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Defense has been key to Bears' run, and only now is it getting healthy as they eye playoffs
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (710+ words) Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat #98 celebrates after sacking Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis #2 to end the fourth quarter and go into overtime at Soldier Field, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times The most remarkable thing about the Bears" defense…...
Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus again on the hot seat
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (515+ words) Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus walks on the field before a game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. FRISCO, Texas " Dak Prescott led the Dallas Cowboys to touchdowns on their first two drives against…...
The Bears want to play postseason games at home — here's how they can get there
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (913+ words) Chicago Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds #49 celebrates with defensive back Jaquan Brisker #9 during the first half against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times Ben Johnson preached for weeks that the Bears needed 11 wins to make…...
Bears coach Ben Johnson calls penalties 'egregious' but defends concussion-causing hit vs. Packers
5+ hour, 50+ min ago (301+ words) Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson talks after the football game against the Green Bay Packers Saturday in Chicago. Bears coach Ben Johnson bemoaned the Bears" four 15-yard flags in Saturday"s rivalry game against the Packers, calling all but…...
Bears coach Ben Johnson calls penalties 'egregious' but defends concussion-causing hit vs Packers
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (283+ words) Bears coach Ben Johnson bemoaned the Bears" four 15-yard flags in Saturday"s rivalry game against the Packers, calling all but the hit that concussed quarterback Jordan Love as inexcusable. Bears linebacker D"Marco Jackson was flagged for unnecessary roughness…...
Ten Bears players sit atop Pro Bowl Games fan voting — team to be announced Tuesday
6+ hour, 24+ min ago (197+ words) Chicago Bears punter Tory Taylor #19 punts the ball during the first quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times The NFL will announce Pro Bowl Games picks Tuesday at 9 a.m. There figures to be plenty of…...
With playoff spot clinched, Bears turn attention to 'bigger things' than just getting into 'the dance"
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (290+ words) The Bears clinched a playoff spot over the weekend by stunning the Packers in overtime and getting help from the Lions losing to the Steelers. It'll be their first time in the postseason since backing into a spot at 8-8 in…...
How the new Sky beat reporter gets athletes to open up
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (786+ words) Alissa Hirsh, Sun-Times reporter, talks to Kamilla Cardoso of the Sky before a game at the United Center on July 27. I wasn't nervous the first time I interviewed a professional athlete. Picture me: driving to the Sachs Recreation Center in…...
Steelers beat Lions 29-24 in wild finish as penalty negates game-winning TD
22+ hour, 27+ min ago (293+ words) Pittsburgh Steelers" Aaron Rodgers passes during the first half of a game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Detroit. DETROIT " The Pittsburgh Steelers pushed the Detroit Lions to the brink of elimination from the playoffs on Sunday, holding…...
Bears make playoffs for first time since 2020 as Aaron Rodgers leads Steelers to 29-24 win over Lions
23+ hour ago (269+ words) Bears wide receiver DJ Moore celebrates a first down during the first quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. The Bears are in. At 11-4, they secured their playoff spot by beating the Packers 22-16 in overtime…...