where's my lighter!

[@sulleyjr06]

31:10 😂

[@PapaBlake]

Man I love watch sports from the 70s through the early 90s I wish I was alive when this was live

[@PeterAnderson-z4y]

I know how you feel. Was a much better game in these days with old classic uniforms.

[@rev.markcarrier1894]

Those were great years. So many great quarterbacks, for instance.

[@PeterAnderson-z4y]

How old are you man?

[@PapaBlake]

@@PeterAnderson-z4y 29 so I was born 1994

[@PapaBlake]

I do hold the early 2000s sports in my heart though remember my dad and I would used to go to a local bar and get wings and watch I miss those days

[@StonedSolid]

First time i've seen Walter Payton in-game that wasn't just highlight footage. They don't make RBs like him anymore. - A Packers fan

[@1954crc]

What many people don't realize is that you don't really need a 38 to 35 game to be exciting. I appreciate good,smart defense!

[@jpowers55]

It's all about ratings

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@jpowers55 Aren't the ratings still falling? I didn't pay any attention to it at all last year.

[@AF-xi4ub]

I agree. I love watching an amazing defensive game.

[@ChicagoJ351]

I watched every season since 85. Yes, there is much to appreciate. But, the game is more exciting now. The nfl knew more scoring would raise the entertainment value. Sure, QBs and receivers have it so easy now. But, I remember games back in the day with the final score 13-7, 10-3, etc... I’d rather have more points.

[@EffigyOfAdam]

The world is long gone down the shithole by now there’s no going back

[@TexasRick]

Love the way the game was played back then. It wasn’t just a numbers game with high percentage throws to entertain people with scoring. I saw that Cleveland vs Minnesota game yesterday (10-3-2021) and it was so 80s. Reminded me of this era. I loved it but a lot of people complained. How can you not like these games?!

[@cefb8923]

They want to see 49-42 because people going in the end zone is all they understand about football.

[@exilfromsanity]

The Packers under Forrest Gregg were the dirtiest team in the NFL.

[@TheSeeker1960]

Wasn't it the next year some Packer dickhead threw McMahon to the ground and got ejected?

[@brianh2159]

As a Packer fan since the 70's I can't disagree with your statement.

[@spambott1]

Even as a Packer fan I agree. Under Forrest Gregg, who was an all time great player, the Packers really stunk and were undisciplined. That play by Lee driving Payton over the bench well out of bounds absolutely deserved ejection.

[@lawrencebarry8336]

@@TheSeeker1960 Yeah. I'm a Packer fan and the hit on McMahon by Charles Martin in 86 was one of the cheapest I've ever seen. Very un-Packerlike. Interestingly enough, Martin was traded to the Falcons and later failed the NFL's psychiatric evaluation. He was ruled simply too mean.

[@3270kdogg]

@@TheSeeker1960 NT charles Martin, in this game.

[@thomasjones3475]

wow i just miss the good ol days of real football !!!!

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@stealthbomber2127]

@@sludge8506 They have flag football still, go watch it.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I haven't watched a "modern" (i.e. "flag" and/or Negligee'd-kNeelers Football League in 6 years now, but I love the hell out of these classic games. Thanking all of you people uploading these full edited games for your effort.

[@8644mec]

Let me guess.....you hate the players for kneeling but love the guy in office despite being a literal draft dodger who was too much of a pussy to serve our country.....Do I have that right?

[@8644mec]

@@indy_go_blue6048 So instead you voted for.....a criminal.

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@hoss73ford]

Wow, wow wow!!! Haven't seen this since it's original telecast. Everyone was out for blood & blows.

[@themasterblaster3644]

Even though the final score is low, the quality of football was great, incredible emotion from both teams, and just a hard nosed football game, great defense from both teams, Players from both teams must have needed ice packs after this one.

[@bdfhip-hop2894]

1:47:47 The GOAT 🐐 #34

[@zacdorsey1906]

Walter Peyton was really really good

[@djeanpierre]

Payton with the high step!

[@mfriedrich2012]

Bounced right of Brian Noble who was a beast.

