2024 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 8, 2024 · Soldier Field

Tennessee Titans

Chicago BearsWinner

CHI -4 ✓U 43 ✓Bears closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.

Chicago Bears 24–17. Biggest swing: Q4 7:45, TEN +41% win probability on one snap.

The game in one curve — scrub to replay it

Win probability

Q4 · 7:45TEN 17 — CHI 22TEN ball · 3rd & 6TEN 60%

(7:45) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis pass short left INTERCEPTED by 29-T.Stevenson [95-D.Walker] at TEN 43. 29-T.Stevenson for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

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Highest-leverage plays

Q4 · 7:45TEN +41% win prob(7:45) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis pass short left INTERCEPTED by 29-T.Stevenson [95-D.Walker] at TEN 43. 29-T.Stevenson for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 · 11:54TEN +23% win prob(11:54) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis sacked at TEN 38 for -10 yards (52-D.Taylor). FUMBLES (52-D.Taylor) [52-D.Taylor], touched at TEN 33, RECOVERED by CHI-53-T.Edwards at TEN 31.
Q1 · 0:41TEN +15% win prob6-N.Folk kicks 63 yards from TEN 35 to CHI 2. 12-V.Jones MUFFS catch, touched at CHI 3, RECOVERED by TEN-36-J.Chestnut at CHI 23.
Q3 · 9:14TEN +13% win prob(9:14) 4-R.Stonehouse punt is BLOCKED by 92-D.Hardy, Center-46-M.Cox, RECOVERED by CHI-36-J.Owens at TEN 21. 36-J.Owens for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

How the points landed

Scoring summary

Q1 · 0:47TEN Touchdown
(:47) (Shotgun) 20-T.Pollard left guard for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: TEN 7 — CHI 0
Q2 · 14:11TEN Field goal
(14:11) 6-N.Folk 40 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-M.Cox, Holder-4-R.Stonehouse.
Score after this play: TEN 10 — CHI 0
Q2 · 3:50TEN Touchdown
(3:50) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis pass deep right to 85-C.Okonkwo for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN [95-D.Walker]. (kick good)
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 0
Q2 · 0:30CHI Field goal
(:30) 8-C.Santos 24 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 3
Q3 · 9:14CHI Touchdown
(9:14) 4-R.Stonehouse punt is BLOCKED by 92-D.Hardy, Center-46-M.Cox, RECOVERED by CHI-36-J.Owens at TEN 21. 36-J.Owens for 21 yards, TOUCHDOWN. (kick good)
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 10
Q4 · 14:51CHI Field goal
(14:51) 8-C.Santos 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 13
Q4 · 9:57CHI Field goal
(9:57) 8-C.Santos 48 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-S.Daly, Holder-19-T.Taylor.
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 16
Q4 · 7:45CHI Touchdown
(7:45) (Shotgun) 8-W.Levis pass short left INTERCEPTED by 29-T.Stevenson [95-D.Walker] at TEN 43. 29-T.Stevenson for 43 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 22
Q4 · 7:35CHI Two-point
TWO-POINT CONVERSION ATTEMPT. 18-C.Williams pass to 4-D.Swift is complete. ATTEMPT SUCCEEDS.
Score after this play: TEN 17 — CHI 24

Down-to-down truth

Situational splits

Metric	Titans	Bears
Offensive plays	61	52
Total yards	244 (edge)	152
Yards per play	4.0 (edge)	2.9
Expected points added / play	-0.26	-0.25 (edge)
Success rate	38%	38% (edge)
Dropback rate	62%	65%
Dropback efficiency (EPA/play)	-0.43	-0.30 (edge)
Rush efficiency (EPA/play)	0.01 (edge)	-0.14
Third downs	3/14 (edge)	2/13
Red-zone trips → TDs	0 → 0	0 → 0
Explosive plays (10+ rush / 20+ pass)	7 (edge)	3
First downs gained on snaps	15 (edge)	12
Sacks taken	3	2 (edge)
Turnovers	3	0 (edge)

Titans outgained Bears 244–152 but lost the turnover battle 3–0. That was the game.

