Inexperienced Bay Packers followers have been torn when the group determined to signal Josh Jacobs within the offseason.
Jacobs, after all, was a profitable operating again with the Las Vegas Raiders, so the Packers knew he may do rather a lot on the sphere.
However, buying Jacobs meant the departure of Aaron Jones, who was one of the crucial beloved gamers on the group.
Jones moved to their rival, the Minnesota Vikings, who has put up some incredible numbers all yr.
Fortunately, Jacobs has turned out significantly better than initially anticipated, a key ingredient to the Packers making it to the playoffs this yr.
He was efficient each on the bottom and within the air, though, he was most utilized on the bottom.
This allowed Jacobs to rack up touchdowns all year long, and he ended up breaking a group document within the course of, as Clutch Factors highlighted on X.
Jacobs rushed for a landing in 9 straight video games, the longest such streak in group historical past.
Josh Jacobs etches his title in franchise historical past along with his ninth straight recreation with a Rush TD.
That’s the longest streak in Packers’ historical past 🙌 pic.twitter.com/4M8oCbmo6r
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 13, 2025
Jacobs hasn’t simply been good this yr, however by many accounts, he’s been nice.
He couldn’t do fairly sufficient to assist the Packers beat the Philadelphia Eagles within the Wild Card spherical, however he gave the Packers confidence that he is usually a chief on this offense in 2025 and past.
Jordan Love isn’t going wherever, and with the Packers principally having younger receivers on the roster, this group has an opportunity to get again to the playoffs in 2025, maybe occurring a deeper run after one other yr collectively.
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