PRE-SEASON GAMES 11 Aug v Pittsburgh Lost 17-27 The offense 19 Aug at NY Jets 26 Aug v Baltimore
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NFC EAST NFC CENTRAL NFC WEST Dallas 10-6 Chicago 15-1 LA Rams 11-5 NY Giants 10-6 Green Bay 8-8 San Francisco 10-6 Washington 10-6 Minnesota 7-9 New Orleans 5-11 Philadelphia 7-9 Detroit 7-9 Atlanta 4-12 St Louis 5-10-1 Tampa Bay 2-14 AFC EAST AFC CENTRAL AFC WEST Miami 12-4 Cleveland 8-8 LA Raiders 12-4 NY Jets 11-5 Cincinnati 7-9 Denver 11-5 New England 11-5 Pittsburgh 7-9 Seattle 8-8 Indianapolis 5-11 Houston 5-11 San Diego 8-8 Buffalo 2-14 Kansas City 6-10 WILD CARD GAMES NY Giants 17 San Francisco 13 New England 28 NY Jets 14 DIVISIONAL GAMES LA Rams 20 Dallas 0 Chicago 21 NY Giants 0 Miami 24 Cleveland 21 New England 27 LA Raiders 20 CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Chicago 24 LA Rams 0 New England 31 Miami 14 SUPER BOWL XX at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans Chicago 46 New England 10
30 minutes into the 1985 season and the Bucs led the eventual-champion Bears 28-17. Two months later and the Bucs were still winless after nine games. Even acquiring Steve Young from the USFL would not help as Leeman Bennett began to prove that he was just a poor NFL head coach. The defense missed Lee Roy Selmon and even the incredible talents of James Wilder were wasted.
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