Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair should start Sunday against the Oakland Raiders after sitting out a game to rest his sore back.

The back stiffness that has dogged Steve McNair and kept him out of practice entirely this week will keep him out of the lineup at well on Sunday, as the Tennessee Titans will start backup Billy Volek instead.

Steve McNair's status for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals remained uncertain Friday because the Tennessee Titans quarterback was held out of practice with a sore back.

Running back Jarrett Payton, son of the late Walter Payton, was activated for his first NFL game when the Titans promoted him from the practice squad.