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The Chicago Bears had the most difficult of assignments on Thanksgiving Day. They had to go into Detroit against the hottest and best team in the NFL having lost five games in a row. When the Bears fell behind 16-0 in the first half, it appeared that it was just a matter of how big […]

Many Chicago Bears fans reached their breaking point with head coach Matt Eberflus well before the befuddling and agonizing ending to Thursday’s showdown with the Detroit Lions, but now the city is officially voicing its disapproval. “Fire Flus,” Chicago’s Instagram account posted on Thanksgiving, via @downbadbears, following the Bears’ 23-20 loss. The third-year HC opted […]

There’s probably no clearer sign of team dysfunction than a head coach’s failure to call a timeout to give his team a chance to tie or win the game in the final seconds. Moreover, this blunder is so basic it’s a fireable offense, yet Matt Eberflus might keep his Chicago Bears job, as rookie quarterback […]

After the Chicago Bears’ crushing 24-21 loss to the Detroit Lions, questions surrounding head coach Matt Eberflus’ late-game decision-making continue to swirl. One of the most glaring moments came in the game’s final seconds when kicker Cairo Santos expected to be called upon for a potential game-tying 58-yard field goal attempt, only to watch from […]

After Thursday night’s blunder, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus is under intense scrutiny following a controversial handling of the final moments in the Bears’ loss to the Detroit Lions. With the game tied late in the fourth quarter, Eberflus’ clock management decisions left the team without a chance to attempt a potential game-winning field […]

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was relentlessly criticized after the 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Bears head coach failed to call his last timeout with Chicago near field-goal range as the time ran out to end the game. Eberflus had fans, even former Bears players, demanding he get fired. The head coach […]

The Chicago Bears’ 23-20 Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions has intensified scrutiny of head coach Matt Eberflus, particularly in light of a striking statistic highlighted by ESPN’s Jordan Schultz. Schultz noted that while the Bears recently fired offensive coordinator Shane Waldron — their first midseason coordinator change since 1970 — they have never […]

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus became the most vilified man among his fanbase. Plus across the NFL on Thanksgiving day. Bad time management fueled the harsh criticism. How did Eberflus trend for all the wrong reasons? His quarterback Caleb Williams took a sack with one timeout left and more than 30 seconds left. However, […]

Facing a 16-0 halftime deficit against the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus took a bold, optimistic approach to his interview with CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson. Some believe Bears coach Eberflus’ job hangs in the balance amid his Thanksgiving matchup against the Lions. After Detroit tacked on 13 points in the second quarter, […]

Following their crushing loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears are now on a five game losing streak. And still, firing head coach Matt Eberflus isn’t necessarily a given. The Bears still haven’t made a decision on firing Eberflus, via Dan Graziano of ESPN. He cited Chicago being in a similar situation in 2024, […]

While Cairo Santos tries to figure out what went wrong, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams revealed the basics of his postgame chat with Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell. And after the overtime loss, Matt Eberflus gave the dumbest answer possible for the reason behind the failed coach’s challenge. Eberflus said the length of the play made […]

The Chicago Bears have been falling apart in recent weeks, and that continued in Week 12, as they suffered a crushing 30-27 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. However, it was the second straight week where the Bears put together a truly competitive outing, and it led to a strong message from head […]

Vikings players had thoughts on what they observed from Cairo Santos and Matt Eberflus’ mistakes.

Despite a 4-7 record and an ongoing five-game losing streak, the Chicago Bears still have a positive point differential this season, which almost seems impossible until you spend the time breaking it down. Five of Chicago’s seven losses have come by six or fewer points, including three that have come down to the final play […]

The Chicago Bears needed something of a miracle to tie the score after facing an 11-point deficit to get their Week 12 game to overtime against the Minnesota Vikings. While they executed to near perfection in those two minutes to tie the score, their performance in the extra session was brutal and they dropped the […]

Fans of both the Chicago Bears and Illinois football are no stranger to heartbreaking losses, and it looked like the Fighting Illini were going to suffer another one against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Saturday. Instead, Illinois pulled off a miracle on fourth-and-13 in the final seconds, with Luke Altmeyer hitting Pat Bryant for a […]

As if fans in Chicago hadn’t suffered enough heartbreak during the 2024 season, during a Week 11 matchup with the Green Bay Packers, the Bears managed to turn devastating defeat into something resembling a Greek tragedy. WHAT A WAY TO WIN. @PACKERS SURVIVE.#GBvsCHI pic.twitter.com/wqRg23FhdN — NFL (@NFL) November 17, 2024 For the 11th straight time, the […]

Following the blocked field goal heard around the world— or at least the Midwest— Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus doubled down on his decision not to run a play before Cairo Santos’ game-winning field goal attempt. Eberflus mentioned a fear of the Green Bay Packers forcing a fumble as a reason not to run […]

One week after firing offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, the Chicago Bears were in a position to defeat the Green Bay Packers. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams set up the game-winning kick with three seconds remaining. Once veteran kicker Cairo Santos nailed the 46-yarder, the Bears would improve to 5-5 on the season with a statement win […]

The Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Chargers were both in need of a cultural rejuvenation last offseason. The former banked on Caleb Williams and an influx of offensive talent as being a sufficient remedy, given that the squad ended the 2023-24 season on a 5-3 run. Meanwhile, the latter chose to make a definitive change […]

