The Chicago Bears are in a good place when it comes to their quarterbacks, with both veteran Mike Glennon and rookie Mitchell Trubisky playing impressively in their 19-7 triumph over the Tennessee Titans Sunday in their Week 3 preseason game at Nissan Stadium. Glennon, who is expected to start for the Bears in the regular season, completed 11 of 18 passes for 134 yards and a score, while Trubisky, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, went 10-for-15 for 128 yards and a touchdown. Third-string signal-caller Connor Shaw went 2-for-3 for 22 yards as the Bears improved to 2-1 in the preseason.
Tanner Gentry caught one pass for 45 yards and a score while top wideout Cameron Meredith caught two passes for 44 yards before he went down with a knee injury. Meredith sustained the injury catching a 28-yard diving catch that sparked the Bears’ first touchdown drive. After the game, it was reported that the Bears believed that Meredith suffered a torn ACL and additional damage, and could miss the season. Jordan Howard carried the ball 12 times for 45 yards while Jeremy Langford added 18 ground yards on five carries for the Bears. Second-year kicker Roberto Aguayo, who was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers early in the preseason, kicked an extra point while Connor Barth made a 41-yard field goal.
Marcus Mariota excellent for Titans
Marcus Mariota completed 12 of 21 passes for 193 yards and a touchdown pass to Derrick Henry with no interception for a rating of 103.9 but the Titans fell to 1-2 in the preseason. Matt Cassell went 4-for-7 for 62 yards while Alex Tanney completed four of six throws for 60 yards for Tennessee.
Rishard Matthews caught three passes for 54 yards and Taywan Taylor received a pass for 48 yards. Henry ran nine times for 24 yards and caught three passes for 29 yards and a score for the Titans.
Bears raced to a 12-0 lead in first half
Glennon engineered a 15-play, 96-yard attack that he ended with a 1-yard pass to Dion Sims.
The Bears then padded their lead to 9-0 with a safety after Roy Robertson-Harris blocked Brett Kern’s punt attempt. With 24 seconds remaining in the second quarter, Barth made a field goal for a 12-0 advantage at the break. Mariota put the Titans on the board with a 3-yard scoring strike to Henry after leading an 11-play, 90-yard drive in the fourth. Trubisky put the game away with a 45-yard touchdown throw to Gentry after a seven-play, 75-yard drive. The Bears will have the Cleveland Browns as their final preseason opponent while the Titans face the Kansas City Chiefs -- both on Thursday night.