[@bicgohill8756]

I was born in 1975 didn’t really start watching football until 1989 at age 14 when lions drafted Barry Sanders and I’ve been a huge football fan ever since then. With that said, it’s a real treat watching Payton run he has his own style that reminds me of nobody else.

[@jamestepera3356]

I'm old enough to remember him well. His style has never been duplicated. This was a rare season where he played on a great team. Most of his career yards came in games that were ultimately meaningless. The NFC Central was a bad division.

[@gwynedd1]

@@jamestepera3356 Monday Night football was waiting for the Sunday highlights hoping see Vince Evans who would sometimes be an actual quarterback. Most of the time they would cut it out. and that was the life of a childhood Bears fan. Vince just could not be consistent as I remember. However he did have some really good games.

[@phil2945]

@@gwynedd1 he had o e hell of an arm.

[@mrcnub]

I've been wanting to see this game for so long! Thank you for uploading this!

[@survivor5044]

You're welcome buddy. I like your username, because I'm known for bending the rules myself. #LOL

[@howwwlingmoon3604]

I knew Walter, mainly from the Charlie Club in Palatine. I thank my dad for bringing me to many Bear, Cub, and Sox games. Rob

[@angelotheofanous7322]

Man this video brings back memories.

[@kah-el4243]

Can't help but hear the techmo bowl music in my head every time Walter Payton touch the ball.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Used to run that pass play where it looked like the ball was hovering to him...I'd run McMahon to the top of the screen and then just throw it back to see it float across lol.

[@hotdogwater7037]

or the cap boso pass play thats almost impossible to stop

[@runitback5066]

@@hotdogwater7037 Man the go to play when you need it!

[@ross.stanger]

Greatest time in my life was this year (1985) as far as being a kid. Dan Hampton had 2 sacks in this game. Hamp was my idol as a kid! Packers were dirty & so were the Bears, but "Da Monsters" got away with it! When you have 8 outta 11 guys that played in the Pro-Bowl on defense & 5 more on offense, the refs tend to instead watch the other guys....ESPECIALLY ones on losing teams. These Bears went 62-17 from 1984-'88, & 52-11 from '85-'88!

[@24quorthonschuldiner62]

How were the Bears dirty? I'm curious why you think that.

[@pdgutierrez8784]

In my opinion, the Bears should have won more super bowls. I think Jim McMahon should have stayed more healthy. He was injured in 1984, and 1986, They should have won those. Bears destroyed other QBs so Jim should have been more cautious. Look at Packers in 1986, Martin slammed Jim Mac to the ground taking him out for the rest of the season. That dirty play cost the Bears the super bowl in my opinion.

[@bradbrockhaus633]

I'll never forget how pissed my cousin was after Payton scored that touchdown...So many years ago but seems like yesterday...R.I.P. Walter and Duerson

[@fleurafricaine5740]

Yeah because Noble blew an easy tackle

[@tommythomason6187]

NFL uniforms pretty much at their zenith in the 1980s. Big shoulder pads and sleeves on the jerseys. Vicious battle between the two clubs here.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

William the refrigerator Perry . We are watching one of the greatest teams in NFL history. The 1985 Chicago Bears. 💪🏻 Thanks for posting this video, Game . 🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@steelermia]

payton was just a treat to watch

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

Payton's walk during a game is the most badass walk I've ever seen. It's very distinctive, and to this day I've never seen another walk like his.

[@johnthompson3856]

What time are you referring to?

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

@@johnthompson3856 Well, he always had a great walk during games, but a real good example of it would be 1:47:58 . . . I remember watching him as a kid and specifically noticing his distinctive walk then. It always left an impression on me.

[@staceypayton5159]

lol Walter wasn't uncle .my mums baby brother..nice of you guys to have fond memories.. respect...

[@jetjack74]

What gets lost in this is that GB actually had a pretty talented team, especially on defense. George Cumby, Randy Scott, Brian Noble Alfonso Carreker, Ezra Johnson, were a formidable d-line. And the offense wasn’t too bad with if they had a consistent QB and running game. Lynn Dickey was done with injuries(he retired after this season), Jim Zorn was not what he used to be, and rookie Randy Wright was too small. Just couldn’t put the right pieces in place. They had good receivers, Lofton, Epps, Coffman and West.

