Chicago Bears vs Tennessee Titans Prediction & Picks - NFL

Prediction published on 9/8/24, 9:54 AM  by Bill Christy in NFL Picks

It is yet another new era for Chicago Bears football as the Caleb Williams era of QB is set to kickoff this Sunday. He will face the Tennessee Titans in this opener. He has some tools to operate with in veteran receivers Kennan Allen and DJ Moore. They also added Rome Oduzne through the draft who should benefit from the leadership of Allen and Moore. In the backfield, D’Andre Swift was brought in to tote the rock. New coordinator Shane Waldron should have an opportunity to turn things around with this strong group at his fingertips. The defense will continue to take Montez Sweat’s lead and hope to use pressure to their advantage. Their linebackers are tough and their strength is likely to be their secondary.

Tennessee will begin their 1st season since the departure of former bell cow and NFL leading rusher, Derrick Henry. Brian Callahan who replaces head coach Mike Vrable, will have his hands full. Will Levis will be his starting QB and Calvin Ridley should be the go-to target. Veteran, DeAndre Hopkins who has been out with nagging injures should play and provide a nice 2nd option. The offensive line will be young but should be better than a group that was one of the worst in the league last season. The defense will be anchored by a strong secondary that brought in L’Jarious Sneed and Chidobe Awuzie before drafting Jarvis Brownlee who all will play big parts. They will need to be spectacular to make up for the lack of talent up front on the defensive line.