Oct 6, 2026 2:00 PM

With Josh Jacobs sidelined and the offensive line struggling, the Green Bay Packers' ground game faces a historic slump.

According to Pro Football Focus's Daire Carragher, the Green Bay Packers run-game is by far one of, if not the worst in the NFL.

It's nearly impossible to find a team that has a worse running back room than the Packers, but obviously this goes just beyond what they're getting on the field from MarShawn Lloyd, Chris Brooks, and Kaleb Johnson.

Their offensive line was a mess these first few weeks, but they made some adjustments and were finally able to get some explosive runs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 4.

Even with a couple of 20+ yard carries, they still rank dead-last in six different rushing categories.

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No team ever wants to see themselves 32nd in any statistic, so it's even worse that the Packers are in that position for rushing yards, yards per carry, rushing first downs, yards after contact, explosive rushing plays, and PFF rushing grade.

Would Josh Jacobs solve these problems?

When looking at these numbers, the biggest thing Packers fans have to wonder is just how different their offense would be with Josh Jacobs.

Head coach Matt LaFleur knows it's not a winning strategy to have Jordan Love throw the ball 50+ times a game.

As good as Love is, that opens the opportunity for him to get hit more, and that simply can't happen to the $220 million man.

Jacobs is still on the Commissioners Exempt List, and no one has any idea when he's getting off of it. These games he's missed should serve towards a potential suspension, but the NFL is still trying to obtain the video of his "incident."

Ultimately, even if Jacobs was on the field, the Packers O-Line had been so bad it doesn't seem fair to say these numbers would be much better. A few of them, sure, but LaFleur's offense took a huge step forward in Week 4 and that's all that matters.

Packers had two big runs against the Bucs

Not only did Green Bay have two big running plays against the Buccaneers, but they were both by different players. 

Kaleb Johnson led the team with 42 yards, and 31 of those came on one play. Chris Brooks was second with 30 yards, and 27 of those came on one carry.

Clearly, that's where the problem is. This is a boom-or-bust run game, and someone like Lloyd isn't able to make anyone miss. The second he gets hit, he's brought down, and his 2.7 yards per attempt simply isn't going to cut it.

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