The Bears, led by head coach Mike Ditka and their legendary defense, had a regular season of just 16 games and no bye weeks, compared to the now 17-game season, with a bye week, where they went 15-1.

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The Bears, led by head coach Mike Ditka and their legendary defense, had a regular season of just 16 games and no bye weeks, compared to the now 17-game season, with a bye week, where they went 15-1.

The Chicago Bears may have better players than Mike Ditka, they may even have better coaches who will win more championships, but no one will ever surpass Ditka's legendary status with this franchise.