Thayer: Underdog Titans Still Dangerous
The 3-5 Titans might be 3-point underdogs when they host the Bears on Sunday, but WBBM Bears Radio analyst Tom Thayer says they're still a dangerous team.
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The 3-5 Titans might be 3-point underdogs when they host the Bears on Sunday, but WBBM Bears Radio analyst Tom Thayer says they're still a dangerous team.
When you consider that 2011 was the first year Jeff Fisher wasn't calling the shots in Tennessee in 17 years, and combine it with a protracted holdout involving their superstar running back, the Titans 9-7 record was impressive.
Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck revealed on Pro Football Talk Live Monday that in 1998 he turned down the chance to be the Bears' starting quarterback in favor of staying on the Packers' practice squad.
Seventh-round draft pick Tommie Campbell returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown, and the Tennessee Titans rallied to beat the Chicago Bears 14-13 on Saturday night.
With the Super Bowl coming up in another week and a lockout looming for the NFL, celebrations might not as exciting as some would like. Owners want to make more money and cut the players earnings.
The Seattle Seahawks never really had much of a chance in their Divisional Round matchup with the Chicago Bears. From the first drive of the game it was clear it wasn't going to be a good day for the Seahawks.
The Chicago Bears wanted to look more like the Monsters of the Midway. The Bears' defense showed that kind of power Sunday when they dominated the Seattle Seahawks.
In November, the Chicago Bears fell to the Seahawks. Seattle's blitz schemes resulted in six sacks of Cutler in their 23-10 victory. The Bears are ready for a different result in their push through the playoffs.
The Bears aren't underestimating the Seattle Seahawks after they defeated the Saints last week and after their loss to Seattle in October.
The Chicago Bears ended the season at 11-5, winners of the NFC North and the second seed in the NFC Playoffs. The Seattle Seahawks finished 7-9 and lucked into the playoffs by winning the weak NFC West.
The Bears-Seahawks game on Sunday will matchup up two very different quarterbacks. Matt Hasselbeck, has played in a Super Bowl, Jay Cutler, on the other hand, will make his first postseason start.
Placed in the unfamiliar role of prohibitive favorites, the Bears seem to be doing and saying everything they can to feel otherwise.
The Chicago Bears ended the season as the second best team in the NFC, a far cry from where they started the season in most people's eyes.
A win can do a lot for a team's confidence, especially in the playoffs. And especially when the team, according to everyone outside of Seattle, didn't deserve to be in the playoffs.
No one expected the Seattle Seahawks to knock off the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. Could the same fate await the Chicago Bears?
As soon the Packers' late interception of Michael Vick sealed the certainty that the 8-9 Seattle Seahawks -- the worst NFL team to ever win a playoff game -- would face the Bears Sunday at noon, the sides of my head started doing what they do…
The NFL playoffs kicked off with the Seattle Seahawks facing the New Orleans Saints Saturday. With the Saints being knocked off in the wild card, it is now between the Seahawks or Eagles to face the Chicago Bears.
Seattle harasses the Bears on their turf. Banging away at Jay Cutler and the home team on the way to a 23-20 Seahawks win. MONDAYS WITH LOVIE - AUDIO HIGHLIGHTS - PHOTOS
The driver, along with a passenger, was heading eastbound in a black Cadillac sedan when the driver lost control and crashed into a glass building entrance, police said.
Williams suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
The suspect is accused of stabbing a 32-year-old man in the 2200 block of South Michigan Avenue just before midnight on Friday, according to Chicago police.
Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge's new book, "The Dysregulated Kid" explains that a child's meltdown could be due to an overwhelmed nervous system.
The Hellenic American Police Association is partnering with St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Chicago for Sunday's fundraiser.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
The Chicago City Council deferred a full vote on the sale of the city's parking meters from one private company to another to their next full council meeting as they face an end-of-month deadline.
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its push to use a controversial database to review state voter rolls for potential noncitizens.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois is demanding the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration reject President Trump's call to convert plans for a massive triumphal arch into a "top grade Military Complex."
With an unprecedented budget, ICE spent billions in a rush to expand its detention network, wasting millions in the process, the Government Accountability Office found.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Madonna is up for 13 awards at the 2026 VMAs — the most of any nominee on MTV's biggest night.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
An autopsy by the Greenville County Coroner's Office determined Hayden Panettiere's death was due to an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl.
Officer Bartholomew was killed in the line of duty by a gunman at Swedish Hospital in April.
"The Dysregulated Kid: The Parenting Playbook for Helping Your Child Find Calm in a Chaotic World” is by Dr. Capanna-Hodge, who is a therapist and school psychologist with more than 30 years of experience. She says parents can change how they respond to difficult behavior by first understanding what's happening inside their child's brain and nervous system.
"The Dysregulated Kid: The Parenting Playbook for Helping Your Child Find Calm in a Chaotic World” is by Dr. Capanna-Hodge, who is a therapist and school psychologist with more than 30 years of experience. She says parents can change how they respond to difficult behavior by first understanding what's happening inside their child's brain and nervous system.
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Illinois State Police say the person was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
It will be Mr. Trump's first visit to the Chicagoland area since 2024.
Williams suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
The driver, along with a passenger, was heading eastbound in a black Cadillac sedan when the driver lost control and crashed into a glass building entrance, police said.
The suspect is accused of stabbing a 32-year-old man in the 2200 block of South Michigan Avenue just before midnight on Friday, according to Chicago police.
According to Chicago police, at least one person was killed and 15 others were injured in shootings this weekend.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
A Chicago nonprofit is suing its former president, accusing him of illegally diverting millions of dollars in charitable funds and jeopardizing the charity's future in fighting homelessness.
Williams suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the Bears' home opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
Illinois kept it competitive despite Smith's monster game.
Chicago pulled within a point of fourth-place Charlotte in the Eastern Conference.
Chicago will be the final AL wild card and will play on the road against the AL West winner in a three-game Wild Card Series beginning Tuesday.
Notre Dame has won 14 straight and will start October with a perfect record for the first time since 2021.
A Chicago violence interrupter is remembered for the difference he tried to make in his South Shore neighborhood. Courtney Harris worked to keep young people away from violence, but died in a shooting over the weekend.
Three men were wounded in a shooting on Thursday night outside a liquor store in the South Chicago neighborhood.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Boise police have identified a man known as the "Unknown Wanderer" who was found dead in a church in 1982, and revealed a possible link to the Chicago Tylenol murders.
A Mundelein, Illinois, high school teacher and volleyball coach appeared in court Wednesday morning on charges of making an unauthorized video recording of a minor.
