The Chicago Bears had a chance to force overtime against the Detroit Lions in what turned out to be a tense Thanksgiving showdown between these NFC North rivals.

However, the Bears failed to capitalize on their final drive, and the Lions held on for a 23-20 victory at Ford Field, improving to 11-1 on the season.

For some unknown reason, Bears head coach Matt Eberflus chose not to use the one timeout remaining in the final moments of the game—a decision that ultimately cost Chicago dearly.

Eberflus spoke to the media postgame, and the 54-year-old coach made it clear he had no regrets about his choices at the end of the game.

“I like what we did there,” Eberflus said. “… I think we handled it the right way.”

Eberflus went on to explain the thought process behind his decision during the game-deciding drive. He claimed that he had planned to call a timeout.

“We’re there at 2nd and 20, take the sack right there,” he said. “So we’re at 36 seconds right there. Our hope was, because it was 3rd going into 4th, that we would re-rack that play at 18 seconds, throw it inbounds, get into field goal range, and then call a timeout.

“That’s where it was, and that was our decision-making process on that. We’re outside the field-goal range so we needed to get a few more yards in there as close as we can get, and then we’re going to call a timeout. That’s why we held that last timeout at the end of the game.”

Unfortunately for Eberflus, things didn’t go as planned in the final moments.

Despite his defense of the decision, fans were not impressed by his explanation, and backlash flooded social media, with many calling for his firing.

“Denial is tough on Thanksgiving,” a comment on Instagram read.

“Yeah you fired brotha. Key card will be deactivated,” responded a viewer.

“Handled well, if you want to lose the game,” said another.

“This dude is fired by tonight,” declared a user.

“Sir hand in your badge and keys please,” demanded another.

“Yeah if you want the first pick in the draft,” remarked a critic.

“He shouldn’t even be allowed on the team plane home,” read another reaction.

Clearly, fans were not pleased with Eberflus’ decisions—both in the game and in his postgame remarks.

After their sixth consecutive loss, the Bears are now 4-8 on the season and remain at the bottom of the NFC North.