Jacobs Lugs the Leather Against the Eagles

 By Eric Goska

(photos by Eric Goska)

What adjective best describes Josh Jacobs?

Productive? Durable? Talented?

As he has done more often than not, Jacobs again led the Packers in yards gained from scrimmage, this time against the Eagles Monday night. He also scored Green Bay’s only touchdown in the team’s 10-7 loss to Philadelphia at Lambeau Field.

Jacobs has been producing yards from scrimmage at a near record pace. He amassed 107 versus the Eagles to push him over 2,500 in his Packers career.

Jacobs became the 49th Packer to surpass that total, doing so in his 26th regular-season game. Only Ahman Green (23 games) got there faster.

Since coming to Green Bay as a free agent ahead of the 2024 season, Jacobs has been a force to be reckoned with. His 2,516 yards from scrimmage lead the team over that span and are more than the total of second-place Tucker Kraft (1,205) and third-place Jayden Reed (1,196) combined.

In addition, Jacobs has a nose for the end zone. No. 8 has pushed across 27 scores while wearing the Green and Gold. Kraft is second with 13 since the start of the 2024 season.

Against the Eagles, Jacobs rushed 21 times for 74 yards. He caught five passes for 33 more.

The busy running back accounted for five of his team’s eight first downs rushing. He also moved the chains with a six-yard reception on the second offensive play of the game.

For Jacobs, this was the 13th time he has surpassed 100 yards from scrimmage as a Packer. Green Bay is 8-4-1 when the 27-year-old hits or surpasses that mark.

Jacobs did more than score on Green Bay’s TD drive. He chipped in 17 yards on the ground and 13 through the air.

Since making his Packers debut against the Eagles in Sept. 2024, Jacobs has been nothing if not durable. He hasn’t missed a start in 26 games and has played more than half the offensive snaps in 24 of those contests.

For all the yards Jacobs stockpiled Monday night, he was not at his best on at least two plays. The back-turned receiver appeared out of position on a failed screen pass in the final two minutes, and he coughed up the football on fourth down three plays later.

The fumble was Jacobs’ sixth as a Packer. Four of those were recovered by the opposition.

Extra Point

Williams Henderson (158 games) and Aaron Rodgers (141) are the Packers who required the most games to attain 2,500 yards from scrimmage.

Racing to 2,500
Packers who amassed 2,500 yards from scrimmage in the fewest number of games.

G         Player                              Total       Rush    Receive        TDs
23       Ahman Green                     2,708         1,856            852           17
26       Josh Jacobs                         2,516         1,937             579           27
27       Eddie Lacy                           2,557         1,948           609           20
29       John Brockington              2,557         2,205            352           15
32       Bill Howton                         2,509                0         2,509          19
33       Ryan Grant                          2,555         2,266            289          15
35       Eddie Lee Ivery                  2,536         1,720            816           18
36       Jim Taylor                           2,645         2,318           327           28
36       Gerry Ellis                           2,541         1,055         1,486           15