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Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Ehoss — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:01:33 -0000

So the Bears only had one player over 300 pounds?( imagine the faces on the bears offensive line seeing 3 defensive lineman over 300 pounds!) With all due respect, Almost any modern day team could beat that Bears team especially with the current rules of the game. If these 2 teams played under modern rules I see Patriots 45 to bears 10. With 1985 rules Patriots 24 to Bears 13.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Matt — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:24:16 -0000

Assuming they go easy on them, I'm gonna have to go 76-3 Bears, Bob.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Samurai mike — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:12:22 -0000

Ofc the 1985 bears would win just take a look at the giants vs patriots game. The giants beat the pats by good pass rushing and good running the ball. The 1985 bears hade the best pass rush in nfl history "80sacks" in a nlf season, and they hade wa

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Ryan Hall — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:14:37 -0000

Its pretty obvious the '85 Bears would defeat the Patriots. The Bears were tough and played very fast, destroying offensive lines, and quarterbacks. In addition, don't forget the "sack man" Dent. He'd keep Brady on his back all 60 minutes. Bears 20 Pats 14.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Da Bears — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:36:20 -0000

Well the Giants just beat the Pats 17-14.
Seems the best way to beat the Pats is to play tough defense, keep Brady off the field, pressure brady, run the ball and keep time of possession. This is what the 1985 bears did very well. Add Walter Payton, one of the best running backs ever, and Tom can't do much looking from the sidelines.

History proved again, defense wins the big one.
18-1 baby.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Brian Close — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:03:17 -0000

Now we know: the Patriots could not stand up to a pressure defense. The 2007 Giants have only one starter on the defensive line that could have started for the 85 Bears: Strahan. The Bears linebacking core was superior to the Giants. And offensively the Bears were a better team than the Giants. So 85 Bears over 07 Giants over 07 Pats

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

austin personal trainers — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:48:24 -0000

My pick - 1985 Bears vs. 2007 New England Patriots -

PATRIOTS - 24
BEARS - 20

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Mike Daly — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:21:54 -0000

My pick - 1985 Bears vs. 2007 New England Patriots -

PATRIOTS - 49
BEARS - 46

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Michael Daly — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:37:31 -0000

To add to Bill's point about the quality of the league picking up after the 1972 Dolphins season - there were several rule changes for 1974 to boost scoring, notably changes on kickoffs that, as NFL Films' 1974 season review film put it, suddenly made special teams a legitimate offensive weapon.

It's also interesting that in that 1974 season a players strike hit during preseason before being settled for the regular season. For the Patriots a lot of new names got in a lot of training camp work as Chuck Fairbanks installed what was then called the Oklahoma defense but which is now known as the 3-4.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Michael Daly — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:33:11 -0000

The comparison of Tony Eason to Drew Bledsoe doesn't work because Bledsoe was much tougher, read defenses better, and was a better passer. Tony Eason could never have pulled off wins like the overtime wins over Miami in 1993 and Minnesota in 1994 nor last-minute wins over Miami and Buffalo in 1998 with a broken finger on his throwing hand.

What jumped out at me watching the reair of that game was that the Bears' D wasn't that good against kick returns (Stefan Starring kept making good returns) and looked shaky against the pass - Grogan was throwing the ball pretty well but no one was catching it. The 2007 Patriots would shred that 46 defense of the Bears.

Here's a telling stat - the Patriots have won five of the subsequent six meetings with the Bears after Superbowl XX, including a 33-30 comeback win in 2002 after being down 27-6 in the third as well as that back-and-forth shootout in Gillette Stadium's debut of Fieldturf.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Bill Burt — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:15:51 -0000

I would say these Patriots. But I have to say, the Dolphins were a gritty team. The only difference is I believe that was one of the weaker eras of the modern NFL. It started to pick up steam in the mid-70s with the Steelers and Raiders joining the Cowboys.

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Max Kliman — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:25:34 -0000

I think that it would be one of (if not) the best game ever. I really don't know who would win. Do you think that it would be a better game then the '07 Pats vs. the '72 Dolphins?

Re: The 1985 Bears vs. 2007 Patriots

Jim-red sox nation west — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:03:23 -0000

Tony Eason was a lot like Bledsoe in that they really had a tough time reading defenses. They would take a five step drop and try to look around for the open guy but had no time. Brady has to be the smartest QB ever. He can see what the defense is going to do before the snap and plays accordingly. He knows where the ball is going to go unlike Eason. So, to answer your question bill, I think it would be a game of the ages but the pats pull it out 27-24. There you have it.