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Bears head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan are carried around the field after they defeated New England 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.
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Bears head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan are carried around the field after they defeated New England 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.

Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX

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Bears head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan are carried around the field after they defeated New England 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.
Bears head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan are carried around the field after they defeated New England 46-10 to win Super Bowl XX in New Orleans.
Chicago Bears William Perry dives for a 1-yard touchdown during Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26, 1986 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
Chicago Bears William Perry dives for a 1-yard touchdown during Super Bowl XX on Jan. 26, 1986 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
New England Patriots quarterback Tony Eason fumbles after being sacked by Bears defensive end Richard Dent. Bears defensive end Dan Hampton would later recover the ball.
New England Patriots quarterback Tony Eason fumbles after being sacked by Bears defensive end Richard Dent. Bears defensive end Dan Hampton would later recover the ball.
Bears running back Walter Payton shouts encouragement to his teammates during Super Bowl XX.
Bears running back Walter Payton shouts encouragement to his teammates during Super Bowl XX.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon sits on the sidelines during the Bears Super Bowl XX victory.
Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon sits on the sidelines during the Bears Super Bowl XX victory.
Bears linebackers Mike Singletary, center, and Otis Wilson celebrate during their victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
Bears linebackers Mike Singletary, center, and Otis Wilson celebrate during their victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
Bears William “Refrigerator” Perry gets ready to spike the ball after scoring a touchdown during Super Bowl XX.
Bears defensive end Dan Hampton and linebacker Otis Wilson celebrate after sacking Patriots' quarterback Steve Grogan during Super Bowl XX.
Bears defensive end Dan Hampton and linebacker Otis Wilson celebrate after sacking Patriots’ quarterback Steve Grogan during Super Bowl XX.
Bears running backs Dennis Gentry, left, and Calvin Thomas celebrate after their Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.
Bears running backs Dennis Gentry, left, and Calvin Thomas celebrate after their Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots.
The Bears defense sacks the Patriots' quarterback Tony Eason.
The Bears defense sacks the Patriots’ quarterback Tony Eason.
The Bears' Willie Gault hauls in a 43-yard pass from Jim McMahon in the first quarter of Super Bowl XX.
The Bears’ Willie Gault hauls in a 43-yard pass from Jim McMahon in the first quarter of Super Bowl XX.
Mike Ditka is carried off the field by William “Refrigerator” Perry after the Bears defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX.
Bears special teams captain Brian Cabral celebrates the Super Bowl victory inside the team's locker room.
Bears special teams captain Brian Cabral celebrates the Super Bowl victory inside the team’s locker room.
Walter Payton and Calvin Thomas are interviewed at Super Bowl XX media day.
Walter Payton and Calvin Thomas are interviewed at Super Bowl XX media day.
Bears coach Mike Ditka answers question at a Super Bowl press conference before the Bears played the Patriots.
Bears coach Mike Ditka answers question at a Super Bowl press conference before the Bears played the Patriots.
Chicago's Mayor Harold Washington, in hat, cheers with the Fridgettes at O'Hare International Airport on Jan. 25, 1986, as the Bears headed to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.
Chicago’s Mayor Harold Washington, in hat, cheers with the Fridgettes at O’Hare International Airport on Jan. 25, 1986, as the Bears headed to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.
On a train bound for the Super Bowl, a group of Chicago Bears fans pose before leaving Union Station in Chicago on Jan. 25, 1986.
On a train bound for the Super Bowl, a group of Chicago Bears fans pose before leaving Union Station in Chicago on Jan. 25, 1986.
Fans swarm one of the buses carrying Chicago Bears in a tickertape parade on LaSalle Street, Jan. 27, 1986.
Fans swarm one of the buses carrying Chicago Bears in a tickertape parade on LaSalle Street, Jan. 27, 1986.
Carpenters put up an orange letter “B” to read Bears over the “S” on the Sears Tower after the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl, Jan. 27, 1986, in Chicago.
As far as Bears fans were concerned, the whole world could stand still for the rally, and traffic did on Clark Street on Jan. 27, 1986, after the Bears won the Super Bowl.
As far as Bears fans were concerned, the whole world could stand still for the rally, and traffic did on Clark Street on Jan. 27, 1986, after the Bears won the Super Bowl.
People celebrate during the victory parade on LaSalle Street for the Chicago Bears as it heads to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
People celebrate during the victory parade on LaSalle Street for the Chicago Bears as it heads to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
Fans jumped on top of the buses during the Chicago Bears victory parade on Clark Street in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
Fans jumped on top of the buses during the Chicago Bears victory parade on Clark Street in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
Fans carry a banner during the Chicago Bears victory parade on LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
Fans carry a banner during the Chicago Bears victory parade on LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
There's standing room only on a light pole at LaSalle and Washington streets during the Chicago Bears victory parade in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
There’s standing room only on a light pole at LaSalle and Washington streets during the Chicago Bears victory parade in downtown Chicago on Jan. 27, 1986.
Police try to move spectators out of the way of the Chicago Bears’ convoy along LaSalle Street on Jan. 27, 1986. “Had anyone suggested the crowd would be larger, we would have changed the route to something like Michigan Avenue,” said First Deputy Police Supt. John Jemilo.
The Chicago Bears are welcomed home after winning the Super Bowl at a rally in downtown Chicago.
The Chicago Bears are welcomed home after winning the Super Bowl at a rally in downtown Chicago.
Mayor Harold Washington does his version of the “Super Bowl shuffle” at City Hall on Dec. 16, 1985, with Richard Dent, left, Otis Wilson and Willie Gault, right, of the Bears. The players appeared with the mayor to announce that a portion of proceeds from the players’ new record will be donated to the Sharing-It program.
People read about the Chicago Bears winning the Super Bowl in the newspaper at the corner of Wacker and Madison in the cold weather on Jan. 27, 1986.
People read about the Chicago Bears winning the Super Bowl in the newspaper at the corner of Wacker and Madison in the cold weather on Jan. 27, 1986.

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