Warrick Dunn

There are three identical reasons for the 1999 achievements of the 11-2 Indianapolis Colts and the 11-2 St. Louis Rams: 3. Because both teams lost so often for so many years, accumulating barrels of draft choices, they've both had so many shots in so...

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...

ARIZONA CARDINALS 2002 RECORD: 5-11. WHEN: July 25. WHERE: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Ariz. WHO'S NEW: Emmitt Smith, the Dallas icon who last year became the league's career rushing leader, was released in March and opted for pro football...

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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,...

With their 27-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, the Bears answered some questions, specifically about their offense but more generally about themselves. They had not played particularly well the previous three weeks, escaping with...

They have been fond of saying they were the best 0-4, 1-7, 2-8 team in the league, which doesn't go very far when you continue to lose. Now at 3-8 after Sunday's 13-10 victory over Tampa Bay at Soldier Field, the Bears can keep that claim going with a...

An NFL running team can still win regular-season games, a load of them, but the postseason belongs to passing teams, as it has with few exceptions for more than 20 years. Quarterbacks Tom Brady and Donovan McNabb proved that again this winter in advancing...

The time may already be here when it's possible to think of Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons' young quarterback, as the finest football player ever born. In only his ninth start as a pro, Vick, a smooth-throwing lefty, will show the Baltimore Ravens...

If the head referee is injured and unable to continue during an NFL game, which of the other officials will replace him as head referee? Is there any "relief" officials on duty in the event of an injury? --Rob Shaffer, Matteson, Ill. Before the beginning...

The 0-2 start is not the shocking part. An 0-2 start was considered, discussed, even justified in advance. Two road games against tough division opponents. Tampa in high humidity. Yep, an 0-2 start, under certain circumstances, was understandable, maybe...

Just when you think the play is over, the clock keeps ticking. Michael Vick has the ball and he's running. Defensive coordinators hold their breath. The Falcons' sideline holds its breath, too, because you don't know what you are going to get from the...