I am a Bears fan but I have respect for the 1985 Patriots because they won three playoff games on the road.

The voice of the Patriots in these highlights was John Carlson of WHDH/WEEI. I actually called him on the phone two times. He was kind enough to talk with me for 45 minutes each time. Mr. Carlson gave up announcing due to commuting to Minnesota each week from Massachusetts. This was after he lost the Pats job when the team changed radio stations in 1987. I told him “you sound like you miss announcing”, to which Mr. Carlson replied wistfully, “I do.” I sent John Carlson 2 tapes featuring complete radio broadcasts of two Patriot games he called. He sent me a Christmas card and thanked me for my gesture. He truly enjoyed his broadcast time with New England and radio partner Jon Morris. I hope the man was enjoyed and appreciated by Patriot fans as I did. John Carlson had a voice from Heaven.

1985 was my first season following the Patriots watching with My Uncle and Cousin just about every Sunday when we had get togethers at my Grandparents house. I was only 4. 38 years later I still stay in Contact with my Uncle watching our team.

OH THIS SEASON WAS BEAUTIFUL FOR THE PATRIOTS! Threw away the orange bowl AT THE RIGHT TIME!

January 1986 to October 1986: Pats in Super Bowl, Celtics win NBA Finals, Red Sox in World Series.

@patrickthomas8890

2 жыл бұрын

For the 1980 season the Phillies won the World Series, and the Flyers/Eagles/Sixers appeared in the Stanley Cup/Super Bowl/Finals.

@notoriouseagle1074

Жыл бұрын

Shame the B's didn't join the party.

@adamdorgant9454

3 ай бұрын

Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!

Andre tippett was unstoppable

Pat the Patriot had to be the greatest logo in the history of the NFL. I was a young kid in the 70s, and I often looked at NFL items in the Sears Wish Book each year. The Patriots helmet always stood out to me, and I wish they would bring it back using the current color scheme. I also wish they would get rid of the current red stripes on the shoulders, as they are unnecessary and detract from the great blue and silver combo.

@djeanpierre

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a Bears fan, and even as a kid (around the time they played the Patriots in the Super Bowl) I thought the old Patriots helmet was interesting. “What is that little man on the helmet?” 😄

@juliansmith1951

10 ай бұрын

​@djeanpierre My favorite Logo plus whenever I play madden nfl on my Playstation 3 I select those uniforms

@sostdm617

9 ай бұрын

Sears is throwback foreal

@tigermachine6471

6 ай бұрын

Steelers fan here, always liked the Pats 80s helmet. I remember this teams voyage to the super bowl that year. It was an anazing underdog journey, they were never gonna defeat Chicago, but the fact that they got there was a credit to a bunch of tough vets & young talent too….Irving Fryar, Andre Tippett. That was a fun season!

I remember watching Super Bowl XX live on television. The Chicago Bears thoroughly defeated the New England Patriots in that game. Who would ever have imagined that by 2019, after they had won Super Bowl 53, they would be on par with the Pittsburgh Steelers with six World Championships to their franchise! Bill Belichick would coach on six Super Bowl winning teams eclipsing coach Chuck Noll who led Pittsburgh to four titles! QB Tom Brady would earn SEVEN Super Bowl rings with two different teams surpassing QB Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana, who both won four Super Bowls.

@thefrase7884

Жыл бұрын

Really? Who ever would have guessed

After the Pats squished the fish in ‘85, the fish hadn’t resurfaced yet.

The Patriots only had one losing season from 1976-87. Every team in the league had at least two.

@danielrau2438

3 жыл бұрын

Steve Grogan 🐐#14

@johnnguyen270

3 жыл бұрын

that was 1981. 2-14!!!!

@terrancethomas9792

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnguyen270 , believe or not that season, the Patriots were outscored by just 50 points. There were lot of stupid losses.

@MGAF688

3 жыл бұрын

Wow. For real? That is amazing. The Raiders won 3 Super Bowls in that 12 season run. The 49ers also won a couple of Super Bowls as did the Steelers.

Even though they got crushed, the 85 Pats were still the only team to score on the 85 Bears defense in the postseason…a very tough Giants and a peak Eric Dickerson led Rams both got shutout by the Bears. Scoring anything on that D was an accomplishment.

@toonsis

Жыл бұрын

Hard to believe the 80s Bears only had that 1 superbowl

@manzac112

8 ай бұрын

​@@toonsis Well if you're in a conference with teams that have a defense just as great as you and also have an offense that can surpass you, it's pretty hard to win a Superbowl.

Great to see video of John Hannah just trucking guys!

@kevinronske9894

10 ай бұрын

He has a nice farm in Bama now.

I loved this team

My memory of Eason was of disappointment ... but boy could he throw an amazing deep ball. Wow in the bucket.

@mikeyoungblood1642

2 жыл бұрын

He’d be a lot better in today’s NFL where you can’t hit the QB as hard anymore…but he was too fragile for 80s NFL

@kamilebrahimoff3589

Жыл бұрын

He was a disappointment in the Super Bowl because he threw the ball against the defense that was designed to stop the pass.

Best Season before Robert Kraft bought the patriots

@thefrase7884

Жыл бұрын

I always thought the ‘86 team was a little better. They really weren’t sneaking up on anyone

I wonder how great Craig James’ career would have been had he not tore his knee up. He also had a very successful season or two in the USFL prior to joining the Patriots.

