The Chicago Bears, heading into their “Thursday Night Football” matchup with the Dallas Cowboys, have not lived up to expectations. Rather than sit with the cool kids at the Super Bowl contenders table, the Bears sit with the less-popular, equally as polarizing pretenders table.

At 6-6 through Week 12, year two of the Matt Nagy era has not been what was expected. However, the belief around the situation is that Nagy will not be fired around the 2020 season.

On a one (cold seat) to four (hot seat) scale, Nagy sits at a two (on a cold seat… barring disaster) in ESPN's article, ranking the job security of all head coaches. Said ESPN Bears reporter Jeff Dickerson, who rated Nagy:

“Nagy doesn’t have the same job security he enjoyed last season when he was the NFL Coach of the Year, but it’s a stretch to think the Bears will fire him. The team has struggled across the board on offense — Nagy’s specialty — and the coach has shouldered his share of the blame. Still, the Bears are 18-10 in the regular season under Nagy. For comparison sake, John Fox went 13-34 in Chicago. Nagy isn’t going anywhere.”

Dickerson does not see the Bears firing Nagy, despite the disappointment. He has been successful in his two years in Chicago. He compares that to the head coach Nagy replaced, John Fox, who went 13-34 in three years in Chitown. If Fox can keep his job after his putrid stretch, Nagy can do the same.