Steve Silverman Articles - Page 12

The Chicago Bears had the Green Bay Packers wobbling when they met Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Bears were the better team for much of the second half and were driving for the tying touchdown in the final minutes. If Caleb Williams had finished the drive and delivered a score, the Bears were likely to […]

The Kansas City Chiefs have been a playoff team in every season since 2015. They have been the most consistent and dominant team in the league, winning the Super Bowl three times and getting there on two other occasions. The 2025 season is quite another story. After their Week 14 Monday night loss to the […]

The New York Mets were among the most disappointing teams in Major League Baseball in 2025. It’s clear that owner Steve Cohen is never going to sit idly by and accept last year’s failure to make a postseason appearance without making key changes prior to the start of the new season. In addition to Cohen’s […]

The Chicago Bears are no longer the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff structure. They have fallen to the No. 7 spot and they have fallen behind the Green Bay Packers in the NFC North after suffering a 28-21 defeat at Lambeau Field. At a glance, the Bears played a very good opponent and […]

thyOne impressive game does not a career make. The Minnesota Vikings have been one of the most disappointing teams in the NFL this season, and one of the biggest reasons has been the poor play and slow development of second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Prior to facing the Washington Commanders at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week […]

The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers waited until Week 14 for their first meeting of the season. The two ancient rivals were in first- and second-place in the NFC North and the battle was for the lead in the division. The Packers used a late touchdown by running back Josh Jacobs to gain a […]

The Green Bay Packers were pushed hard by the Chicago Bears in their Week 14 showdown for the lead in the NFC North, but head coach Matt LaFleur saw his team get a late touchdown from running back Josh Jacobs and the Packers secured a 28-21 triumph. Green Bay appeared to take command late in […]

The Cleveland Browns appeared to be in an excellent position to pick up their fourth victory of the season as they hosted the lowly Tennessee Titans. The visitors had won just one game all season, but there was no giving up from rookie quarterback Cam Ward. The Titans jumped out to an early lead and […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers were clearly goin in the wrong direction prior to their Week 14 game in Baltimore against the Ravens. They had lost five of their previous seven games and had blown a big lead in the AFC North. Both the Ravens and Steelers were 6-6 as they battled for the division lead. The […]

Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals had the Buffalo Bills just where they wanted them — until they didn’t. The Bengals had built a 28-18 lead midway through the 4th quarter when Burrow threw his third touchdown pass of the game. The Bills responded with 3 touchdowns in a span of 4:30 and stole a […]

The Ohio State Buckeyes saw their undefeated run come to an end in the Big Ten title game against an inspired Indiana Hoosiers team. The loss came a week after Ohio State got the most important win of their season when they beat Michigan to end a four-game losing streak against their archrivals. That was […]

The teams at the top of the College Football Playoff rankings appear to be quite secure. No matter how the Big Ten Championship game plays out, Ohio State and Indiana are likely to have the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. Georgia hammered Alabama in the SEC title game and appears a solid No. 3 while […]

The Los Angeles Rams are hoping to bounce back from their defeat at the hands of the Carolina Panthers last week when they travel to Arizona Sunday to take on the Cardinals in Week 14. The Rams (9-3) have played consistently throughout the majority of the season and the last thing that head coach Sean […]

Texas Tech took care of business in the Big 12 Championship Game, easily defeating BYU 34-7 to earn the conference title. The decisive victory should assure the Red Raiders of at least a No. 4 seed that would give the team a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. "I truly believe the Big 12 […]

There is little doubt that the Colorado Avalanche are the best team in the NHL to this point in the regular season. They have lost just two games this season in regulation time, and no team is close to that mark. In addition to having the best team, Nathan MacKinnon is the best player in […]

What the Minnesota Twins started during the summer is likely to continue in the offseason. The Twins began a teardown of their roster when they traded Carlos Correa to the Houston Astros, Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies, Harrison Bader to the Phillies, Willi Castro to the Chicago Cubs and Danny Coulombe to the Texas […]

The San Francisco Giants have a huge hill to climb in the 2026 season. They showed some flashes in 2025, but they finished in third place in the National League West behind the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. The Giants are starting over in 2026 with new leadership. They […]

The Los Angeles Kings have been a streaky team so far during the 2025-26 season. They got off to a brutal start in October, losing 5 of their first 7 games and struggling to find a consistent offensive attack. Things turned around in November, as they won 5 of their first seven games and displayed […]

Patrice Bergeron is considered one of the greatest 200-foot players in the history of the NHL. The legendary Boston Bruin played 19 years in the NHL until he retired following the 2022-23 season. The Hall of Fame has been viewed as a certainty for Bergeron even while he was still playing. The brilliant center leads […]

The Cincinnati Bengals had high aspirations when the season began. Head coach Zac Taylor was hoping that his key players could remain healthy this season and the Bengals would be able to compete with the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC North. However, when quarterback Joe Burrow was sidelined early in the season […]

