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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 2, 2020 TITANS REACH SEASON’S MIDPOINT; HOST BEARS ON FOX Tennessee Titans (5-2) vs. Chicago Bears (5-3) Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 • Noon CST • Nissan Stadium • Nashville, Tenn. • TV: FOX NASHVILLE — This week the Tennessee Titans (5-2) reach the midpoint of their season as they host the Chicago Bears (5-3) for the first time in the regular season since 2012. Kickoff at Nissan Stadium is scheduled for noon CST on Sunday, Nov. 8. Fans will be present for the Titans’ fourth consecutive home game. Ticket sales 2020 TITANS SCHEDULE to season ticket members were limited to 21 percent of the venue’s normal capacity following current Center for Disease Control guidelines. Detailed information on the team’s Safe Stadium Plan can be found at tennesseetitans.com/safestadium. Result, Score, Day Date Opponent Kickoff TV THE BROADCAST Mon. Sept. 14 at Denver W 16-14 This week’s contest will be regionally televised on FOX, including Nashville Sun. Sept. 20 JACKSONVILLE W 33-30 affiliate WZTV FOX 17. The broadcast team includes play-by-play announcer Kevin Sun. Sept. 27 at Minnesota W 31-30 Kugler, analyst Chris Spielman and reporter Laura Okmin. Fans can livestream the game on their mobile devices from the Titans Mobile Sun. Oct. 4 Bye App (iOS and Android) and on TennesseeTitans.com mobile web. Restrictions Tue. Oct. 13 BUFFALO W 42-16 apply. For more information and additional options visit TennesseeTitans.com or Sun. Oct. 18 HOUSTON W 42-36 (OT) NFL.com/ways-to-watch. PITTSBURGH The Titans Radio Network, including Nashville flagship 104.5 The Zone, will Sun. Oct. 25 L 24-27 carry the game across the Mid-South with the “Voice of the Titans” Mike Keith, analyst Sun. Nov. 1 at Cincinnati L 20-31 Dave McGinnis, sideline reporter Amie Wells, and gameday hosts Rhett Bryan and Sun. Nov. 8 CHICAGO Noon FOX Jonathan Hutton. Thur. Nov. 12 INDIANAPOLIS 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN/ Additionally, Sports USA will broadcast the game to a national radio audience. Play-by-play announcer Larry Kahn and analyst Doug Plank will have the call. Amazon Sun. Nov. 22 at Baltimore Noon* CBS TITANS LOOK TO END TWO-GAME SKID, KEEP PACE IN AFC SOUTH Sun. Nov. 29 at Indianapolis Noon* CBS The Titans will try to get back to their winning ways against the Bears. They began Sun. Dec. 6 CLEVELAND Noon* CBS the season with five consecutive wins before suffering losses in the last two contests to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals. Sun. Dec. 13 at Jacksonville Noon* CBS Last week at Cincinnati, the Titans played their first road game in more than Sat./Sun. Dec. 19/20 DETROIT TBD TBD a month. Despite 441 yards of offense, including 218 rushing yards, they fell to the Sun. Dec. 27 at Green Bay 7:20 p.m.* NBC Bengals by a final score of 31-20. Sun. Jan. 3 at Houston Noon* CBS Running back Derrick Henry rushed for 112 yards and one touchdown, notching his fourth 100-yard performance of the season. He leads the NFL with 775 rushing yards All kickoff times Central * Time, TV subject to change in 2020. Additionally, he owns a streak of five straight games with at least one rushing touchdown, one game shy Earl Campbell’s 1983 franchise record of six consecutive individual games with a rushing touchdown. AFC SOUTH STANDINGS Meanwhile, quarterback Ryan Tannehill ranks fifth in the NFL in 2020 with a passer rating of 109.8. He has 17 touchdown passes to only three interceptions. At Cincinnati, he completed one touchdown pass each to wide receivers A.J. Brown and TEAM W L T PCT DIV CONF Corey Davis. Tennessee Titans 5 2 0 .714 2-0 4-2 Davis led the team with eight receptions and 128 receiving yards, posting the second-best numbers of his career in each category. Indianapolis Colts 5 2 0 .714 0-1 2-2 The Titans’ loss, combined with Indianapolis’ win at Detroit, put the Titans and Houston Texans 1 6 0 .143 1-1 1-4 Colts (5-2) in a two-way tie in the AFC South. The Colts host the Baltimore Ravens this Jacksonville Jaguars 1 6 0 .143 1-2 1-5 week before coming to Nashville to face the Titans on the following Thursday night (Nov. 12). LAST WEEK: Ten 20 at Cin 31, Ind 41 at Det 21, Hou (bye), Jax (bye) THE BEARS Like the Titans, the Bears enter the week on the heels of consecutive losses. Last THIS WEEK (central time): Bal at Ind (Sun 12:00), Hou at Jax week they hosted the New Orleans Saints and erased a 10-point deficit in the final four (Sun 12:00), Chi at Ten (Sun 12:00) minutes of the fourth quarter only to lose in overtime by a final score of 26-23. Despite the loss, the Bears are positioned in the NFC North only a half game NEXT WEEK (central time): Ind at Ten (Thu 7:20), Hou at Cle behind the first-place Green Bay Packers, who are 5-2. (Sun 12:00), Jax at GB (Sun 12:00), Matt Nagy is in his third season as Chicago’s head coach. He directed the Bears to a playoff berth in 2018—their first since 2010—before going 8-8 in 2019. At quarterback for the Bears, Nick Foles started the last five games afterMitchell Trubisky began the season as the starter. Foles’ season statistics include 1,411 passing yards, eight touchdown passes, seven interceptions and a passer rating of 80.2. TennesseeTitans.com/Media Week 9: Titans vs. Bears Page 2 of 108 GAME INFORMATION Date of Game ������������������������������Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020 Kickoff Time ��������������������������������Noon CST Venue . Nissan Stadium Location ������������������������������Nashville, Tenn. Opened in ����������������������������1999 Surface ��������������������������������Natural Grass GAME PREVIEW Normal Capacity . 