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · TEN

Will LevisQB

19/32, 127 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

-18.2 expected points added · +4.9% completion over expected

Passing · CHI

Caleb WilliamsQB

14/29, 93 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT

-12.1 expected points added · -19.8% completion over expected

Rushing · TEN

Tony PollardRB

16 att, 82 yds, 1 TD

0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · CHI

D'Andre SwiftRB

10 att, 30 yds, 0 TD

-4.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · TEN

Calvin RidleyWR

3/7 for 50 yds, 0 TD

26% of team targets · 1.4 expected points added

Receiving · CHI

D.J. MooreWR

5/8 for 36 yds, 0 TD

28% of team targets · -1.4 expected points added

Possession by possession

Drive chart

#	Team	Start	Plays	Scrim yds	Clock	Result
1	TEN	TEN 22	5	1	1:03	Punt
2	CHI	CHI 43	4	7	1:28	Punt
3	TEN	TEN 20	4	4	2:43	Punt
4	CHI	TEN 48	9	-2	4:20	Punt
5	TEN	TEN 21	9	79	4:45	Touchdown +7
6	TEN	CHI 23	5	1	1:35	Field goal +3
7	CHI	CHI 30	6	17	1:59	Punt
8	TEN	TEN 27	15	83	8:23	Touchdown +7
9	CHI	TEN 34	10	28	3:17	Field goal +3
10	TEN	TEN 17	2	11	0:27	End of half
11	CHI	CHI 30	8	7	2:34	Punt
12	TEN	TEN 25	7	8	3:19	Defensive touchdown
13	TEN	TEN 31	5	3	2:05	Punt
14	CHI	CHI 25	4	-3	1:03	Punt
15	TEN	TEN 21	4	9	2:13	Punt
16	CHI	CHI 24	11	39	3:59	Field goal +3
17	TEN	TEN 30	6	3	3:03	Fumble
18	CHI	TEN 31	4	11	1:52	Field goal +3
19	TEN	TEN 30	5	15	2:17	Defensive touchdown
20	TEN	TEN 30	5	5	1:46	Punt
21	CHI	CHI 11	7	46	3:29	Punt
22	TEN	TEN 18	5	22	1:15	Interception
23	CHI	CHI 40	2	0	1:05	End of game

6 of 23 drives ended in points. Longest march: Titans gained 83 scrimmage yards over 15 plays for a touchdown.

Full stat lines

Box score

Tennessee Titans

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Will Levis	19/32	127	1	2	3	-18.2

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	EPA
Tony Pollard	16	82	5.1	1	0.4
Will Levis	4	36	9.0	0	2.7
Tyjae Spears	4	21	5.3	0	-0.1
Treylon Burks	2	1	0.5	0	-0.9

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA
Calvin Ridley	3	7	50	0	26%	1.4
Tyler Boyd	3	5	18	0	19%	1.2
Chigoziem Okonkwo	2	2	15	1	7%	2.1
Tony Pollard	3	4	12	0	15%	-1.5
Tyjae Spears	4	4	11	0	15%	-1.8
Nick Vannett	2	2	11	0	7%	0.5
DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	8	0	4%	0.5
Treylon Burks	1	2	2	0	7%	-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	PD
Kenneth Murray	3	3	0.0	0
Harold Landry	3	3	1.0	0
Amani Hooker	5	1	0.0	2
L'Jarius Sneed	3	1	0.0	0
Jack Gibbens	2	2	0.0	0
Roger McCreary	3	1	0.0	0
Quandre Diggs	2	1	0.0	0
Chigoziem Okonkwo	2	0	0.0	0
Ernest Jones	0	2	0.0	1
Jarvis Brownlee	2	0	0.0	0

Chicago Bears

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	TD	INT	Sacked	EPA
Caleb Williams	14/29	93	0	0	2	-12.1

Rushing

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	EPA
D'Andre Swift	10	30	3.0	-4.2
Caleb Williams	5	15	3.0	1.1
D.J. Moore	1	14	14.0	0.8
Velus Jones	2	11	5.5	0.2
Travis Homer	2	10	5.0	0.5
Khalil Herbert	2	4	2.0	0.8

Receiving

Player	Rec	Tgt	Yds	Tgt share	EPA
D.J. Moore	5	8	36	28%	-1.4
Keenan Allen	4	11	29	38%	-2.9
Rome Odunze	1	4	11	14%	-2.1
Velus Jones	1	1	8	3%	0.6
DeAndre Carter	1	2	6	7%	-1.8
Cole Kmet	1	1	4	3%	0.1
D'Andre Swift	0	1	0	3%	0.2
Gerald Everett	1	1	-1	3%	-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Player	Solo	Ast	Sacks	INT	PD
T.J. Edwards	9	5	0.0	0	0
Jaquan Brisker	4	4	0.0	0	0
Darrell Taylor	5	1	2.0	0	0
Tyrique Stevenson	2	2	0.0	1	2
Tremaine Edmunds	1	2	0.0	0	0
Jaylon Johnson	3	0	0.0	1	2
Jaylon Jones	3	0	0.0	0	0
Kyler Gordon	1	2	0.0	0	0
Gervon Dexter	1	2	1.0	0	0
Kevin Byard	1	1	0.0	0	0

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread: CHI -4
Closing total: 43
TEN moneyline: +164
CHI moneyline: -198

Bears closed -4 and covered, winning by 7.

Total closed 43; the game landed 41 — under by 2.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue: Soldier Field
Roof / surface: outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather: 67°F, wind 8 mph
Referee: Shawn Smith
Rest: TEN 7 days · CHI 7 days
Coaches: Brian Callahan vs Matt Eberflus