2016 Chicago Bears Season Preview: Week 12 vs Tennessee Titans

Thanks to the fine folks that work on the individual SB Nation NFL team sites, we have the ability to get the inside scoop on each and every team that the Chicago Bears will face this season.

In this offseason series, we'll lay out a few stats on Chicago's 2016 opponents and have the team sites give us all the info we need to be up to speed on any changes they may have made.

Week 12 - Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears
November 27, 2016 - 12:00 CT on CBS
Games from week 5-17 are subject to flex scheduling

Last year the Bears' offense ranked 21st in total yards (344.6), 23rd in passing yards (228.8), 11th in rushing yards (115.9) and 23rd in total points scored (20.9). Defensively the Bears ranked 14th in total yards allowed (345.4), 4th in passing yards allowed (224.6), 22nd in rushing yards allowed (120.9) and 20th in points allowed (24.8).

In 2015 the Titans' offense ranked 30th in total yards (311.8), 26th in passing yards (218.9), 25th in rushing yards (92.8) and in scoring they were 28th (18.7). Tennessee’s defense ranked 12th in total yards allowed (342.2), 7th in passing yards allowed (229.9), 18th in rushing yards allowed (112.3) and they were 27th in points allowed (26.4).

2016 Titans Preview

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Notable free agent additions: C Ben Jones, WR Rishard Matthews, S Rashad Johnson

Notable free agent departures: S Michael Griffin

Trades: Acquired DeMarco Murray

Draft picks expected to contribute as rookies: Jack Conklin, Kevin Dodd, Derrick Henry

Biggest offseason addition: DeMarco Murray

Biggest storyline heading into training camp: Can the Titans make “exotic-smashmouth” an effective way to score points in 2016? They are committed to power football. The NFL has moved to a pass happy game. Defenses are playing more and more nickel and dime. The Titans think they can take advantage of this by going with a power lineup.

Under-the-radar storyline heading into training camp: Ray Horton moved on this offseason. That leaves Dick LeBeau as the man calling the shots on the defensive side of the ball- most people thought LeBeau was calling the shots last year. It turned out he wasn’t. How much different will the 2016 version of the defense look?

Notable injuries heading into training camp: 2nd round pick Kevin Dodd had foot surgery in May. He is supposed to be ready for camp. Derrick Morgan is also still recovering from shoulder surgery.