{"id":905,"date":"2025-07-24T11:37:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=905"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:38:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T11:38:06","slug":"1985-bears-nfl-goat-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/?p=905","title":{"rendered":"BaddSports #294"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NFL-Bears-GOAT-723x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NFL-Bears-GOAT-723x1024.jpg 723w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NFL-Bears-GOAT-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NFL-Bears-GOAT-768x1088.jpg 768w, https:\/\/baddsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NFL-Bears-GOAT.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udfe0\ud83d\udd35 NFL GOAT TEAM?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc3b Introducing the 1985 Chicago Bears \u2014 the team that didn\u2019t just win, they ran out of teams to humiliate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udfaf Final Record: 18-1<br>\ud83d\udca5 Only loss? 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