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The Tennessee Titans are making another change at quarterback. They are benching Malik Willis tonight against the Dallas Cowboys and are expected to start Josh Dobbs, as first reported by Justin Melo of The Draft Network.
Tennessee just signed Dobbs off the Lions’ practice squad eight days ago and he will now make his first start with the Titans.
According to Paul Kuharsky, Willis is indeed being benched, as the Titans want to see if Dobbs can give them a better chance to win after the rookie struggled over three starts this season.
Dobbs hasn’t played in a regular-season game since 2020 when he was with the Steelers, and in his career, he’s thrown just 17 passes with no touchdowns and two interceptions. He was a fourth-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2017 after playing his college ball at Tennessee.
For the Titans, everything comes down to Week 18 against the Jaguars. The winner of that game will claim the AFC South title and be the No. 4 seed in the AFC.
Ryan Tannehill was placed on injured reserve on Thursday, so any hope he might return for Week 18 were dashed. Now, it’ll be up to either Dobbs or Willis in the season finale to get the Titans to the playoffs.
The #Titans are expected to start QB Josh Dobbs tonight, per source.
A former @Vol_Football legend, Dobbs replaces Malik Willis against the Cowboys tonight.
— Justin M (@JustinM_NFL) December 29, 2022