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On Top Of The Pack
Rick Telander
September 24, 1984
The Bears and Packers squared off in a vintage brawl, and when it was all over, Chicago, led by a demon defense, two tough QBs and Walter Payton, was still undefeated
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September 24, 1984

On Top Of The Pack

The Bears and Packers squared off in a vintage brawl, and when it was all over, Chicago, led by a demon defense, two tough QBs and Walter Payton, was still undefeated

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"Jim's a throwback," said Fencik. "Like Kilmer and those guys. It's nice."

Fencik, the Yale grad with the street fighter's itch, is a throwback, too. As is Singletary. And Payton. And Ditka. And, in a way, all of pro football. We were supposed to give this up when we became civilized. But the Bears are undefeated. And as their very civilized president says, "Grandpa would be proud."

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