WILD OILERS RAISE FLAG TO STUPIDITY
Good football is in the eye of the beholder. The Houston Oilers think good football includes an occasional penalty. They lead the league in penalties, more than nine per game....
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NFL RULING: 2 FUMBLES FOR OFFICIALS
The National Football League decided two wrongs made a right when reviewing last week`s controversial Bears` loss to the Packers in Green Bay. According to CBS-TV Sunday, which televised last...
RUNNERS, NEW AND USED, HAVE THEIR TEAMS ON TOP
Fresh faces mean first places. New or renewed running backs are the common denominator for five of the six division leaders. The addition of Plan B free agents, especially on...
HE WON`T TELL YOU, BUT MONTANA`S NO. 1
Okay, okay, that`s enough, Joe. We give. You`re the best. Nobody else is close. How many times do you have to tell us? Actually, Joe Montana doesn`t say much at...
UPON DELIBERATE REVIEW, MCCASKEY AGAINST REPLAY OFFICIALS
If instant replay survives after this season, it will be over Michael McCaskey`s no vote. The Bears lost the first National Football League game so directly and dramatically decided by...
49ERS ARE NO. 1 AT THE HALFWAY MARK
Midterm report: Best team-49ers. Nobody better yet, and they now get to play four in a row at home. Best running backs-Neal Anderson, Bears; Thurman Thomas, Bills. They catch, too....
MCMAHON`S BENCHING DOES BEARS NO GOOD
Ailing Jim McMahon (shoulder) was benched this week and replaced by rookie Billy Joe Tolliver, which is bad news for the Bears. McMahon had started the first seven games for...
FINKS ISN`T WILLING TO SLINK AWAY
No matter who ends up commissioner of the National Football League, Jim Finks is the real winner. He may be the only winner. The ''old guard'' owners who presented and...
BEAR DECLINE NATURAL, BUT IT`S NOT STEEP
The Bears are in second place, so this truly must be disarray. It is quite disorienting at least. Downright discombobulating. But disgustingly abnormal? Not from the normal point of view....
BEST OUTDISTANCING REST ON CUE
The Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals joined the Bears and Cleveland Browns Sunday as contenders on a two-game slide. It happens to the best of them. As the National...