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NFL Preview: Tennessee Titans (0-0) vs Chicago Bears (0-0)

TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez, Kristina Pink (field reporter) SXM App: Tennessee | Chicago

All-Time Series History Regular Season: TEN leads series, 7-6 (won 3 of last 4) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/8/20: CHI 17 at TEN 24 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Brian Callahan vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: — Postseason: —

Matt Eberflus vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 10-24 (.294) Postseason: —

TITANS NOTES

QB WILL LEVIS had 9 TDs (8 pass, 1 rush) & 84.2 rating in 9 starts in 2023. • RB TONY POLLARD makes Ten. debut. Had career-high 55 catches, 1,316 scrimmage yards (1,005 rush, 311 rec.) & 6 rush TDs with Dal. in 2023. Rushed for 131 yards & career-high 3 TDs in his only career game vs. Chi. (10/30/22 w/ Dal.). • WR DEANDRE HOPKINS had 75 catches for 1,057 yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2023. Has 928 career catches & can become 5th player ever with 1,000 catches in 1st 12 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Chi. with rec. TD. • WR CALVIN RIDLEY makes Ten. debut. Had 76 catches for 1,016 yards & 8 TDs with Jax. in 2023 & has 800+ rec. yards & 7+ rec. TDs in 4 of his 5 career seasons. • WR TYLER BOYD makes Ten. debut. Had 513 catches for 6,000 yards & 31 rec. TDs in 8 seasons (2016-23) with Cin. • DT JEFFERY SIMMONS had 5.5 sacks & 10 TFL in 12 games last year. Had FF & FR in last meeting. • LB HAROLD LANDRY had 10.5 sacks & 14 TFL in 2023 & has 10+ TFL in each of his past 4 seasons. Had sack in last meeting. • LB ERNEST JONES makes Ten. debut. Set career highs in tackles (145), TFL (14), PD (6) & sacks (4.5) with LAR in 2023. • LB KENNETH MURRAY makes Ten. debut. Had 107 tackles & tied his career high with 7 TFL with LAC in 2023. • CB L’JARIUS SNEED makes Ten. debut. Had 78 tackles, career-high 14 PD & 5 TFL with KC in 2023 & is 1 of 2 DBs (Derwin James) with 75+ tackles, 5+ TFL & 5+ PD in each of past 3 seasons. • S QUANDRE DIGGS makes Ten. debut. Has 3+ INTs in 6 of his past 7 seasons. • S JAMAL ADAMS makes Ten. debut. Ranks 1st among active DBs & 6th among all DBs since 1982 with 21.5 career sacks.

BEARS NOTES

• QB CALEB WILLIAMS can become 18th rookie QB selected No. 1 overall in NFL Draft & start in Week 1 since 1967. Can become 1st rookie QB selected No. 1 overall to win Week 1 start since 2002 (David Carr). • RB D’ANDRE SWIFT makes Chi. debut. Had career-high 1,263 scrimmage yards (1,049 rush, 214 rec.) in 2023 with Phi. • WR KEENAN ALLEN makes Chi. debut. Had 904 catches for 10,530 yards & 59 TDs in 139 games (2013-23) with Chargers., incl. 5 seasons with 100+ catches. Needs 25 catches in 1st 11 games to surpass Antonio Brown (928) for most catches by player in 1st 150 career games in NFL history. • WR DJ MOORE set career highs in catches (96), rec. yards (1,364) & rec. TDs (8) in 2023. Is 1 of 5 WRs with 1,100+ rec. yards in 4 of past 5 seasons. • WR ROME ODUNZE was selected in 1st round (No. 9 overall) in 2024 NFL Draft. • TE COLE KMET set career highs in catches (73) & rec. yards (719) in 2023. • DL MONTEZ SWEAT had career-high 12.5 sacks last season, incl. 6 sacks in 9 games with Chi. after being acquired in Week 9. • LB T.J. EDWARDS ranked 2nd in NFC with 153 tackles last season. Is only player with 125+ tackles, 5+ TFL & 5+ PD in each of past 3 seasons. • LB TREMAINE EDMUNDS had 113 tackles & career-high 4 INTs last season & is 1 of 6 with 100+ tackles in each of past 6 seasons. • DB JAYLON JOHNSON had 10 PD & career-high 4 INTs last season. • DB TYRIQUE STEVENSON led rookie DBs with 84 tackles & 4 INTs & tied-1st among rookie DBs with 16 PD last season. • DB KEVIN BYARD makes Chi. debut. Had 655 tackles, 63 PD & 27 INTs in 120 games (2016-23) with Ten. Leads all DBs with 730 tackles & ranks 3rd with 28 INTs since 2016.

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