Josh Jacobs’ return to the field took another hit Sunday, as the Green Bay Packers running back left the game against the New England Patriots with a hand injury.
The team announced that Jacobs was questionable to return, and he was later seen jogging to the locker room. NBC reported that “Jacobs ran four times for five yards before heading inside. He got his hand caught in the facemask of Patriots safety Craig Woodson on one of those runs and it seems likely that’s when he was injured,”
It’s the third game Jacobs has appeared in this season. He has only one rushing touchdown so far after missing several games to begin the year because of an NFL suspension.
Jacobs has also been dealing with legal trouble, and Green Bay has continued to stand by him through the off-field issues. The injury adds another setback for a back the Packers were counting on to regain the form he showed during the 2025 season, when he rushed for 929 yards and 13 touchdowns.
The Packers entered Sunday at 5-3, but they were sitting last in the NFC North despite the winning record. That makes the matchup with New England even more important, since Green Bay needs wins to stay in the division hunt and keep pace in the race for a playoff spot.
The Packers have already taken some tough losses this season, though they’ve also won four of their last five games. At the time of writing, the game was still ongoing, and it remained to be seen whether Jacobs would be able to return.