berth into the playoffs and eventually reached Super Bowl XX, where they faced the Chicago Bears, who, with their defensive coach Buddy Ryan's "46" defense, had gone 15–1 during the regular season. Eason, who had led the Patriots to victory in the wild card, divisional, and conference playoff games, started the game, but the Patriots could do little against the Bears' defense and Eason went 0-6 in passing attempts; Coach Berry replaced him with Grogan. Grogan went on to connect on 17 of 30 passes for 177 yards, a touchdown, but also two interceptions, in the 46-10 loss. Of little solace was the fact that the Patriots were the only team to score against the Bears in the playoffs that season. 1986–1990: the end of his career Eason returned to the full-time starter position for the 1986 season, while Grogan appeared in only 4 games (two as a starter) when Eason was injured. For the rest of the 1980s, the team became a revolving door of starting quarterbacks, as Grogan battled for playing time not only with Eason, but also with backup Tom Ramsey, local hero and fan favorite Doug Flutie, and journeyman Marc Wilson. The Patriots struggled to remain above .500 for the final four years of his career, culminating in the disastrous and controversial 1-15 campaign of 1990, after which Grogan retired. Retirement and legacy At the time of his retirement, Grogan led the franchise as the all-time leader in passing yards (26,886) and passing touchdowns (182). As of 2019, he is ranked third in passing yards behind Tom Brady and Drew Bledsoe and second in passing touchdowns behind Brady. His 16 seasons are the second most ever for a Patriots player, behind Tom Brady. He also held the Patriots previous single-game record with a 153.9 quarterback rating, achieved by completing 13-of-18 passes for 315 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions against the New York Jets on September 9, 1979, before Drew Bledsoe posted a perfect 158.3 rating against the Indianapolis Colts on December 26, 1993. Grogan started seventy-six consecutive games for the Patriots from 1975-1980, which would place him twenty-sixth for Most consecutive starts by a quarterback (NFL). He was knocked out of the top twenty-five by Brady. Grogan rushed for 2,176 yards (4.9 per carry) and 35 touchdowns during his career, a mark which places him as the Patriots' fourth overall in rushing touchdowns. With