Willis arrived to the Packers via a trade on Aug. 26, 11 days before Green Bay faced the Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo, Brazil. He spent the majority of that game as the backup, watching Love operate the offense in a back-and-forth affair before Love’s knee injury forced Willis into action.

His two snaps did not go well. He missed his target on his first attempt, and with just three seconds left, Willis was unable release a desperate heave, instead being sacked by Zack Baun to end the game.

It wasn’t an encouraging sample size, which was admittedly small. It was also reminiscent of how Willis performed in Tennessee during his rookie season, which prompted the Titans to sign Joshua Dobbs off the Lions practice squad and start him eight days later.

The compensation for Willis — a seventh-round pick — was telling of how the Titans thought of him by the time they decided to move on. But with Willis now in Green Bay and preparing to take starting snaps once again, that’s all in the past.

When Week 2 arrives, he’ll see many more snaps than he did in Week 1 — and Packers fans will hope he performs better.