The Packers head to Tennessee for a week three matchup with the Titans. At this point, the team may well know who their starting quarterback will be, but the rest of us will have to wait a little longer to find out.

Here are five things to watch in what projects to be a scorcher in Nashville.

Is Jordan Love back?

The unavoidable headline ahead of this week’s game is the availability of Jordan Love, who practiced all week and has a chance of starting on Sunday.

As head coach Matt LaFleur said many, many, many times this week, Love was limited in each practice he participated in, and the quarterback had a sleeve and knee brace supporting his unhealed MCL sprain.

In videos taken by the assembled Green Bay media, Love was seen jogging, throwing on the move, and even bouncing on his injured leg during warmups.

When asked on Friday if Love had been medically cleared to play, LaFleur would not confirm but appeared to nod before saying: “we’re working through that”.

After the Packers managed to secure their first victory of the season with Malik Willis at the helm last week, there could be slightly less urgency to push Love back into the lineup if there is a chance he will not be himself and ultimately hurt the team.

Regardless of whether Love is able to go this week or not, the good news is that he once again appears very close, and potentially has a good chance of being ready for the Vikings game at the latest.

When Love was writhing around on the field in Brazil two weeks ago, any Packers fan would have signed up for him only missing two out of conference games.

Obviously, the hope is that Love makes this week’s game, but Green Bay have to be thankful for the position they are in either way.

The Will Levis self destruct button

There is plenty about Will Levis’ game to make you think he can be a capable, or even an above average NFL starter.

But he has a fatal flaw, which is an inability to stop himself from doing the dumbest, most unnecessary thing he could possibly do in a given situation at least once a game.

In both of Tennessee’s games so far, Levis has committed a mind-boggling turnover which has turned the game irreversibly in the opponents’ favor.

Brian Callahan and the Titans’ staff will be doing their utmost to coach this out of him, and frankly it would be almost impossible for Levis to craft another play quite as bad as his interception versus the Bears and fumble against the Jets.

But he is a young quarterback who makes mistakes weekly, and the Packers defense, which has already racked up five interceptions in two games, have to capitalize on these mistakes when they happen.

If Willis is under center once again, this is likely to be a low-scoring game. Accepting any gifts that Levis sends Green Bay’s way could therefore be the difference between a win and a loss on Sunday.

Packers pass rush

There has been some consternation in the Packers blogosphere about a lack of production from the pass rushers to start the season. Rashan Gary has the only sack by a Green Bay edge rusher through two weeks.

The important context, which many people have pointed out, is that the Packers were facing two of the most mobile quarterbacks in the league in Jalen Hurts and Anthony Richardson, who can create explosive plays on the ground if given the chance.

Jeff Hafley’s defensive front therefore had to be extremely calculated in how they rushed the passer in week one and two, in order to keep the opposing QB in the pocket and not provide escape valves for them to exploit.

Facing the aforementioned turbulent Levis, and an offensive line which has struggled mightily in the first two weeks, it is time for Gary, Preston Smith, Lukas Van Ness and Kingsley Enagbare to make their mark.

In week one, the Bears pressured Levis on 47.4% of his dropbacks, and against the Jets last week, this shot up to a staggering 60%. Right tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere, whom Gary will mostly line up against, allowed 13 pressures in week two.

The pressure applied on Levis in the first two weeks has contributed significantly to his haphazard performances. Green Bay cannot let him be comfortable and get into a rhythm this week.

However, Levis is also a threat to run when the opportunity arises, so the Packers defense cannot lose their discipline in an attempt to improve their stats. If they stick to the plan, the sacks should take care of themselves this week.

Titans defensive front

Two-time Pro-Bowl defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons provided the Packers with their bulletin board material for the week after telling local media: “no one runs the ball on the Tennessee Titans”.

His confidence is well-placed. The Titans rank 9th in rushing yards allowed and 11th in yards per carry allowed through two weeks, and it is fair to say the Packers are likely to have a harder time running the ball than they did against the Colts.

It is especially difficult to run inside on Tennessee, and LaFleur would be better served crafting a game plan which incorporates more runs to the perimeter than he did last week.

Between Simmons and his mammoth running mate T’Vondre Sweat, who weighs upwards of 360 lbs, the Packers are likely to be overmatched on the interior, where the Titans are likely to target Josh Myers and Sean Rhyan as weak spots.

Fortunately for the Packers, they have a running back in Josh Jacobs who is capable of turning a little into a lot. He made some truly great plays last week, spotting running lanes that seemingly did not exist, breaking tackles and making defenders miss.

Whether it is Love or Willis at quarterback this Sunday, the Packers will be hoping to lean on the running game to support either an injured QB or an inexperienced one. If Green Bay cannot get anything going on the ground, it could be a long afternoon.

More Eric Wilson?

The Packers are still in the process of adapting to Hafley’s 4-3 defense, and the linebacker position remains in flux at this point.

Quay Walker and Isaiah McDuffie have been mainstays so far, playing 100% and 93.94% of the snaps respectively, while Eric Wilson and Edgerrin Cooper have been on the field for just 17.42% and 13.64% of the plays.

The problem has been that the linebackers who are playing the most are playing the worst. Of course it is still early, and learning a new scheme can be difficult, but Walker in particular does not seem to have progressed much entering his third year in the league.

Walker and McDuffie’s PFF grades through two weeks are 48.3 and 46.6 respectively, ranking 57th and 63rd in the league

Meanwhile, Wilson and Cooper have flashed in their limited action. Wilson was fantastic versus the Colts last week and has a 95.3 PFF grade entering week three, while Cooper has a 77.3 grade.

Hafley was bullish on Walker this week, saying: “I love where Quay’s at. And not where Quay could be, where Quay is going to be, I love that even more.”

As the ‘Mike’ linebacker, Walker is unlikely to see his role decreased, but the Packers could benefit from finding ways to get Wilson, and Cooper, who is still earning the trust of the coaching staff, more involved going forward. Will that start this week?