What Happened On Wednesday Oct 13, 1985 In NFL

There were 13 regular season games played on Oct 13, 1985. The closest game was a 3 point victory for the Green Bay Packers over the Minnesota Vikings and the largest margin of victory was 23 points by the Philadelphia Eagles over the St. Louis Cardinals. The top fantasy performance on this date was Dave Krieg with 32.25 points against the Atlanta Falcons. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Steve Young who had 42.20 points on Oct 13, 1991 against the Atlanta Falcons.

There were 3 players born on this date: Will Franklin, Jason Venson and Brian Hoyer, and 61 total players who share this birthday including: Ducky Grant, Jack Filak and Herb Bauer.

The pro football champion in 1985 was the Chicago Bears who defeated the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Dan Marino (pass yds), Marcus Allen (rush yds) and Steve Largent (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '85 were Joe Montana, Dan Fouts, Dan Marino, Marcus Allen and John Elway and the top fantasy games were: Joe Morris with 38.95 pts against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Joe Montana with 37.05 pts against the Atlanta Falcons and Eric Dickerson with 36.60 pts against the Dallas Cowboys.

The top pick in the 1985 draft was Bruce Smith by the Buffalo Bills, and the 1985 Hall of Fame Class Members were Joe Namath, O.J. Simpson, Frank Gatski, Roger Staubach and Pete Rozelle.