Grogan is the best!

@ericklaus3972

3 жыл бұрын

Yes he was a leader

@chadwickwhite6107

2 жыл бұрын

Jim McMahon was a LEADER. The 1985 Chicago Bears were WAY BETTER than THESE LOSERS.

@Mathisfunforeveryone

2 жыл бұрын

@@chadwickwhite6107 Jim McMahon was overrated. Everybody knows that team was carried by Walter Payton and by one of the best defenses of all time.

That was one heck of a season! Too bad the Goliath (known as the Chicago Bears) were just to big to slay for the David Patriots!

Bring back pat patriot logo now please

@thefrase7884

Жыл бұрын

Ok….done

Don Blackmon was a beast...

Big Pats for fan for my life but deep down I knew the Super Bowl would play out the way it did. Miami would have given Chicago a better game.

@toonsis

Жыл бұрын

The Browns would have given the 9ers a better game the superbowl before

@toonsis

10 ай бұрын

Raiders turned the ball over 5 times..and it was still a close game !

@adamdorgant9454

3 ай бұрын

True!!!

1:31 Irving Fryar Number one overall pick in 1984

@jrayner21679

4 жыл бұрын

Dumisa Tony Johnson his wife stabbed him in a domestic incident that kept him out of the AFC championship in Miami.

@jrayner21679

4 жыл бұрын

@Su!c!de Surv!vor Yup. He played in Super Bowl but we had zero chance.

Had we played anybody BUT the bears

Who is the narrator ?

@ericradford2142

3 жыл бұрын

Jeff Kaye

@patrickthomas8890

2 жыл бұрын

The great John Facenda’s last narration before passing away was for Redskins/Raiders SB highlight film.

The sad part is 90% of these plays are illegal now I'm tired of holding my breathe everytime someon gets tackled I m done!!!!

Eason could throw but word was he wasnt very tough. Grogan's was hurt and a little past his prime.

@alec1115

3 жыл бұрын

If you watch the first two drives of Super Bowl XX, Eason was scared of the Bears Pass Rush. He was constantly jumping backwards while throwing and crouching while the rush got to him.

@manzac112

3 жыл бұрын

@@alec1115 I mean if you saw one of the meanest and most physical defenses ever led by Mike Singletary, a guy who played football at my high school that I graduated from in Worthing High, you would totally crap your pants.

@daveyjones8276

Жыл бұрын

@@alec1115 you will also see the first 2 passes DROPPED

Where is Bill Belichick and Tom Bra-- oh never mind wrong year!!

Anomalous as it might seem, the defensive backfield looked better after the departure of Mike Haynes, a consummate professional and Hall of Farmer

@MGAF688

3 жыл бұрын

Addition by subtraction. NE was less reliant on a star and could spread the wealth.

@CarlosReyes-qe2iq

2 жыл бұрын

@@MGAF688 Both Raymond Clayborn and Fred Marion made the Pro Bowl that year, and Ronnie Lippett and Roland James were just as good.

War eagle 🦅

Anyone else see the quarterback being tapped out lol 3 count.

Tippett was far better than lt, doesn't get enough respect

Even a BLIND SQURREL finds an ACORN ONCE in a WHILE. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

hated that helmet

@jrayner21679

4 жыл бұрын

I wish they would go back to that emblem the red face mask though.

@pauldittrich978

4 жыл бұрын

I remember in the 1970’s they considered going to a helmet emblem somewhat similar in concept to what they have now and the fans absolutely hated it.

@juliansmith4352

4 жыл бұрын

@@jrayner21679 I loved that logo especially in the mid 80s whenever I'm playing Madden NFL on my PlayStation 2 or PlayStation 3 I select those uniforms

@juliansmith4352

4 жыл бұрын

@@jrayner21679 I agree as well

@Snowboy2015

3 жыл бұрын

everybody loved those unis and helmets..u must be high.

I would take Tony Eason over Tom Brady any day of the week.

@notoriouseagle1074

4 жыл бұрын

The guy that John Hannah, the greatest offensive lineman in Patriots history, called a pussy and should be wearing a dress. Everyone knows Grogan was the better QB. Don't even joke about taking Eason over God.

@terrancethomas9792

4 жыл бұрын

David Dolan Eason crumbled to the Bears rush, after ‘85, he crumbled. The Pats drafted Eason over Marino. Sports Illustrated called Hannah, the greatest lineman in NFL history.

@winkydog184

4 жыл бұрын

Are u on drugs?

@terrancethomas9792

4 жыл бұрын

David Dolan, the top 5 QBs in Patriots history from 1975 up. 1. A man named Brady 2. Drew Bledsoe 3. Steve Grogan 4. Tony Eason 5. And rising, Cam Newton.

@pauldittrich978

3 жыл бұрын

David Dolan aw, c’mon! Eason rocked!

How about those 1985 Chicago Bears?! REAL CHAMPIONS. The New England Patriots can ONLY WIN if they CHEAT. DEFLATE a FOOTBALL, SPY on OTHER TEAMS.

@MGAF688

3 жыл бұрын

6 > 1. Packers fans say 12 > 9. I have no dog in the race. But many people think Halas was the greatest cheater of them all. No one tried to cut corners on the rules like the Papa Bear.

@djeanpierre

2 жыл бұрын

I’m a Bears fan and cheating or not I would switch places with the Pats in a heartbeat. One championship in 36 years is nothing to really gloat about.