Poles has lost the benefit of the doubt after missing on Matt Eberflus but deserves the chance to prove he has learned from his mistake. One big difference this time: After an unusually short process in hiring Eberflus,

You can’t come back from this embarrassment. You just can't. With a little more than a month left, the Bears need to salvage some dignity.

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.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles issued a statement regarding the team firing former head coach Matt Eberflus.

Former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus issued a statement Saturday after his historic firing, which came on the heels of a gut-wrenching 23-20 loss on Thanksgiving Day to the NFC-best Detroit Lions.

Matt Eberflus sent a statement of gratitude to the Chicago Bears organization as well as the team's fanbase after he was fired as head coach on Friday.

The Chicago Bears did something they've never done in their 105-year history: they fired a head coach midseason. The Bears parted ways with Matt Eberflus on Friday, which came one day after a disastrous ending to a 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving in front of the entire football world.

For the first time since his firing, Matt Eberflus has spoken out. He released his first statement Saturday morning, one day after the Chicago Bears announced his departure. Eberflus was in his third season with the Bears and had a 14-32 record following Thursday’s loss to the Detroit Lions.