Overview
- Jacobs left the Week 9 Packers‑Patriots game in the first quarter after four carries for five yards and was listed by Green Bay as questionable to return with a hand injury.
- Team staffers were seen escorting Jacobs to the locker room and game reporting says the injury appeared to happen when his fingers got caught in a Patriots defender’s facemask.
- With Jacobs sidelined, Pierre Strong took over lead-back duties and handled the bulk of Green Bay’s rushing attempts for the remainder of the game.
- Jacobs had been recently reinstated to the roster after time on the NFL Commissioner’s Exempt List and the league’s personal‑conduct review remains open and unresolved.
- If Jacobs misses further time the Packers face immediate play-calling and depth challenges because their run game has struggled this season and other running backs will see larger workloads.