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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1985 seasonW1985 NFL season↗

28 teams in NFL · 224 regular-season games, 1985-09-08 to 1985-12-23 · attendance 12,174,884

◀ 1984 1986 ▶

<a href="/superbowl/1985">Super Bowl XX</a>

Chicago Bears
46–10 over New England Patriots
MVP Richard Dent

MVP

Marcus Allen Los Angeles Raiders

Offensive Player

Marcus Allen Los Angeles Raiders

Defensive Player

Mike Singletary

Offensive Rookie

Eddie Brown Cincinnati Bengals

Defensive Rookie

Duane Bickett Indianapolis Colts

Coach of the Year

Mike Ditka Chicago Bears

Hall of Fame class of 1985

Frank Gatski, Joe Namath, O. J. Simpson, Pete Rozelle, Roger Staubach

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Wild Card	1985-12-28	New England Patriots 26–14 New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Wild Card	1985-12-29	New York Giants 17–3 San Francisco 49ers	Giants Stadium
Divisional	1986-01-04	Miami Dolphins 24–21 Cleveland Browns	Miami Orange Bowl
Divisional	1986-01-04	Los Angeles Rams 20–0 Dallas Cowboys	Anaheim Stadium
Divisional	1986-01-05	New England Patriots 27–20 Los Angeles Raiders	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Divisional Round	1986-01-05	Chicago Bears 21–0 New York Giants	Soldier Field
AFC Championship Game	1986-01-12	New England Patriots 31–14 Miami Dolphins	Miami Orange Bowl
NFC Championship	1986-01-12	Chicago Bears 24–0 Los Angeles Rams	Soldier Field
Super Bowl XX	1986-01-26	Chicago Bears 46–10 New England Patriots	Louisiana Superdome

Standings

NFL AFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cleveland Browns	8	8	0	.500	287	294	Marty Schottenheimer	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Dolphins) 21–24
2	Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	441	437	Sam Wyche	Did not qualify
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	7	9	0	.438	379	355	Chuck Noll	Did not qualify
4	Houston Oilers	5	11	0	.312	284	412	Hugh Campbell	Did not qualify

NFL AFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Miami Dolphins	12	4	0	.750	428	320	Don Shula	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Browns) 24–21 Lost AFC Championship (vs.
2	New York Jets	11	5	0	.688	393	264	Joe Walton	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Patriots) 14–26
3	New England Patriots	11	5	0	.688	362	290	Raymond Berry	Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 26–14 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Rai
4	Indianapolis Colts	5	11	0	.312	320	386	Rod Dowhower	Did not qualify
5	Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	200	381	Kay Stephenson	Did not qualify

NFL AFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Los Angeles Raiders	12	4	0	.750	354	308	Tom Flores	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Patriots) 20–27
2	Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	380	329	Dan Reeves	Did not qualify
3	Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	349	303	Chuck Knox	Did not qualify
4	San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	467	435	Don Coryell	Did not qualify
5	Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	317	360	John Mackovic	Did not qualify

NFL NFC Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	15	1	0	.938	456	198	Mike Ditka	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Giants) 21–0 Won NFC Championship (vs. Ra Champion
2	Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	337	355	Forrest Gregg	Did not qualify
3	Minnesota Vikings	7	9	0	.438	346	359	Bud Grant	Did not qualify
4	Detroit Lions	7	9	0	.438	307	366	Darryl Rogers	Did not qualify
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	14	0	.125	294	448	Leeman Bennett	Did not qualify

NFL NFC East

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Dallas Cowboys	10	6	0	.625	357	333	Tom Landry	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 0–20
2	New York Giants	10	6	0	.625	399	283	Bill Parcells	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. 49ers) 17–3 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at B
3	Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	297	312	Joe Gibbs	Did not qualify
4	Philadelphia Eagles	7	9	0	.438	286	310	Marion Campbell	Did not qualify
5	St. Louis Cardinals	5	11	0	.312	278	414	Jim Hanifan	Did not qualify

NFL NFC West

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Los Angeles Rams	11	5	0	.688	340	277	John Robinson	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Cowboys) 20–0 Lost NFC Championship (at B
2	San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	411	263	Bill Walsh	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Giants) 3–17
3	New Orleans Saints	5	11	0	.312	294	401	Bum Phillips	Did not qualify
4	Atlanta Falcons	4	12	0	.250	282	452	Dan Henning	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

1. 4,137Dan Marino Miami Dolphins

passing tds

1. 30Dan Marino Miami Dolphins

rushing yards

1. 1,759Marcus Allen Los Angeles Raiders

rushing tds

1. 21Joe Morris New York Giants

receiving yards

1. 1,287Steve Largent Seattle Seahawks

receiving tds

1. 13Daryl Turner Seattle Seahawks

receptions

1. 92Roger Craig San Francisco 49ers

interceptions

1. 9Everson Walls Dallas Cowboys

sacks

1. 17Richard Dent Chicago Bears

points

1. 144Kevin Butler Chicago Bears