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The Green Bay Packers enjoyed one of their best wins of the season with a 45-27 domination of the New England Patriots in Foxboro. However, the Packers’ win was marred by an injury to Josh Jacobs‘ hand early in the game.
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Per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, Matt LaFleur said Jacobs suffered a fractured finger. Jacobs still tried to play with the injury, but he ended up being shut down as he finished with just five yards on four carries.
With Jacobs out, the Packers’ struggling ground game had one of its best performances of the season. Led by second-year back Kaleb Johnson, they rushed for 129 yards with two touchdowns against the Pats.
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Jacobs’ much-awaited return after being removed from the Commissioner’s Exempt List has not gone as he and the Packers had hoped. The All-Pro running back has found it tough to find his footing as he’s rushed for just 80 yards and averaging 2.2 yards per carry through his first three games.
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Luckily for the Packers, Jordan Love has been playing at an extremely high level to make up for the running game’s struggles. Ideally, Matt LaFleur would like to get a bit more from his rushing attack at some point. As well as Love has been playing, there needs to be a little more balance in the Packers offense.
In the short term, the Packers are unlikely to miss the already struggling Jacobs as he recovers from his broken finger. But the Packers will hope to get a bit more from him when he returns.
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