"When Kenny Britt returned to practice last week after having sat out a month with a hamstring injury, one question immediately came to mind.

"I (was) asking [wide receivers coach] Fred Graves if I need to learn another position," Britt said. "He told me, 'Not yet.' I'm still at the 'X' position."

In his absence, of course, Randy Moss was claimed off waivers and plugged into that very spot.

That he has not exactly thrived there, now begs another question: Should Moss expect to become a backup now that Britt looks ready to play in a game once again?

In four games since the Tennessee Titans got him, Moss – one of NFL's all-time top 10 in receptions – has caught just five passes for 62 yards with no touchdowns. The last time Britt played a full game (Oct. 24 against Philadelphia) he caught seven passes for 225 yards and three touchdowns.

Moss has started all but seven games in his career and all but two since his rookie season of 1998.

"I don't really know how it's going to work," Moss said. "Hopefully, Kenny can come out there and pick up where he left off. I know coming off a hamstring is a hard injury, especially for the position that we play, but alternating or whatever's going to help the team win a game is what it's going to be.

"Hopefully, he's going to come out there, give us a spark and make some plays for us. We'll see what happens Thursday."

Britt participated in all of Tuesday's workout in preparation for a prime-time game against Indianapolis (7:20 p.m., Thursday, LP Field), and for the second straight day was not listed on the Titans' injury report. It's all but certain, therefore, that he will take the field for the first time since he was hurt early in a game Oct. 31 at San Diego, the first of Tennessee's current five-game losing streak."