Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions 1985 Week 16

This game had to be re-posted because of a copyright issue. Hopefully it will stay up this time.

[@djbhe]

The greatest defense of all time. Two of their starters held out the whole season, Todd Bell and Al Harris and the still won the Superbowl. They released the Superbowl Shuffle during the season and it became a hit. No team will ever have that much swag again. I was in highschool in 85 on the southside of Chicago.

[@PRHILL9696]

Greatest defense ever, greatest Team ever and most colorful hardest hitting team ever!

[@coxanovag2833]

Class of 85 CVS!

[@djbhe]

@@coxanovag2833 Cool, I know a lot of people that attended CVS on east 87th st and I know at least one person from the class of 85. I attended Bogan HS. Chicago was live back then and I miss those days. I live in Tampa now.

[@PerpetualArt]

@@djbhe + I thought I was the only one who thought the 85 Lions had one of the best defenses of all time. I agree, they played that 3-4 bend but eventually break better than most.

[@reedrothchild4013]

You went to high school in the south side of Chicago... and you're still alive? Mad props.

[@Matt-lm6ym]

Thank you for putting these games on KZbin. So enjoyable to watch.

[@Mark-nu3ej]

Love these old games and their simplicity. I prefer the less produced NFL product like back in the '80s and '90s over today's product and actually do only watch old games for my NFL fix. No graphics all over the field, news sports scores and other news scrolling across the screen, just the fans and the game. EXCELLENT!! :)

[@CJinsoo]

at 4:12 the knockout blow that brought us all to this video. Even Ivan Drago winced at that one.

[@MrMenefrego1]

*When you hear the crowd cheering "Let's go Bears!" in ye ole Pontiac Silverdome, you know it's 1985!*

[@tedstandish6348]

I love a much later interview with Richard Dent being asked about the hit on Ferguson "I thought he was dead, I really thought Wilbur killed him"

[@jasongoldsworthy6149]

Thats what Ditka said as well, "I remember the lick he put on Joe Ferguson i thought he killed him" #46

[@courylanders4142]

LOL! That's what Buddy Ryan said.

[@bernardwright639]

@@jasongoldsworthy6149 of one

[@haroldbenton979]

The referees weren't checking to see if Ferguson was breathing they're checking for a pulse at first.

[@sukhastings4200]

In todays put s dree on the QB NFL, that would have drawn a flag, Marshall would have been eject Ed and possibly fined or suspended. Different game back then

[@timnolan4587]

Poor Joe, gets completely destroyed...his body went limp as he was flying in the air. The genius announcer," Are they looking at his shoulder?" They were probably checking for a heartbeat and respiration.

[@DIMP11]

And it was dirty because Marshall hit him with the crown of his helmet.

[@roncordero7630]

There will never be another defense as crushing as the the 85 bears. They were brutal, dominating, ruthless and unapologetic. I never get tired of watching them.

[@flashblack1059]

Artificial turf. Otherwise known as concrete.

[@sgperformer]

Ankle breakers.

[@Quinn37]

Ended Jack Lamberts career

[@VolumedMusicMan]

Billy Sims should’ve had a longer career what a shame...

[@keysersoze3427]

I understand the silverdome was the worst because the turf was old and very thin on top of the concrete.

[@jcorona984]

​@@keysersoze3427Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia would like a word.

[@MrMenefrego1]

When you hear the crowd cheering "Let's go Bears" in the (now demolished) 'Pontiac Silverdome' you know it's 1985!

[@croatianguy7073]

what a truly great team those Bears were. The only team that I could think of where I liked watching the defense play better than the offense.

[@sukhastings4200]

Still hold the season record for TDs in a season by the defense(11) by 9 different players, not including the postseason (3more)

[@floydminor3259]

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[@coilmanjoe]

Matt Suhey, the most underrated Bear ever.

[@bertrammurrell7392]

U rite bro runs hard

[@hotdogwater7037]

neal anderson

[@louisgillbriti3617]

Matt Suhey. Real blue collar type. Workman like. 100 effort ea game. Bear HOF absolutely.

