The Tennessee Titans are heading into Sunday’s meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars short-handed, with two more names landing on injured reserve before kickoff.
Offensive guard Peter Skoronski and punter Tommy Townsend were placed on IR Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who reported the roster moves on X, formerly known as Twitter. Tennessee (1-7) is set to host Jacksonville (6-2) at 1 p.m. ET on Fox.
“Titans placed G Peter Skoronski and P Tommy Townsend on Injured Reserve,” Schefter wrote.
The move means both players will be out for at least four games under NFL injured reserve rules, leaving Tennessee to patch together two spots as it tries to steady a season that has gone off course.
Skoronski’s absence is a hit to an offensive line that already had plenty on its plate. The former first-round pick has been a central piece of Tennessee’s blocking group since the Titans took him with the No. 11 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Townsend’s injury leaves the Titans searching for a new punter. He arrived in Tennessee after four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, where he won two Super Bowl championships.
The Titans are coming off their Week 9 bye and trying to stop a two-game skid. Their last game came in Week 8, a 43-36 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which Tennessee put up 36 points but still came away empty in the win column for a second time this season.
Now the challenge gets tougher. Jacksonville enters the matchup at 6-2 and looking to strengthen its spot in the AFC playoff race, while Tennessee is trying to avoid its eighth defeat.
With Skoronski and Townsend sidelined, the Titans will have to make adjustments on both the offensive line and special teams as they move deeper into the second half of the schedule.
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