The Chicago Bears just keep finding ways to lose. After a couple of disastrous losses over the last month, the Bears found another way to fall just short on Sunday in a 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers. After a late touchdown by the Packers put them in the lead, Caleb Williams led the […]

It was American author Kurt Vonnegut who once said, “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” Perhaps this is why after the Chicago Bears’ second gut-wrenching defeat in the last four weeks, cornerback Jaylon Johnson is describing Sunday’s […]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… the Chicago Bears lost in gut-wrenching fashion on Sunday afternoon, in large part due to a crucial miscalculation by head coach Matt Eberflus, who has just as many heart-breaking, logic-defying losses on his resume than he does wins. Even less surprisingly, after the game, Eberflus is unwilling […]

It’s wild what one play can do to the trajectory of a season. Think about it… with just seconds to play against the Washington Commanders, it looked like the Chicago Bears were on the verge of improving to 5-2 on the season with what looked to be very winnable games against the Arizona Cardinals and […]

As Week 11 approaches, the Chicago Bears look to do something they haven’t done since Dec. 16, 2018: Beating the Packers and breaking their 10-game losing streak. Bears head coach Matt Eberflus understands the importance of winning this game and took the time to send a strong message to the media on Thursday about how […]

Bears safety Jaquan Brisker will miss his fifth consecutive contest with a concussion on Sunday. This news comes just ahead of Sunday’s clash against the Green Bay Packers. It has been a long time since the Bears defensive back has been in concussion protocol, originally entering it on Oct. 7. He reported his symptoms himself […]

The Chicago Bears have not had the 2024 season they hoped for during the offseason. Chicago is 4-5 heading into the Week 11 and sits at the bottom of a very competitive NFC North division. The Bears are on a three-game losing streak and recently made a change by firing offensive coordinator Shane Waldron. It […]

Heading into their Week 10 matchup against the New England Patriots, the Chicago Bears had a prime opportunity to capitalize on facing one of the NFL’s worst teams and get back in the win column after two consecutive losses. However, the Bears and rookie quarterback Caleb Williams turned in one of their poorest performances of […]

Many have assumed that the Chicago Bears would be firing their coach for a while but ended up being wrong about the first man released. Instead of head coach Matt Eberflus, it was reported on Nov. 12 that the team relieved offensive coordinator Shane Waldron of his duties. The action drew a series of reactions […]

The Chicago Bears fired Shane Waldron on Tuesday and since then, the rumor train is in full operation. According to Marc Silverman, a longtime Chicago sports radio host, he dropped some intriguing information about the state of the organization. “After talking to a few people with knowledge of the situation, players went to Matt Eberflus […]

The Chicago Bears and head coach Matt Eberflus have fired their offensive coordinator, Shane Waldron after a grueling 4-5 start to the season, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. Under Waldron, the offense has underperformed compared to what expectations were. They’re 24th in the league in points per game with 19.4. Mind you, they have […]

In Week 10, the Chicago Bears looked rough. Facing off against a New England Patriots team that very few expected to earn their third win in Week 10, fans of the Bears watched on in horror as Drake Maye and company consistently moved the ball against Matt Eberflus’ defense, with the final score landing at […]

The Chicago Bears haven’t surpassed 15 points scored in a game since their London matchup against the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars on October 13, and it’s time for heads to roll. Offensive coordinator Shane Waldron may be first on the chopping block. Head coach Matt Eberflus didn’t defend Waldron after their 19-3 loss to the New […]

Dan Orlovsky said the Chicago Bears are broken, and Matt Eberflus is taking heat from many directions. So let’s sit back, relax, and let former head coach Bill Belichick drop a truth bomb about where the blame lies for the Bears’ failures. Come on, join the fun with the Pat McAfee Show as Belichick, whose […]

If it isn’t the Dallas Cowboys, the Chicago Bears have the worst head coaching situation in the NFL midway through the 2024 season. All signs point to the team completely losing faith in Matt Eberflus as the current leader with fans pressuring the front office to fire him. However, if Chicago obliges and ends Eberflus’ […]

It’s fitting that on an “Overreaction Monday” episode of the Pat McAfee Show, NFL insider Adam Schefter would come on and drop one of the hottest overreaction takes of the first half of the season. Of course, with the Chicago Bears offense, nothing is off the table when it comes to ineptitude, even if it […]

The Chicago Bears season has officially gone off the rails. After a pair of inexplicable loses, Chicago one-upped itself on Sunday with a disastrous performance, as the lowly New England Patriots embarrassed Matt Eberflus and the Bears 19-3 on Sunday in Chicago. The offense continued its bizarre downturn since looking like a competent unit at […]

The Chicago Bears have now gone eight consecutive quarters without scoring a touchdown. Even in the darkest days of Bears football, this isn’t common. Then again, these might be some of the darkest days that fans in Chicago have had to suffer through. Over the last two weeks, the Bears have accumulated just 383 yards […]

The Chicago Bears managed to put up a measly three points in their Week 10 loss to the New England Patriots. As the Bears try to find some offensive answers, head coach Matt Eberflus hasn’t ruled out making some changes. While he didn’t directly say Chicago will replace offensive coordinator Shane Waldron as play caller, […]