The Green Bay Packers are in Nashville to play the winless Tennessee Titans on Sunday at Nissan Stadium. After beating the Indianapolis Colts in the home opener, the Packers will attempt to steal another game without quarterback Jordan Love available.
According to multiple reports, the Packers are expected to start former Titans quarterback Malik Willis on Sunday. The Titans traded Willis — a 2022 third-round pick — to the Packers at final cuts.
Can Willis win in his homecoming to Nashville? He’ll need another dominant performance from the run game and defense around him.
Here’s how the staff at Packers Wire believes the Week 3 showdown with the Titans will go down:
My initial prediction was Packers by six if Jordan Love played, and Titans by six if Malik Willis played. Reports on Saturday night point to Willis getting the start on Sunday, so we’re switching the prediction. Willis played well against the Colts last Sunday — no doubt about it. Can he repeat the feat against a much better defense, and a team that knows him well? The Packers probably won’t be able to run the ball at will, and Willis will need to make big-time throws in obvious passing situations. It’s a tall task. The Will Levis chaos factor gives the Packers a real chance to steal another one, but the Titans are going to be a desperate team playing at home in hot conditions. Going 1-1 without Love wouldn’t be the end of the world.
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Regardless of who starts at quarterback, the Packers are the better team. The Packers defense played great against the Colts and I expect them to have the same game plan against the Titans, especially with how careless Will Levis has been with the football. The only concern I have in this game is the Titans run defense is a tougher matchup compared to the Colts. I don’t see the Packers running all over the Titans so Malik Willis (or Jordan Love if he gets cleared) will have to do more through the air. I’m not too worried about Willis slinging it through the air because I do trust Matt LaFleur’s ability to get creative and put Willis in a position to succeed.
Writer |
Prediction |
Score |
Record |
Zach Kruse |
Loss |
23-16 |
0-2 |
Brandon Carwile |
TBD |
TBD |
1-1 |
Brennen Rupp |
Win |
20-14 |
2-0 |
Greg Williams |
Win |
24-13 |
1-1 |
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