Don Pierson

In the unpredictable NFL, the 2-0 New York Giants come into Soldier Field on Sunday as slight underdogs to the 0-2 Bears. Question--How can that be? Answer--Same reason the 2-0...

On the NFL's 80th birthday, it's out with the old and in with the new. On Sept. 17, 1920, George Halas and friends sat on running boards of the cars...

Sean Payton was born to be a Bear. On Sunday he will be paid to beat the Bears. As new offensive coordinator of the New York Giants, Payton, 36, will...

No team starting 0-2 made the NFL playoffs last year, and the 0-2 Bears have back-to-back games against the New York Giants and Detroit Lions, who are 2-0, coming up....

Philadelphia sports fans, boorish and boo-ish, should be booing themselves for booing the drafting of quarterback Donovan McNabb last year. They chanted for Heisman Trophy running back Ricky Williams when...

The Bears staying close to the Minnesota Vikings was considered an accomplishment by their fans last week. This week in Tampa Bay, the goal is to score. Question--If the St....

There is really no comparison between John Elway and Brian Griese. Over the first 14 starts of their careers, Elway isn't even close. Comparisons are as inevitable as they are...

Big game in the Metrodome, but only if the Bears win. If the Vikings win, it doesn't mean much. If the Bears win, it reveals a deeper, hidden, more meaningful...

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher will have company on the bench in his first NFL game. None of the six linebackers drafted in the first round will start Sunday. All are...

The St. Louis Rams' training camp in Macomb, Ill., is adjacent to a Hy-Vee grocery store, as if the Super Bowl winners don't want to get too far away from...