Ben Arthur
AFC South Reporter
Will Levis showed visible frustration with DeAndre Hopkins.
In the first quarter of Tennessee’s overtime loss to the Colts on Sunday, the two had a miscommunication on a deep third-and-8 throw down the sideline that sailed incomplete. Levis then followed Hopkins to the sideline and got in his ear. It’s an interaction that made waves on social media — a rookie quarterback, in his sixth career NFL game, with the audacity to talk to a perennial Pro Bowl receiver like that.
“We hold each other to a high standard,” Levis said postgame. “I allow him to express his feelings toward me and vice versa. I’m just getting more comfortable with my relationship with him and everybody else on the team. I’m just trying to get us in a spot to win games. If that means getting on somebody, that might be how it is.”
On Wednesday, Levis said he would’ve handled the situation differently looking back on it — “I would’ve been more neutral about it, for sure,” he said — but Hopkins acknowledged that he loved the rookie’s passion.
“Love the way he plays the game,” Hopkins said. “I wouldn’t tell him to do anything different but be himself.”
It’s part of what has endeared the former Kentucky star to his teammates.
In a disappointing season for the Titans, who are 4-8 with fading playoff hopes, Levis’ demeanor and play have provided many reasons for optimism that he can be the team’s long-term quarterback.
In six starts, the second-round rookie has completed 57.8% of his passes for 1,266 yards and seven touchdowns with two interceptions. He currently leads the NFL with a 1.1% interception rate. He was an extra point away from leading his first game-winning drive Sunday vs. Indianapolis. Kicker Nick Folk, with backup quarterback Ryan Tannehill as the holder with punter Ryan Stonehouse injured, missed an extra point late in the fourth quarter that would’ve given Tennessee a 26-25 lead with 5:26…
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