ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Titans starting quarterback Will Levis is out due to an injury to his throwing shoulder, leading to backup Mason Rudolph getting the start against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Levis has been bothered by an AC joint injury to his right shoulder and was listed as questionable to play after being limited in two of three practice sessions this week. The second-year player is coming off an outing in which he finished with a career-worst 95 yards passing in a 20-17 loss to Indianapolis last week.
It’s unclear whether he aggravated the injury in practice this week, and how long he might be sidelined.
Levis has struggled in losing all four games he’s started and finished this season, while learning a new offense under first-year coach Brian Callahan. Levis has five touchdowns passing and an NFL-leading seven interceptions to go along with three lost fumbles.
Rudolph, an offseason free agent addition, is making his first start and second appearance with Tennessee after he took over for an injured Levis in a 31-12 win at Miami on Sept. 30. The 29-year-old player has an 8-4-1 career record after spending his first six seasons in Pittsburgh.
Trevor Siemian was elevated off the Titans practice squad to fill the backup role.
The Titans (1-4) are also missing Treylon Burks after the receiver hurt his knee in practice and placed on injured reserve on Saturday, and starting cornerback L'Jarius Sneed (quadriceps).
As expected for Buffalo (4-2), receiver Amari Cooper is active and preparing to make his Bills' debut after being acquired in a trade with Cleveland on Tuesday.
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Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis (8) throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — John Stones came up with an injury-time goal again as Manchester City narrowly avoided a major setback by beating last-place Wolves 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday.
Stones headed home a corner in the fifth minute of second-half injury time and the goal stood after referee Chris Kavanagh was called to the sideline monitor to review whether Bernardo Silva was interfering with goalkeeper Jose Sa from an offside position.
Kavanagh's decision denied Wolves just a second point of the season and enraged manager Gary O’Neil on the sidelines, while the win put City two points above Liverpool ahead of its home game against Chelsea later Sunday.
It also extended City's unbeaten streak to a club-record 31 league games, beating a mark Pep Guardiola's team had set in 2018.
With prolific striker Erling Haaland held scoreless for a third straight league game, City's defenders provided the goals instead after Jorgen Strand Larsen had given the hosts a surprising early lead in the seventh minute.
Josko Gvardiol curled in a superb right-foot shot from outside the area to equalize in the 33rd minute but Wolves then repelled wave after wave of City attacks before the late intervention from Stones, who also netted a last-gasp equalizer against Arsenal in the eighth minute of injury time last month.
Wolves’ compact defense mostly limited City to long-range efforts as they searched for a second-half winner, with Sa stopping shots from outside the area by Ruben Dias and Jack Grealish after earlier making two great one-handed saves in the first half.
But the goalkeeper couldn't react quickly enough to keep out Stones' header from Phil Foden's corner.
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Manchester City's John Stones celebrates after the VAR confirmed his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Manchester City's Josko Gvardio is congratulated by Mateo Kovacic after scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Manchester City's Rico Lewis gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Wolverhampton Wanderers' Jorgen Strand Larsen, right, celebrates scoring with teammates during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, Sunday Oct. 20, 2024. (David Davies/PA via AP)
Manchester City's Josko Gvardiol, left, celebrates scoring his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
Manchester City's John Stones, top left, scores his side's 2nd goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, England, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)
