Super Bowl XX
The twentieth championship tournament of the National Football League (NFL), Super Bowl XX was held in New Jersey’s Louisiana Superdome. It is already the sixth time that a final match took place in the venue. In this game, the New England Patriots did not win over the Chicago Bears who had a score of thirty- six points.
Chicago Bears
Before the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl XX, it was already enjoying a celebrity status under the expertise of Mike Ditka. In 1985, he was cited as the Coach of the Year in the National Football League (NFL). Through his leadership, the team was able to bag fifteen matches in a regular season. The franchise experienced defeat but it was only once with the Miami Dolphins. Because of which, the Bears decided to fortify their line- up with a strong defense system known as the “forty- six zone.” It actually worked for the club because in the whole of NFL, it obtained two thousand seven hundred sixty- one yards and twenty- seven touchdowns.
Prior to the Chicago Bears’ win in the Super Bowl XX, it landed in the number two spot as the team in the National Football League (NFL) with the highest score of four hundred fifty- six. The franchise was actually composed of athletes bearing various characters. There was Jim McMahon, a quarterback, who provided a strong passing attack. His playing percentage reveals fifteen touchdowns and two thousand three hundred ninety- two yards. Walter Payton, a running back, also made a huge contribution to the Bears. In the whole of NFL, he is still known as the foremost rusher with fourteen thousand eight hundred sixty yards.
Aside from Jim McMahon and Walter Payton, Mike Singletary also made a mark in the Chicago Bears win in the Super Bowl XX. In the National Football League (NFL), he was recognized as the Defensive Player of the Year with a playing percentage of one interception, three fumble recoveries and three sacks. Among the three though, William Perry obtained the highest attention. Though a rookie, he got the moniker “Refrigerator” because of his huge built. He weighed three hundred twenty pounds when he joined the team. However, he was encouraged to lose weight when coach Buddy Ryan told the media something negative about him.
New England Patriots
In the American Football League, the New England Patriots were known as the “Cinderella” team even before entering the Super Bowl 20. The franchise was called as such because for most of the regular season, it played like an underdog where by the end, it would be representing AFL for the championship tournament. This means to say that a lot of people were not expecting the Patriots to obtain the success. The club lost three matches of the first five but was able to win in the six consecutive games finishing a percentage of eleven is to five. With that, the group was only third in the eastern division of the American Football League.
During the Super Bowl 20 champions bout, the New England Patriots took pride in Tony Easton playing as quarterback. Before he joined the team, he was with the National Football League (NFL). In the middle of the regular season, he suffered an injury so he was replaced by Steve Grogan who served as his back- up. In the American Football League (AFL), he is recognized as very consistent in his performance on the field. He was part of the starting line- up of the franchise’s match in the regular season with a percentage of eighty- five out of one hundred fifty- six completions.
The New England Patriots also had wide receiver Stanley Morgan who contributed with a great deep threat. He was able to catch thirty- nine passes for five touchdowns and seven hundred sixty yards. Opposite his position on field is Irving Fryar who captured thirty- nine throws for ten touchdowns and six hundred seventy yards. The most powerful in the team though is Craig James, a halfback, who rushed for one thousand two hundred twenty- seven yards. He scored seven touchdowns in three hundred seventy yards. There is also Tony Collins, a fullback, who made fifty- two receptions for five hundred forty- nine yards.
With these, Super Bowl 20 teams are the Chicago Bears and the New England Patriots.