NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Justin Fields is right where the Chicago Bears hoped he would be at the end of the preseason.
All coach Matt Nagy will say is that they feel good with where the Bears are with their quarterbacks, a group that includes Andy Dalton set to start the opener and veteran Nick Foles along with the 11th overall pick in Fields.
Foles threw a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jesper Horsted with 6:51 left, and the Bears held off the Tennessee Titans, 27-24, to wrap the preseason Saturday night.
Horsted, a tight end who played at Princeton, finished with three touchdowns and 104 yards receiving, catching all five passes thrown to him. His first touchdown came from Fields in his first start with the other two from Foles in the second half.
“Big picture, we love where he’s at," Nagy said of Fields. "He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do.”
The 11th overall draft pick, Fields had veteran Jason Peters at left tackle with the other starters on the offensive line in front of him. With help from back-to-back defensive penalties, he hit Horsted in the end zone for a 20-yard touchdown pass in the final minute for a 14-10 halftime lead for the Bears.
Fields finished 7-of-10 for 54 yards.
Tennessee had a couple of late chances to tie or win. The Titans turned it over on downs with 1:32 left, and the game ended with them stuck inside their 20 after a run play.
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The Titans played with coach Mike Vrabel watching from home, quarantined since testing positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 22. He had company, with wide receivers coach Rob Moore and offensive line assistant Jason Houghtaling among 10 Titans not at this game because of NFL protocols.
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