Ted Washington

Maybe the Green Bay game last Sunday was worth the experience after all. A week after being admittedly wide-eyed and in some cases overwhelmed by the playoff atmosphere in their loss to the Packers at Lambeau Field, the Bears showed Sunday that they...

The game plan was simple and one the Bears had talked about all week: Jump out on the vulnerable Detroit Lions early and the Lions would shut down, as a lot of one-win teams would do at this time of a lost season. The Bears did exactly what they wanted...

If only the Bears played the Saints with the same ferocity as they defended Reggie Austin afterward, maybe they don't lose Sunday. You suspect they doth protest too much when the very mention of Austin, who gave up the game-winning 29-yard touchdown pass...

OK, everybody. Let's hope this game is as exciting as last week. If you're joining us for the first time, welcome. If you're joining us for the second time, well, welcome to you, too. Hopefully this play by play will be of help to you. Football soon....

After Bears wide receiver David Terrell caught a key 18-yard pass on a crossing route that converted a third down in the first quarter of Wednesday night's preseason finale against the Patriots, he placed the ball gently on the turf. Then Terrell...

Details, details. If it's the new code word for bad habits that characterize losing teams, then at least that explained why it came out of the mouth of every Bear who chose to open his after Sunday's 33-27 overtime loss to Buffalo. Does a penalty on...

The Cubs haven't won a World Series since 1908 and, in that time, it's become a common exercise to inspect teams playing in the World Series for their relative ex-Cubness. As the theory goes, the more ex-Cubs, the worse a team's chance to win. Since the...

The 2002 injury nightmare worsened for the Bears on Sunday. Already without their best pass-rushing defensive lineman, they lost their best run-stopper when Pro Bowl tackle Ted Washington went out after turning his left ankle early in the second quarter....

Marc Colombo replaced Bernard Robertson at left tackle for the fourth quarter of Sunday's 33-27 Bears loss, and a change could be coming at that position. Robertson was flagged for a false start to take the Bears out of a fourth-and-1 at the end of the...

The Bears spent Monday much the same way they did the previous two Mondays—assessing injuries, contemplating personnel moves and getting ready for the next game. Except without the glow of a victory. With local angst rising, the Bears were left to...

First Quarter: When in doubt, run punter Injured defensive tackle Ted Washington was in the Bears' locker room before Monday night's game, offering encouragement. The Bears could have used the 365-pound Washington on the field in the opening quarter,...

Q Who will start at quarterback next Sunday against the Vikings—Chris Chandler or Jim Miller? A Difficult to say this early in the week, but Miller is counting on returning if the tendinitis in his shoulder continues to subside. Chandler completed 16-of-...