What Are The Chicago Bears Super Bowl 59 Odds?

Chicago Bears Playoff History

The Chicago Bears are one of the oldest NFL franchises in the NFL having been founded in 1920. Many would think that being one of the oldest teams comes with a rich Super Bowl history, however, they’ve won just one Super Bowl in franchise history back in 1986. Over their playoff history, they’ve seen a total of 27 playoff berths, in which 11 of which have come before the Super Bowl era began in 1966, 19 division championships, and 4 conference championships.

Bears Playoff History

The Bears first playoff appearance in the NFL came back in 1933 where George Halas was the head coach. Halas led the Bears to a total of six playoffs from 1933 to 1942 which included a three-year run from 1940-1942. Their next playoff appearance was in 1943 while Hunk Anderson was the coach. Halas returned to the Bears in 1946 and led them to four more playoffs in 1946, 1950, 1956 and 1963. Their next two playoff appearances did not come until 1977 and 1979 under Jack Pardee and Neil Armstrong. The Bears then went on a consistent playoff run from 1982-1992 under the legendary Mike Ditka who led them to 7 appearances in those 10 years. Dave Wannstedt led them to one more playoff run in the 90s in 1994. In the 2000s and 2010s they were only able to combine for five playoff appearances under three different coaches including Dick Jauron, Lovie Smith and Matt Nagy with their most recent ones coming in 2018 and 2020.

Bears Division Championships

The Bears have been efficient when turning their playoff appearances into division championships. Of their 27 playoff appearances, they turned 19 of them into division titles. Their first six division titles came under George Halas with the first one coming in 1933 and their most recent one coming in 1942. Their next two came in 1943 and 1946 under hunk Anderson and Halas as well. When Mike Ditka took over in 1982, he led them to six more division titles with their first one coming in 1984 and their final one coming in 1990. From 2001 to the present day they have only been able to muscle in four division titles under three different coaches.

Bears Conference Championships

Many would think that the Bears would have capitalized on their 19 division championships with more conference titles, but they were only able to win four conference championships. Their first one came back in 1956 under Paddy Driscoll coaching and Ed Brown under center. Their second one came in 1963 under coach George Halas with Billy Wade at quarterback. They did not see their third one until 22 years later in 1985 under the great Mike Ditka. Their most recent one came back in 2006 with Lovie Smith and Rex Grossman throwing the ball.

Bears Super Bowl Victories

The Chicago Bears have won just one Super Bowl in their existence as they won in 1986 for Super Bowl XX. They took on the New England Patriots and defeated them with a final score of 46-10. The Bears had absolutely no problems in covering the spread here as they were favored by 10-points and won by a whopping 36. Richard Dent was given the Super Bowl MVP honors after he finished with 1.5 sacks and a tackle.

Since making the Super Bowl last in 2006, Bears Super Bowl 59 betting sites accepting US bettors haven’t been too kind to them as the Bears Super Bowl 59 odds have opened under +2000 just once since then.

The Chicago Bears’ Surprising Lack Of Playoff Comebacks

In their over 100 seasons as a franchise, the Chicago Bears have been incredibly poor at making up large deficits in the playoffs. They have never come back from a deficit of 10 points or more. They have also been relatively poor at making up large deficits in general, having completed just two comebacks of 20 points or more in their regular season franchise history.