The Chicago Bears are looking to snap a two-game losing streak when they face the Tennessee Titans, a team that’s also lost its last two games. But it won’t be easy for this Bears team, who are dealing with a rash of injuries.

The Bears defense will face another high-powered offense in the Titans, where they’ll be tasked with containing Derrick Henry, who can easily crank off 100 rushing yards. Chicago’s offense does have an opportunity to take advantage of a struggling Titans defense. But execution has remained the issue on offense for the Bears.

Before the game, we caught up with managing editor Mike Moraitis of Titans Wire to get the scoop on the Bears’ Week 9 opponent.

Here are five questions with Titans Wire:

1 After starting 5-0, the Titans have lost two straight games, including last Sunday against the lowly Bengals where they looked the worst they have all season. Was last week’s loss indicative of who this Titans team is or merely a fluke?

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It’s hard to say really. Ryan Tannehill has played poorly the past two games and this team’s defense still hasn’t been able to show what it can do at full strength, as No. 1 corner Adoree’ Jackson has yet to play and likely won’t play again in Week 9. I think they’re on a higher level than the Bengals for sure, but this defense leaves them as more of a pretender than a contender.

2 Tennessee’s strength certainly appears to be on the offensive side of the ball. How has this offense looked this season with Derrick Henry and Ryan Tannehill?

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After a slow start in Week 1, the Titans looked like world-beaters the next four games – at least on offense – averaging an impressive 37 points per contest. They ran into a brick wall against the Steelers in Week 7 and then played down to their competition in Week 8. Overall, I think this offense is capable of great things, but consistency has been an issue and Tannehill and Co. haven’t been finishing drives at the ridiculous rate they were in 2019. Nothing has changed as far as Derrick Henry is concerned; he’s still a star talent and can carry this team on his back.

3 The Titans defense has had its share of struggles getting after the quarterback and defending the run. What’s your evaluation of this Tennessee defense through these first eight weeks?

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The Titans have stabilized things upfront against the run recently, so I’m far more concerned about defending against the pass. As I already mentioned, Adoree’ Jackson will likely be out again, and cornerback Tye Smith isn’t certain to play either, although he’s no great shakes. That will leave the Titans with Malcolm Butler and seventh-round rookie Chris Jackson on the boundary and newly-acquired Desmond King in the slot if he suits up, which is still a big if. King can’t get into the building until Saturday and won’t have a full practice under his belt before this game, so there’s no telling what he can contribute.

The pass rush has been an utter disaster. Harold Landry was supposed to take another leap this year but has been incredibly disappointing, Jadeveon Clowney has been a bust and Vic Beasley, who was another one of the team’s solutions to fix this pass rush, has already been released. I know the Bears are going through issues upfront, but so were the Bengals last week and the Titans still weren’t able to get pressure or sacks. The only difference here is that Nick Foles doesn’t have the athleticism that Joe Burrow does to escape, but until this group proves it can be effective, there’s little hope things will change. The combination of a poor pass rush and even worse coverage has led to the Titans owning the worst third-down defense in the NFL.

4 What match-up will you be watching closely in this game?

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Whoever plays for the Titans on the boundary against the Bears’ outside receivers. Malcolm Butler will be Tennessee’s No. 1 corner, but he’s very beatable, and it only gets worse from there for whoever lines up opposite him, which will likely be seventh-round pick, Chris Jackson. The Titans own the worst third-down defense in the NFL and poor coverage is a big reason for that. I’m skeptical about the Titans’ corners being able to keep Chicago’s talented trio of receivers in check, especially on the boundary.

5 What's your prediction for the game?

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The Titans will right the ship on offense and do just enough to overcome their embarrassingly bad defense that only has a shot not to blow this game up because the Bears have struggled on offense this season. Titans 28, Bears 27.