1986 Chicago Bears season
1986 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Redskins) 13–27 |
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The
After winning the championship in 1985, the Bears seemed like a dynasty in the making. However, quarterback Jim McMahon showed up to training camp 25 pounds overweight – the product of the post-Super Bowl partying he'd partaken in. Nonetheless, he was once again named as the starter. Injuries to his rotator cuff (including a flagrant late-hit by Charles Martin which exacerbated it), however, derailed his season. McMahon played in only six of the team's first 12 games.
Aided by a strong
As had been the case the year before, the Bears were once again led by their explosive defense. Any shortcomings on the offensive side of the ball were more than made up for on the defensive side. They once again were ranked 1st in the NFL. The Bears' defense became the third defense in the history of the NFL to lead the league in fewest points allowed and fewest total yards allowed for two consecutive seasons.
However, the Bears were not able to recapture their magic from the season before and were bounced from the playoffs in their first game by the Washington Redskins.
1986 NFL Draft
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 27 | Neal Anderson * | Running back | Florida | |
2 | 55 | Vestee Jackson | Cornerback | Washington | |
3 | 82 | David Williams | Wide receiver | Illinois
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4 | 110 | Paul Blair | Offensive tackle
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5 | 138 | Lew Barnes | Wide receiver | Oregon | |
6 | 166 | Jeff Powell | Running back | Tennessee | |
7 | 194 | Bruce Jones | Defensive back | North Alabama | |
8 | 221 | Maurice Douglass | Safety | Kentucky | |
9 | 249 | John Teltschik | Punter
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Texas | |
10 | 277 | Barton Hundley | Defensive back | Kansas State | |
11 | 305 | Glen Kozlowski | Wide receiver | Brigham Young | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Staff
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Front office
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Position coaches
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Scouts
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Roster
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record |
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1 | August 3, 1986 | Dallas Cowboys | W 17–6 | Wembley Stadium | 1–0 |
2 | August 9, 1986 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 33–13 | Three Rivers Stadium | 2–0 |
3 | August 16, 1986 | Indianapolis Colts | W 38–21 | Soldier Field | 3–0 |
4 | August 23, 1986 | St. Louis Cardinals | L 7–14 | Soldier Field | 3–1 |
5 | August 30, 1986 | Buffalo Bills | W 31–17 | Notre Dame Stadium | 4–1 |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 7, 1986 | Cleveland Browns | W 41–31 | 66,030
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2 | September 14, 1986 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13–10 (OT) | 65,130
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3 | September 22, 1986 | at Green Bay Packers | W 25–12 | 55,527
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4 | September 28, 1986 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 44–7 | 55,146
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5 | October 5, 1986 | Minnesota Vikings | W 23–0 | 63,921
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6 | October 12, 1986 | at Houston Oilers | W 20–7 | 46,026
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7 | October 19, 1986 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–23 | 62,851
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8 | October 26, 1986 | Detroit Lions | W 13–7 | 62,064
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9 | November 3, 1986 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–20 | 64,877
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10 | November 9, 1986 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 23–3 | 70,097
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11 | November 16, 1986 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 13–10 | 55,520
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12 | November 23, 1986 | Green Bay Packers | W 12–10 | 59,291
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13 | November 30, 1986 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 13–10 (OT) | 61,425
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14 | December 7, 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 48–14 | 52,746
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15 | December 15, 1986 | at Detroit Lions | W 16–13 | 75,602
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16 | December 21, 1986 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 24–10 | 57,256
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Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Cleveland Browns
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Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Week 12: vs. Green Bay Packers
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Week 15: at Detroit Lions
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Week 16: at Dallas Cowboys
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Playoffs
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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Divisional | January 3, 1987 | Washington Redskins | L 27–13 | 65,141
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Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Bears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
- Date: January 3, 1987
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 33 °F (0.6 °C), wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- Boxscore [1]
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The 1986 Bears earned a first round playoff bye, but in their opening playoff game, they were upset
"Maybe my dreams didn't come true", said Chicago Coach Mike Ditka. "The defense has to play outstanding and today they were just not up to the way the Redskins were playing."
Despite injuries to Redskins
Trailing 14–13 in the 4th quarter, the Bears' good fortune ran out, when the usually dependable Payton lost a fumble, which led to an 83-yard touchdown drive by the Redskins. The long drive perpetrated against the NFL's best defense seemed to take the wind out of the Bears' sails. A few minutes later, the Bears muffed a punt return which set up an easy field goal for the Redskins. The Bears lost 27–13.
Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Chicago Bears(2) | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 7–1 | 10–2 | 352 | 187 | W7 |
Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 398 | 273 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 277 | 326 | L4 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3–5 | 3–9 | 254 | 418 | L1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 1–7 | 1–13 | 239 | 473 | L7 |
References
- ^ "1986 NFL Pro Bowlers". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "1986 NFL All-Pros". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ISBN 978-1-58979-360-6
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jun-06.