# Why the Jaguars Are Making the Right Call Slow-Playing the Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates Debuts

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4 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 13, 2026, 10:46 AM · Read it: <https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/onsi/jacskonville-are-making-the-right-call-slow-playing-the-jordan-davis-jessie-bates-debuts>

There will be no Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates III in Week 10, and here is why it is the right call.

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 13, 2026, 9:53 AM: [New Jags Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates will sit out Sunday's game vs. Titans](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/new-jags-jordan-davis-jessie-bates-will-sit-out-sundays-game-vs-titans>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  Two of Jacksonville's deadline acquisitions will not be on the field for the club this weekend.
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:01 AM: [Jaguars won't play new defensive additions Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates III at Titans](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jaguars-wont-play-defensive-additions-160102471.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  (AP) — Jaguars defensive tackle Jordan Davis and safety Jessie Bates III, both acquired via trades this week, won't play at Tennessee on Sunday.Coach Liam Coen made the announcement Friday, saying both players will get the weekend off primarily because neither has had a bye week.
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:44 AM: [Jaguars' trade deadline acquisitions Jessie Bates III and Jordan Davis won't play in Week 10 vs. Titans](<https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-liam-coen-acquisitions-jessie-bates-iii-jordan-davis-wont-play-week-10-trade-deadline-titans/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  Bates and Davis have yet to take their bye weeks, while the Jaguars have already had theirs
- Nov 13, 2026, 10:46 AM: [Why the Jaguars Are Making the Right Call Slow-Playing the Jordan Davis, Jessie Bates Debuts](<https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/onsi/jacskonville-are-making-the-right-call-slow-playing-the-jordan-davis-jessie-bates-debuts>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  There will be no Jordan Davis and Jessie Bates III in Week 10, and here is why it is the right call.
