Don Pierson

The thanks coach Mike Sherman gets for guiding his third playoff team in Green Bay is second-guessing. He shouldn't have gone for the first fourth-and-1 against the Eagles and should...

Just as soon as Peyton Manning knocked the monkey off his back and won his first playoff game, the monkey's uncle climbed on. This one is more like a gorilla....

The NFL has changed in the 11 years since Joe Gibbs left to own race cars, but not so much that he won't be able to recognize the difference between...

Bears fans watching the playoffs will be confused if they haven't watched other NFL teams this season. They will witness the strange sight of running backs catching passes. It is...

If you think the Bears are behind in getting their act together, all you need to do is look around and see teams that are really lagging. The Bears still...

The question is where to send the Brett Favre Trophy, better known as the NFL Most Valuable Player Award. It's not really named for Favre yet, although you sometimes wonder...

If the Kansas City Chiefs still aren't fighting for home-field advantage by the time they play the Bears Sunday, chances are they will be fighting for something, maybe among themselves....

Whether or not Rex Grossman can save Dick Jauron's job, the Bears rookie quarterback already has done wonders for Jerry Angelo. Grossman is the player upon whom Angelo staked his...

Don Shula is the winningest coach in NFL history. One reason is he coached Johnny Unitas, Bob Griese and Dan Marino, three of the great quarterbacks in NFL history. He...

The NFL fined Joe Horn as expected. It's a mistake. What the NFL should do about the New Orleans Saints' receiver is nothing. Fining him is as unnecessary as his...