Chicago 19, Tennessee 7
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, August 27, 2017
Where: Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Temperature:
81°
Head Official:
Ed Hochuli
Attendance:
61868
By The Sports Xchange
The Chicago Bears came into Nissan Stadium and dominated the Tennessee Titans from the outset en route to a 19-7 victory Sunday.
Mike Glennon engineered a 96-yard scoring drive on the Bears' first possession, using former Titans wide receiver Kendall Wright as his favorite target on the march.
Wright, who signed a one-year deal with Chicago in the offseason, caught three passes for 35 yards on the drive, helping to set up a 1-yard touchdown pass to Dion Sims, giving the Bears a 7-0 lead.
Chicago then added points through special teams, when after forcing a Titans punt, Roy Robertson-Harris broke through the middle of the line, blocking Brett Kern's punt. The Bears recovered but it was out of the end zone, resulting in a safety and a 9-0 lead.
The Titans' only scoring chance of the first half went by the boards, when Ryan Succop missed a 40-yard field goal wide left with 3:14 to play.
Glennon later directed another scoring drive for Chicago, taking the Bears 47 yards in 10 plays and getting a 41-yard field goal from Connor Barth that pushed the lead to 12-0.
The Titans left their starting offense on the field for two second-half drives, and finally got points on the first play of the fourth quarter when running back Derrick Henry scored from 3 yards out on what was ruled a touchdown pass from Marcus Mariota, who finished 12 of 21 for 193 yards and one score.
Bears wide receiver Tanner Gentry caught a 45-yard touchdown from rookie Mitchell Trubisky in the fourth quarter.
Chicago improved to 2-1 overall in the preseason and will close out the preseason Thursday night against the Cleveland Browns.
The Titans dropped to 1-2 and close out the preseason at Kansas City on Thursday night.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Chicago |
|
Tennessee |
Tanner Gentry |
Player |
Rishard Matthews
|
1 |
Receptions |
3 |
45 |
Yards |
54 |
45.0 |
Avg Yards |
18.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
45 |
Long |
26 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Chicago
|
366 |
96 |
270 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
Tennessee
|
357 |
79 |
278 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Tennessee will play their next game on the road against Kansas City. The Titans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Cleveland. The Bears have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.