Joshua Dobbs

NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero provides the latest injury news for Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry, Dallas Cowboys Micah Parsons, running back ...

The Tennessee Titans will start quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Thursday Night Football against the Dallas Cowboys, a source told Jordan Schultz, theScore's NFL ...

[Kings edge Avalanche in shootout for 1st win in Colorado in nearly 4 years](/nhl/news/2529753/kings-edge-avalanche-in-shootout-for-1st-win-in-colorado-in-nearly-4-years) [Prescott, Cowboys top banged-up Titans on TNF](/nfl/news/2529672/prescott-cowboys-top-banged-up-titans-on-tnf) [Scheifele snaps Jets' 3-game skid with hat trick vs. The rookie signal-caller has started three games this season, throwing for 276 yards with zero touchdowns and three interceptions. They'll face the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18 in a game that is already guaranteed to determine the AFC South winner.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Joshua Dobbs will make his first career NFL start in Thursday's game against the visiting Dallas Cowboys, multiple media ...

Philadelphia (13-2) locks up the division and home-field advantage throughout conference playoffs with a victory Sunday against the New Orleans Saints (6-9). He began the season with the Cleveland Browns, who parted ways with him after Deshaun Watson joined the roster following his 11-game suspension. Pollard has a team-leading 12 total touchdowns (nine rushing, three receiving). As for the Cowboys (11-4), NFL Network reported running back Tony Pollard is expected to be inactive for Thursday's contest. Dobbs, 27, was signed by the Titans off the Detroit Lions' practice squad on Dec. 8 winner-take-all AFC South showdown with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Veteran quarterback Joshua Dobbs entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017, and he finally made his first career start on...

Sticking with Dobbs gives Tennessee its best chance at clinching a third consecutive division title. 30, 2016 in the Music City Bowl for Tennessee against Nebraska.

That Music City Bowl was played in Nissan Stadium, the same stadium as tonight's game. His last pass TD (excluding preseason) was almost 6 years to the day — Dec.

The Titans weren't expected to put up much of a fight in their Week 17 game against the Cowboys. Dallas is one of the best teams in the league, after all.

The Titans' offense sputtered after that, with Dobbs struggling to find time and space in the pocket. He led Tennessee on a 14 play, 71-yard march that ended with the first touchdown pass of his NFL career. Dobbs added another 30-plus-yard gain on his next drive, firing a dot to Treylon Burks. But then he showed a glimpse of what he's got early in the second quarter, beating Dallas' defense with an inch-perfect laser to Racey McMath. Tennessee failed to mount much of an attack in its opening two drives. They'll weigh out the QB position heading to Jaguars next week.— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) [ESPN's Jeremy Fowler](https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1608634796867031041?s=20&t=q2V8B8tV6d97yYY0HcVmSg) reported prior to Thursday's game that Willis would likely take the reins in Week 18 vs. And it seems as if that's giving Titans coach Mike Vrabel a headache ahead of Tennessee's win-and-you're-in game vs. But he also provided a flicker of optimism. With 232 passing yards, Dobbs nearly eclipsed Willis' yardage total over the past three weeks. And yet, the Titans held firm. Even without Pro Bowl running back Tony Pollard, the odds seemed stacked in its favor.

The Titans weren't expected to put up much of a fight in their Week 17 game against the Cowboys. Dallas is one of the best teams in the league, after all.

The Titans' offense sputtered after that, with Dobbs struggling to find time and space in the pocket. He led Tennessee on a 14 play, 71-yard march that ended with the first touchdown pass of his NFL career. Dobbs added another 30-plus-yard gain on his next drive, firing a dot to Treylon Burks. But then he showed a glimpse of what he's got early in the second quarter, beating Dallas' defense with an inch-perfect laser to Racey McMath. Tennessee failed to mount much of an attack in its opening two drives. They'll weigh out the QB position heading to Jaguars next week.— TURRON DAVENPORT (@TDavenport_NFL) [ESPN's Jeremy Fowler](https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1608634796867031041?s=20&t=q2V8B8tV6d97yYY0HcVmSg) reported prior to Thursday's game that Willis would likely take the reins in Week 18 vs. And it seems as if that's giving Titans coach Mike Vrabel a headache ahead of Tennessee's win-and-you're-in game vs. But he also provided a flicker of optimism. With 232 passing yards, Dobbs nearly eclipsed Willis' yardage total over the past three weeks. And yet, the Titans held firm. Even without Pro Bowl running back Tony Pollard, the odds seemed stacked in its favor.

He has kept them in the game, helping the Titans to 227 yards. Before he injured his ankle a second time, requiring surgery, Tannehill had only six games with ...

[Robert Woods](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9302/robert-woods) has pulled the Titans to within 17-13 with 2:04 left in the third quarter. [Dak Prescott](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/2109/dak-prescott) has thrown for. [Ryan Tannehill](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9502/ryan-tannehill) on injured reserve, Dobbs is keeping rookie quarterback [Malik Willis](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67010/malik-willis) on the bench.

Six years after being drafted, QB Josh Dobbs made his first NFL start for the Tennessee Titans Thursday. Here's what went well, and what didn't.

"It was good to get out there and get this opportunity because the next one is for all the marbles man," Dobbs said. Still, the Titans offense worked with Dobbs in, at least a little better than it had in previous weeks. Dobbs found him, threw to his stationary receiver and put the ball in a place to lead Woods into the end zone for Dobbs' first NFL touchdown pass. Vrabel said he'll need to evaluate the film of how Dobbs played before making decisions about if Dobbs or Willis starts next week versus the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-8) in a winner-takes-all postseason play-in game for the AFC South championship. When asked to evaluate his performance, Dobbs said he wants to clean up how he handles pressure. Vrabel made the decision to go with Dobbs over Willis early in the week. If there's one word that sums up what Dobbs gave to the Titans' offense, it's decisiveness. He never got the opportunity to test everything he'd learned, but he was learning. On his touchdown pass, a 7-yard pass to Robert Woods, the receiver was supposed to carry his route into the end zone. The former Tennessee Vols standout hadn't started a game since college in 2016, but with starter Ryan Tannehill on injured reserve and rookie Malik Willis struggling to produce, Titans coach Mike Vrabel gave Dobbs the reins to the offense Thursday just eight days after signing him off the Detroit Lions' practice squad. He completed 20 of his 39 attempts for 232 yards with a touchdown, an interception and a fumble lost. He compared the last six years to studying every day for an algebra test that never came.