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Chicago Bears 2013 Schedule Analysis

Chicago Bears Even though the Chicago Bears won 10 games last season, they missed out on the playoffs and head coach Lovie Smith was fired. Can rookie NFL head coach Marc Trestman jump start the offense and lead...

1 day ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, NFC, Chicago Bears, NFC North

Early 2014 NFL Draft Rankings

Chicago Bears The 2013 NFL Draft is in the books. Some fans, in Minnesota and St. Louis for example, should be ecstatic about their new toys (Sharrif Floyd, Tavon Austin) while others, in Cleveland, Dallas o...

7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: College Football, NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinals, USC Trojans, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Day Two's Best Prospects

Chicago Bears The beauty of the NFL Draft lies in its unpredictability. Teams move up in the draft to nab a player they particularly covet. Others move back in the process because the guy they have targeted ...

7 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida State Seminoles, Kansas State Wildcats, Kentucky Wildcats, LSU Tigers, Mississippi State Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Purdue Boilermakers, South Carolina Gamecocks, Stanford Cardinal, Tennessee Volunteers, UCLA Bruins, USC Trjans, West Virginia Mountaineers, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

2013 NFL Draft: Grading the First Round

Chicago Bears The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft is complete and 32 new faces have joined the ranks of professional football. Some will play right away and become instant Pro Bowlers like first-rounders Matt ...

Ranking the NFL's Toughest Schedules of 2013

Chicago Bears The NFL has got it all figured out. The most powerful, popular and lucrative sport in the history of sports has turned its annual schedule release into saliva-inducing, must-see TV for football-sta...

2013 NFL Mock Draft: First-Round Picks

Chicago Bears The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...

10 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

2013 NFL Free Agency Winners

Chicago Bears When it comes to winners in free agency, hopeful Super Bowl contenders Atlanta, Denver, Houston and Seattle each made big moves to improve their respective rosters. The new coaching staffs in Chica...

11 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, News, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, free agents, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahakws, Tennessee Titans

2013 NFL Mock Draft

Chicago Bears The first round of the 2013 NFL Draft will be held on Thursday, April 25. ...

15 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: College Football, NFL, 2013 NFL Draft, Alec Ogletree, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Barkevious Mingo, Bjoern Werner, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chance Warmack, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Cordarrelle Patterson, D.J. Fluker, Dallas Cowboys, Damontre Moore, Dee Milliner, Denver Broncos, Desmond Trufant, Detroit Lions, Dion Jordan, Eric Fisher, Ezekiel Ansah, Geno Smith, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jarvis Jones, Jonathan Cooper, Kansas City Chiefs, Kenny Vaccaro, Lane Johnson, Luke Joeckel, Manti Te'o, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sharrif Floyd, Sheldon Richardson, St. Louis Rams, Star Lotulelei, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Tyler Eifert, Xavier Rhodes

Very Early 2013 NFL Power Ranking Predictions

Chicago Bears Baltimore won the Super Bowl, but as it relates to Athlon Sports’ early ranking of NFL teams for next season, not ALL of the spoils go to the victor. San Francisco, who came up short against the ...

Early Super Bowl XLVIII Contenders

Chicago Bears Even though the celebration in Baltimore will go on throughout the week and beyond, it’s never too early to look ahead to the 2013 season, right? With that in mind, here’s Athlon Sports’ earl...

Grading the NFL’s Head Coach Hires for 2013

Chicago Bears Eight NFL teams, or a quarter of the league, have hired new head coaches since the first of the year. The seemingly flush job market was initially created on Dec. 31, the day after the regular seas...

19 weeks ago by Mark Ross Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers

20 Most Amazing Stats in Super Bowl History

Chicago Bears NFL football is the greatest reality TV program of all time. The Giants and Colts made sure of that back in 1958. Each NFL fall is a completely new and original experience for every player, fan and...

20 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: NFL, News, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, super bowl, Washington Redskins

25 Greatest Tight Ends in NFL History

Chicago Bears Few positions in football have evolved as much as the tight end — which has morphed from that of old school glorified sixth offensive lineman to modern giant slot receiver. Keeping that role reve...

20 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Antonio Gates, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Ben Coates, Brent Jones, Charlie Sanders, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Clark, Dallas Cowboys, Dave Casper, Denver Broncos, Heath Miller, Indianapolis Colts, Jackie Smith, Jason Witten, Jay Novacek, Jerry Smith, John Mackey, Kansas City Chiefs, Keith Jackson, Kellen Winslow, Mark Bavaro, Mike Ditka, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Ozzie Newsome, Philadelphia Eagles, Raymond Chester, Riley Odoms, Rob Gronkowski, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Shannon Sharpe, Steve Jordan, super bowl, Todd Christiensen, Tony Gonzalez

NFL Power Rankings Going Into AFC, NFC Championship Games

Chicago Bears Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The New England Patriots have taken over the top spot. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs remain locked into the No. 1 pick in this April's NFL Draft. ...

NFL Power Rankings Going Into Divisional Round of Playoffs

Chicago Bears Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons head into the playoffs as the No. 1 seeds in the AFC and NFC, respectively. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs hav...

22 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

NFL Power Rankings Going Into Wild Card Weekend

Chicago Bears Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos head into the playoffs as the No. 1 seeds in the NFC and AFC, respectively. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs hav...

23 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 17

Chicago Bears NFL Week 17 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule, broken down into tiers in regards to what they’re playing for (in order of likelihood) on the last Sunday of the regular seaso...

NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 17

Chicago Bears Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The Atlanta Falcons have flown back into the top spot after locking up home-field advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chie...

24 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins

NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 16

Chicago Bears Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The San Francisco 49ers have moved into the top spot after knocking off the previous No. 1 New England Patriots, while no team is playing worse than the...

25 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Washington Redskins

Best Fantasy Football Values of 2012

Chicago Bears It’s fantasy football Super Bowl time. This week, the majority of leagues across the country will crown a champion who will win bragging rights, trophies, a few dollars, a trip to Vegas, who know...

25 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Fantasy, A.J. Green, Adrian Peterson, Alfred Morris, Atlanta Falcons, Brandon Marshall, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos, Marshawn Lynch, Minnesota Vikings, Peyton Manning, Robert Griffin III, Seattle Seahawks, Tony Gonzalez, Washington Redskins

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 15

Chicago Bears A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 15. Locks of the Week Rematches of heated rivalries, a neutral site home game in Canada and a nine-game l...

26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans

2012 NFL Picks, Every Game: Week 15

Chicago Bears NFL Week 15 previews and predictions for every game on the schedule: Bengals (7-6) at Eagles (4-9) Philadelphia ended its eight-game losing streak — the team’s longest run of futil...

NFL Power Rankings Going Into Week 15

Chicago Bears Athlon Sports' weekly rankings of NFL teams. The New England Patriots have moved into the top spot after knocking out previous the No. 1 Houston Texans, while no team is playing worse than the rece...

26 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins

10 Best Owners in Sports History

Chicago Bears The players and coaches may hog the spotlight, but success in sports usually starts from the top. Those owners who sign the checks and make the right hires have the ability to not only change the f...

27 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers

NFL Picks Against the Spread: Week 14

Chicago Bears A betting preview of every game (against the spread) on Sunday and Monday in Week 14. Locks of the Week Three of the worst teams in the league will be flown over by the sputtering J-E-T-S...

27 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins

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