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Hasselbeck scheduled to be Titans' starting QB again on Sunday

Matt Hasselbeck is expected to make his fourth straight start at quarterback for the Tennessee Titans on Sunday against Indianapolis.

Hasselbeck is playing in place of injured Jake Locker, who continues to recover from a left shoulder injury.

No target date has been set for Locker's return, but coach Mike Munchak reiterated Locker would be the starter when he is ready to play.

"When he's ready, he'll be the guy playing,'' Munchak said Monday, according to the Tennessean. "We just don't know when that is right now. We are assuming that everything is moving along the way it should and he should be able to play sooner rather than later. ... You just don't know how long it is going to take."

However, a quarterback controversy may be growing, because the Titans are 2-1 with Hasselbeck as quarterback after going 1-3 under Locker.

The Titans had their best offensive game of the season in the 35-34 victory over the Bills on Sunday, and Hasselbeck guided a come-from-behind win against Pittsburgh the week before.

"This is the thing: If we win this week, we'll be 3-0 in the last three weeks with Matt," tight end Jared Cook told the Tennessean. "Then if you put in Jake, what is that going to disrupt? It is a tough spot. I wouldn't want to be making that decision."