[@CJinsoo]

Canseeit in the score and stats that GB had a decent team. I would say the defense was decent with some individual players in front 7 who were very good. On offense their QB situation was same as the Bears backup QB situation-poor. Not much at RB, either.

[@jetjack74]

@Chazz man well, during the 1984-1987, the Packers were one of the most penalized team in the league, the Charles Martin Body-slam, the The Blindside game of Stills and Mark Lee, but it was with Bears, so it wasn’t surprising. Forrest Gregg was not a coach in control of his team. When Lindy Infante came along, they began to wane off on the penalties, albeit his short stint.

[@billbill5326]

Agree. This was a formidable Packers team. A better QB and this Packers team could have been special.

[@Space.Ghost.]

Ahh the good ole days when hits where HITS, kickoffs weren't touchbacks every time. And best off all no stupid celebrations after every tackle.

[@mikepetitti]

I agree - every catch and every tackle today results in some type of demonstrative celebration...wtf?

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@Radiation Refugee … and you didn't have half the screen covered up by network logos and shit running across the top and bottom of your screen for the whole game. And Joe Puck was still riding separately with Jack and his wife.

[@crocodile1313]

@@mikepetitti Most are sissy complaining millionaires who forgot their dignity after cashing their first paycheck.

[@crocodile1313]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Ha, love it! I can't stand Joe Buck either. His dad was great, but Joe is a boring, dead-a$$ baseball announcer and I was sick when Fox put him on NFL games too.

[@tomd1434]

@@crocodile1313 Sissys? Yeah ok man. Says the guy anonymous over KZbin.

[@davidcrawford1551]

Thanks for posting this Richard.

[@Frank_Cohen]

1:09:45 Fridge's catch.

[@muggyrootbeer]

The Refrigerator's first catch for a touchdown!! Go Bears!

[@chrisowen3264]

Two years in a row packers with a complete cheap shot on a major player for the bears this was far less aggressive than the cheap shot on McMahon in 86 though that was insanely ridiculous. Cost the bears another super bowl

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Charles McMartin should've been charged with battery; I don't give a damn if it was on a football field or not. McMahon and the Bears should've sued his and the Peckers' asses off as well.

[@joehackel8087]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Are you crying??

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@joehackel8087 Naw. Are you mourning Martin's passing?

[@palmerholdings7292]

Bears were not beating gmen

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@palmerholdings7292 Whom do you mean by gmen? If Giants Bears beat them twice between 1984-89; if GBay Bears won 9/12 in the same time period.

[@stivosimz]

Mike Ditka & Forest Greg HATED each other. Ditka just waved to him and walk off the field. No hand shake.

[@cptalpha3419]

Ditka the best

[@FWFrank]

Probably goes back to their playing days..Old foes in a bitter rivalry

[@222333aaaaaa]

Matt Beeman so was Ditka, though

[@mikekeenan9044]

I was at a bear packer game at Wrigley Field in ‘65. The packers were coming off the field after winning the game. They exited at the first base dugout which was covered in plywood. There were little street urchin kids there asking for chin straps and one kid grabbed Forest Greeggs chin strap. Gregg swung his helmet which was in his hand at the kid. The kid was fast enough to move but the helmet slammed into the plywood with a huge boom. I swear if Gregg would of him the kid he would of killed him. Those old guys didn’t play.

[@oldtimer794]

Halas and Lambeau never shook hands after a game either. But when Lambeau died, Halas was one of the pallbearers. Go figure.

[@chrisowen3264]

If people hit like this today they’d cancel the game because it was to rough

[@retiredstalker]

the fines would be over half a million dollars *lol*

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

Boy, the Packers played dirty. 1st quarter. Payton pushed out of bounds over the bench. McMahon elbowed and punched after the play. And 22:03 the most blatant late hit I've ever seen.

[@Arj1209]

Hahaha wow that was egregious! He erased Suhey out of the picture

[@cominghometorome811]

Jim Zorn and Paul Kaufman more tough as nails so was that 85 Green Bay team give them credit they played the Bears tough

[@stonelove871]

Let's make football great again...