[@warrenbfeagins]

For me it was always Mike Hartenstine.

[@coilmanjoe]

@@warrenbfeagins Yes, he was good.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Walter Payton, by then an elder statesmen of the game keeps pulling off miracles!

[@rpm773]

I heard that Joe Ferguson finally woke up in 2017, as demolition on the Silverdome began.

[@orlandotragic7577]

5 ***** star ⭐️ comment there!!

[@muffs55mercury61]

The Lions were so injury riddled, therefore the outcome was a no brainer considering the defense they were playing against. Ferguson was a 1970s era veteran who was probably getting a little more fragile at the time. No doubt as some say that if it were today, Marshall would have definitely been hit with a roughing the passer penalty.

[@morgannowlen8375]

YOU ARE GOD. I was 7 in 1985 in Chicago & it was absolutely amazing to be a Chicagoan. Me & my friends played football & we'd each pick a team member, Dan Hampton, McMichael, I was always Jim McMahon... wrote him a letter asking him to come to my 9th birthday (LOLOLOL) seeing these games is something I never thought I would do.

[@hunkmarvel8925]

2:14:55 This play led to a unique celebration between two friends. i'm glad they were allowed in the game to get that moment.

[@JesusisLvfds6400]

R.I.P. Leonard Thompson he was a underated football player ..

[@ricenglish4556]

With his blazing 4.3 speed in the 40 yard dash, Leonard could really run. The Lions never quite seemed to know what they had in their own back yard.

[@CJinsoo]

at 10:46 “the word on Joe Ferguson is a head injury...”. Quite the understatement-he needs a new head after that shot.

[@camoanddonuts7894]

Astro turf ended many careers, Ferguson, you have my sympathies to this day. This was no joke of a game to the Bears and Wilbur Marshall showed people that, best 15-1, er 18-1 team if all time!

[@chrisorr4902]

The Chicago Bears was the second team to finish the season with a 15-1 record.

[@somersetcace1]

I remember this game. Everyone remembers the famous shot on Ferguson, but I remember being struck by the fact that the Lions played this game down to the last second with no chance of winning. As banged up as they were, it was really an irresponsible thing to do, but rivalries are rivalries. That's how it was done.

[@coilmanjoe]

It was the last game of the season. They were all trying to save their asses.

[@somersetcace1]

@@coilmanjoe Good point

[@sukhastings4200]

Give Hipple credit. He was one tough Sob, take a beating like that and still fight hard

[@ECWnWWF]

28 people were expecting Barry Sanders to play.

[@cominghometorome811]

Thanks Rich I really appreciate this game I'm a lions fan and this game is right up my alley you do a fantastic job keep it up👍🏈

[@indy_go_blue6048]

As one of the announcers said late in the 4th quarter, "for a meaningless game this has been one of the best games of the season." It was. Poor Lions, I really want to see them in the SB (and Cleveland) before I leave this earth.

[@michaelrichardson8755]

Good luck with that

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@michaelrichardson8755 Fortunately for me, I haven't been holding my breath.

[@Walker-ow7vj]

@@michaelrichardson8755they close now buddy they were one game away this season. Honestly seeing them blow that lead was sad and I’m a bears fan 😭

[@KT72273]

What would Marshall's hit on Ferguson during the opening drive cost him now?

[@ducc764]

KT oh I guarantee you that’s a season long suspension based almost purely on how violent it looked. Truth be told though as annoying as some of the fluff is getting in the NFL now, that was a really brutal hit lol... I can’t believe he walked off on his own power

[@KT72273]

I saw a hit in the preseason a few years back that was clean but vicious and he got fined at least $7,500 and I thought wtf!

[@dannycrockett9878]

KT ....Yeah, I was thinking about that, KT, and he surely would get a big-ass fine for the helmet to heart, so to speak, but the hit was not late at all. It was a gutsy move by QB to hang in there.....KNOWING that bad ass Wilbur Marshall was about to knock his block off. I'm a life long Chicago resident. My dad had season tics my whole childhood. I was in the service in 85, listening to the game from the DMZ on the South/North Korean border. But man oh man oh man was that a great fuckin team

[@DREDAY717]

Oh Wilbur would be fine $100k suspended 2 yrs..

