Around 9:05 a.m. Friday, Matt Eberflus sat down in front of a Chicago Bears backdrop to address reporters over Zoom. He was still the Bears coach despite a storm of local and national criticism about his role in the team’s latest debacle during its six-game losing streak,

As the Bears debacle smoldered on his television, Patriots coach Jerod Mayo picked up the phone and called Evan Rothstein, the team’s director of game management, to talk strategy.

The Chicago Bears held a brief press conference via Zoom Friday morning with head coach Matt Eberflus following the team's Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions. The game left players and fans puzzled as Eberflus,