[@indy_go_blue6048]

The NFL is driven by the almighty dollar, TV is as well. Stop watching the damn game like so many have done and maybe it'll go back to being football with the wokeness and other BS.

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@Niel2760]

@@indy_go_blue6048 whew, you really are a boomer aren’t you.

[@naysayer1238]

@@sludge8506 Weirdest troll ever, lol.

[@sludge8506]

@@naysayer1238 Pathetic insipid post. Lol

[@tomzeeh6618]

I love those packer colors, so efeminate. And their coach. Forrest Gump.

[@shimatetsuo2019]

Rivalries in these days meant something. These two teams HATED each other. Players and all.

[@GameFanaTICK386]

Only came here because the Packers are literally playing the Bears at this moment. It's crazy to think that this game happened a year before I was born. 😁

[@PeterAnderson-z4y]

Yeah, 1980s games had something about them big style. This was some Chicago Bears team though.

[@Songberd22]

Dan Hampton's best game of the season. 2 sacks and 6 tackles.

[@boataxe4605]

And he was on his sixth or seventh knee surgery.

[@sonnyjames8922]

I prefer this to today's football. The players, the coaches, the broadcast, the shoulder pads. The music was better back then, too.

[@maxkarnatz3062]

“Don’t stop me now”

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@jasonlassiter9229]

Thanks for the upload Richard...GOD Bless

[@SportsKnowItAll11]

I was at this game. One of the best games I ever attended. Intensity was at an almost all-time high. Loved the hit on Suhey by Kenny Stills. I could hear it all the way up in the 52nd row in the north end zone. Incredible!

[@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555]

Cool you were there. I remember watching on my tv in Pendleton Oregon.

[@haroldbenton979]

That hit today would have gotten him suspended for at least 4 games.

[@SportsKnowItAll11]

@@haroldbenton979 You’re so right! There is certainly dislike between the franchises now but back then, it was nothing less than a personal hatred that existed. It began with Coaches Forrest Gregg and Mike Ditka. Their relationship set the tone. They never once shook hands after a game. It was run off the field and ignore the other guy. I think Ditka had more hatred for Gregg and the Packers than Gregg had for the Ditka and the Bears to begin with. But the way games were played between the two teams back then, it soon grew to all time intensity I haven’t seen since in the NFL. Only thing that remotely resembles that old rivalry from back then in today’s NFL would be Steelers / Browns.

[@MrMenefrego1]

MrSportsKnowItAll, You are the kind of jackass that cheers someone for blindsiding someone long after the play was over. Sills could have ended his career; yeah, that is really something to cheer for. You are a complete Ahole!

[@SportsKnowItAll11]

@@MrMenefrego1 It was an awesome hit! You should have heard it live in the Shrine! It was a crisp day 42*. The crack of that shot was heard all over the stadium! epic!

[@djeanpierre]

I'm surprised that NFL Network decided to air this game, because it really wasn't that significant a game in the Bears 1985 season, but I'm glad they did! I have several copies of this game on DVD and this is the best quality I've seen by far.

[@maxkarnatz3062]

It’s against the packers, of course it’s a good game

[@kenbulut-oe8sb]

There was no NFL Network in '85. By then, the Bears were indeed a big deal.

[@Deeplycloseted435]

Goddamn!!! Cheap shots left and right!!! The good ole’ days. You don’t throw Walter Payton across the bench....duh. Can you even imagine that late hit on Matt Suhey in todays game? That would be a multigame suspension.

[@joenorris8220]

Tom Brady wouldn't have lasted 10 seasons back then.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@joenorris8220 Drew Brees wouldn't be playing into his 40s either.

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@michaelconnor5378]

@@joenorris8220to realize that the Bears would have easily won 2 or 3 championships if they had Walsh or Gibbs as coach. Ditka lost to them four times in the playoffs from 84 to 88. Yet he was strangely worshipped. The most overrated coach in history. Walsh and Gibbs quietly had several championships whereas Ditka had one loudly.

[@williaminnes1563]

I wish this was available without all the NFL Network garbage.