[@PRHILL9696]

I know right in todays NO Football NO fun league!

[@davidcrawford1551]

Great work as usual Richard. Hope you're well. Stay safe.

[@survivor5044]

Thank you David. I'm well and praying for everyone. You stay safe to.

[@MacabreMagazine]

These games from 85 are fun to watch, if only to count how many personal fouls would be called in today's NFL...

[@gls600]

Wilber was risking serious neck injury by leading with the top of his helmet. No coach would teach that technique today.

[@mattsalvatore3193]

He's not doing too well these days. His body paid the same price as all the people he hit in his career.

[@washitawmoor8657]

4:48 , Ferguson got hit so hard by Wilbur Marshal , that he took flight about 4 - 5 yards.

[@battlestarmarc]

wilber marshall was underrated. What a nasty hit. legal hit.

[@fitness4life67]

I met Payton in '91. He owned several Chicago area night clubs and drove a black Ferrari.

[@noopythegamer3867]

Thanks so much

[@mudoni5160]

You had me at Tim Ryan and Johnny Morris.

[@smg1665]

The first Bears game that I ever attended. Walter Payton’s last pass completion in his career.

[@DaBearsManiac]

That's not true at all. Walter caught several passes in the playoffs that year. He also played an additional 2 seasons after this

[@smg1665]

DaBearsManiac Payton’s last completion as a passer, not reception. It does not state that it was a pass reception.

[@ruthmachain8544]

I remember it like it was yesterday…real announcers & real NFL

[@stevelibby6852]

On Lion's first drive Wilbur Marshall hits QB in way that would get him disqualified and fined today. Replay at about 4:45

[@Arj1209]

He did get fined. I still vividly remember the still frame of that hit in the newspaper and the article said he was fined.

[@donhawk5763]

I bet even to this day, any time it rains Joe Ferguson gets a twinge in his back and has flashbacks of Wilbur Marshall

[@SamuelDavidDeLuce]

Hahahahaha

[@crocodile1313]

It was a dirty shot. I hate the pansy-ass rules of today's NFL as much as anyone, but on the replay you can clearly see Marshall lower his head (at 4:48) to hit that QB in the upper chest. That was done to injure, not tackle.

[@tstahler5420]

I was in boot at Great Lakes, didn't get to watch it. Our CC's told us about the games we missed, the next morning. Pricks 😂

[@SingleTax]

5:12 - Had FieldTurf been in use back then instead of the green-colored concrete known as AstroTurf, it's likely that Ferguson would not have been knocked out the game as a result of that play. If, in addition to playing on FieldTurf, he had been wearing a Vicis Zero1 helmet, it's a virtual certainty he wouldn't have.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Whatever the reason, I've noticed over the years that the pre-Astro Turf generations either didn't have the problems with concussions and CTE or they just didn't complain while AT gens have suffered immensely.

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Alright mr. Helmet expert.

[@drakebrowne6671]

That hit on the lions qb early on would have been such a huge deal in todays game. He would have been suspended indefinitely

[@johnnyhawk1972]

I went to this game on a bus trip through Red Carpet Travel. There were at least 60 busses in the caravan. Saw the Blackhawks beat the Wings the night before too.

[@nickj3513]

These two teams are always playing each other on Thanksgiving day!!!!!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Thanksgiving late in '85? This was Sat. 12/14.

[@gregoryevans8179]

Man that hit on Joe Ferguson was brutal. That Bears D was lethal. Marshall might get a season long suspension for that now. Sheesh.

[@infused22gmail3]

Crown of helmet

[@michaelreyes8670]

Best part when the Fridge(72) picked up a fumble and ran for 69 yards (2:11:45).

[@coffeeandcigarettes2885]

A real shame Lions rb Billy Sims had to end his nfl career with that devastating knee injury a year prior 1984 . He was a great all around running back, slashing exciting runner and a fine receiver too . I think he played only 5 yrs in the nfl all with the lions . not saying this Lions game vs bears with a top form sims would have pulled an upset though

[@hotdogwater7037]

lagwagon?

