Bears coach Matt Nagy praised his players for putting aside a tumultuous week amid a report about his job status to beat the Lions on a last-second field goal on Thanksgiving.
DETROIT — Matt Nagy could let out a sigh of relief on Thanksgiving. With all the scrutiny the Chicago Bears coach faced regarding his job status over the past week, the 16-14 victory over the Detroit Lions made him extremely thankful for a much-needed celebration as they snapped a five-game losing skid. „When there’s distractions, which is in every sport, in all facets of life — there’s always going to be distractions. It’s how you handle them. And again, we got the win today, and it could’ve went a lot of different ways,“ Nagy said. „But the reason why we got the win is because of how they handled the distractions, you know? That’s where to me, when you’re in this business and you lead people, it’s my job to make sure of honest and open communication. That’s where, for me, I just can’t tell you how much this win means today to me because of what they did.“ Controversy surrounded the Bears this week due to a report Tuesday on Patch.com that claimed the Bears had already informed Nagy that Thanksgiving’s game against the Lions would be his last, regardless of the outcome, which he firmly denied as being „false.