[@jd454545]

This made me laugh for some reason “don’t get excited buccaneer fan, Tampa is still winless”

[@ronmullen1892]

Forest Greg taught his players to be dirty, he sucked! BEAR DOWN!

[@ihl8608]

yea bear down alright

[@MDJ-wb1pn]

You apparently don’t know Gregg then. He wasn’t dirty. He was old school and tough

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@MDJ-wb1pn Did Greg teach Lee to run Peyton over the bench and Martin to literally assault McMahon a few years later? Hard hitting on the field WAS part of the game; fucking assault and battery belongs in the streets.

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@MDJ-wb1pn Wrong!

[@MrMenefrego1]

@GreenBay Packers Typical ignorant green bay Losers comment, no class.

[@citygirl5705]

It's unbelievable that Payton played behind a crummy offensive line for a crummy team for most of his career and still set all those records and finished his career basically injury free.

[@222333aaaaaa]

Thats why hes one of, if not the greatest ever

[@indy_go_blue6048]

One has to wonder what kind of numbers he'd have put up if, like Emmett Smith he'd played with a great team his entire career... or even half of it instead of 3-4 years. One game an announcer said that up to '84 Walter never had an All-Pro lineman while Simpson had 2 in the hall of fame.

[@micktaze9412]

And even when the Packers were below average, every game sold out. And like a 50yr waiting list for season tickets. Best Fans in Game.

[@nicketten1232]

This is football and these teams HATED each other! This is excellent. History remembers the Bears dominating this season but the Packers almost won this game.

[@corwinbrown2643]

Lol the bears style of play was more conducive to have close games. They biew out teams which was not normal for their style , which showed how dominant they were.

[@johnperrigo6474]

Back when these games were the Super Bowl for my Pack. 1:25:00 is their only touchdown in this defeat. Big play by J. Zorn!!! The home crowd was in to it!!!

[@Mach11976]

I was sitting in the end zone two rows up. Al Conway was a ref and good friends with my dad. He got us the tickets.

[@Mach11976]

Al Conway was a line judge and a family friend. I was there in the end zone when the Fridge caught the touchdown pass!!

[@americanpatriot7233]

this was the toughest game for the bears that season minus the dolphins loss

[@arlieferguson3990]

The Bears' run blocking is excellent

[@seanycarr3226]

What would have George Halas and Vince Lombardi think of this game? Vince would have been VERY displeased at seeing how his beloved Packers had played on this Sunday. George would have happy to see how the Bears carried on in spite of what the Packers did to them.

[@oldtimer794]

Lombardi wouldn't have allowed Lee or Stills to cheap shot opposing players after the whistle.

[@jerrycoleman882]

What a team! Superbowl Shuffle! ❤

[@theodoreboosalis]

This game already rocks. Wow.

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

Honestly watching this rivalry in the 80s made me like the packers and bears..

[@CJinsoo]

Watching this game again, I am tempted to rate it as the “best” regular season game for the Bears in 1985, in terms of a competitive and meaningful game. But for Zorn’s complete inability to hit an open receiver in the 4th quarter, the Bears may have lost-it was really close. Other games from 1985 ranked: 49ers=Revenge; Vikings MNF=Comeback; Cowboys=Annihilation; Tampa (both Games)=Sleep Walking through first halfs (but Wilder and Deberg gutsy performances); GB (MNF)=Fridge Hype starts; Lions (in Detroit)=Most Massive Hit on QB I have ever seen; Miami=Pride (Buddy using Marshall to cover Moore in first half) Before the Fall; Then a bunch of filler snoozer games. Also, scratching my head at the NFL schedule for the Bears in 85. They only had one division game after week 10, and had played GB both times in weeks 7 and 9. Playing almost back-to-back doesn’t provide enough time to adjust and for injuries and recovery to play out, so it’s basically the same game each time. As good as this game was, could have been even better in December, with a huge build-up.

[@TXTimewaster]

These Bears should have won 3 Super Bowls !!!

[@duewhit310]

TXTimewaster McMahon yes. Tomczak no. People always wanted to hurt McMahon.

