Matt Eberflus went 10-24 in his first two years as head coach of the Chicago Bears.
This season the team was entering a new era — out with quarterback Justin Fields, in with quarterback Caleb Williams, who the Bears took with the No. 1 overall draft pick. Ownership believed enough in Eberflus to give him more time to show he is a championship level coach.
And maybe Eberflus proves to be just that.
If he does, he will have to overcome — quickly — Sunday’s late-game coaching and team execution meltdown that didn’t just lead to an 18-15 loss to Washington and didn’t just drop the Bears to 4-3 on the season, but has the potential to linger in the locker room and define the season.