Jordan Love is looking to win a second consecutive game with the Green Bay Packers to try and build a winning streak, but his efforts could be complicated by the potential absence of running back Josh Jacobs, whose status for the game against the Arizona Cardinals is now a last-minute decision.
“Packers RB Josh Jacobs, listed as questionable for Sunday due to illness and a calf injury, is now being considered a ‘true game-time decision’ for Sunday’s matchup vs. the Cardinals, per source,” reported Adam Schefter on X regarding Jacobs’ uncertain status.
Schefter added that the Packers already have a replacement option lined up to assist Love: “The team says it does not expect to know whether he can play until Sunday. If Jacobs is unable to play, Packers RB Emanuel Wilson would be the expected starter.”
Can Wilson fill the void leftt by Jacobs?
Regarding the situation if Jacobs is unable to play, Nathan Jahnke of PFF commented that Wilson would not be alone in covering Jacobs’ workload. He noted that Chris Brooks could also step up to assist Love in gaining rushing yards.
“If Josh Jacobs can’t play, I’d expect roughly 60-65% Emmanuel Wilson, 35-40% Chris Brooks. Brooks was playing ahead of Wilson the first two weeks of the season, but it’s been more Wilson than Brooks since Week 3,” Jahnke wrote on X.
An important statistic highlighting the Packers’ season thus far was offered by Rob Demovsky of ESPN: “The Packers are the only team in the NFL that has led by double digits in every game this season. But they’re also the only team that has lost to the Browns and barely managed a tie vs. the Cowboys.”
Given the Packers’ documented issues with closing out games, the potential absence of Jacobs likely means Love and the entire offense will struggle to be as productive on Sunday and in any other games where their star running back is sidelined.
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