That Great '85 Bears Team-- Part 2: Those Shutouts, That "D"

And you know that Coach Mike Ditka had to be really happy about this one, considering he had ended his playing career with the Cowboys and had been assistant head coach under Landry.

And, da Bears weren't done with that 44-0 shellacking of the Cowboys. A week later, they beat the Falcons 36-0 at Soldier Field --  the first Bear back-to-back shutouts since 1942.

The shutout of the Falcons capped a seven-game run in which the Bears defense allowed 30 points and scored 27 -- for a net of three points allowed.  And that doesn't include 39 points scored in that span on short fields the Bears got from takeaways.

The Bears nearly had three shutouts in a row, but a Steve Fuller fumble on a lateral to Willie Gault against the Lions in Week 10 led to a Lions field goal.  The modest 17-yard scoring drive was the only blemish in a 24-3 victory at Soldier Field.

Da Bears!!!  --CootBear