Articles filed under NFL
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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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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.
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Flipping our fortunes: Chicago fans can find some hope beneath sports treeDec 24, 2025 5:50 pm - Is Chicago sports on an upswing? Well, there was nowhere to go but up after a dismal 2024, and there are enough young stars to provide hope.
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Sorry, NFL fans, the NBA has better Christmas games this yearDec 24, 2025 4:02 pm - The NBA finally caught a break in its annual Christmas battle with the NFL: Thursday’s holiday slate of football is marred by losing teams, while basketball’s quintuple-header on ABC and ESPN features a deep batch of title contenders.
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One wideout in, one wideout — not: Burden returns to practice while Odunze continues to restDec 24, 2025 3:14 pm - The Chicago Bears got some good injury news Wednesday as they practiced for Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers. Wide receiver Luther Burden III (ankle) returned to practice for the first time in over a week in limited fashion.