Bears fire head coach Matt Eberflus after brutal Lions loss

exclaimed a Chicago Bears fan.Fire “Influenza!”In early November, their wish finally came true. The team parted ways with head coach Matt Eberflus. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has been named interim head coach.

The move came after the team lost 23-20 to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day.

Chicago went 14-32 in two and a half seasons under Eberflus.

The Bears have dropped six games since rookie quarterback Caleb Williams started the season with a promising 4-2 record. However, the team has struggled since losing to Washington in a final Hail Mary in Week 8. Then they lost 29-9 to Arizona, followed by another anemic game against New England.

After that game, Eberflus fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and replaced him with then-passing game coordinator Brown. The offense, especially Williams, looked much better from that point on, but the Bears continued to fall short. Cairo Santos’ potential game-winning field goal was blocked, resulting in a loss to Green Bay and an overtime loss to Minnesota.

Williams, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, had his best performance of the season in the loss to the Vikings (340 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions). He also set a franchise rookie record for passing yards in a season.

Still, it wasn’t enough to end Chicago’s slump. Now, the Bears will try to salvage the rest of the season without their head coach.

The Lions defeated the Bears 23-20. Should Matt Eberflus be fired?

Before joining the Bears in 2022, Eberflus spent time in Indianapolis as defensive coordinator from 2018 to 2021. The Colts’ defense ranked 30th in the NFL before Eberflus was hired, finishing in the top half of the league in each of his four seasons.

The defense has had its ups and downs during Eberflus’ time in Chicago. They finished 29th in the NFL in yards allowed in their first season, 12th last season, and currently rank 19th this season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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