[@briankleinschmidt3664]

in '85 I was 14 and living in a Chicago suburb. 34 is my GOAT. He was too good for this world, but he's in Heaven, for sure. His trophy is for quality of character, and that's all we have in this world.

[@MrMenefrego1]

I sure don't remember the Lions giving the 85' 🐻 Bears THAT MUCH trouble! Gotta give the Lions credit, coming up against the unstoppable Chicago Bears and doing such a good job. But in the end it was 'Da 🐻 Bears' with the victory!

[@SniffyPoo]

80s shoulder pads were awesome

[@olofpalme63]

One of the hardest hitting "meaningless" games I've ever seen...gutsy performance by Hipple

[@LordDad]

Hippie reminds me of Archie Manning, very good quarterback on a very bad team

[@astrostar49]

Ferguson had a little bit of a spark I believe during his Buffalo days. Especially when Chuck Knox came around. I feel like most people that have heard of him though just remember him as the guy who got knocked out by Wilbur Marshall in 1985.

[@TalkMyShiit]

I remember him with Tampa and as a journeyman QB... solid but not spectacular.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Joe Ferguson had a hell of an arm earlier in his career. It was just way overshadowed by Buffalos running game with OJ Simpson and Jim Braxton

[@sukhastings4200]

OJ Simpsons QB at Buffalo

[@nickj3513]

I just love that NFC North division!!

[@nickj3513]

@BMT yepppp and Tampa Bay use to play in that division!!!!!

[@hotdogwater7037]

@@nickj3513 when tampa was in the bears division it was called the central division

[@arose4955]

The Bears, the best of the best!

[@user-ir4gh3wy3l]

Would've had the league passing defense too had Richardson not gotten completely cooked on coverage in this game.

[@buck4490]

Lions receiver had 15 yds average per catch. A different era.

[@fjccommish]

Rogers looked like hell warmed over.

[@battlestarmarc]

1985 Bears were unreal on defense. lions uniforms looked better in 1985.

[@SuperMikalauskas]

I was at this game

[@roningham]

I'm a Bear guy but seeing this I wonder how Barry would have done against the 85 Bears. He was only 4 years removed from this game. A draw play with him could have been a challenge.

[@JSteve200]

why am i being recommended this? cause shannon mentioned the 85 bears in a recent ep of undisputed?

[@rmartin7558]

Different day and age. The announcers were pretty glib about Ferguson's head injury, they almost had a laugh about it. 11:04

[@PredatorKingdom]

Damn this one missing the NFL on CBS intro.

[@Rushmore222]

Most teams scored 10 points or less on this 1985 Bears defense. It took the golden arm of Dan Marino to put up 38 points on them.

[@MrMenefrego1]

and the Bears could have drafted Marino too!

[@LordDad]

Bucs put up 28 points on the Bears week one

[@daryletunis4892]

Don't Forget The 1963 NFL CHAMPION BEARS .😍😍😍

[@scoobycarr5558]

James Jones the RB for the Lions? Didn't he used to play for the Packers?

[@indy_go_blue6048]

No. He played with the Lions for 5 seasons then went on to the Seahawks in '89 and retired in '92.

[@hotdogwater7037]

i think the packers james jones was a wr

[@scoobycarr5558]

@@hotdogwater7037 Okeedokee thanks for the info

[@jerometaperman7102]

Marshall's hit on Hipple that caused the fumble which Perry recovered might have drawn a targeting call today.

[@bricksalthouse]

I forgot Joe Ferguson died on the field that day.

[@johngleason9421]

Wilber Marshall almost caught a manslaughter change after that qb hit..

[@gjm1953]

There have been many comments on how the game has changed and how there would have been a whole bunch of penalties called if this game had been played today. But how about Rivera's interception? Am I the only one who thinks that would have been ruled an incomplete pass by the replay officials?

[@sukhastings4200]

Were no replay officials then?. Replays were not allowed to overturn calls then

[@veritas1007]

Walter Payton is a badass at rb

[@555atU]

Man...Eric Hipple is a tough dude.

