With so much dysfunction and uncertainty surrounding them, the Chicago Bears still have to prepare for their game against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving. Here is a preview of that game.

Well, despite having a short week, it's been an active one for the Chicago Bears. First, on Monday we heard reports about how the majority of the players are done with head coach Matt Nagy and wouldn't mind if the team fired him. Then, on Tuesday, there was another report that the McCaskeys, owners of the Chicago Bears, informed Nagy that regardless of what happens against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving they'll relieve him of his duties.

As of now, however, Nagy is still the head coach and things have to move forward with that in mind until the Bears make something official. It's difficult to believe something isn't in the works. If the report was untrue, there would be denials. The silence coming from CEO George McCaskey, President Ted Phillips, and general manager Ryan Pace speaks loudly.

In the midst of all that, the Nagy and the Bears still have to prepare for the actual game. They face a Lions team desperate for a victory. They own a record of 0-9-1, so they want to avoid going winless for a second time. Ironically, despite being winless, it is the Chicago Bears who own the NFL's longest current losing streak at five.

Most people believe that this game could be the worst Thanksgiving Day game in history. Both teams are struggling to play well so this could be a mistake-filled game. In addition, both teams could play with backup quarterbacks. Justin Fields is out with a rib injury. For Detroit, Jared Goff might miss the game due to an oblique injury. The Lions still hold out hope that he'll play, though.

Here is a preview of the game.

Two struggling offenses do battle

This isn't the most exciting offensive battle. Both teams' offenses are struggling this season. The Lions average 16 points per game, ranking 30th in the league. The Bears aren't that much better. They average a whopping 16.3 points per game. That puts them just above the Lions at 29th.

Where the teams differ is in their running games. The Bears rank sixth in the league in rushing yards. The Lions, on the other hand, rank 16th. The Bears won't have a big part of the running game with Fields out, though. In the past few games, he's been an integral part, running for big chunks of yards. He averages 7.8 yards per carry in the past three games.

David Montgomery has a chance to have a big day and be a difference-maker. Also, despite Fields' absence they still have Khalil Herbert. He stepped up when Montgomery missed time with a sprained ankle. We could see how well these two complement each other in this game.

The defenses aren't much better

In addition to having struggling offenses, these two teams' defenses aren't exactly elite. The Bears rank 21st in points allowed. The Lions rank 30th.

Again, just as with the offenses, the running game could be the difference. The Bears have struggled against the run, ranking 24th in rushing yards allowed and 18th in rushing touchdowns allowed. The Lions rank 31st in rushing yards allowed and 25th in rushing touchdowns allowed.

In terms of passing defenses, the Lions rank 13th in passing yards allowed but 20th in passing touchdowns allowed while the Bears rank 11th and 15th.

It'll be interesting to see how this game develops. Both teams give up points but neither team's offense can really take advantage of that.

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Can Dalton spark the offense?

When Dalton subbed Fields against the Baltimore Ravens he made some big plays. In about a quarter and a half, he went 11/23 for 201 yards and 2 touchdowns. He took advantage of a porous Ravens secondary.

Dalton can do it again this week. The Lions' pass defense can keep the yards down, but they'll still give up touchdowns. If the Bears could use their rushing attack to gain big chunks of yards and complete some passes, they could score more than a few touchdowns.

Nagy customized this offense for Dalton. He never trusted Fields too much. There are calls he makes for Dalton that he won't make for FIelds. For example, the second pass Dalton made was a wide receiver screen for Darnell Mooney. You'd be hard-pressed to remember seeing any of those passes called for Fields. Also, there are a lot of slants drawn up for Dalton that aren't in the repertoire for Fields.

If this is indeed Nagy's swan song, he'll want to go down fighting with his guy. Don't mistake it, Dalton is Nagy's guy. Look for Dalton to have a big day.

Can the Bears block things out?

The biggest question of the game is whether the Chicago Bears players can block out all the noise that's coming their way. The noise progressively got louder and now it's deafening.

One of Nagy's strengths was always how hard his players played for him. Last season, despite a six-game losing streak, they recovered enough to sneak into the playoffs. These players loved playing for Nagy.

Playing hard for a coach is one thing, but when the losses keep piling on, eventually the players turn the coaches off. It doesn't matter how much the players love a coach, winning trumps everything.

We may have seen that with cornerback Jaylon Johnson. Earlier in the season, he went on social media to complain about a letter he received from Nagy concerning a fine for arriving late to a meeting.

This week, he unloaded. It seemed like he blasted Nagy for his "motivational" speeches.

I mean, honestly how many games have we lost in a row?" Johnson said. "Yeah, there's nothing to talk about. We aren't going to beat a dead horse. Coming in here and saying 'we have to figure out a way' to me it's BS... Like I said, whatever it is but there's nothing to keep coming in here and talking about, and having all these rah-rah speeches. We've had five weeks of rah-rah speeches. I don't think that talking is anything we need to be doing.

If the reports are indeed correct and this is Nagy's final game, perhaps the players can give him one last game to play hard.