Don Pierson

The Bears do not have to think about opening the playoffs the same way they opened the regular season--against the only NFC team to beat them, the Washington Redskins. But...

Minnesota's Brad Johnson would be the highest-rated quarterback the Bears have beaten if they win Sunday. Johnson ranks 12th. The Bears have beaten No. 14 in Carolina's Jake Delhomme, No....

The coaching merry-go-round officially starts spinning Monday when the first of several changes is expected to claim Houston's Dom Capers. He won't be alone, as St. Louis' Mike Martz and...

The races for NFL awards are closer than the races for playoff spots going into the last week of the season. MVP Quarterbacks Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer and Tom Brady,...

"Playoffs? Playoffs?" That was the beginning of former New Orleans coach Jim Mora's famous tirade after a disappointing loss. It gets replayed so often that it's hard to remember Mora...

Brett Favre is passing the torch these days a lot better than he's passing the football. Whether his gift-wrapped game-breaking interception Sunday was one final Christmas present for the Bears...

The Green Bay Packers look like they are living up to their name. In a lackadaisical 48-3 loss at Baltimore on Monday night, they packed in all the frustrations of...

If Lovie Smith needs guidance about how a winning team handles a dicey quarterback "situation," there are precedents. The Bears' coach doesn't have to follow the advice of fans or...

If snow and a muddy field ever meant Bear weather, it doesn't anymore, not after the Pittsburgh Steelers ran over them Sunday using a Bus with old snow tires. "My...

Wait till next year. Not that the Bears aren't having a remarkable season this year, but the future looks bright. The top 10 reasons: They are among the youngest teams...