Don Pierson

Injuries have crippled the Packers at least as much as the Bears, yet the Bears are 3-8 and the Packers are 8-3. Ten Bears starters have missed 39 games. Thirteen...

Injured Packers tackle Chad Clifton has returned to Green Bay but remained in a hospital Wednesday following Sunday's controversial incident with Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp. "He's in a lot of...

At least there will be great interest in the coin flip when Marty Mornhinweg's Detroit Lions play the New England Patriots on Thanksgiving in Detroit. Mornhinweg still had his job...

Now that the NFL has grabbed everybody's attention with high-scoring offenses and wild overtime games, it's time to get down to the cold, hard facts of championship play. Defense is...

Donovan McNabb looks finished for the year, including playoffs. Brian Griese is out for about three weeks. Tommy Maddox is walking around, which is such good news that nobody is...

Most teams have quarterback coaches. The St. Louis Rams do; the Bears don't. Since Rams head coach Mike Martz serves as his own offensive coordinator, he especially appreciates the need...

Mike Martz says Kurt Warner is his quarterback. "It's a real easy decision for me," said the St. Louis Rams coach. At least Martz is decisive. There is no way...

The 8-1 Green Bay Packers can clinch the woeful NFC North Division title this week. If they beat the 2-7 Minnesota Vikings and if the 3-6 Detroit Lions lose to...

Half of the NFL's starting quarterbacks are playing for their first team. The other half are on at least their second team. "The way the league's going, quarterbacks are almost...