69,143 This Week’s Capacity . 21 percent Home Team � � � � � � � � � � � � Tennessee Titans (5-2) Website ����������������������������������������www.TennesseeTitans.com SERIES AT A GLANCE Media Guide ��������������������������������www.TennesseeTitans.com/Media Franchise since ��������������������������1960 (1960-96 Houston Oilers; 1997-98 ¾ Overall series (regular & postseason): Series tied 6-6 Tennessee Oilers) ¾ Regular season series: Series tied 6-6 Ownership . Amy Adams Strunk (Controlling Owner ¾ Postseason series: None and Co-Chairman, Board of Directors); ¾ Total points: Titans 272, Bears 259 Susie Adams Smith (Co-Chairman, ¾ Board of Directors); Kenneth S. Adams, Current streak: One win by Titans IV (Board of Directors); Barclay Adams; ¾ Titans at home vs� Bears: 2-4 TEAM NOTES Susan Lewis ¾ Titans on road vs� Bears: 4-2 President/CEO ����������������������������Burke Nihill ¾ Longest winning streak by Titans: 2 (last 1989–1992) EVP/General Manager ����������������Jon Robinson ¾ Longest losing streak by Titans: 3 (last 1995–2004) Head Coach . Mike Vrabel (since 2018) ¾ Titans vs� Bears at Nissan Stadium: 0-2 Offensive Coordinator ����������������Arthur Smith ¾ Last time at Nissan Stadium: BEARS 51 at Titans 20 (11-4- 2020 NFL Offensive Rank ����������5 (Total), 4 (Rush), 18 (Pass) 12) 2020 NFL Defensive Rank ����������25 (Total), 22 (Rush), 27 (Pass) ¾ Titans vs� Bears at Soldier Field: 4-2 Visiting Team � � � � � � � � � � � Chicago Bears (5-3) ¾ Last time at Soldier Field: TITANS 27 at Bears 21 (11-27-16) Website ����������������������������������������www.chicagobears.com ¾ First time: Oilers 14 at BEARS 35 (10-28-73) Franchise since ��������������������������1920 (Decatur Staleys 1920, Chicago ¾ Mike Vrabel’s record vs� Bears: 0-0 Staleys 1921) ¾ Matt Nagy’s record vs� Titans: 0-0 Chairman . George H. McCaskey ¾ Mike Vrabel’s record vs� Matt Nagy: 0-0 PLAYER NOTES PLAYER Secretary . Virginia H. McCaskey President/CEO ����������������������������Ted Phillips General Manager ������������������������Ryan Pace Head Coach . Matt Nagy A TITANS VICTORY WOULD ... Defensive Coordinator . Chuck Pagano Offensive Coordinator ����������������Bill Lazor ¾ Give the Titans a 2-0 record against the NFC North in 2020 and Special Teams Coordinator . Chris Tabor five consecutive wins against NFC North teams dating back to 2020 NFL Offensive Rank ����������29 (Total), 31 (Rush), 22 (Pass) 2016. 2020 NFL Defensive Rank ����������12 (Total), 16 (Rush), 14 (Pass) ¾ Improve the Titans’ all-time record against the Bears to 7-6. ¾ Improve the Titans’ all-time record at Nissan Stadium, including MEDIA Referee � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Ronald Torbert playoffs, to 101-76. Television � � � � � � � � � � � � � � FOX ¾ Give the Titans 24 wins in their 33 most recent home games. Nashville Affiliate ������������������������WZTV FOX 17 ¾ Improve Mike Vrabel’s career record to 26-17 as a head Mobile* . Titans Mobile Site, Titans App, NFL App, coach, including playoffs. Yahoo! Sports App ¾ Improve QB Ryan Tannehill’s combined starting record in the *Geographic and device restrictions apply. Data charges may apply. regular season and playoffs to 57-52, including a 15-6 record Play-by-Play ��������������������������������Kevin Kugler with the Titans. Analyst . Chris Spielman Reporter . Laura Okmin Radio � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � Titans Radio Network Flagship . WGFX 104.5 FM-The Zone Satellite Radio . TBA STATISTICS Play-by-Play ��������������������������������Mike Keith Analyst . Dave McGinnis THIS WEEK’S CHARITABLE DRIVE Gameday Hosts ��������������������������Rhett Bryan, Jonathan Hutton THIS WEEK: TITANS COAT DRIVE Reporter . Amie Wells National Radio � � � � � � � � � � Sports USA In place of gameday drives at Nissan Stadium in 2020, the Titans will host virtual charity drives throughout the season to support non-profit organizations Play-by-Play ��������������������������������Larry Kahn throughout Tennessee. Fans are encouraged to participate by going to Analyst . Doug Plank TennesseeTitans.com/CharityDrives. Scheduled Gameday Promotions (subject to change) This week, the Titans are holding the Titans Coat Drive to benefit local homeless and domestic violence shelters. All donations will be distributed to non- Fans Will Receive ����������������������Titans flag on a stick profit organizations that directly serve individuals in need of a warm coat this Honorary 12th Titan ��������������������Sgt.