Mike Mularkey

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Toting the football he caught Sunday for a 24-yard touchdown, Brandon Marshall headed toward the first row of seats behind the Bears bench with more purpose than any route he ran all game. Marshall found his father, Freddie,...

1. Falcons (2 last week): Matt Ryan is stringing together good performance after good performance. And the Falcons don't lose when Ryan is on. 2. Bears (3): Their confidence is sky-high, and it gets real now for the Bears with the Texans and 49ers up...

1. Texans (3 last week): They proved they are for real by winning against a tough Bears team in bad conditions Sunday. 2. Falcons (1): Did anyone really think they were the '72 Dolphins? They are allowed one mulligan. 3. Bears (2): No disgrace in...

— Never in anyone's wildest imagination could the end of the Andy Reid era as coach of the Philadelphia Eagles have gone down like this. Anyone who says they saw it unfolding this way is lying or insane or both. Probably both. What we're...

Running off at the typewriter. … Florida State's come-from-behind, skin-of-the-teeth victory over Virginia Tech Thursday night could have been career-altering for coach Jimbo Fisher. Think about it: If FSU loses the game, Clemson likely goes to...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Running back Mikel Leshoure scored three times in the second quarter and sore-kneed wide receiver Calvin Johnson ended a string of slow starts. Together, they led the Detroit Lions to a 31-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Some worried the Bears were walking into a trap Sunday afternoon at EverBank Field, and the first half certainly resembled that. But a defense that has been playing as well as the Bears' was not going to be conquered by...

Quick look: The Jaguars have a new owner in Shad Khan and a new coach in Mike Mularkey, but they are getting the same old results. For the second year in a row they are 1-3, and have lost twice at home by a combined total of 37 points. The Jaguars have...