[@VolumedMusicMan]

I really felt sorry for Joe Ferguson and Eric Hipple. What punishment they took!

[@clarencedixon6705]

Hole Team, was remarkable 😍😃

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

Hole? Whole. Brutal.

[@mackydog99]

My choice for best defense simply because they shutout both opponents prior to the SB. The real travesty was when sweetness was not given the opportunity to score a TD when in fact that it was #34 that got 'em there in the first place!

[@martinsalas9127]

That was some effort by the Lions ...the bears did win the Super Bowl ..Peace.

[@kyoakland]

R i p silver Dome

[@mikehedrick7223]

Just think in a few years the Lions would have one of the greatest running back of all time in Barry Sanders.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

That Bears' defense is the best ever. Really, no D is close to this group.

[@coxanovag2833]

My takeaway from watching these televised games from the 80's: They did NOT believe in putting score graphics on the screen... GOOD GRIEF!!! 😂

[@bmasters1981]

I take it you like it better now with all the graphics slathering the screen (scorebar, crawl, that sort of thing): am I correct? If I am, and if you like it that way, more power to you-- this broadcast from the '85 season was how I grew up with it, and is what I prefer.

[@reallife828]

That's because sports fan were aware of what was going on. They started doing all that graphic shit to make it women friendly.

[@bmasters1981]

@@reallife828 How do you mean, "women friendly"?

[@indy_go_blue6048]

@@bmasters1981 The NFL started making a strong appeal for women viewers in the late '90s and early '00s with pussy advertising, the pink month, screen graphics, women announcers on the field, etc. etc. Fox also was huge on the onscreen graphics from the start of their contract to this day.

[@artsmith103]

@@bmasters1981 If you have to ask...

[@cominghometorome811]

PS if you could by any chance show the Lions versus the 49ers 1982 playoff game at Candlestick Park I believe it was 1982

[@rib620]

Nicholas Giordano That game was in 1983

[@survivor5044]

Thank you Nicholas for watching my channel. I'll try to post the 1983 Divisional playoff game between the Lions-49ers. The NFL has blocked me from posting this game twice.

[@cominghometorome811]

Richard Waldrup I appreciate that big time..... thanks Richard for all your football games I'm old school I guess you can say and I am kind of bedridden right now ( disabled ) and your football videos help pass the time Big Time for me so many memories thanks again and have a blessed day

[@cominghometorome811]

rib620 oop's

[@survivor5044]

I'm sorry you're disabled Nicholas and praying you'll be back to full form soon. This is why I post NFL games is to give people hope, when things are going bad. It's too bad I can't keep these games posted year round, because the NFL takes them down during the season. Posting games to KZbin, gives fans the freedom to watch what they want & when. I'll have some new games posted in the next few weeks.

[@brakel8r]

Guess I'm lucky enough to witness live....The Bears, Bulls, Sox and Cubs win their respective Championships. My Grandfather once told me ...be grateful you can want Baseball during the and at night(for those that may not know...the Cubs played only in the day for a long time)

[@geeram516]

2:11:46 Hey Culligan man.Yes this is David Lewis, how may I help you? My refrigerator is running slow.

[@johnnypre3475]

The "lick" that Marshall put on Ferguson at the beginning of the game, would be seen as a penalty today......

[@Pccpy]

"he's really sore." LOL, that's more than sore.

[@1848revolt]

This is the wilber Marshall knock out blow game

[@RKVersion1]

Wow, Ferguson got completely destroyed within the first 5 minutes of the game.

[@Sam1787]

5:45 Hipple comes out and begs Ferguson to stay in the game.

[@reallife828]

When men were men. Also when players actually knew how to tackle.

[@fjccommish]

It's not that they can't learn to tackle now. It's that they aren't allowed to tackle.

[@nickj3513]

No more double running back sets in the NFL today!!!!!!

[@Bennysol]

Patriots still bring it out here and there.

