While there have been 59 Super Bowl champions, few have been celebrated more than the 1985 Chicago Bears , a truly larger than life team that took the NFL by storm en route to capturing the franchise's lone Super Bowl title.

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the legendary squad, members of the '85 Bears were honored during halftime of Monday night's game between the Vikings and Bears at Soldier Field. Fittingly, a key win for the Bears during the '85 season came against the Vikings on Monday night.

Led by coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan, the '85 Bears steamrolled the regular season to the tune of a 15-1 record. Chicago started 12-0 before the Dolphins and Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino prevented them from joining the 1972 Dolphins as the NFL's

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