Packers RB Jacobs, WR Golden inactive vs. Vikes
Rob DemovskyNov 23, 2025, 11:24 AM ET Close Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers running back…
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Rob Demovsky
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers running back Josh Jacobs will not play Sunday against the Vikings because of the knee injury he sustained the previous week against the Giants.
The Packers will also be without wide receiver Matthew Golden, who was made inactive for the game because of shoulder and wrist injuries.
The fact that the Packers have a quick turnaround and play Thursday at Detroit in one of the Thanksgiving games likely had an impact on the decision to hold out Jacobs.
Jacobs said this past week that if he misses any time, it would be only one game.
“Worst case if I don’t play this week, Thursday I’m definitely playing,” Jacobs said. “It’s not like something that’ll linger over past that. That’s really the worst-case scenario.”
The injury was diagnosed as a contusion, and Jacobs said he experienced significant swelling after he injured the knee. He blamed the hard surface at MetLife Stadium for the injury.
“Definitely the worst,” Jacobs said of the field. “It’s always been the worst.”
In the first half, cornerback Keisean Nixon suffered a stinger and was ruled out.
