Of the many questions asked of the Chicago Bears after they fired head coach Matt Eberflus following their Week 13 loss to the Detroit Lions, one stood out above the rest: Why did they allow him to speak to the media on Friday morning?

The Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus on Friday following another disastrous loss on Thanksgiving against the Detroit Lions. The fact that Eberflus found a way to lose a game didn't come as a surprise.

Eberflus lost 14 consecutive games between 2022 and 2023, but it was the Bears’ disappointing performance this season that doomed the head coach. After adding veterans Keenan Allen, D’Andre Swift, Gerald Everett, Kevin Byard and others with hopes of competing for a playoff spot, the Bears fell out of contention with a midseason slump.