Bears fall flat in their first game under interim coach Thomas Brown

The post-Matt Eberflus Chicago Bears defense got their ‘butts kicked’ in one of the season’s worst performances

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Chicago Bears didn’t find a new wacky way to lose late in Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, as they had in four of their previous six games. They faltered early and often at Levi’s Stadium, giving up 319 yards and 24 points in the first half on the way to a 38-13 loss — their seventh straight. Interim coach Thomas Brown, making his head coaching debut 10 days after the Bears fired Matt Eberflus, said, “We g…

Bears fall flat in their first game under interim coach Thomas Brown

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Chicago Bears responded to the first in-season coach firing in franchise history with a dud. Instead of getting an emotional bump from changing coaches, the Bears went into free fall against the San Francisco 49ers with a non-competitive performance that led to their most lopsided loss of the season with a 38-13 loss on Sunday. “We got our butts kicked,” interim coach Thomas Brown said in his…

Bears interim coach Thomas Brown will get time, but 38-13 loss to 49ers is horrible start to candidacy

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One advantage for the Bears in their coaching search is they don’t have to decide now on interim coach Thomas Brown’s candidacy. He gets an extended audition, and with it a full five weeks to make his case.That’s still true after the Bears got blown out 38-13 by the 49ers on Sunday in his debut.It’s an ugly, scarlet and gold mark on the wrong side of his ledger, but Brown was abruptly promoted from passing-game coordinator …

Bears stumble in their debut under interim coach Thomas Brown - Sports Al Dente

The Chicago Bears didn’t respond well to their first in-season coaching change in franchise history. Instead of getting an emotional boost from the change, the Bears suffered a blowout against the San Francisco 49ers, losing 38-13 on Sunday in their worst defeat of the season. “We got our butts kicked,” said interim coach Thomas Brown, who took over after Matt Eberflus was fired. “There’s no other way to say it.” Eberflus was fired on November 2…

Bears ‘got our butts kicked’ in first game post-Matt Eberflus. What does that mean for Caleb Williams?

Caleb Williams bordered on shifting the blame.Then he thought better of it.The Chicago Bears rookie quarterback wasn’t denying he lost a third-quarter fumble. But for a moment, he didn’t display comfort owning it.What happened on the pass he started to throw and instead lost in a motion sufficiently backward to warrant a fumble?“Timing wise we were just — myself — a little off,” Williams said in the aftermath of a 38-13 loss to the San Francisco…

Thomas Brown's Bears show no fight in blowout loss to 49ers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- On Friday, Thomas Brown said his Bears team had to match the aggressiveness the 49ers embody in all three phases. The Bears did precisely the opposite in the 38-13 loss to the 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Kyle Shanahan's offense started the game with scoring drives on four of the team's first six possessions – one of which was a kneel down at the end of the half. While the 49ers scored three touchdowns and a field goal in the …