The NFL season is off and working, with Sunday’s matchups together with a conflict between the Tennessee Titans and Chicago Bears, who meet in Week 1 motion after making some main offseason adjustments.
The Titans had been trying to enhance on a 7-10 2022 season, however matched that file en path to a fourth-place end within the AFC South. Two days after concluding a disappointing 2023 marketing campaign, Tennessee fired Mike Vrabel, appointing former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator, Brian Callahan, as its new head coach in January 2024. The Titans will likely be hoping a veteran receiver corps that includes Calvin Ridley, DeAndre Hopkins, and Tyler Boyd will thrive within the new coach’s pass-heavy offense.
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The Bears endured a tricky 2023, ending on the backside of the NFC with a 7-10 file. Chicago blew three double-digit fourth-quarter leads, and determined to hit the reset button. Quarterback Justin Fields was traded to Pittsburgh to make room for 2024 first-overall decide Caleb Williams, who is ready to begin underneath middle straight away. Regardless of fielding a rookie QB, head coach Matt Eberflus is perhaps underneath strain to enhance a workforce that has gone 10-24 in his two seasons in cost.
Titans vs. Bears odds, moneyline, over/underneath
Per BetMGM NFL odds, the Bears are favorites to kick their 2024 season off with a win.
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- Unfold: Bears (-4)
- Moneyline: Bears (-190), Titans (+155)
- Over/underneath: 44.5 factors
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NFL Week 1 odds, predictions and picks
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USA TODAY: Bears 27, Titans 18
Lorenzo Reyes writes: “The Caleb Williams period ought to begin pretty properly in opposition to a rebuilding Titans workforce. Whereas Williams will virtually definitely have studying moments, Chicago’s offensive roster is revamped and Tennessee will likely be introducing a rookie head coach in Brian Callahan. I just like the Bears right here fairly comfortably.”
Sports activities Illustrated: Bears 23, Titans 17
Peter Dewey writes: “Final season, Tennessee was simply 2-5 in opposition to the unfold as a street underdog, and [Will] Levis didn’t do sufficient in his rookie season for me to actually imagine in him pulling off this upset. Levis was 3-6 as a starter, however he was simply 1-4 on the street… Based mostly on the entire, this needs to be a recreation within the low 20s, one thing I’d count on with Williams making his NFL debut. Perhaps he lights it up straight away, however there’s an opportunity there will likely be some rising pains.”
The Tennessean: Bears 28, Titans 24
Nick Suss writes: “Welcome to the brand new period of Titans and Bears soccer. Two franchises identified for hard-nosed, old-school ways are modernizing, and the next rating displays it. The Titans make some massive performs and Levis seems to be the a part of a franchise quarterback, however the Bears make just a few extra performs at dwelling to begin the yr with a win.”
CBS Sports activities: Bears 19, Titans 16
John Breech writes: “For the reason that 2003 season, there have been 15 quarterbacks taken with the highest decide and so they’ve gone 0-14-1 of their debut recreation. If you consider it, the stat should not be that stunning. The highest decide normally goes to the worst workforce within the league and that workforce is nearly at all times an underdog in Week 1. Nonetheless, that is not the scenario this yr. The highest decide DIDN’T go to the worst workforce within the league as a result of the worst workforce (Carolina) traded the decide away to the Bears, who’re truly an honest workforce.”