Articles filed under Football
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Genius bar: Sunday night’s game will be a meeting of two of the top offensive minds in the NFLDec 26, 2025 4:10 pm - The Bears (11-4) will focus on their remaining two steps in the final two weeks of the regular season. They’ll try to win the NFC North and earn the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
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Bears’ Burden set to return to action, but Odunze to miss fourth straight gameDec 26, 2025 3:30 pm - The Chicago Bears will be without their top wide receiver but will get another one back Sunday night when they play against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Vikings still finding value and fun in winning down the stretch despite being out of contentionDec 26, 2025 11:10 am - After the Minnesota Vikings lost their fourth straight game and were shut out for the first time in 18 years, coach Kevin O'Connell simplified the game plan for the offense — and the focus for the entire team as the calendar turned to December.
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Lions are out of the playoff race, Packers are among 11 teams in and 3 spots remain openDec 26, 2025 10:55 am - The Lions are staying home for the playoffs, the Packers are in the postseason and only one spot remains open in the NFC.
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Nix’s late TD pass and stand by Broncos defense finishes off 20-13 win over ChiefsDec 25, 2025 10:16 pm - Bo Nix ran for a score before throwing a go-ahead touchdown pass to R.J. Harvey with 1:45 left in the game, and the Denver Broncos held on in the closing seconds for a 20-13 victory over the banged-up Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night.
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Vikings eliminate Lions with defense-dominating 23-10 victory, racking up 6 turnovers and 5 sacksDec 25, 2025 9:15 pm - Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory on Thursday.
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Minnesota looks to stretch bowl winning streak to 9 when it faces New Mexico in Rate BowlDec 25, 2025 6:23 pm - Minnesota still finds plenty of reasons to embrace the bowl experience, even when the chase for a national championship ended long before the postseason starts.
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Opting in: Northwestern’s Braun believes bowl games still matterDec 25, 2025 12:00 pm - While preparing to face Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl on Friday, Northwestern coach David Braun asked the college football world not to forget about bowl games.
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Two College Football Playoff duds offer a golden opportunity to complainDec 25, 2025 11:13 am - What a favor Tulane and James Madison did for the nation Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. By winding up overmatched at Mississippi and Oregon, they allowed the populous observers of college football to engage in the treasured national pastime of impulsive whining. What manna.
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Silvy: When it comes to celebrating this Bears team, don’t hold backDec 25, 2025 7:00 am - How many people did you hug last Saturday night? Joyous, glorious hugs even from strangers because of what we witnessed. Whether it was at Soldier Field or at a bar, you embraced someone that you never met before and may never see again.