On the day after yet another jaw-dropping loss — this time with one of the more humiliating finishes in franchise history playing out in front of an extra-large and astonished holiday audience — the Chicago Bears leaned into their most straightforward path toward resolution.

News dropped early Friday afternoon that, after much expectancy, the Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus after a disastrous 4-8 record in the 2024 season, as he leaves Chicago on a six-game skid.