The Chicago Bears' Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions, which featured poor clock management on the part of Bears coach Matt Eberflus, was thought to be the final nail in the coffin of his tenure pacing the sideline in Chicago. And it was indeed, as the Bears fired Eberflus on Friday, just hours after he had expressed confidence in his job status.
But, perhaps even more damning than the result of the game were the Bears players' reactions to the result of the game. According to sourced reporting from The Athletic's Dianna Russini and Adam Jahns, Eberflus, undoubtedly as a form of damage control after the embarrassing loss, preached a message of unity in the postgame locker room.
