The Chicago Bears suffered a brutal 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving, and it was once again completely preventable if they had a competent head coach.
While Chicago trailed 16-0 at halftime, the offense came to life under rookie quarterback Caleb Williams in the second half. They outscored Detroit 20-7 in the second half, which included three touchdown drives from Williams — two passes to Keenan Allen and one to DJ Moore.
While the talk of the game should be Williams’ impressive second half and how he once again led a comeback (that ended in a loss), it’s all about head coach Matt Eberflus and his clock mismanagement that led to a loss. Williams took a sack with 30 seconds left. But instead of using their final timeout to save time to boot a field goal or get closer for an attempt, Eberflus let the clock tick down to spoil a potential comeback bid.
As you can imagine, Eberflus’ coaching future is in jeopardy. The Bears have never fired a head coach midseason, but this very well might finally break that curse. Nothing like getting embarrassed on national television when you should’ve won.
When you’re watching the Chicago Bears play, do you ever find yourself thinking the referees are letting the Bears’ opponents get away with everything?
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