John Thierry

GREEN BAY, Wis. - In a game billed as a marquee showdown, the Ravens' defense was knocked out. In a contest there for the Ravens' taking, quarterback Elvis Grbac was down for the count. Helpless against Packers quarterback Brett Favre and hapless with a...

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They are the Charlie Browns of the National Football League. Each game the ball is jerked out from under them. Each week they come back for more. And every time the Bears depart politely into the night--the sooner to get beat up again. On this Sunday,...

If you're still watching, stop trying to figure them out. There is no statistical category for fairness, just as there is none for heartbreak. These Bears merely take each week as it comes and thank the football gods when they are allowed to survive....

They were not specifically trying to save their coach's job. Nor were they trying to prove anyone wrong, shut anyone up or lay anyone out. They were certainly not attempting to move down in the draft order, but they did not particularly care if they...

Deep down, coach Dave Wannstedt had to know that a rookie quarterback--prophetic name or not--would not be the answer to his problems. And sure enough, Moses Moreno, despite a flash or two, played like a rookie Sunday in the Bears' 31-17 loss to the Tampa...

Sometimes it doesn't demand domination on defense. It doesn't require killer instinct on offense. It doesn't even take a 33-yard field goal to stay its course in the final minutes of the game. Sometimes, just when fate is staring you down again, all it...

Yet another season ends with the Bears showcasing a horrible offense and dismal talent at the QB position. What I want to know is why some teams always seem to be strong (or at least acceptable) at QB, while this is never a position of strength for the...

Try as they might, it just didn't feel like an NFL game. The constant throbbing of rock music pumped through sideline speakers between each play made it sound more like the NBA. The cheerleaders, on loan from the World League of American League,...

They were too weary to do much more than raise their grimy arms in triumph, too relieved to keep from falling into their teammates' giddy embraces. This victory could not have been any bigger, any sweeter, any more dramatic for the Bears than if they...

His breathing was labored, his every move accompanied by a grimace, and if it had taken Raymont Harris any longer to tie his shoes, he may very well have begun to calcify in mid-stoop. "What hurts?" he was finally asked. "Well," said Harris, perhaps...

They finally played the part, validated their critics, positively unraveled and left a veritable puddle on the Soldier Field turf with their effort. Or rather, non-effort. Bears coach Dave Wannstedt called his team's 31-8 loss Sunday to the--voila,...