NFC EASTNFC CENTRALNFC WESTDallas10-6Chicago15-1LA Rams11-5NY Giants10-6Green Bay8-8San Francisco10-6Washington10-6Minnesota7-9New Orleans5-11Philadelphia7-9Detroit7-9Atlanta4-12St Louis 5-10-1Tampa Bay2-14AFC EASTAFC CENTRALAFC WESTMiami12-4Cleveland8-8LA Raiders12-4NY Jets11-5Cincinnati7-9Denver11-5New England11-5Pittsburgh7-9Seattle8-8Indianapolis5-11Houston5-11San Diego8-8Buffalo2-14Kansas City6-10WILD CARD GAMESNY Giants 17 San Francisco 13New England 28 NY Jets 14DIVISIONAL GAMESLA Rams 20 Dallas 0Chicago 21 NY Giants 0Miami 24 Cleveland 21New England 27 LA Raiders 20CHAMPIONSHIP GAMESChicago 24 LA Rams 0New England 31 Miami 14SUPER BOWL XX at Louisiana Superdome, New OrleansChicago 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.