1985 New England Patriots

The Patriots enjoyed their finest season to date in 1985. In head coach Raymond Berry's first full season at the helm, the Pats finished 11-5 and one game behind Dan Marino and the Dolphins.

They beat the New York Jets 28-14 in the Wild Card Playoffs to advance to the Divisional Playoffs where they defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 27-20. This set up a showdown with the Dolphins for the AFC Championship. While most were predicting a Dolphins/Bear Super Bowl, the Pats made it look easy with a 31-14 victory over Miami Dolphins. While this victory gave the Patriots their first ever appearance in the big game, it came against one of the most dominating teams in NFL history. The Bears and their "46" defense blew-out the Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX.

	NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Week 1 Sept 8 W 26-20 vs Green Bay Packers Week 2 Sept 15 L 20-7 at Chicago Bears Week 3 Sept 22 W 17-14 at Buffalo Bills Week 4 Sept 29 L 35-20 vs Los Angeles Raiders Week 5 Oct 6 L 24-20 at Cleveland Browns Week 6 Oct 13 W 14-3 vs Buffalo Bills Week 7 Oct 2 W 20-13 vs New York Jets Week 8 Oct 27 W 32-14 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Week 9 Nov 3 W 17-13 vs Miami Dolphins Week 10 Nov 10 W 34-15 vs Indianapolis Colts Week 11 Nov 17 W 20-13 at Seattle Seahawks Week 12 Nov 24 L 16-13 at New York Jets (OT) Week 13 Dec 1 W 38-31 at Indianapolis Colts Week 14 Dec 8 W 23-6 vs Detroit Lions Week 15 Dec 16 L 30-27 at Miami Dolphins Week 16 Dec 22 W 34-23 vs Cincinnati Bengals Wild Card Playoffs Dec 28 W 28-14 vs New York Jets Divisional Playoffs Jan 5 W 27-20 vs Los Angeles Raiders Conference Championship Jan 12 W 31-14 vs Miami Dolphins Super Bowl Jan 26 L 46-10 vs Chicago Bears 1985 RESULTS

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