Super Bowl XLI

2006 was the Bears' best season in 21 years, as they ended the regular season just one win short of the Super Bowl. Relive every moment of the powerhouse season in which head coach Lovie Smith delivered on his plan to return the team to glory. Rex Grossman led the hard-hitting offense with 23 touchdown passes, while Devin Hester earned an NFL record for most touchdown returns in a single season in his first year with the franchise.

In late March of 1984, a moving company secretly packed up the Baltimore Colts’ belongings and its fleet of vans sneaked off in the darkness of the early morning. Leaving a city of deeply devoted fans in shock and disbelief. What caused owner Robert Irsay to turn his back on a town that was as closely linked to its team as any in the NFL? Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Levinson, himself a long-standing Baltimore Colts fanatic, will probe that question in light of the changing relationship of sports to community. Through the eyes of members of the Colts Marching Band, Levinson will illustrate how a fan base copes with losing the team that it loves.

30 years after the 1985 Chicago Bears ran roughshod over the rest of the NFL en route to winning the only Super Bowl title in franchise history, they remain one of the most legendary teams in league history. From their dominating defense to their swaggering offense and their firebrand of a head coach, the Bears of that vintage team were a force to be reckoned with, and it’s easy to see why their legacy has remained strong. Big personalities like Mike Ditka and Jim McMahon, combined with the ferocious attitudes of players like Mike Singletary and Steve McMichael made for a volatile mix that ended up carrying the Bears to a 15-1 record and to an emphatic victory in Super Bowl XX.

Third installment of Hallmark's "Holliday Touchdown" franchise. plot TBA.

Super Bowl XX, played on January 26, 1986, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, saw the Chicago Bears dominate the New England Patriots 46-10, securing their first-ever Super Bowl title. The victory capped off a remarkable season for the Bears, who finished with a 15-1 record and were considered one of the most dominant teams in NFL history.

Super Bowl III, played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, was one of the most significant games in football history. It was the first time the AFL truly proved it could compete with the NFL, thanks to the brash confidence of New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath. Leading up to the game, the Baltimore Colts were widely regarded as one of the best teams ever assembled, and the NFL had dominated the first two Super Bowls. Few believed the upstart AFL had any chance—until Namath famously guaranteed a Jets victory just days before the game.

Super Bowl V, played on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, was one of the most chaotic and mistake-filled championship games in NFL history. It was the first Super Bowl played after the official merger of the NFL and AFL, with the Baltimore Colts representing the newly formed American Football Conference (AFC) and the Dallas Cowboys representing the National Football Conference (NFC). While the game was historically significant as the first “post-merger” Super Bowl, it is often remembered for its sloppy play, featuring a record 11 turnovers between the two teams.