Studs and duds from Bears' Thanksgiving loss to Lions

That's how fans of the Chicago Bears, and even the NFL world in general now, probably feel about head coach Matt Eberflus. The Bears have lost six games in a row with each one seemingly worse than the last. The Hail Mary against Washington, the dud against New England and Arizona, the blocked field goal, the overtime collapse, and now allowing the clock to run down to zero while down three with a timeout still to use.

Essays could be written on the coaching malpractice shown by Eberflus on Thursday and over the last six weeks. Suffice it to say, there are no excuses for this. If it wasn't for an organizational commitment to not fire coaches midseason, it would be an easy bet that Eberflus will be gone tomorrow. Instead, Bears fans will have to sit through five more games of a lame duck coach, lamenting a lost season that very easily could have seen the Bears return to the playoffs, if only the coaching was adequate.

That said, let's get to the studs and duds.

Stud: Caleb Williams

I know Bears fans are sick of silver linings but this is still an important thing to remember: you have a franchise quarterback. Williams was exceptional in the second half, finishing the day with 256 yards and 3 touchdowns on 20 of 39 passing,

Dud: Matt Eberflus

I have no more words. I admit that in 2022, after Matt Nagy was fired, I was convinced that the Bears could not do worse than Nagy. How wrong I was because, if we're being honest with ourselves, Nagy would probably have this Bears team at 9-3 right now.

I don't care what it takes: either Ryan Poles or Kevin Warren need to beg George McCaskey for permission to fire the head coach tomorrow. It's not like they're short of qualified candidates to replace him.

Stud: Keenan Allen

Another two touchdown game for the six-time Pro Bowler. He was targeted 8 times and caught 5 passes for 73 yards.