We are running out of words to describe just how good Josh Jacobs was in the team’s Week 1 game against the Carolina Panthers. Jacobs saw 29 touches and tallied 139 yards and three touchdowns. But that incredible stat line doesn’t even tell the whole story.
In a recent article by Nathan Jahnke of Pro Football Focus, he wrote about Josh Jacobs and his dominant performance in Week 1. According to PFF, Jacobs forced ten missed tackles in Week 1, the most of any running back in the NFL. It was also a career-high for Jacobs and that is impressive considering how good Jacobs was at forcing missed tackles last season.
According to Pro Football Reference, Jacobs gained 58 of his 93 rushing yards after contact in Week 1. Again, that was among the league’s best for running backs in the first game of the season. While the Raiders do have one of the better offensive lines in football, Jacobs still only had 35 yards before contact in Week 1. They need him to make plays after contact and force broken tackles and that’s precisely what he did this week.
Look for the Raiders to continue to feed their workhorse back in Week 2 as they hope to keep the Saints’ offense off the field. Jacobs should see 20 or more touches again this week.
