Phillip Daniels

The Bears, remember them? It seems like ages ago since that Monday night pasting by the Packers. In reality it was only two weeks ago and the Bears and their fans have had the bye week to either dwell on it or forget about it. This week it's the Lions,...

Say goodbye to the Detroit Lions and San Diego Chargers. Real football returns to Soldier Field this Sunday as the Bears play host to the St. Louis Rams. The Bears have had success against the run at times this season, but today clearly is their...

Q Why does the Bears' coaching staff continue to be so conservative offensively at the end of close games? Defensively, the prevent (defense) also stinks. I am a huge fan, but the Bears were incredibly lucky to get away with a win with the questionable...

While wide receiver Marcus Robinson was earning a standing ovation from the crowd of 36,535 Friday for his first touchdown catch of the exhibition season, the Bears were giving their strongest sign yet they are just about ready for the regular season to...

If only the Bears played the Saints with the same ferocity as they defended Reggie Austin afterward, maybe they don't lose Sunday. You suspect they doth protest too much when the very mention of Austin, who gave up the game-winning 29-yard touchdown pass...

Cornerback Reggie Austin's first NFL start began the way he'd always hoped, but it didn't end that way. His early interception to set up his team's first touchdown was overshadowed by a missed tackle that allowed wide receiver Donté Stallworth to score...

Details, details. If it's the new code word for bad habits that characterize losing teams, then at least that explained why it came out of the mouth of every Bear who chose to open his after Sunday's 33-27 overtime loss to Buffalo. Does a penalty on...

Marcus Robinson was the core of the Bears' offense in 1999 when his leaping catches helped produce nine touchdowns and a franchise-record 1,400 receiving yards. But Robinson's two chances for similar catches went for naught Sunday, a sign of something...

The 2002 injury nightmare worsened for the Bears on Sunday. Already without their best pass-rushing defensive lineman, they lost their best run-stopper when Pro Bowl tackle Ted Washington went out after turning his left ankle early in the second quarter....

In the land of Saints, the Bears committed their share of football sins in a 20-13 loss Sunday at the Superdome. They fumbled five times, losing two that turned into 10 New Orleans points. They failed to make a stand on defense, allowing the Saints to...

A perfect, early fall Minneapolis evening is wasted in this plastic palace. Outside, the Loverboy was cranking, the Webers were alit and the purple jerseys were everywhere. There were a few bold souls wandering around the streets brave enough to don the...

Marc Colombo replaced Bernard Robertson at left tackle for the fourth quarter of Sunday's 33-27 Bears loss, and a change could be coming at that position. Robertson was flagged for a false start to take the Bears out of a fourth-and-1 at the end of the...