With one rushing touchdown against the powerful Browns defense on Sunday, Packers running back Josh Jacobs would continue his incredible streak.
Including last year’s playoff game against the Eagles, Jacobs has rushed for at least one touchdown in 11 consecutive games. Since 2000, only one player has a longer streak: Hall of Famer LaDainian Tomlinson had a 12-game streak in 2004.
“I actually just found out today,” Jacobs said, adding that he found out during the offense’s third-down presentation. “I don’t really know too much about it. I really don’t know what I’ve got to do to get the record.” It’s pretty simple. If Jacobs rushes for one touchdown against the powerhouse Cleveland Browns defense on Sunday, he’ll tie Tomlinson for the longest streak since the turn of the century. Dating to at least 1970, another Hall of Famer, John Riggins, owns the record with 15 consecutive games, a streak that started in the 1982 playoffs. “Obviously, he’s a great,” Jacobs said of Tomlinson. “He’s one guy that I looked up to growing up playing this running back position. So, it’s definitely a great honor but, man, I don’t really too much dig into it or look into it. I’m more concerned with wins or losses, for real.” Of course, Jacobs’ touchdowns play a big role in winning and losing. In 2023, with Jacobs in his final season with the Raiders, the Packers went 9-8, scored 22.5 points per game and finished 19th in the red zone. In 2024, with Jacobs in his debut season with the Packers, the team went 11-6, scored 27.1 points per game and finished 10th in the red zone.“I just think he has a knack,” longtime running backs coach Ben Sirmans said. “I know you hear people talk about these kind of things all the time, knack for finding the end zone. You combine that with how quick he is, along with his power, that makes it easier for him to get tacklers to bounce off him, finish with great strength. He’s got really good instincts and vision to find the hole.” That was all evident on his touchdown run against Washington, with Jacobs plowing over second-team All-Pro linebacker Frankie Luvu near the goal line.It’s tough running near the goal line. On a snap from midfield, for instance, one or both safeties might line up 15 or 20 yards off the ball. Near the goal line, obviously, those safeties are much closer to the line of scrimmage. That means defenses typically have more hats in the box than there are blockers. Jacobs, however, has a knack for finding the smallest slivers of daylight. Nobody scores with greater efficiency than Jacobs. Of his 16 runs from the opponents’ 3-yard line since joining the Packers, he has scored 12 touchdowns. By scoring percentage, Jacobs is No. 1 among all players with five-plus touchdowns at 75.0 percent. The Eagles’ Jalen Hurts is 12-of-20 , the Rams’ Kyren Williams is 10-of-15 , and the Ravens’ Derrick Henry, the Bills’ James Cook and the Lions’ David Montgomery are 9-of-15 . “I think it’s because I understand, one, how defenses play and also little seams, I know where to go and how much I need,” he said. “I know it’s going to be crowded and you rarely have a big hole down there. It’s about pad level and finishing.” Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs scores a touchdown against the Washington Commanders last week. / Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images2. Emmitt Smith, Dallas: 14 4. George Rogers, Washington: 13 6. Josh Jacobs, Green Bay: 11 8. Priest Holmes, Kansas City: 11 , Jacobs’ 10-game touchdown streak lags well behind Tomlinson’s 18-game run spanning Oct. 3, 2005, through Oct. 16, 2005. Jacobs is eighth on that list behind Tomlinson, Rogers and Riggins and Taylor, Holmes, Smith and Smith again . Among active regular-season streaks, Jacobs and Cook are the only players with a rushing touchdown in at least five consecutive games. Including playoffs, Jacobs and Hurts are the only players with a five-game streak. “The guy just creates plays,” offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said. “He’s got a knack for finding the seam, getting in the end zone. It’s just a big confidence boost when you get down inside the 5-yard line, give him the ball a couple times and you got a touchdown. That’s huge for our offense.” It won’t be easy this week. Green Bay’s rushing attack hasn’t provided much running room and Cleveland’s run defense is the best in the NFL with 2.1 yards allowed per carry and one touchdown.“I think it’s going to be an interesting week to be able to see where we’re at to go against a great defense like that,” he said. “But I think it’ll be fun.”Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.
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