[@markohollywood4218]

He killed that man !! Where’s the body bag ?? 😅😅😅

[@badlanz79]

QB's were men. What a hit Ferguson took. Not sure if Brady would have got up.

[@jeremythompson9122]

Most vicious hit I've EVER seen on a QB

[@kirkheintzelman5930]

Not sure. The hit from this game and from the attached link are very close. Maybe 1-A and 1-B. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpbTaKKfYrGSq6M

[@badlanz79]

@@kirkheintzelman5930 Legal hit too. OUCH!!!

[@whydoineedahandle406]

Brady is twice the size of Ferguson.

[@PRHILL9696]

So glad I was the 1985 Bears as it was the last great hardest hitting colorful REAL football team ever. And because bears have sucked so bad in all the years since!

[@gjm1953]

While I agree that in my lifetime there have not been any Bears teams to equal the "85 gang, I disagree about the "sucked so bad in all the years since" statement. Just one example is the Bears that made it to the Super Bowl in 2006. That team didn't suck.

[@PRHILL9696]

That team was a fluke. Even Bear fans knew they would lose the game as they did not belong there

[@gjm1953]

So, in your view, if a team doesn't win the Super Bowl that means they suck?

[@PrinceTron1]

Since the 1986 season the Bears have had 13 winning seasons with the current season pending a 14th winning season since 1986, 6 playoffs wins and 1 Super Bowl appearance. How in the world can they "suck so bad in all the years" you mentioned!? The exaggeration is real!

[@PRHILL9696]

You have VERY LOW standards then but I guess we have no choice

[@petegobeckli1386]

That '84 BEAR/RAIDERS game at SOLDIER FIELD was not for the faint of heart. While qb David Humm seemingly ran for his life, one of the injured defensive players on LA told his defensive coordinator: "man. I'd like to get in in some of that"! To which his dc responded by saying: "are you crazy? Whaddya you have. A DEATH WISH?!"

[@sukhastings4200]

I attended that game. Best remembered for the bears losing Mc Mahon for the season due to a lacerated kidney, and the Bears did knocking all 3 Raiders Qbs out at one time or another. Poor Hamm, first game he played that yr, and the last of his short Career. Hamm retired after the season

[@kellyjay7448]

@@sukhastings4200 there is a YT video about that game called "most violent game in NFL history."

[@MrMenefrego1]

As Howard Cosell would say, And..... the..... Chi...ca...go..... Bears..... could..... go..... all.... the.... way! GO 🐻 BEARS!

[@blackitolism3000]

4:49 Holy shit!

[@petegobeckli1386]

Man the BEARS could have at least won 3 SB's in that 5 season span from '84 to '88 or '89.

[@coryreeves2645]

Hell yeah

[@hunkmarvel8925]

1:05:00 Nice blocking by the ref!

[@teenatchie1313]

Damn LoL 😁😁😁

[@groverkennedy2049]

I see it lol

[@DoseBand]

It's funny to watch the game with how they would flag today, Wilbur Marshall would probably be thrown out for that hit today

[@thefrase7884]

One hit wonders !!!!

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Maybe that's what makes the team so memorable?

[@Jackson-pq4zn]

So what.

[@SamuelDavidDeLuce]

At around the 5:40 mark Eric Hipple decides to assess the situation and asks the trainer - is there any possible way you can fix him? Please say yes!!? Say yes!! .. You're not saying yes!! I need you to tell me you can fix him immediately!! Say yes!!

[@greedyd5524]

As God as my witness he is broken in half

[@nemo-nb3gh]

astroturf was hard as concrete back then

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Astroturf WAS concrete covered by a rug back then. I blame it for the concussions and knee injuries as much as hard hitting in the '70s and '80s.

[@nemo-nb3gh]

@@indy_go_blue6048 true, most injuries due to that hard astroturf . but sometimes you can have knee injuries on a deep muddy natural turf field. it ended my career at the too young age of 15 years old . doctor explained it something like your cleats go first in the muddy top layer, your muscles don't react, you make a move and your cleats hit the hard dirt at the bottom . you muscles weren't tightened and your acl took all the pressure and thats what blew out my acl .