Matt Nagy Celebrates Thanksgiving Win After Pressurized Week

Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy pulled a Thanksgiving win out of the hat amid rumors he would be fired.

The Chicago Bears earned a tight 16-14 win over the Detroit Lions to end their five-game losing streak.

The build-up to the game was dominated by reports that Matt Nagy faced his last game as head coach.

Matt Nagy insists the speculation didn’t affect him or the players and expressed his gratitude for a vital victory.

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“When there’s distractions, which is in every sport, in all facets of life — there’s always going to be distractions,” Nagy said. 

“It’s how you handle them. And again, we got the win today, and it could’ve went a lot of different ways. 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.”

Andy Dalton became the first Bears quarterback with a 300-yard passing game since Nick Foles in 2020.

“Regardless of what’s being reported, regardless of what’s going on in the outside and stuff, there’s still a lot of season left,” he said.

“For us, the focus is on winning games. I think that’s the biggest thing for us is just doing everything we can to put our best foot forward and to make the most of the next one, and that was today, and we did that.”

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“Again, for me, there is only my understanding, which is what it’s been since the day I signed up to be this coach, is to win as many games as I can possibly win, and do it the right way,” Nagy added. “When you lose five games in a row, you understand. When you’re 3-7, you know what territory it can get to. You know what I mean? That comes with the job. I knew that four years ago when I took this, and so here we are. Every week is a little bit different.”