[@trebbz21]

Yyeeeess... they lost the drive. The want. No heart.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

If that fucking thug Martin hadn't assaulted McMahon the next November, the Bears would've won at least 2 of them. Then that idiot Ditka brought in Flutie instead of going with Fuller and/or Tomczak. Martin is dead now so there is some justice in the world.

[@joehackel8087]

shoulda coulda woulda BUT DID NOT...hahahahahahahahaha

[@michaelconnor5378]

@@trebbz21well, Ditka was easily the most overrated coach ever. He lost 4 times in the playoffs to Gibbs and Walsh between 84 and 88. Bears would have won two or three with either Gibbs or Walsh!!!

[@mannyguajardo181]

Whoever is playing on Sundays i will watch, not one to watch my favorite team only.

[@SportsKnowItAll11]

1:39:43 the sound of the gun at the end of he 3rd quarter. Loved that.

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

What a catch by the Fridge!

[@Frank_Cohen]

1:02:44 Walter's typical yardage after contact that made him the greatest. Watch his next running play after this. Same. Listen to what Johnny Morris has to say from here to about a minute after the second running play. He's spot on about Sweetness always being "the offense" and being "the greatest." Gault had slippery hands. McKinnon, solid. Jimmy Mac, whom I adore, was injury-prone and didn't have throwing ability to match his charisma. But it's the defensive focus on Walter that made any passing game possible. Before, Jimbo, Van Horne, Hilgenberg, Bortz hit their primes, Walter had no O-line most of his career, with Suhey his best blocker as a FB. If he had such o-line help, he would have had multiple 2000-yard seasons and would have had an even longer career. He mastered making something out of nothing and taking a brutal beating. (Perfect example here at 1:57:32.) There wasn't a better all-around football player ever, IMO. 1:47:46 Another bounce off of Noble by Sweetness, who has 91 shaking his head on how to knock 34 down.

[@michaelmortell4142]

Let’s never forget Roland Harper and Robin Earl, who blocked as FBs before Matt Suhey.

[@pdgutierrez8784]

Walter Payton had 192 yards on 28 carries in this game! I think I am correct.

[@jtwilliams8895]

For as good as the 85 Bears were, opponents were able to get to McMahon, regularly. 43 sacks on the season is a lot to give up for a run first offense

[@222333aaaaaa]

Especially since they had a pretty good OL during that era w Hilgenberg Covert VanHorne and Bortz

[@oldtimer794]

and Thayer@@222333aaaaaa

[@brianferry1853]

DA BEARS ❤ Watched with my dad every Sunday growing up. Special times.

[@devinwasilewski1750]

Felt bad for Walter Paytons push to sidelines. THANK god he didn't hit his head hard on benches. You know I know medical very well Richard. UGH. It scares me so bad when concussions happen. Update- I will be uploading videos tommorow due to bad internet connection. I will be having more of internet tommorow.

[@fjccommish]

Walter wouldn't let go of the facemask.

[@yourthaiguy]

I knew Detroit RB Wilbert Montgomery and asked him once was there anyone he FEARED in his playing career? He thought for a moment and said " I don't know if I FEARED anyone but I certainly went out of my way to know where Wilbur Marshall was at all times because if a play was called to his side of the field? You just prayed someone would get to you before he did".... Now THAT'S a legacy!!

[@dionr1168]

And it's at this moment that I remind Bears fans that the trophy the 85 team hoisted is called the *Vince Lombardi* Trophy for a damn good reason!

[@blaket81]

My takeaway from this game is that even the '85 Bears had trouble beating the Packers. In modern times, as a Bears fan I can't even remember the last time we beat them in a game.

[@lindamerchant123]

Such age old rivalry Chicago and Green Bay both legendary George halas and Vince Lombardi

[@garrison6863]

Good game, Packers played a great team tough. The 85 Bears might have been the best team ever.

[@theodoreboosalis]

Oh yeah - the best rivalry in NFL history. Nothing is better than the Bears Packers.

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

Chicago Bears America’s team in 1985

[@guadalahonky4002]

The Packers had only one Hall-of-Famer playing in this game, James Lofton. Bears had five.

