This is the Chicago Bears team everyone expected to see in Super League.

After a Week 1 loss, the 1985 Bears regrouped, rebounded and rampaged over the 1971 Dallas Cowboys (1-1), rolling up more than 550 yards of offense, holding Dallas to 165 yards, forcing three turnovers and leaving Tom Landry wondering if his flex defense will be able to withstand the onslaught of Super League offenses.

The Bears took the opening kickoff and drove 78 yards in 12 plays and eight minutes, capped by Walter Payton's 3-yard touchdown run. On its first possession, Dallas went three-and-out. The Bears took over and drove 75 yards with Jim McMahon finding Willie Gault on 23-yard post pattern for a 14-0 lead. The Cowboys never recovered.

Chicago led 21-0 at halftime. McMahon, who finished 20-of-29 for 297 yards, hit the speedster Gault on a beautiful 54-yard bomb down the sideline, with Gault a good three strides past veteran Dallas corner Mel Renfro. The Bears made it 28-7 late in the third quarter when Richard Dent hit Roger Staubach as he attemped to throw, with the ball landing in the arms of rookie defensive tackle William Perry, who returned the interception 23 yards for a Bears touchdown.

Behind the one-two punch of Payton (29 carries, 173 yards) and Matt Suhey (12 carries, 60 yards), the Bears dominated time of possession. The Cowboys had no solutions for Buddy Ryan's 4-6 defense, averaging just 1.7 yards per rush.