After improving year-over-year from an awful 2022, the Chicago Bears are reportedly opting to stick to their guns in 2024.
The Bears expect to bring back coach Matt Eberflus for a third season next year, according to a Saturday evening report from Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Eberflus, 53, is 9–23 in two seasons with Chicago. The Bears are 6–9 this season after posting a 3–14 ledger in ’22.
Chicago hired Eberflus on Jan. 27, 2022 after his four-year stint as the Indianapolis Colts‘ defensive coordinator.
After a 3–5 start that year, the Bears lost nine games in a row to end the season, followed by five straight to start 2023.
Eberflus and Chicago snapped their 14-game skid by beating the Washington Commanders 40–20 on Oct. 5, and gradually improved despite quarterback Justin Fields missing time due to a shoulder injury. Still, the team is currently last in the NFC North.
The Bears last made a coaching change after two or fewer seasons in 2014, when they dismissed Marc Trestman and hired John Fox.
The calculus at this point is pretty simple for Atlanta — you have to win each of the last two games, taking care of your own business, and hope to get some help along the way.
No longer is your fate in your own hands, as this team sacrificed that privilege in the stormy terrain of Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, two weeks ago.
Their next opponent, the Chicago Bears, are currently playing their best football of the season.
They’ve won three of their last four games and are still alive for a postseason berth of their own, albeit with the odds stacked completely against them.
This will be their last home game of the season.
Let’s take a look at the circumstances surrounding the Falcons if they beat the Bears in Week 17, as well as looking at the scenario if they lose.
