Bears Fire Matt Eberflus, First In-Season Head Coach Move In Franchise History

The Matt Eberflus era is over in Chicago — the Bears just fired the guy in his third year with the team … marking the first in-season head coaching move in franchise history.

The news broke on Friday … less than 24 hours after the Bears’ sixth-straight loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day — a result that was met with heavy criticism.

With the ball and down 23-20 in the final minute of the game, Eberflus elected not to use a timeout to stop the clock … and Chicago’s late push came up short.

Hours before reports of his termination, Eberflus seemed confident he’d be back on the sidelines against the San Francisco 49ers next weekend … but that wasn’t the case.

Eberflus went 14-32 in two-plus seasons with Chicago — and 4-8 in 2024 — but struggled heavily in close-scoring games.

Bears offensive coordinator Thomas Brown will take over for the rest of the season.