The Big Ten Championship Game between top-rated Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana appears to be one of those special encounters that will be remembered for many years. The Buckeyes are the defending national champions and they have had a perfect regular season. They are hoping to become one of the rare teams in recent […]

The Minnesota Vikings thought an important need was being filled when they brought veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen back to the team after his two years with the Carolina Panthers. The Vikings reacquired Thielen in a late August trade, and it appeared he could play a key role early in the season while second-year wideout […]

The Chicago Bears have been one of the NFL’s great stories of the current season, and as they get set to take on the Green Bay Packers in Week 14, they are in first place in the NFC North. T.J. Edwards (hand/hamstring) was limited once again during the second practice of the week (Tuesday was […]

The Los Angeles Rams appear to be in a much better position in Week 14 than they were a week ago when they were forced to go cross-country on a holiday weekend and play a 10 a.m. Pacific Time game on the road against the upstart Carolina Panthers. The loss by the Rams in that […]

Neither the Bengals nor the Bills are the teams that most experts expected them to be this year. As the season got underway, the Bengals had high hopes that quarterback Joe Burrow would stay healthy this season and his team would contend for the AFC North title. Instead, the oft-injured Burrow has played just 3 […]

This is a crucial game for both teams as the Bears are in first place in the NFC North with a 9-3 records while the Packers are one-half game behind at 8-3-1. This is the first of the two meetings between the ancient rivals and they will play again in Chicago in Week 16. The […]

The Chicago Bears are on a roll. They have reeled off five consecutive wins, and the most impressive victory was their 24-15 Black Friday triumph over the Philadelphia Eagles on the road. Beating the defending Super Bowl champions at this point in the season is a major statement. There is no doubt that the rest […]

The Detroit Lions have not been the powerhouse that many were expecting to see this season. After finishing 15-2 in the regular season a year ago, the Lions were eliminated in the playoffs by the upstart Washington Commanders, largely because injuries diminished the defense. This year’s team appeared to have the talent to steamroll opponents, […]

The window appears to have closed on the Detroit Lions. A year ago, the Lions were the most explosive team in the NFC as they finished with the No. 1 seed in the conference’s playoff structure with a 15-2 record. The Lions have bumbled and stumbled to a 7-5 record this season with five games […]

The Boston Celtics are going through a season in transition. The die was cast in last spring’s playoffs when All-Star Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles that would force them to change their game plan and lessen their expectations. Since the start of the season the Celtics have been fighting to stay over the .500 […]

Things have gone from bad to worse for the Minnesota Vikings in a matter of just a few weeks. They hit a new low in their Week 13 game with the Seattle Seahawks as Kevin O’Connell’s team suffered a 26-0 defeat. The Vikings were shut out for the first time since the 2007 season when […]

The Indianapolis Colts were one of the great stories of the first half of the NFL season. The Colts rolled to 7 victories in their first 8 games, and they looked as though they might be able to compete with the elite teams in the AFC. However, head coach Shane Steichen has seen his team […]

The NHL season has been all about parity for the large majority of the teams in the league this season. Perhaps it’s the compact schedule due to the break that all teams will be taking during the Olympic hockey competition in Italy in February. As a result, there has been very little difference in the […]

There was a long, low sigh of relief emanating from the Ohio State sidelines after the Buckeyes had ended their four-game losing streak against Michigan with a 27-9 triumph. The top-ranked Buckeyes (12-0) needed to come through with a win in the series because their fans had grown sick and tired of losing to the […]

Dan Lanning doesn’t have to admit it, but when Ohio State beat Michigan in their annual border war and clinched a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game, the top-ranked team in the country did the Ducks a favor. If Ohio State had lost to Michigan for a fifth consecutive year, Oregon would have been […]

The streak came to an end Saturday at Michigan Stadium. Michigan had beaten archrival Ohio State four times in a row when the two teams kicked off Saturday, but Ohio State unleashed a powerful ground game and took advantage of quarterback Julian Sayin’s accuracy and decision making. The Buckeyes pulled off a 27-9 victory in […]

The Chicago Bears started the season as that little team that hoped to win a few games and gain respectability. Head coach Ben Johnson was in his first year and his primary job was preparing quarterback Caleb Williams to compete in the toughest division in the NFL. Johnson wanted to raise Williams’ level of play […]

Less than a week ago, the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles appeared well on their way to winning the NFC East and having a great chance to defend their NFL title. However, after a shocking Week 12 loss to the Dallas Cowboys and a Black Friday beatdown at home by the Chicago Bears, head […]

After suffering a late loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 12, most observers expected the Philadelphia Eagles to flex their muscles and punish the Chicago Bears in their Black Friday meeting. Instead, the upstart Bears walked into Lincoln Financial Field and defeated the defending Super Bowl champions by a 24-15 margin. JALEN HURTS FUMBLES […]