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Bears Fire Coach Matt Eberflus After Thanksgiving Loss, First In-Season Firing in Franchise History

Nov 29, 2024, 06:01 PM

The Chicago Bears have fired head coach Matt Eberflus after a 4-8 start to the season and a sixth consecutive loss, an embarrassing last-second defeat to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. This marks the first in-season head coaching change in the franchise's over 100-year history. Hired in 2022, Eberflus compiled a 14-32 record with a .304 winning percentage, the third-worst in team history. His tenure was marked by poor performance in close games, with a 5-19 record in one-score contests—the worst by any head coach in NFL history. Eberflus faced widespread criticism for his clock management during the loss to the Lions, including a time-management fiasco that contributed to the defeat. Notably, Eberflus held a press conference earlier in the morning to discuss the state of the team before being dismissed just hours later. The Bears are now last in the NFC North, and the firing reflects a dramatic move by the organization in response to the team's free-falling performance.