The 1985 Chicago Bears were something else again ... when the Bears were a few feet from the end zone. A head coach in Mike Ditka and a defensive coordinator in Buddy Ryan who couldn’t stand ...

Or at least Mike Ditka did. Matthew McConaughey did his best Ditka imitation with mustache and Bears circa 1985 sideline sweater in a commercial released during the Eagles-Commanders game.

(Photo: USA TODAY Sports)In the midst of his greatest season as a coach, Mike Ditka experienced one ... As head coach of the Bears in 1985, Ditka's crew dismantled Landry's Cowboys in Dallas ...

It sounded as if the news was revealed to Ditka by ESPN's Mike & Mike Show ... on the passing as well as what Ryan meant to the 1985 Chicago Bears in an interview on the NFL Network.