Don Pierson

Brett Favre was playing horribly before he got hurt Sunday, and it's hard to tell which was more surprising. Green Bay's ironman quarterback injured his right elbow and couldn't play...

The biggest difference between the Jets and the Giants is health. Compared with the Giants, the Jets will be healthy for Sunday's game against the Bears at the Meadowlands. They'll...

The New York Giants were the team to beat in the NFC on Sunday night, not the Bears. The Bears went into the game and the second half of the...

Before the Indianapolis Colts quit fooling around and really got serious about being undefeated, the first half of the NFL season was full of award possibilities. After beating the Denver...

As surprising as the home flops by the Bears and Patriots was the emergence Sunday night of the undefeated Colts as the undisputed best team in the NFL. On successive...

After his team won Sunday, Miami coach Nick Saban called the Bears "a great team," "a really good football team," "an outstanding defensive team." Linebacker-defensive lineman Jason Taylor, who had...

It's funny how the fortunes of teams are intertwined, and in the case of the Dolphins and Bears it's hilarious. For all the favors the Dolphins have done the Bears...

For one more week, Bears opponents go from bad to worse. Miami is officially the worst team in the league based on strength of schedule. The 1-6 Dolphins join the...

Maybe Green Bay receiver Donald Driver was eyeing the Bears' second-half schedule when he told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: "If you look at it right now, [the only team] really...

It took a visit from the lame Arizona Cardinals to give the limp Green Bay Packers their first victory at Lambeau Field this season. New coach Mike McCarthy's first home...