Don Pierson

Starting Chris Chandler one week past his 38th birthday defies a mysterious but long-established pattern of NFL quarterbacks fading fast at exactly that age. At least Chandler has company. Denver's...

Fast turnarounds are not only possible, they are expected in the NFL. A look at Monday's NFC standings leaves the Bears both frustrated and hopeful. The 5-0 Vikings, 4-1 Cowboys,...

All football, all the time. The NFL will unveil its 24-hour cable channel next month. It may come in handy to televise games in the wee hours. The two most...

Like his record-breaking string of touchdown returns, Dante Hall came out of nowhere. A fifth-round Kansas City Chiefs draft choice from from Texas A&M in 2000, Hall was a too-small...

Nothing personal, they all said, but the Green Bay Packers put former coaches Mike Holmgren and Ray Rhodes and former backup quarterback Matt Hasselbeck in their place Sunday. And their...

1. BUCCANEERS (2-1): Welcome back, Tony. We haven't forgotten anything. 2. CHIEFS (4-0): Find out this week if defense is really better. 3. COLTS (4-0): Should have saved a few...

If the Bears remain unpleasant to watch, a fascinating alternative is to read Jim Dent's new book, "Monster of the Midway" (St. Martin's Press), the story of Bronko Nagurski's 1943...

It's homecoming week in the NFL. Who says the pros don't still copy the colleges? All-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith will return to Dallas as a member of the Arizona...

The new Soldier Field is unlikely to change the same old Bears, at least not by itself. Despite promises to the contrary, lessons from other new stadiums reveal old habits...

The Bears get Brett Favre in a slump. The question is whether that's good or bad. Usually, the Bears are good for whatever ails the Packers and their quarterback. His...