Browns held Josh Jacobs to worst Packers game, one of his worst ever in 7-year career 1 Sep 21, 2025; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns safety Grant Delpit (9) tackles Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs (8) during the second quarter at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-Imagn Images

Browns held Josh Jacobs to worst Packers game, one of his worst ever in 7-year career

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By John Sbisa | Last updated Sep 22, 2025 4:31 PM ET

Entering their Week 3 matchup in Cleveland, the Green Bay Packers knew they were going up against one of if not the league’s best defenses. The game only confirmed the Browns’ elite standing on that side of the ball.

After holding the Packers to 10 points, Cleveland now ranks third in average passing yards allowed (146), first in rushing (45.5), and first overall (191.5).

Aside from a third-quarter touchdown drive, Green Bay’s offense was stagnant all day long. That was their only possession of 45+ yards. Jordan Love took a lot of heat for his fourth-quarter interception, a gift-wrapped seven points for the Browns, but the Packers could have given themselves a bigger cushion by scoring more than 10 points in 57 minutes of football until then.

Love took five sacks and threw for only 183 yards, but the Browns did an even better job stifling the ground game. Not only did they keep Josh Jacobs from making NFL history, snapping his 11-game touchdown streak, they held him to his least productive game in Green Bay and a bottom five performance in his career.

Cleveland D makes life hell for Jacobs

Jacobs’ 30 yards on 16 carries were his fewest in a game since September 17, 2023, with the Raiders. In that game, he carried nine times for a whopping -2 yards.

Going a step further, in games where Jacobs has had at least 10 carries, it was is his lowest tally since October 25, 2020. Including the playoffs, it was his third-lowest average yards per carry in 95 career contests.

He did get involved in the passing game, bringing in five balls for 44 yards, but the lack of a run game hampered the Packers’ ability to move the ball downfield and facilitate extended drives with short yardage situations. Jacobs also fumbled the ball a few plays before Green Bay’s blocked field goal, but the referees somehow ruled him down by contact after review. The Packers, of course, were unable to capitalize on the gift.

Overall, they mustered just 230 yards on 61 plays, averaging 5.0 yards per pass play and 2.6 on the ground. Next week, they should have a somewhat easier time facing a wet-paper Cowboys defense (30th by yards per game) in the Micah Parsons Revenge Game.

Despite adding Kenny Clark, Jerry Jones’ own world’s-best run stopper, Dallas ranks 23rd in rush yards allowed, so Jacobs should have smoother sledding as well.

This article first appeared on WI Sports Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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