When Green Bay took possession after the Chicago Bears scored a touchdown to tie the game with eight minutes to play on Sunday, Packers running back Josh Jacobs had 50 yards on 15 rushing attempts.
When Jacobs crossed the goal line on a 2-yard touchdown run with 3:32 remaining, he had pushed his game totals to 86 yards on 20 carries, and Green Bay was on its way to a 28-21 victory that put the Packers into first place in the NFC North.
In the fourth quarter of a game that kicked off in a temperature of 16 degrees, Green Bay moved 65 yards on eight plays for the go-ahead touchdown, and Jacobs accounted for 36 yards on five carries and another 6 yards on a reception.
On a third-and-2 snap, Jacobs broke through the Chicago defense for a 21-yard run to the Bears 7-yard line.
“That was a hell of an individual effort,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said, “because, I mean, we missed (the block). All of a sudden, I just see a burst right in front of my face.”
By improving to 9-3-1, Green Bay slipped past Chicago, who fell to 9-4, into first place in the NFC North with four games remaining on its regular-season schedule.
Jacobs was among the 33 former Alabama players who got on the field on the 14th Sunday of the NFL’s 106th season.
One other former Alabama player was involved in the Chicago-Green Bay game:
Xavier McKinney started at safety for the Packers. McKinney made seven tackles.
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In the other Sunday games:
Seattle Seahawks 37, Atlanta Falcons 9
Falcons inside linebacker Ronnie Harrison made one tackle.
Falcons safety DeMarcco Hellams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Josh Jobe started at cornerback for the Seahawks. Jobe made three tackles and broke up one pass.
Seahawks offensive tackle Amari Kight (Thompson) is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Jalen Milroe was designated as the Seahawks’ emergency third quarterback. He could play only if Sam Darnold and Drew Lock could not.
Seahawks fullback Robbie Ouzts did not record any stats.
Seahawks nose tackle Jarran Reed made two tackles. Reed came off injured reserve on Saturday after missing the previous four games because of a hand injury.
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Baltimore Ravens 22
Derrick Henry started at running back for the Ravens. Henry had 94 yards on 25 rushing attempts and caught an 8-yard pass. Henry’s output pushed him past 1,000 rushing yards for the seventh season in his career.
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Marlon Humphrey (Hoover) started at cornerback for the Ravens. Humphrey made four tackles and broke up three passes.
Buffalo Bills 39, Cincinnati Bengals 34
Jordan Battle started at safety for the Bengals. Battle made eight tackles on defense, broke up one pass and had one tackle on special teams.
Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton was designated as a game-day inactive.
Bills defensive tackle Phidarian Mathis was designated as a game-day inactive.
Bengals center Seth McLauglin is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Tyrell Shavers started at wide receiver for the Bills. Shavers had a 16-yard reception.
Tennessee Titans 31, Cleveland Browns 29
Titans cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis (St. Paul’s Episcopal) was designated as a game-day inactive. An Achilles tendon injury kept Armour-Davis out of the lineup.
Browns wide receiver Isaiah Bond did not record any stats.
Browns running back Jerome Ford caught two passes for 10 yards and returned five kickoffs for 113 yards.
Jerry Jeudy started at wide receiver for the Browns. Jeudy had three receptions for 76 yards and one touchdown. Jeudy caught a 60-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Shedeur Sanders as Cleveland took a 17-14 lead with 2:47 left in the first half. The TD was the sixth of at least 60 yards for Jeudy in his NFL career.
J.C. Latham started at right offensive tackle.
Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Cam Robinson started at left offensive tackle for the Browns.
Jacksonville Jaguars 36, Indianapolis Colts 19
Colts defensive tackle Tim Smith is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Minnesota Vikings 31,Washington Commanders 0
Jonathan Allen started at defensive tackle for the Vikings. Allen made two tackles and registered two quarterback hits against Washington, where he played for the previous eight seasons.
Commanders wide receiver Trey Amos is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Commanders wide receiver Ja’Corey Brooks is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Commanders linebacker Ale Kaho was designated as a game-day inactive.
Ryan Kelly started at center for the Vikings.
Daron Payne (Shades Valley) started at defensive tackle for the Commanders.
Vikings kicker Will Reichard (Hoover) made his only field-goal attempt from 45 yards and hit four extra points.
Dallas Turner started at outside linebacker for the Vikings. Turner made two tackles.
Miami Dolphins 34, New York Jets 10
Minkah Fitzpatrick started at safety for the Dolphins. Fitzpatrick made three tackles on defense and one tackle on special teams.
John Metchie III started at wide receiver for the Jets. Metchie had four receptions for 34 yards.
Malachi Moore (Hewitt-Trussville) started at safety for the Jets. Moore made seven tackles.
Jets running back Keilan Robinson is on the practice squad and not eligible to play.
Tua Tagovailoa started at quarterback for the Dolphins. Tagovailoa completed 13-of-21 passes for 127 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. Tagovailoa threw a 3-yard pass to wide receiver Jaylen Waddle for the first points of the game.
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Jaylen Waddle started at wide receiver for the Dolphins. Waddle had five receptions for 90 yards and one touchdown and a 21-yard gain on a rushing attempt. The run was the longest of the 13 carries in Waddle’s NFL career. Waddle scored on a 3-yard pass from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa as Miami took a 7-0 lead with 12:46 left in the first quarter.
New Orleans Saints 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
Buccaneers safety Marcus Banks did not record any stats. Tampa Bay elevated Banks from its practice squad to make him eligible to play.
Buccaneers outside linebacker Chris Braswell made three tackles and recorded his first sack of the season.
Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry (Pinson Valley) started at cornerback for the Saints. McKinstry tied for the team lead and tied his career high with seven tackles and broke up one pass. McKinstry broke up a fourth-and-2 pass from the New Orleans 46-yard line with 12:48 left to play and the score tied 17-17. It was one of the five times that the Saints defense stopped Tampa Bay on downs, and New Orleans drove from there for the go-ahead touchdown.
Denver Broncos 24, Las Vegas Raiders 17
Broncos outside linebacker Que Robinson (Jackson-Olin) was designated as a game-day inactive.
Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Patrick Surtain II started at cornerback for the Broncos. Surtain made three tackles and broke up one pass.
Los Angeles Rams 45, Arizona Cardinals 17
Dalvin Tomlinson started at nose tackle for the Cardinals. Tomlinson made one tackle.
Cardinals offensive tackle Jonah Williams is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Cardinals linebacker Mack Wilson (Carver-Montgomery) is on injured reserve and not eligible to play.
Houston Texans 20, Kansas City Chiefs 10
Will Anderson Jr. started at defensive end for the Texans. Anderson made three tackles, recorded one tackle for loss and registered one quarterback hit.
Texans linebacker Christian Harris did not record any stats.
Henry To’oTo’o started at linebacker for the Texans. To’oTo’o made three tackles.
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