GREEN BAY – Packers quarterback Jordan Love was back at practice Wednesday on a limited basis and is "hopeful" to get medical clearance on his injured knee by the end of the week.

If he's cleared, he could return to the starting lineup for Sunday's game at Tennessee. As of now, Love is simply taking it "day by day."

Love injured his left knee 12 days ago at the end of the Packers' Week 1 loss to the Eagles in Brazil, an injury he termed "scary" that was more painful than anything he's felt on a football field before.

But his recovery has been rapid to this point, and he remains under the watchful eye of the athletic training staff whether he's rehabbing or practicing.

"There's a lot of boxes (to check)," Love said of the recovery process. "What it feels like to take those drops, be in the live fire … the trainers are doing a good job of monitoring me and seeing how I'm doing and how I'm reacting to every play. They'll be the ones to clear me when the time comes."

Neither Love nor Head Coach Matt LaFleur would divulge whether he took any 11-on-11 snaps as part of his limited work in Wednesday's non-padded practice. LaFleur said last week, when Love wound up questionable on the injury report before being downgraded to doubtful and missing the Colts game, that Love doesn't necessarily need to practice in order to play.

The emphasis has been on Love's ability to protect himself, meaning enough mobility to guard against the types of hits that would jeopardize his health. Love is currently practicing with a sleeve on his left leg over top of a brace on his left knee, an instrument he wore on his right knee in college when he had a meniscus injury.

He's certainly not 100% in terms of his mobility, and he admitted to "just sit in the pocket and be a pocket passer" is "not realistic." But in the same breath, he acknowledged he doesn't need to be able to do everything he's used to doing in order to play.

He also mentioned how proud he was of the offense's performance against Indianapolis in his absence, which featured 261 rushing yards and a TD pass from backup QB Malik Willis, who completed 12 of 14 attempts.

"I think what we did last week gives everybody more confidence going forward if I'm not cleared this week," Love said. "So I love that. I love that we got the 'dub' and it's a big confidence boost moving forward.

"That touchdown he had was a dimer. He went out there, protected the ball. That was the biggest thing he did, so really proud of him."

If Willis does need to start again this week, it'll come against a Titans team that traded him to the Packers just over three weeks ago after he had fallen to third on their QB depth chart.

A third-round draft pick by Tennessee in 2022, Willis insisted he's not looking at Sunday as any potential revenge tour, instead focusing on just being a professional and preparing the best he can.

"No, I could care less, man," he said of any desire to prove the Titans wrong. "I think I got paid the whole time I was there. I'm more than blessed for the opportunities given me. That organization, they took a shot on me."

Whether it's Love or Willis under center Sunday, the Packers are facing a stout defense that has done its part despite Tennessee's 0-2 start. The unit has allowed the fewest yards in the league through two weeks, while the Titans have experienced turnover trouble on both offense and special teams in losing to the Bears and Jets.

Dennard Wilson is the Titans' new defensive coordinator whose group features two-time second-team All-Pro Jeffery Simmons up front with Pro Bowler Harold Landry, with two career double-digit sack seasons, coming off the edge.

"They've got a lot of veteran players and they're a well-built defense," LaFleur said. "Schematically it's a challenge.

"There's relatively limited tape on them, so there's going to be some wrinkles that we haven't seen, which is typical early in the year."