Collins Defended As Backup Quarterback
The Jay Cutler injury is overshadowing pretty much everything else that happened during the NFC Championship. One of the things being overshadowed is the depth chart placement of Todd Collins and Caleb Hanie.
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The Jay Cutler injury is overshadowing pretty much everything else that happened during the NFC Championship. One of the things being overshadowed is the depth chart placement of Todd Collins and Caleb Hanie.
I fell prey to it. My inner meatball reared its ugly head as I watched Todd Collins replace Jay Cutler on Sunday.
There are numerous things to be upset at Lovie Smith and Mike Martz for during yesterday's 21-14 loss to the rival Packers.
Caleb Hanie, the Chicago Bears' third-string quarterback, Caleb Hanie, did more against the Packers than Jay Cutler could produce in the first half of the game. Unfortunately, his efforts fell short.
Just about anytime you are one of the final four teams left standing in the NFL the feeling is that it was a successful season. The glass half full outlook is that even if you lost in the conference championship you were just one step away from the Super Bowl and the future should look bright.
The Bears 21-14 loss in the NFC title game couldn't have been more strange if it came out of Hollywood. Nearly coming back to tie the game with your 3rd string QB after being down 14? Impossible - but it almost happened.
The Chicago Bears' offense finally get into rhythm in the fourth quarter when Caleb Hanie entered to the game to replace an injured Jay Cutler and a struggling Todd Collins.
Chicago Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler has injured his knee and has been removed from the game.
There's an old saying in sports: sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. But what kind of luck have the Bears had so far this season that hes lead them to a 9-4 record?
The Score reunited the Bears radio broadcast team from several years ago, when Tom Thayer and Hub Arkush, who were filling in for Mully and Hanley, were joined by Jeff Joniak.
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A week and a half after getting sacked nine times and suffering a concussion, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is officially back.
After being sacked nine times and suffering a concussion Sunday night, Jay Cutler was back at practice Wednesday and could play next week against the Panthers.
History was made during the regular-season finale at Wrigley Field Thursday, as Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Cubs history to join the 40-40 Club.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
There is a large police presence at Ford Heights village hall Thursday afternoon conducting an investigation in conjunction with the state of Illinois.
A fire ripped through an apartment building in the west Chicago suburb of Woodridge during the midday hours Thursday.
Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions.
Gov. JB Pritzker is setting up a new group within state government to explore more regulations for artificial intelligence as calls grow across the country for new restrictions.
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday was set to hear legal arguments in a years-long case over whether Chicago police officers accused of serious misconduct can have their disciplinary hearings held behind closed doors.
Voters will elect a Chicago Board of Education president for the first time ever in November, and among the four candidates running is Hilario Dominguez, the former political coordinator of the Chicago Teachers Union.
An Iowa judge dismissed President Trump's lawsuit accusing pollster J. Ann Selzer of fraud over her 2024 Iowa poll, ruling the coverage was protected political speech. Trump's team says he'll appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court.
This weekend, the City of Chicago and Cook County are teaming up to help people get certified birth certificates and register to vote, all in one place.
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.
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.
Cardinal Blase Cupich and a group of Catholic nuns have joined a federal lawsuit challenging Illinois' Medical Aid in Dying law, which is set to take effect in just over a week.
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.
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.
Nike-owned Converse acknowledged that an ad for its Chuck Taylor sneaker is "deeply upsetting."
Presley Gerber, the son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died at 27, a family spokesperson has confirmed.
Officially named Beverly Hills but known widely simply as Beverly this South Side neighborhood is famous for its rolling terrain, Irish roots and remarkable collection of historic architecture. Producer Tom speaks to Paul Durica of the Chicago History Museum about how Beverly was annexed into the city in the 19th century, the Ridge Historic District and its structures from the city's most famous architects, and the Givins Irish Castle. We also visit the original Rainbow Cone, and the commercial corridor known as the Emerald Strip. Beverly is a neighborhood that's a little Irish, a little historic, a little hilly and completely Chicago.
Looking to adopt a cat or kitten? Head to Barb's Precious Rescue.
A Frankfort, Illinois, mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son pleaded not guilty during a court appearance on Thursday morning.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026.
President Trump and President Xi on Friday discussed their friendship, artificial intelligence, and pandas. Nana-Séntuo Bonsu reports.
A apartment fire in Woodridge, Illinois, has shut down part of Woodward Avenue and forced evacuations.
There is a large police presence at Ford Heights village hall Thursday afternoon conducting an investigation in conjunction with the state of Illinois.
History was made during the regular-season finale at Wrigley Field Thursday, as Pete Crwo-Armstrong became the first player in Cubs history to join the 40-40 Club.
The champagne bottles remained corked on both Chicago's North and South sides Wednesday night, as both the Cubs and the White Sox failed to clinch a playoff spot.
A sixth-grade teacher and basketball coach at a school in Island Lake, Illinois, was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
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.
They're not regular donuts, they're quantum donuts. That's the pitch from a business hoping to get more dough as a massive new quantum computing campus continues construction in South Chicago.
The village of Grayslake is touting a new massive data center, but neighbors say they weren't given an opportunity to make their voices heard before the project was approved.
A Cicero woman is suing Uber and a driver after the driver allegedly sexually assaulted her. She and her boyfriend said Uber hired him despite the driver having a criminal background.
History was made during the regular-season finale at Wrigley Field Thursday, as Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first player in Cubs history to join the 40-40 Club.
The champagne bottles remained corked on both Chicago's North and South sides Wednesday night, as both the Cubs and the White Sox failed to clinch a playoff spot.
Kyle Stowers homered and the Miami Marlins denied the Chicago Cubs a chance to clinch a playoff berth for the second straight night with a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
Maikel Garcia had three hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking, run-scoring double in the seventh inning, as the Kansas City Royals beat the White Sox 5-4 and delayed Chicago's bid for a postseason berth.
With Caleb Williams and Tyson Bagent both nursing injuries, it's looking like the Bears' third-string quarterback, Case Keenum, could be in for his first start since 2023.
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.
A third person stood charged Wednesday in an incident in which a man was shoved off a Chicago Transit Authority Red Line train and killed.
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday morning for sexually assaulting Miriam Haley at his Manhattan apartment in 2006.