[@fleurafricaine5740]

The Pack had plenty of thugs: Sills, Lee, Charles Scumbag Martin

[@michaelhughes3273]

Jim Ryan and Johnny Morris, one time receiver for the Monsters of the Midway. Classic.

[@BudmanPackfan]

Great memory. Ryan is Canadian, his father was a GM in CFL. For the record, his first name is Tim. Morris was a teammate of Ditka, and still the Bears all-time career yardage record holder.

[@newerafrican]

Typical Forrest Gregg led Packer team.

[@steven2212]

The Black and Blue division. Fabulous history.

[@sbmang4927]

Players back then knew how to tackle without causing injuries. Maybe today's NFL players should watch these old NFL and get some tips.

[@victoran.5365]

man, they were almost killing each other

[@solomontrump]

Its because they are raised off of GMO foods which is what makes them so abnormally big

[@Niel2760]

Must explain why they all have CTE.

[@Nep1701]

Gault almost got his neck broken on his first kickoff return!

[@akattom]

51:46 Love how Hampton just shoves 2 guys out of his way for an easy sack.

[@ryansaylor6043]

"If we don't win this game we're not a good football team". LOL. GO BEARS!

[@robertsteeno6106]

This is when football was played like it is supposed to be played!

[@michaelhession2105]

Ah, the famous Horse Manure Game. I still cannot believe that the Packers put a pile of horse poop in Ditka's locker. It only made the Bears want to kick their ass again. That rivalry never gets old even though there haven't been many instances where both teams are good at the same time.

[@joeblow2069]

Packers were desperate for a win coming into the game at 3-5. A loss basically ended their season as far as playoff hopes were concerned. They did come back and win 5 of the last 7 to finish 8-8.

[@bulderdoos]

I'm here because Colts owner Jim Irsay recommended this game on the Pat McAfee Show. Hahahaha, What. A. Game.

[@jeannieglickson8583]

Just think about how dominant the Bears could have been if they'd had a decent coach.

[@aboxofbroken8tracks983]

A coach with less of a spotlight-hogging ego would've won multiple Super Bowls with this team - they were the youngest team in the NFL!

[@kidmack1121]

@@aboxofbroken8tracks983 Thank you!

[@222333aaaaaa]

Kenneth Erickson you also forget - Bears had a statistically better defense the next yr, when Buddy was in Philly

[@patrickpersianni5314]

Yea if jim stayed healthy they could compete with nfc East and San Francisco, no matter how great your defensive is, you still need to score

[@naysayer1238]

Very surprised no one in 500 comments mentioned the fair catch on the 4! That was a complete disaster for the Packers!!

[@UTClassof]

i would watch any random game from the 1980's than any game today. The games now, put me to sleep.

[@sludge8506]

How’s duerson doing these days, ancient armchair warriors?

[@jerometaperman7102]

1:25:05 - Look here and you will see a rarity. Gary Fencik got his hands on the ball carrier but did not bring him down. Fencik was one of the best tacklers in history and usually, if he could get to you, if he could get a hand on you, you went down. Give Jesse Clark credit for that.

[@stealthbomber2127]

For all of you young guys out there that think today's receivers would outrun 80's and 90's defensive backs, The Back to back Cowboys had six guys with 4.3 40's. Linebackers that ran 4.4's too.

[@johnliberty3647]

They were claiming that William Perry was the heaviest person to score a TD in the NFL. The year before this game Joe Jacoby recovered a fumble against the Vikings in the endzone for a TD. Not sure who was heavier but both were well over 300.

[@SECRETARIATguy224]

Look at it again. They said he was the heaviest man to ever score a touchdown off a _set play_ .

[@mrj9224]

There was a really muddy game at Fulton County during the 80s not sure what year can u upload??

[@stealthbomber2126]

As dirty as this game was, the seventies Raiders/Steelers was worse. George Atkinson clotheslining Lynn Swan and Mel Blount driving Cliff Branch into the ground head first was pure hatred. They also went after the knees and forearms and elbows were thrown by the dozen. The qb's as a standing target always seem to be the most often injured too.

[@benedicttalor9331]

Back in those days,it did not matter who won the game it was who won the fight.