Packers Injury Updates After Victory Over Cardinals

Josh Jacobs, who played through a calf injury to score two touchdowns in the Green Bay Packers’ victory at the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, is the “ultimate competitor,” coach Matt LaFleur said.

Jacobs injured his calf at Friday’s practice and had to get through a pregame workout to play in the game.

“They took him out there, put him through a pretty extensive workout,” LaFleur said at Lambeau Field on Monday, a day after a 27-23 win improved the team’s record to 4-1-1. “There’s always a risk when you go out there and play, but if there was a much greater risk of something, we wouldn’t have put him in that situation.

“Sometimes you got to protect the player from themselves, and he’s one of those guys. He’s an unbelievable competitor. But I do think there is an element where there’s got to be a little bit of trust with certain guys in regards to what they have battled through in their past.”

Jacobs played only 10 snaps with four carries in the first half. But with a 13-6 halftime deficit, Jacobs took on a much bigger role. In the second half, he played 21 snaps, rushed nine times for 34 yards and scored tying and go-ahead touchdowns.

On second-and-5 from the 9, Jacobs gained 8 yards to the 1. On the next play, he scored. By our count, three of his five missed tackles came on those plays.

“Certainly, those runs he made at the end of the game, I don’t know if we blocked anybody, but he found a way to get yards and did a hell of a job,” LaFleur said. “We don’t win that game without Josh Jacobs.”

It was the sixth game of two-plus rushing touchdowns since the start of last season, tied with Jonathan Taylor for the most in the NFL. He and Taylor lead the way with three this season.