Signed 1985 Super Bowl XX Cap

Signed 1985 Super Bowl XX Cap
Signed by Otis Wilson, Steve “Mongo” McMichael, Keith Van Horne, and Dennis McKinnon.
Snapback is missing.

Super Bowl XX football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Chicago Bears and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1985 season. The Bears defeated the Patriots by the score of 46–10, capturing their first NFL championship since 1963, three years prior to the birth of the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XX was played on January 26, 1986 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

This was the fourth Super Bowl where both teams were making their Super Bowl debuts. The Bears entered the game after becoming the second team in NFL history to win 15 regular season games. With their then-revolutionary 46 defense, Chicago led the league in several defensive categories, outscored their opponents with a staggering margin of 456–198, and recorded two postseason shutouts. The Patriots were considered a Cinderella team during the 1985 season, and posted an 11–5 regular season record, but entered the playoffs as a wild card because of tiebreakers. But defying the odds, New England posted three road playoff wins to advance to Super Bowl XX.

In their victory over the Patriots, the Bears set or tied Super Bowl records for sacks (seven), fewest rushing yards allowed (seven), and margin of victory (36 points). At the time, New England broke the record for the quickest lead in Super Bowl history, with Tony Franklin’s 36-yard field goal 1:19 into the first quarter after a Chicago fumble. But the Patriots were eventually held to negative yardage (−19) throughout the entire first half, and finished with just 123 total yards from scrimmage, the second lowest total yards in Super Bowl history, behind the Minnesota Vikings (119 total yards) in Super Bowl IX. Bears defensive end Richard Dent, who had 1.5 quarterback sacks, forced two fumbles, and blocked a pass, was named the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP).[

The telecast of the game on NBC was watched by an estimated 92.57 million viewers.

Otis Wilson- a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. He won a Super Bowl as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears. As a starting outside linebacker for the Bears, Wilson played on one of the most dominating defenses in football history as part of the linebacking trio with Mike Singletary and Wilber Marshall. This defense helped the Bears to win Super Bowl XX. That same year, he also made the only Pro Bowl selection of his career. He was a featured soloist of the “Shuffling Crew” in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle in 1985. He was possibly the Bears’ most feared pass-rusher and the most intimidating player when he lined up in the 46 defense. He was second on the team with 10.5 sacks in the 1985 season, and numerous times he hurried the quarterback into errant throws. He finished his 9-season career with 36 sacks, 8 fumble recoveries, 31 fumble return yards 10 interceptions, 115 return yards, and 2 touchdowns in 110 games.

Steve “Mongo” McMichael- played 15 seasons in the NFL. During his time with the Bears, he was a two-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro, winning Super Bowl XX with the team. He led the Bears with 111⁄2 sacks in 1988. He had 108 tackles in 1989. Bears coach Mike Ditka said in 2005 that McMichael was the toughest player he had ever coached. McMichael was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024.

Keith Van Horne- former offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played for the Bears from 1981 though 1993 and was a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears team, winners of Super Bowl XX. In his 13 NFL seasons, he played in 186 games for the Bears, and started 169 of them.

Dennis McKinnon- former football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears. In his eight seasons, McKinnon caught 194 passes for 3,012 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also returned 129 punts for 1,191 yards and three touchdowns, and scored a rushing touchdown. He caught 31 passes for 555 yards and seven touchdowns during the Bears’ championship season in 1985. He won Super Bowl XX as a member of the 1985 Chicago Bears. His best season was in 1988, when he caught 45 passes for 704 yards and three touchdowns, while also returning 40 punts for 405 yards and a franchise record two touchdowns. At the time of his retirement, McKinnon’s 1,191 punt return yards were the second-highest total in Chicago franchise history. As of 2019, he held many playoff franchise records, including yards per reception and yards per game (17.3 and 43.1, min 20 receptions), receiving touchdowns (4 career; 2 in one season), and most postseason games with a touchdown reception.