{
  "id": 4315050,
  "title": "Titans-Bears preseason recap, what happened, what actually matters for depth chart",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/titans-bears-preseason-recap-what-happened-what-actually-matters-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T00:58:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/titans-bears-preseason-recap-happened-005859822.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tennessee Titans suffered a 24-15 preseason loss to the Chicago Bears on Aug. 29, highlighting the challenges at the bottom of their roster. With 38 players to cut before the Aug. 30 deadline, the team will focus on rebuilding its practice squad. Coaches rested most starters, including the projected offensive and defensive lineup, with only rookies Carnell Tate and Fernando Carmona Jr. taking the field. Quarterback Will Levis, who led a 14-for-22 passing day, was replaced by Mitchell Trubisky and Cam Ward in the regular season. The Titans' defense has struggled, allowing the Bears' receivers to find open space easily. Kicker Joey Slye, who made 11 field goals in three games, has become the team's go-to man but has not helped the offense score. The Titans' secondary has been criticized for failing to contain the opposing receivers. With Levis' performance and the need to cut players, his future on the team is uncertain.",
  "summary": "The Tennessee Titans hosted the Chicago Bears in the finale of the 2026 NFL preseason. Here's what happened with Will Levis, Joey Slye and the struggling Titans' DBs.",
  "key_points": [
    "Titans lost 24-15 preseason game to Bears",
    "Rookies Tate and Carmona Jr. played only",
    "Levis replaced by Trubisky and Ward for next season"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Titans' preseason loss to the Bears underscores the team's depth issues, particularly in the secondary, and puts pressure on quarterback Will Levis as the roster cut deadline approaches.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}