Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Rematch: A Prime Shot at Redemption

Chicago Bears-Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Rematch: A Prime Shot at Redemption

It's hard to forget what happened on Thanksgiving in 2024.

The Chicago Bears traveled to Detroit to face the Lions. At that time, Matt Eberflus was the head coach and the team was on a five-game losing streak.

Entering the fourth quarter, the Bears were down 23-7. Two touchdown drives for the Bears and three empty possessions from the Lions brought the game within three points.

Caleb Williams was given one final drive with 3:31 left in the game. The Bears' rookie quarterback connected on some chain-moving plays, 25 yards, 14 yards, and a 12-yard run to name a few.

Chicago moved the ball, but after the Lions sacked Williams on second-and-20, all hope had evaporated. The Bears faced a third-and-26 from the Lions' 41-yard line with 32 seconds on the clock. Williams tried to get the offense organized after the 6-yard loss and valuable time ticked off the clock. The ball was snapped with six seconds left in the game, and Williams' long pass attempt to Rome Odunze fell incomplete.

Eberflus watched the offense's dysfunction all while holding onto one final timeout. He defended the team's clock management in the postgame press conference. The following day, Eberflus was fired.

It's a day that's hard to forget for Bears fans, but Eberflus' firing eventually led to Chicago landing Ben Johnson. The rest is history. The Bears went on to win the NFC North and defeated the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round.

This upcoming season, the Bears will be back in Detroit on Thanksgiving to face the Lions, according to Jordan Schultz.