Pat McAfee Called Out Jason Kelce for a Very Silly Mistake During ESPN’s ‘MNF’ Broadcast McAfee really didn’t have to bring that up. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
SI:AM | Everything You Need to Know About the MLB Playoffs The MLB playoffs begin Tuesday with all four wild-card series kicking off. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Ben Johnson Showed Why He’s More Than a Great Play-Caller With Case Keenum’s Performance The Bears’ coach made the right call going with the veteran backup who has played for nine different teams in his NFL career. Sports Illustrated · Sep 29
Bears vs. Eagles: Three Bold Predictions As Case Keenum Suits Up for Chicago Caleb Williams’s hamstring injury and Tyson Bagent’s concussion will force the Bears to rely on 38-year-old Case Keenum on Monday night. Sports Illustrated · Sep 28
Albert Breer’s Notes: Bears’ Investment in the QB Room Is About to Pay Off A quality backup has never been more important due to recent injuries at the position. Plus, what’s next for Jayden Daniels, Marvin Harrison Jr. and more. Sports Illustrated · Sep 22
Bears List Caleb Williams Week to Week After Hamstring MRI, but His Exact Strain Grade Remains Unconfirmed Caleb Williams is week-to-week after a hamstring MRI, but no strain grade has been confirmed. What each grade means and why re-strains happen. Medical Daily · Sep 22
Tyson Bagent Says 'Ready to Roll' as Bears Await Word on Caleb Williams' Hamstring Injury After Vikings Loss Tyson Bagent is expected to take over as Chicago's starting quarterback after Caleb Williams suffered a non-contact hamstring injury in the Bears' loss to Minnesota. International Business Times UK · Sep 21
How the Bears Can Survive Without Quarterback Caleb Williams It’s Ben Johnson’s time to show the football world that he’s one of the best play-callers in the game, even without a superstar under center. Sports Illustrated · Sep 20
Bears’ QB Depth Chart: What’s Chicago’s Outlook If Caleb Williams Misses Time? Caleb Williams sustained a hamstring injury on Sunday. Here’s a look at the Bears’ QB depth chart behind him. Sports Illustrated · Sep 20
The Brian Flores–Ben Johnson Chess Match: Here’s What the Numbers Say A deeper look at five numbers that could determine the matchup between the Vikings’ defensive coordinator and the Bears’ coach in Week 2. Sports Illustrated · Sep 18
The NFL’s Latest Offensive Trend Was Hiding in Plain Sight As It Swept the League in Week 1 A simple formation that was routine before the 2010s is back en vogue. And with quarterbacks back under center, we saw record point totals. Sports Illustrated · Sep 17
Matt Verderame’s Notes: Five On-Field Storylines That Are Key in Week 2 Tyler Shough’s rise in New Orleans, the Vikings’ blitz-happy defense and the Chargers’ outside running woes are among this week’s top storylines. Sports Illustrated · Sep 17
SI:AM | Five Quick Thoughts on Week 1 The first NFL Sunday of the season was a good one for fans in New York, and predictably grim for those in Cleveland. Sports Illustrated · Sep 14
Albert Breer’s Week 1 NFL Takeaways: Jesse Minter’s Team Looked Like the Ravens Plus, the way the Bills won was crucial, good early signs for the Bengals’ defense, Ben Johnsons’s wizardry and more. Sports Illustrated · Sep 14
Sports Illustrated · Sep 14 Giants’ Week 1 Win Should Be a Lesson to Teams That Are Growing Stagnant John Harbaugh’s New York debut should show other teams the virtue of starting over at the top. So could his former team’s performance.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 9 Ranking All 16 NFL Week 1 Games From Worst to Best The NFL’s Week 1 slate includes its first-ever game in Australia, five intradivision matchups and plenty of old faces in new places.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 8 Conor Orr’s Preseason NFL Power Rankings: The Defending Champs Are No. 2 The Seahawks are being overshadowed by a rival in their own division. Plus, Conor’s actual Super Bowl pick clocks in at No. 3.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 7 One Thing We Learned About Every Team During the Preseason With the regular season getting underway this week, here’s a look back at what we learned about each team during the preseason.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 7 Albert Breer’s Takeaways: Where Every NFL Team Stands Heading Into the 2026 Season From question marks at key positions to coordinators with something to prove to injury returns to track, here’s a check-in of all 32 teams.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 4 How an Injury-Plagued 2025 Can Help Jayden Daniels in the Long Run The Commanders’ starting QB and breakout star in 2024 is anxious to show the football world what he’s been working on for the past five months.
Sports Illustrated · Sep 2 Why Jared Goff ‘Doesn’t Fail’ and Keeps Getting Better Coach Dan Campbell has strong praise for his longtime quarterback, explaining why ‘he is massively underrated.’
Sports Illustrated · Aug 28 Ranking the NFL’s Best Skill-Position Groups of 2026 Six of the 10 teams didn’t make the playoffs in 2025, but all possess the talent to break through this season.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 17 Albert Breer’s Takeaways: Caleb Williams’s Humbling Process Helped Him Become a Confident QB Today Learning Ben Johnson’s complex offense by ‘drinking through a firehose’ is now paying dividends. Plus, thoughts on the Browns’ and Falcons’ QB situations and more.
Sports Illustrated · Aug 9 Albert Breer Empties His Bears Notebook From Training Camp Caleb Williams's maturation continues as he works to become a more consistent passer. Plus, a lofty Colston Loveland comp, questions at safety and more.
Sports Illustrated · Jul 29 How the 2024 NFL Draft’s Quarterback Class Stacks Up Entering Year 3 Here are reasons to be excited, areas to improve and what would make a successful third season for all six first-round QBs.