If Matt Eberflus were the reason the Chicago Bears felt Caleb Williams was on the upswing as he enters the stretch run of his rookie season, the embattled head coach would be in a much different position.

The Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus following the team’s disastrous Thanksgiving day loss to the Detroit Lions to extend its losing streak to six games.

In the aftermath of the epic mishandling of the final minutes of their Thanksgiving loss to the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears have fired head coach Matt Eberflus.

Detroit Lions (11-1) hosted Chicago Bears (4-8) on Thanksgiving and snapped a 7-game holiday losing streak. Check out the recap from Ford Field.

DETROIT — Dan Campbell admittedly wanted this one for more than just the win-loss column. It’s Thanksgiving, a time when all eyes are on a Detroit Lions franchise that plays on this holiday each year. Campbell has never won this game as head coach. Most of his players haven’t, either. It had been eight years since the Lions last won on Turkey Day.

The NFL has scheduled games on Thanksgiving since the league’s inception. Playing on Thanksgiving is nothing new for the Chicago Bears, who have done it 38 times — tied with the Green Bay Packers for the third most in the NFL.