Eberflus’ contribution has to be more than promoting Thomas Brown to replace Shane Waldron. He has to be the reason they win. The Bears not only have to win for Eberflus to survive, they have to be well-coached.

The Bears have seven games remaining against playoff contenders and appear headed for major offseason changes.

The fashion in which the Bears lost last week's matchup against the Green Bay Packers has been seen before in Chicago's recent history. Not only was it the third time in the past 11 years in which they've lost on a missed field goal in which they attempted instead of running another play beforehand,