Bears reportedly fire head coach Matt Eberflus after brutal Lions loss

The Chicago Bears enthusiasts who chanted “Fire ‘Flus!” in early November in spite of everything were given their want. The group has parted techniques with head schoolmaster Matt Eberflus, per ESPN. Offensive coordinator Thomas Brown has been named intervening time head schoolmaster.

This progress comes within the wake of the group’s 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Week.

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

The Bears have dropped six video games since foundation the season with a promising 4-2 file with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. Then again, they have got unraveled since dropping to Washington on a last-second Hail Mary in While 8. They adopted that up with a 29-9 loss to Arizona sooner than an much more anemic aim in opposition to New England.

Next that sport, Eberflus fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and changed him with then-passing sport coordinator Brown. The offense, and Williams particularly, seemed a lot better from that time, however the Bears persisted to come back up trim. They fell to Green Bay when Cairo Santos‘ potential game-winning field goal was blocked, later lost to Minnesota in time beyond regulation. 

Williams, the supremacy pick out within the 2024 NFL Draft, had his perfect efficiency of the season within the loss to the Vikings (340 yards, two touchdowns, 0 interceptions). He additionally poised the franchise rookie record for passing yards in a season. 

Nonetheless, it wasn’t enough quantity for Chicago to place an finish to its skid. Now, the Bears will struggle to salvage the residue of the season with out their head schoolmaster. 

Lions beat Bears 23-20; will have to Matt Eberflus be fired?

Previous to becoming a member of the Bears in 2022, Eberflus spent generation in Indianapolis because the defensive coordinator from 2018-2021. The Colts protection ranked thirtieth within the NFL sooner than Eberflus was once leased and completed within the supremacy half of of the league in all 4 seasons he was once there. 

All the way through Eberflus’ generation in Chicago, the protection was once up and ill. It completed twenty ninth within the NFL in yards allowed in his first season, later twelfth ultimate season, and lately ranks nineteenth this season.

The Related Press contributed to this record.

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