NASHVILLE — Will Levis will start at quarterback for the Tennessee Titans in their 2024 season finale Sunday, when the playoff-bound Houston Texans (9-7) visit Nissan Stadium in an AFC South matchup between teams on opposite ends of the division standings.
First-year head coach Brian Callahan made the announcement Friday that Levis will make his 12th start this season for the Titans (3-13), returning to the lineup after being benched for veteran Mason Rudolph the past two games. Levis was removed during the third quarter of an eventual 37-27 home loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Dec. 15 after throwing an interception that was returned for a touchdown — his fourth turnover of the game — and has not played since.
Callahan said Rudolph also will play some on Sunday against the two-time reigning AFC South champions, but the Titans coach said he’ll keep Levis on the field if the second-year pro is getting the job done.
“It’s a little bit of a feel thing,” Callahan said. “If a guy is playing well, I’d like him to keep playing. But they will rotate. Mason will play at some point. I would say I’m almost certain he will play at some point in the first half, so it won’t be a half-and-half thing. But again, if Will is playing well, and he’s feeling it, I’ll let him keep playing.”
The Titans wanted to use this season to evaluate Levis, a second-round pick at No. 33 overall in the 2023 draft who has had both good moments and bad in his second year in the NFL. Among his 12 touchdown passes is the longest play in the league this season, a 98-yarder to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine against the Minnesota Vikings. Levis also has had four of his 12 interceptions returned for touchdowns, though, and has lost five fumbles.