Eberflus spent just seven total weeks above .500 during that time and slowly, but surely, alienated his players following heartbreaking losses that kept piling up. General manager Ryan Poles and team president Kevin Warren had seen enough and decided they couldn't go on like this without a coaching change.

How Matt Eberflus’ coaching record compares, season-by-season and against the 16 other former Chicago Bears coaches.

The Chicago Bears will get a head start on their search for a new head coach, but who will be among the prime candidates for the job?