Back-to-back high-profile losses have the Bears reeling.
But consecutive losses — including one to the Bengals — has the Titans in the same boat.
Tennessee’s offense is led by a rugged rushing attack that could threaten to rough up what has been a leaky Chicago run defense. The Bears offense can’t sustain enough drives to be as competitive as they believe they can be, but the Titans’ defense ranks 25th in yards, 19th in scoring, and 20th in DVOA. So that should give Chicago a puncher’s chance at getting something going.
So what gives when push comes to shove?
Game Info
Chicago Bears (5-3) at Tennessee Titans (5-2), noon CT on FOX (Dick Stockton, Greg Jennings, Laura Okmin), WBBM-AM 780 and WCFS-FM 105.9 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Mark Grote), Sports USA (Larry Kahn)
Odds: Bears (+6, -110), Over/Under 46.5, via the DraftKings Sportsbook.
Week 9 Game Thread (Preview)
Your game thread is down in the comments, so let’s have some good, clean (safe-for-work) fun. Let’s avoid a three-game losing streak, shall we?
Coaches
Matt Nagy (25-15) vs. Mike Vrabel (23-16)
Starting Quarterbacks
Bears: Nick Foles
Last week vs. Saints: 28/41 (68.3%), 2 TD, 1 INT, 92.7 rating
versus
Titans: Ryan Tannehill
Last week at Bengals: 18/30 (60.0%), 233 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT, 92.8 rating
Bears Expected Starters
Offense
• QB Nick Foles
• RB David Montgomery
• WRs Allen Robinson II, Darnell Mooney, Anthony Miller
• TE Jimmy Graham
• LT Charles Leno Jr., LG Arlington Hambright, C Alex Bars (possibly Aaron Neary?), RG Germain Ifedi, RT Rashaad Coward
Defense
• DT Akiem Hicks, NT Bilal Nichols, DE Brent Urban
• OLBs Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn
• ILBs Roquan Smith, Danny Trevathan
• CBs Kyle Fuller, Jaylon Johnson
• FS Eddie Jackson
• SS Tashaun Gipson Sr.
Specialists
• Cairo Santos (kicker), Pat O’Donnell (punter, holder), Patrick Sales (long snapper), Cordarrelle Patterson (kick returns), Dwayne Harris (punt returns)
Titans Expected Starters:
• QB Ryan Tannehill
• RB Derrick Henry
• WRs A.J. Brown, Corey Davis
• TEs Jonnu Smith, MyCole Pruitt
• LT Ty Sambrallo, LG Rodger Saffold, C Ben Jones, RG Nate Davis, RT Dennis Kelly
Defense
• LDE Jack Crawford, NT DaQuan Jones, DT Jeffrey Simmons
• OLBs Harold Landry, Derick Roberson
• ILBs Jayon Brown, Rashaan Evans
• CBs Chris Jackson, Malcolm Butler
• Ss Kevin Byard, Kenny Vaccaro
Specialists
• Stephen Gostkowski (kicker), Ryan Allen (punter, holder), Ben Jones (long snappers), Kalif Raymond (kick and punt returns)
Bears Inactives:
Inactives for #CHIvsTEN: pic.twitter.com/qa5jhZw81Z
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) November 8, 2020
Titans Inactives:
#Titans Inactives #CHIvsTEN pic.twitter.com/Mc5b7Wp3OR
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) November 8, 2020