By Jeff Howe, Lauren Merola and Joe Rexrode
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis can be inactive with a shoulder harm for the group’s matchup in opposition to the Buffalo Payments on Sunday, in response to a league supply. Backup quarterback Mason Rudolph will begin, per the supply.
Levis injured his proper throwing shoulder diving for a primary down on the Titans’ second drive of the sport in opposition to the Miami Dolphins on Sept. 30. Rudolph then stepped in to steer Tennessee to its first victory of the season.
The Titans relied closely on their floor recreation to grind out the 31-12 win, with operating backs Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard scoring the group’s two touchdowns. Kicker Nick Folks hit 5 discipline objectives — tying a profession excessive — with three from 51 yards or longer.
Rudolph, a 2018 third-round draft choose, completed the competition 9-of-17 passing for 85 yards. He has not performed in a recreation since.
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Levis, Tennessee’s second-round choose in 2023, has had a down yr so far. In 5 video games, he has thrown for 699 yards and 5 touchdowns in opposition to seven interceptions.
The Titans (1-4) play the Payments (4-2) at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Levis’ shoulder state of affairs is unusual
Levis was full go all of final week, performed in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts — poorly, once more — after which talked after the sport about how his late interception on a deep throw might have been affected by the shoulder not being at full energy. Then he received a stunning “questionable” designation Friday.
This could recommend some form of setback this week — or that is Tennessee taking the chance to present a timeout to a younger quarterback who appears to have misplaced his confidence on the sector. Both manner, this shouldn’t be seen as a everlasting transfer to Rudolph.
Titans coach Brian Callahan has been adamant that Levis is QB1, and it makes little sense to get incrementally higher on offense for a backup quarterback who isn’t going to be the long-term reply anyway. — Joe Rexrode, Tennessee sports activities author
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