However the Bears players, especially Pro Bowl cornerback Jaylon Johnson, weren't buying it, according to Russini and Jahns's report. Johnson reportedly was "going off" on Eberflus, and was joined by other Bears players who wanted to know why the coach hadn't used the team's final timeout.

A season full of frustration came to a head with the Bears head coach the target of the players' anger. The postgame message of “sticking together” from Matt Eberflus following the Chicago Bears' Thanksgiving Day loss to the Detroit Lions reportedly did not go over well with members of the team.

According to Adam Jahns, it was a brutal scene inside the Bears locker room after the Lions loss where Jaylon Johnson confronted Matt Eberflus.