Don Pierson

It would be the final indignity of the Bears' forgettable season to beat the Packers twice and not have it matter to either team. Beating the Packers was Lovie Smith's...

Mike Tice got what he wanted but not the way he wanted it Monday when Vikings owner Red McCombs picked up the 2005 option on his contract. Tice, the league's...

Nothing was going right for the Manning family Sunday until the end. Olivia and Archie Manning, Peyton's parents, were stranded in the Memphis airport Sunday morning until rescued by Colts...

There's no better story in the NFL this year than Drew Brees, who goes head to head with Peyton Manning on Sunday in Indianapolis, down the road from the Purdue...

While Green Bay Packers receiver Robert Ferguson remained hospitalized Monday for observation, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio agreed with safety Donovin Darius that Darius never intended to hurt Ferguson...

Broncos defensive end Trevor Pryce, after quarterback Jake Plummer's finger malfunction, for which the NFL fined Plummer $5,000 on Friday: "Jake is a fiery, competitive guy. He wants nothing more...

The most underrated middle linebacker this season is Pittsburgh's James Farrior. He's not underrated in Pittsburgh, where the Steelers boast the No. 1 defense, but Baltimore still likes Ray Lewis...

1. Steelers (13-1): Big Ben tops Little Eli in Big Apple. 2. Patriots (12-1): Weis can recruit Miami area Sunday. 3. Eagles (12-1): League never has had three 12-1 teams....

When Peyton Manning studied videotape of the Baltimore Ravens defense this week, he said he did his usual job of dissecting the X's and O's and ignoring any emotional attachment....

If you think the second-guessing about second-string quarterbacks in the Second City is loud, the noise over first-string quarterbacks in the First City will be deafening this week. When it...