They have made the playoffs 25 times with a record of 17-18.
The Chicago Bears have been to the NFL playoffs 24 times. They have won their conference championship 3 times (1963, 1985, 2007). They have only won the Super Bowl once though, in 1985.
In the regular season they beat the New York Giants and the Bears just to win the wild card and make it into the playoffs. And they beat the Eagles, Falcons, Bears in the playoffs, and the Settlers in the Super Bowl.
No, Seattle did not play in Super Bowl XLI. They lost in the Divisional Playoffs to the Chicago Bears 27-24.
Since the Super Bowl began, the Steelers have made the playoffs 26 times. This is through the 2011 season.
Chicago has made two Super Bowl appearances since the inception of the title game in 1966, winning on their first trip in 1985. Prior to the SuperBowl era, the Bears won 8 NFL championship games in 11 post-season appearances.
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In the Super Bowl era (playoffs from 1966-2008) that would be the Cleveland Browns who, since 1966, have made the playoffs 14 times and played 20 playoff games but never played in a Super Bowl.
The Bears one Super Bowl victory was for the 1985 season and their regular season record was 15-1. They won Super Bowl XX, played January 26, 1986 over the New England Patriots. Their total record for the season, including playoffs, was 18-1. The score was 46-10As of the 2007 season, the last Super Bowl the Bears played in was Super Bowl XLI played in February, 2007. The Bears other Super Bowl appearance was in Super Bowl XX, played in January, 1986.2007 (2006 season)2006
twice
After the Divisional playoffs, there is the Conference playoffs. After the Conference playoffs, there is the Super Bowl. The time in between is three (3) weeks.
One, in 1985.
There have been 4 times when neither of the Super Bowl teams made the playoffs the following season: 1) Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos played in Super Bowl XXII and neither made the playoffs in 1988. 2) Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos played in Super Bowl XXXIII and neither made the playoffs in 1999. 3) St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots played in Super Bowl XXXVI and neither made the playoffs in 2002. 4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders played in Super Bowl XXXVII and neither made the playoffs in 2003.