Head coach Matt Eberflus after Bears blow 21-point lead: 'When you're 0-4, no one's done the job well enough'

A relief and reprieve from all of the Chicago Bears' trials and turbulence was there for the taking.

Then it all vanished as quickly as a seemingly insurmountable 21-point lead can disappear.

Despite holding a three-touchdown lead after almost three quarters, the Bears lost to the previously winless Denver Broncos, 31-28, on Sunday to fall to 0-4 for the first since in 23 years.

The offseason offered a surge of free-agent signings and new hope that a turnaround was in store after a three-win 2022, but Chicago has now lost a league-worst 14 games in a row dating back to last season.

"When you're 0-4, no one's done the job well enough," Bears head coach Matt Eberflus answered when asked if he'd done his job well enough after such high expectations. "That's just the facts. It's a results business, and we have to do a better job collectively as a group. Again, we're working hard to do that. And I thought the guys put a better step forward, coaches included, and players, of putting our players in position and then executing. I thought that was better today."

Having lost each of their previous three games by double-digits and their Week 3 game to the Kansas City Chiefs in blowout fashion, 41-10, the three-point differential might look like progress on paper. However, blowing a 28-7 third-quarter lead reads more like another gut-punch in a season that's been nothing but.

In addition to the losses, Eberflus has taken over for defensive coordinator Alan Williams, who stunningly resigned after two games. After a Week 2 loss, quarterback Justin Fields created a storm of controversy when he indicated coaching could be the reason he was "robotic and not playing like myself." He quickly walked back the comments, but it's seemingly been a