Chicago Bears: The 5 Best Teams That Never Won a Title

#4:  The 1934 Team

Football was a far simpler beast back in the 1930s. The forward pass was still in its infancy. Offense boiled down to who was tougher and stronger than those guys across the line of scrimmage. For much of the decade, the Bears were that team and the 1934 incarnation looked to be the peak of that era. It was a rough and tough group spearheaded by legendary fullback Bronko Nagurski.

To understand how dominant that team was, note that in 13 games they scored 286 points while allowing just 86 on defense. That’s insane. It was a team that allowed seven points or fewer nine times. It looked like the same was set to happen in the NFL championship game. On a cold, blustery day in New York, they stymied the Giants to just three points in the first half.

However, everything fell apart in the second. The Giants decided to change footwear to sneakers in hopes of gaining better traction on the icy field. What followed was a 27-point explosion that saw the Bears get stunned 30-13. Not only was it a humiliating turn of events for them, but it also ruined what would’ve been a perfect 14-0 season.