The Bears were going to let their play speak for themselves after turning down NBC for pregame interviews last week. They had talked and talked during a skid that saw them lose four of their previous five games and, as they explained, there wasn't much else to say.
DENVER -- It didn't matter which quarterback the Denver Broncos threw out there Sunday. The surging San Diego Chargers bottled up both the rusty Chris Simms and the hobbled Kyle Orton.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning and the New York Giants were just happy to celebrate a victory again. It had been six frustrating weeks -- not that they were counting or anything.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the last player drafted in 2009 trotted onto the field, the best team of 2008 was doomed.
BALTIMORE -- The unbeaten Indianapolis Colts sidestepped another potential obstacle in their march toward NFL history.
TAMPA, Fla. -- Perfect through 10 games, the New Orleans Saints think they can play even better.
Brett Favre is doing things with the Minnesota Vikings he never has done before.
CLEVELAND -- Former Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren is interested in working for the struggling Cleveland Browns.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre was on the sideline between possessions during a recent game, quizzing his receivers about what type of coverage they faced.
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Jeremiah Masoli carried Oregon one step closer to the Rose Bowl.
A group of native Americans have lost their bid to force the Washington Redskins to change its name because they consider it to be a racial slur.
Our resident handicapping maven Mark Potash gives you the winners for Week 11 in the NFL. Who will win the Bears' game? Our pick might surprise you!
GRANBY, Colo.—The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide.
In a sign of how difficult things have become in the Bears' world, the beleaguered team stunned a network giant Wednesday by rejecting NBC's request for prime-time access to coach Lovie Smith, quarterback Jay Cutler and general manager Jerry Angelo.
Most of the Cincinnati Bengals were unruffled Wednesday by the signing of troubled running back Larry Johnson, who was brought in Tuesday for the rest of the season in what has been described as a reserve role.
They have the NFL's top-ranked offense. They are they league's highest-scoring team. Their quarterback is a fantasy owner's dream.
Mike Mulligan: Leave the power running game on the bus and hand the ball to Jay Cutler. That's the best solution for the Bears with seven games left in a fast-fading season. Wide-open passing games are flourishing around the league, and the Bears need to get on board. Their insistence on fitting Cutler into an offensive philosophy, instead of just letting him take over, is preventing them from joining the fun. Doubt it?
Defensive coordinator Perry Fewell will be the Buffalo Bills' interim head coach, replacing the fired Dick Jauron.
A Pittsburgh man said he's gone blind and lost some of his memory since he accepted a drink from a Chicago Bears fan in a Michigan Avenue bar following the team's victory over the Steelers.
So it has come to this: We're in mid-November, and the Bears are talking about running the table. Sitting at 4-5 after losing four of their last five games, the Bears probably would have a good shot at the postseason if they went 6-1 down the stretch. But the odds of that happening in a season that seems to be spinning out of control are not good.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Coach Dick Jauron has been fired by the Buffalo Bills following the team’s 3-6 start.
SAN DIEGO—Reality TV star Tila Tequila filed a lawsuit against San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman alleging domestic violence.
CLEVELAND — The Baltimore Ravens hobbled out of Browns Stadium with an unattractive, but much-needed win.
SEATTLE—Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.
CINCINNATI—Running back Larry Johnson signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in a backup role Tuesday, giving the AFC North leaders depth at the position for the rest of the season. The Bengals waived defensive tackle Orien Harris to open a roster spot for Johnson, who will be fourth on the depth chart at the outset.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook's status is uncertain after he suffered another concussion in the team's game Sunday against the San Diego Chargers. The Eagles play the Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field.
CLEVELAND -- For 30 minutes Monday, the Baltimore Ravens were inefficient, unproductive and disorganized. In 17 seconds, they changed all that.
