As you may recall, the lone loss for the 1985 Bears came on a Monday night against the same pesky Miami Dolphins, 38-24. Somewhere, Bob Kuechenberg, a guard on the ’72 Dolphins team that finished undefeated, is likely sneaking a little taste of champagne. Here’s how the losses compare:
CATEGORY: First downs
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 23
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 17
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 20
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 17
CATEGORY: Total net yards
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 343
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 335
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 292
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 298
CATEGORY: Rushes-yards
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 37-167
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 24-90
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 28-103
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 35-161
CATEGORY: Comp.-att.-INT
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 14-28-3
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 14-27-1
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 18-42-3
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 16-32-2
CATEGORY: Passing yards
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 176
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 245
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 210
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 137
CATEGORY: Fumbles-lost
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 1-1
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 2-1
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 4-3
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 0-0
CATEGORY: Sacked-yards
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 6-35
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 3-25
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 0-0
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 3-21
CATEGORY: Penalties-yards
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 7-65
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 6-61
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 7-45
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 11-69
CATEGORY: Time of possession
1985 LOSS, BEARS: 34:08
1985 LOSS, DOLPHINS: 25:52
SUNDAY’S LOSS, BEARS: 30:06
SUNDAY’S LOSS, DOLPHINS: 29:54
