Titans castoff Malik Willis is now 1-0 as the Packers’ starting quarterback after stepping in for the injured Jordan Love. He’ll return to Nissan Stadium Sunday to face his old team, which is struggling at 0-2.

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A very familiar face will lead the way when the Green Bay Packers stroll into Nissan Stadium Sunday.

Malik Willis, traded by the Titans just three weeks ago, is likely to be the Packers’ starter for a second straight week in the wake of Jordan Love’s knee injury.

Willis, a third-round pick by the Titans in 2022, was dealt away Aug. 26 for a seventh-round pick at the end of training camp after two seasons of mostly struggles in Tennessee.

And while Packers coach Matt LaFleur was careful not to overload Willis in his first start, the third-year pro turned in a conservative but solid game in leading the Pack to a 16-10 win against Indianapolis.

Willis was 12 of 14 for 122 yards and got his first career touchdown pass in the process, something that eluded him in 10 appearances, including three starts, for the Titans.

“The last time I had an opportunity to start a game was in my rookie year, and I wasn’t where I wanted to be as far as the offense went or just where I was playing NFL football as a rookie,” Willis says. “You don’t control that. It’s a results-oriented business. I just continued to work until I got another opportunity.”

While Willis is still learning the Packers’ playbook, he offered up a bit of interesting analysis of his time with the Titans. He says he never lost confidence in himself and kept working for another opportunity both with the Titans and now with the Packers.

“I’ve been really confident the entire time. It’s more than anything getting the reps and feeling that timing,” Willis says. “Even in Tennessee, I didn’t really get those reps during the week of the games I started. It was more walk-through reps (because) we thought (Ryan) Tannehill was still going to go.

“In Tennessee, I didn’t really get those. We were banged up. There were a lot of walk-through reps and, even in camp and stuff, I was only getting reps with the twos and threes. It was kind of tough, but there’s no excuses. Those mental reps count. ... That’s on me. I’m not blaming them for anything.”

And though he says he will try to treat his return to Nashville to face his former team as a “normal game,” you can bet that somewhere deep inside he would love nothing more than to walk out with a win.