# What is the greatest Chicago Bears team of all time?

> Leather-helmet title teams sit beside modern defenses that terrorized quarterbacks, and a few of the best records here never ended with a trophy.

*By YPB Team · Published November 7, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-greatest-chicago-bears-team-of-all-time*

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1. **1985 Chicago Bears** — score 1000/1000
   Mike Ditka's 15-1 team that beat the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX behind Buddy Ryan's 46 defense.
2. **2018 Chicago Bears** — score 802/1000
   Matt Nagy's 12-4 NFC North champions with Khalil Mack, eliminated 16-15 by the Eagles on Cody Parkey's blocked 'double doink' field goal.
3. **1941 Chicago Bears** — score 751/1000
   A 10-1 team that repeated as NFL champions by beating the New York Giants 37-9 in the title game.
4. **1932 Chicago Bears** — score 555/1000
   A 7-1-6 team that won the NFL title by beating Portsmouth 9-0 in an indoor playoff game at Chicago Stadium.
5. **2006 Chicago Bears** — score 555/1000
   Lovie Smith's 13-3 NFC champions, led by Brian Urlacher and Devin Hester, who lost Super Bowl XLI 29-17 to the Colts.
6. **1946 Chicago Bears** — score 481/1000
   Sid Luckman's 8-2-1 team that beat the New York Giants 24-14 in the 1946 NFL Championship Game.
7. **1963 Chicago Bears** — score 481/1000
   An 11-1-2 team built on George Allen's defense that beat the New York Giants 14-10 for the NFL title.
8. **1933 Chicago Bears** — score 397/1000
   A 10-2-1 team with Bronko Nagurski that won the first official NFL Championship Game, 23-21 over the Giants.
9. **1940 Chicago Bears** — score 299/1000
   George Halas's T-formation team that beat Washington 73-0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game.
10. **1942 Chicago Bears** — score 185/1000
   An 11-0 team that outscored opponents 376-84 before losing the NFL Championship Game 14-6 to Washington.
11. **1934 Chicago Bears** — score 185/1000
   A 13-0 regular-season team with rookie Beattie Feathers that lost the NFL Championship 'Sneakers Game' to the Giants.

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