Bears LG Teven Jenkins saves the day by recovering Rome Odunze's fumble in circus game against the Titans

The Bears' wildest play in their 24-17 win over the Titans was an 11-yard pass in the red zone late in the second quarter that involved four players.

Quarterback Caleb Williams threw the ball to DJ Moore, but Titans safety Quandre Diggs broke up the pass and threw the ball high in the air. Rome Odunze fended off linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. to catch the ball at the Titans' 10-yard line, then safety Amani Hooker rammed him and knocked the ball loose again.

As the ball scurried toward the sideline, left guard Teven Jenkins was there to pounce on it.

“Do I get the yards for this?” asked Jenkins.

NO.

“What about the people who drafted me on the fantasy team?” he joked. “They need this.”

He added: “If I hadn't gotten the ball, I would have definitely gotten a bread in the bread system. It was good that I was trained to always chase the ball like that.”

“My first thought was, 'Damn, I have to throw this away. [thing] down', then I saw Rome go up and I thought: 'Oh, good [stuff]' and I'm going to push a pile or something. As soon as it was thrown out, I thought, 'Oh [shoot]'I'm in the perfect position to be there because I'm already doing my job.'”

It was a crucial play for the Bears, who were down 17-0 at the time and couldn't afford a turnover. That's all Odunze was thinking when he saw the ball floating.

“It was crazy,” he said. “Honestly, I just wanted to make sure the ball didn't get into the defender's hands. Luckily, Teven hurried to get the ball.”

Bears coach Matt Eberflus was unsure of his status as the team prepared to visit the Texans.

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