The bears made the fucking SB like 16 years ago and have the greatest D ever. Being a Jets fan is a lot worse.
They had the greatest D 38 years ago. Any millennial fans (or younger) haven't experienced much better than what the Jets have. True they have the super bowl appearance (and the respectable loss in that game), while the Jets can hang their hats on back to back AFC title games a few years later. Over the last 30 years, both teams have just 7 playoff appearances. The Jets also have 7 playoff wins to just 4 for the Bears over that stretch. The Bears do have 11 more regular season wins, so that's something.
There are a handful of teams that have been worse (Lions, Browns, Jaguars) but what makes the Jets and Bears special (and similar) are that they occasional have expectations, and have suffered through generations of poor QB play.