If Thomas Brown can do enough to retain the Bears head coaching job or even produce a winning record the rest of the season he'll be bucking a major NFL trend.

The Chicago Bears have made an in-season head-coaching change for the first time in franchise history, as they fired head coach Matt Eberflus following a 4-8 start. The Black Friday firing comes one day after Chicago bungled a Thanksgiving comeback against the Detroit Lions,

Thomas Brown has emerged as a bright spot on the Chicago Bears coaching staff in the last three weeks during the roughest points of a turbulent season. Now the Bears will see if he can make an even larger impact with his direct nature as the interim head coach.

After the Chicago Bears fired head coach Matt Eberflus, here's what the team is planning to do for the remaining five games of the season.

Former Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator Thomas Brown is taking another step up the ranks in the Windy City. The Chicago Bears, less than 24 hours after their Thanksgiving Day loss to the division rival Detroit Lions,

With coach Matt Eberflus fired on Friday, the Chicago Bears entrust his duties with offensive coordinator Thomas Brown, who has been greatly responsible for turning around the season of rookie quarterback Caleb Williams.

The Bears wouldn’t have promoted Brown — and risked damaging the forward momentum of No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams — unless they considered him a real candidate for their head coaching job.

Former Rams assistant Thomas Brown will now coach the Bears for the rest of the season after Matt Eberflus’ firing

Thomas Brown will serve as the Bears’ interim head coach after Eberflus’ firing on Friday, according to multiple reports. Brown, 38, joined the Bears in the offseason as passing game coordinator but was promoted to offensive coordinator after the club fired Shane Waldron from that position earlier this month.

Bears chairman George McCaskey, president/CEO Kevin Warren and general manager Ryan Poles will get a free look at Thomas Brown, whom they named the interim head coach Friday, for the final five weeks.

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams heard the directive from his offensive coordinator loud and clear. "Go be Superman," Thomas Brown told Williams after Chicago got the ball back with 1:47 to play in the fourth quarter Sunday while trailing the Minnesota Vikings by 11.