With Josh Jacobs sidelined, the Green Bay Packers' ground game is stalling.
Through the first two games of the regular season, Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd is a bottom three player in this advanced stat.
According to Next Gen Stats, Lloyd's -25 rush yards over expected is tied for the second worst in the league.
He's currently tied with Jacory Croskey-Merritt, and those two only slightly trail Quinshon Judkins who is sitting at -28 through Week 2.
Advanced stats don't mean everything, but it's not a secret that the Packers have struggled to get the run-game going without Josh Jacobs.
No one has any idea when, or even if Jacobs could see the field this season, so for now the Packers need to keep pushing forward with their three man running back group as it's clear it was an RB by committee gameplan against the New York Jets.
Lloyd is averaging a team low three yards per carry
This number could be taken with a grain of salt as Lloyd has as many carries as Chris Brooks and Kaleb Johnson combined, but it's still a bit alarming to see the number as low as it is.
Through two games, Lloyd has just 19 carries for 57 yards. That's not going to cut it, and the Packers still don't have a rushing touchdown.
No matter what happens on Thursday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons, one of these three running backs needs to find the endzone, plain and simple.
Preferably, it would be Lloyd, the same player who recorded his first career touchdown last week. It may have been a receiving touchdown, but just crossing the goal-line was a huge step forward in his young career, one that has been plagued with injuries.
It's also worth noting Lloyd had a big fumble that nearly changed the landscape of their Week 2 matchup against the Jets. Thankfully, the Packers defense was able to bail him out, but that's not going to always be the case once Green Bay is stuck playing top-tier teams on a weekly basis.
One of the most interesting aspects of this team's run-game is the fact that Lloyd has as many first down carries as Johnson does. Remember, Johnson has 11 fewer carries, but he was able to turn three of his eight into first-down runs.
A good majority of that is situational, no doubt, but Johnson is averaging a team high four yards per carry while Brooks is right in the middle of these two at 3.6 yards per attempt.
