R.W. McQuarters

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...

After Bears wide receiver David Terrell caught a key 18-yard pass on a crossing route that converted a third down in the first quarter of Wednesday night's preseason finale against the Patriots, he placed the ball gently on the turf. Then Terrell...

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...

As Bears defensive ends Alex Brown and Adewale Ogunleye picked themselves off the mound of bodies in the end zone Sunday at The Coliseum, they quickly found themselves buried in a pile of joy. Their teammates flooded the field to celebrate a game-winning...

Of all the blows taken by Bears defensive players in the loss to Buffalo, none may have been as harsh as the ones delivered Sunday or that will be dealt out this week by coordinator Greg Blache. Blache ripped into his players as well as himself after the...

If this had been a street football game, Drew Bledsoe would have told his top receiver to run 15 yards beyond the parked car in Mr. Smith's driveway, spin around the lamp post and look over his right shoulder for the football. This was no street football...

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...

First quarter The atmosphere was juiced for the Bears' first "Monday Night Football" game in five years. The fans at the University of Illinois' Memorial Stadium booed the visiting Green Bay Packers heartily and cheered the home Bears mightily. Although...

Brett Favre performed as advertised. The Bears' defense didn't. Favre completed 22-of-33 passes for 359 yards and three touchdowns. When he wasn't picking the Bears' secondary apart, Favre was handing the ball off to Ahman Green, who rushed for 107 yards...