The Tennessee Titans host the Green Bay Packers at Nissan Stadium in Nashville on Sunday. The Titans have struggled to open their season, losing both outings thus far. They are improved over last season, but mistakes made by Will Levis at critical points in the game have doomed the outcomes.
The Packers, meanwhile, won their last game after opening their season with a loss, and they did it behind backup quarterback and former Tennessee Titan Malik Willis. Willis is a different quarterback than Jordan Love, but he managed to will his team to a win last week.
The Titans have their work cut out for them with the Packers, regardless of which quarterback plays. Their ground game will challenge the stoutness of the Titans run defense, and the offense has to clean up the mistakes. That said, here are three causes for concern for the Titans this week:
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Will Levis’ turnover woes
Will Levis has a turnover problem. He’s thrown three interceptions and is responsible for multiple fumbles. The issue with him isn’t necessarily the turnovers themselves, but the timing of them. His mistakes always seem to happen in critical moments when the Titans could swing the momentum in their favor. The Titans have to clean this up
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The Josh Jacobs factor
Josh Jacobs is consistently among the top of the running back rankings in the NFL. At 5-feet-10 and 223 pounds, Jacobs is a bulldozer coming down the field and isn’t easy to stop. The only thing aiding the Titans is a nagging back injury that could slow Jacobs down, but he’s going to be a problem on Sunday.
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Turnovers
Will Levis has three interceptions, and the team has lost two fumbles. A punt has been blocked in both games, and if it happens again this week, the Titans will tie a decades-old record. In addition, the Titans have zero takeaways. If that continues, Sunday’s outcome will be the same as it was the last two weeks.