Ryan Pace is sitting down with another candidate for the Bears' head-coaching job.
The team announced Sunday morning that Pace is interviewing Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy in the ongoing search for John Fox's successor.
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The timing of the interview isn't great, coming a day after the Chiefs blew an 18-point halftime lead and were eliminated from the playoffs by the Tennessee Titans. The Chiefs' offense struggled mightily after halftime, totaling just 61 yards and zero points in the second half. Quarterback Alex Smith completed just five passes in the second half for 33 yards.
There's reason, though, for the 39-year-old Nagy to be on Pace's list of candidates. The Chiefs ranked fifth in the NFL this season in total offense, averaging 375.4 yards per game. For comparison, the Bears ranked 30th out of 32 teams, averaging 287.4 yards a game. The Chiefs were the NFL's No. 7 passing team (256.5 pass yards a game) and the No. 6 scoring team (25.9 points a game).
2017 marked Nagy's second season as the Chiefs' offensive coordinator. He was the team's quarterbacks coach for the three seasons prior, from 2013 to 2015. He was a Philadelphia Eagles assistant from 2008 to 2012.
Nagy is the sixth coaching candidate to be interviewed by Pace, per the team's announcements. The team previously announced interviews with Eagles quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Minnesota Vikings offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards and Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.