The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA).
[3][4] The Chicago Bears have played over 1,000 games in their history, and have had eight NFL Championships victories and one Super Bowl win.
The Bears have also recorded the second most regular season victories of any NFL franchise.
[8][9] The second period of success was between 1984 and 1991 when the Bears captured six NFC Central Division titles in eight years and won Super Bowl XX.
[10][11] A brief period of success stretched from 2005 to 2007 when the franchise captured two straight NFC North titles and a NFC Championship title, which earned them a berth in Super Bowl XLI, a game that the Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts.