Articles filed under NFL
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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.
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Playing the elements: Bears proud of how they fared against the windDec 24, 2025 2:58 pm - The Bears are in an interesting spot with two weeks left in the regular season. They’ve found ways to win games in dramatic fashion in order to earn an 11-4 record and a playoff berth for the first time since 2020. But there are still plenty of things Chicago will need to improve on before the postseason starts.
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The 10 national sports moments that defined 2025Dec 24, 2025 11:21 am - The year in sports was a scandalous one, from the varied drama of college football’s coaching ranks to a stunning NBA trade to controversy that opened up questions about ...
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Bears, Patriots, Jaguars clinch playoff berths in stunning first-year coaching turnaroundsDec 24, 2025 10:47 am - Chicago, New England and Jacksonville were all fighting for draft positioning at this time a year ago, with the three teams finishing off seasons that left them at the bottom of the NFL standings.
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Brock Purdy throws career high 5 TD passes and leads 49ers to 5th straight win, 48-27 over the ColtsDec 22, 2025 10:40 pm - Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes and Dee Winters returned an interception of Philip Rivers' final pass 74 yards for a score to lead the San Francisco 49ers to a 48-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. The Bears play the Niners on Sunday night.
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Bears Film Study separates the fine line between lucky and goodDec 22, 2025 8:55 pm - Bears Film Study looks at the good, bad and fortunate plays from Saturday’s overtime walkoff against Green Bay.
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Bears’ comeback vs. Green Bay didn’t go according to their planDec 22, 2025 7:27 pm - It was a perfect weekend for the Bears. Chicago overcame a 10-point deficit Saturday to force overtime before quarterback Caleb Williams threw a walk-off 46-yard pass to beat the Packers. Then the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Detroit Lions on Sunday to clinch the Bears’ first playoff berth since 2020.
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Takeaways from a wild Bears win over the PackersDec 21, 2025 7:25 pm - Saturday marked the Bears’ sixth fourth-quarterback comeback of the season. It also was Chicago’s 11th win of the season as the team got closer to securing a playoff berth for the first time since 2020.