1965-10-3 Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers (Gayle Sayers 65-yard TD pass from Rudy Bukich) | On this day in Professional Football History

🏈55 years ago today on December 12, 1965 in Chicago’s 61-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers on a muddy Wrigley Field, Bears rookie running back Gale Sayers scored a combined 6 touchdowns, 4 on the ground, 1 through the air, and another from a punt return. Sayers accounted for 326 total yards in the game: 113 rushing, 89 receiving, and 134 on punt returns. Sayers scored in the first quarter after a short catch, going 80 yards. He scored on runs of 21, 7, 50 and 1 yards. Then his 6th, historic t

Chicago Bears 1965 NFL season highlights

It’s the @chicagobears season opener and we’re here with a bit of history! Did you know that the Bears are one of the oldest teams in the @nfl ?! | 77 Flavors of Chicago

1965-11-7 Blatimore Colts @ Chicago Bears (John Mackie 37-yard Touchdown pass from Johnny Unitas) | On this day in Professional Football History