C riticism has come in masses surrounding Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus in the wake of a sixth consecutive loss, and another one that is head-scratching to say the least.

In the third quarter of a Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams suffered a lower leg injury after a hit close to the sideline. Williams returned

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus was relentlessly criticized after the 23-20 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Bears head coach failed to call his last timeout with Chicago near field-goal range as the time ran out to end the game.

NFL Week 13 opens with Thanksgiving Day football when the Chicago Bears travel to face the Detroit Lions. Start time, TV schedule and how to watch.

Chicago still finds wins hard to come by; their losing streak has reached five games. But the Bears lost by just one point to a playoff team in Green Bay and took another talented team (Minnesota) to overtime, so things are trending in the right direction, it appears.

In 1980, the Bears and Lions played a thriller on Thanksgiving Day. The Bears, led by quarterback Vince Evans, rallied from a 17-3 fourth quarter deficit to force overtime. That's when Dave Williams returned the opening kick off in overtime 95 yards for a touchdown to give the Bears a 23-17 win over the Lions.