Don Pierson

Very reluctantly, the Bears clinched home-field advantage Sunday throughout the NFC playoffs, which will proceed as scheduled whether anyone shows up or not. It was as if the Bears were...

New Commissioner Roger Goodell has been making the rounds of NFL teams preaching what a privilege it is to play pro football. The idea is to instill a sense of...

One thing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers do well is cover kickoffs. They are second in the league to Dallas. One reason the Bucs do well is they are the lowest-scoring...

For Bears fans watching Sunday night's Cowboys-Saints game, two questions had to come to mind: - Can the Bears' defense handle the skilled offensive players on these teams? - Does...

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints came into the home of what was formerly America's Team and yanked the rug out from under Tony Romo and the Dallas Cowboys...

Three Super Bowl winners changed quarterbacks during the season because of poor play rather than injury. - The 1971 Dallas Cowboys went from Craig Morton to Roger Staubach. - The...

The coach of the 10-2 team sounded more worried than his record warranted. "What we have to do is do what it takes to get it back right. We're not...

Rejuvenated by a resourceful new quarterback and a recycled new kicker, the Dallas Cowboys suddenly feel like their season is just starting rather than entering the final quarter. Though the...

The 3-4 defense has held the Bears to three touchdowns in three games this season. That constitutes more trend than glitch. The only three 3-4 defenses they have faced--the Dolphins,...

Brett Favre was playing horribly before he got hurt Sunday, and it's hard to tell which was more surprising. Green Bay's ironman quarterback injured his right elbow and couldn't play...