The Bears are a charter team of the NFL, playing as the Decatur Staleys in the 1920 season. 1920 was the first year of the NFL. The NFL was known as the American Professional Football Association between 1920-1921 and changed their name to the National Football League in 1922.
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The Bears were a charter member of the league when it was founded in 1920. They were known then as the Decatur Staleys.
On January 26, 1986, the Chicago Bears defeated the New England Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl XX at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.