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Getty Images Mitchell Trubisky has three touchdown passes, the second consecutive week he has done that, and tonight’s game still has 23:18 remaining. The Bears opened the third quarter with an 11-play, 84-yard drive to open the second half, with Trubisky finding Anthony Miller for a 14-yard...

Getty Images The Cowboys remain in first place in the NFC East with a losing record, but they look like they’re going nowhere fast after a 31-24 loss to the Bears on Thursday night. Owner Jerry Jones’ fairytale officially has turned into a nightmare. Chicago stayed in the NFC wild-card...

Getty Images Since starting the year 3-0 and fueling dreams of rediscovered glory, the Cowboys have lost seven of 10 games. The good news is that they’re still in position to win the NFC East. The bad news is that they don’t look like a team capable of winning a damn game. The door is now...

Getty Images Cowboys defensive tackle Antwaun Woods will miss Thursday night’s game with a knee injury. He eventually may be missing a game or more due to an incident from Tuesday. Woods was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of marijuana and tampering with evidence, according to...

Getty Images Since beating the Bills in Buffalo and besting the Bears at home, the Eagles have lost three games in a row. And while they’re still only one game behind the Cowboys in the NFC East, it’s now or never for the 5-7 Eagles to start winning. “[W]e’re in a must-win situation,” coach...

Getty Images The Bears are 6-6 after beating the Lions last Thursday, which leaves them outside of a playoff spot but still alive with four games left to play. Losing to the Cowboys this Thursday or anyone else on their remaining schedule would all but close the door on those playoff chances...

Getty Images The NFL has a major playoff flaw, that continues to hide in plain sight — with no apparent desire to fix it. Nine years ago, the 7-9 Seahawks hosted the 11-5 Saints in the wild-card round. Seattle “earned” a home game in the postseason by being the best of four really bad teams...

Getty Images The Bears ruled out four players for Thursday night’s game against the Cowboys and they don’t think cornerback Prince Amukamara will play either. Amukamara is listed as doubtful for the home game against Dallas due to the hamstring injury that’s kept him out of practice this week...

Getty Images The Cowboys were missing three players due to injuries in last Thursday’s loss to the Bills and the same three players have been ruled out ahead of this Thursday’s trip to Chicago. Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch announced he’d miss the game with a neck injury on Tuesday. Safety...

Getty Images Hall of Fame Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman thinks Cowboys coach Jason Garrett and owner Jerry Jones have mismatched messages in their approach to the team. Aikman noted on KTCK-AM that Garrett likes to focus on the immediate task at hand, and when Jones comes out and talks about...

Getty Images The neck injury that’s kept linebacker Leighton Vander Esch for the last three weeks will keep him out again against the Bears this Thursday. Vander Esch said during an appearance on 1310 The Ticket that he will miss another game. Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said last month...

Getty Images The Bears added defensive tackle Bilal Nichols to their practice report Tuesday. They list him with a knee injury. Nichols, who has missed three games this season, had a limited practice. The same five players who didn’t practice Monday sat out Tuesday, too. Defensive back...

Getty Images The Cowboys added backup running back Tony Pollard to their injury report Tuesday. They list him as not practicing with an ankle injury. Receiver Randall Cobb returned to a limited practice Tuesday after missing Monday with an illness. Sean Lee, who will start at weakside...

Getty Images During Ron Rivera’s three years as defensive coordinator with the Chargers, Rivera gave Peyton Manning fits, beating him in the playoffs and inducing four interceptions during their final meeting in 2010. That was perhaps the best argument for Rivera becoming a head coach, and it...

Getty Images Since the Cowboys played Thanksgiving Day, they had a regular practice Monday as they prepare for a second consecutive Thursday game. They worked without receiver Randall Cobb (illness), safety Jeff Heath (right shoulder/left shoulder), weakside linebacker Leighton Vander Esch...

Getty Images Michael Bennett delivered a loud message in the locker room after Thursday’s loss. The Cowboys had a chippy practice Sunday that included trash-talking. On Monday, Dak Prescott said it’s time to walk the talk. “When it’s times like this, it’s more lead by example,” the said...

Getty Images There’s a new team atop the NFC West and a new team holding down the No. 1 seed in the conference as we head into the final four weeks of the regular season. Wins by the Saints last Thursday night and the Seahawks on Monday night coupled with the 49ers’ loss in Baltimore means...

Getty Images Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn’t firing head coach Jason Garrett and he isn’t giving up his hopes for a fairytale ending to the 2019 season. That was a point that Jones made clear during a Tuesday appearance on 105.3 The Fan. The Cowboys have lost two straight games and three of...

Getty Images Cowboys coach Jason Garrett currently does not have a contract for next year. But his boss believes that Garrett will be coaching in the NFL next year, somewhere. “Nobody has the exclusive skills to get the job done so that collectively you can win a Super Bowl,” Cowboys owner...

Getty Images Cowboys weakside linebacker Leighton Vander Esch will miss his third game in five weeks with a neck injury. The Cowboys ruled him out, along with defensive tackle Antwaun Woods (knee), for their Thanksgiving Day game against the Bills. Sean Lee again will move from strongside...